“B ut it’s important to remember that this is not actually the same game again. Alpha Centauri was a big inspiration for this game,” Beyond Earth Lead Designer David McDonough tells Digital Trends. “It’s something a lot of our fans are going to think and, I have to say, they should. A very familiar old idea if your history with Meier’s work goes back far enough to include Alpha Centauri. Sid Meier’s Civilization: Beyond Earth gives you an opportunity to answer this question with Firaxas’ new take on an old idea. What would you do if you had an untouched planet to settle and a grip on the keys to humanity’s future? Would you seek out other intelligent life? Bring your technological advancements back to the people of Earth, to either help or conquer them? Descend into petty squabbles with other colonists in a selfish bid for power?
