

He can lead both China and Mongolia, just as Gathering Storm’s Eleanor of Aquitaine can do with England and France. That’s because Kublai Khan is an uncommon leader in that he can serve at the helm of more than one playable nation. You’ll notice that I pluralized the word “empire” in that last sentence. Therefore, I’m electing to use that as an arbitrary reason to begin today’s monologue with Kublai Khan and what his empires are capable of. Those of you who know just how huge a Rush fan I am can probably imagine that I consider this a good thing. The mere mention of Kublai Khan’s name causes certain lyrics from Rush’s 1977 song “Xanadu” to flood into my mind. The second leader added in this DLC (the one who isn’t associated with Vietnam) is none other than Kublai Khan, grandson of the already-present Genghis Khan. The new Civ added in this pack, Vietnam is another one that has never been officially represented within any game in the Civilization franchise prior to its inclusion in the New Frontier Pass.

These selling points take the forms of another new playable Civ, two new leaders, and a new optional game mode. Let’s begin.Īs has become something of a theme as far as the New Frontier Pass is concerned, this DLC pack contains three primary attractions. In any case, as you gleaned from this article’s title, I’m here today to provide you with my in-depth thoughts on the second-to-last piece of major paid downloadable content contained within the New Frontier Pass. Then again, that concept gave rise to the entire “one more turn” mentality and its associated running jokes, so I can’t say I’m too surprised. Has it really been so long since Sid Meier’s Civilization VI’s New Frontier Pass was initially announced? Wow, I suppose time really flies when you’re playing Civ.
