Meah... CIV 5 was a great disappointment. Almost as much as Diablo 3.
Civilization 4 + DLCs + Caveman to Cosmos mod <--- best Civilization experience to date! ( so many options, your head will spin! )
Since noone is playing Civ games for cutting edge graphics, no need to even try Civ 5. Hex'ed map might be the only good thing i can say about it. Yeah, and modding for Civ 5 is dead.
EDIT:
With the expansions + a few mods I find Civ V to be superior in all ways to Civ IV.
Sorry, but that's just the way it is.
I disagree completely! In what way ( graphics and hex map aside ) is Civ 5 superior to Civ 4?!
Damn, makes me rage a bit
"superior in all ways to Civ IV"... omg