It is an okay version of Civilization. I'm not convinced that at its core it's better than Civ 5, though. The fact that you have to build cities by placing individual buildings into the city zone maybe adds a bit of added 'simcity' to the game, and adds some tactics into the way things are organised, but I'm not really sure that it actually improves the game. I don't mind the more cartoony leader visuals that some people seem to dislike.
Overall, it's okay. I've played hundreds of hours of Civ 5 and I could probably see myself doing the same with Civ 6 over time. But, as things stand at the moment, I personally still prefer Civ 5 with all the expansions installed.
