Developers of Civilization 7 have released a recent Dev Diary detailing the new Emergent Narratives system that will be at the heart of the next installment in the epic strategy franchise. The system focuses on integrating narrative events seamlessly into multiple aspects of Civ 7's gameplay, either by enhancing story elements where they existed in previous games or by adding them where they never before existed. The narrative events at the heart of this Emergent Narrative system will give players a greater sense of influence across the three different new Ages being introduced by Civ 7, giving players' choices more impact on their civilization's story.

This new story- and narrative-based approach to 4X strategy games will likely not feel like a major departure from gameplay in Civ 6, but it will be noticeable as players make choices through the Ages. Choices that players make, even on a granular level with narrative options in...