I like good games journalism but there isn't much out there. I was a fan of GFW back in the day and pretty much only read RPS now a days.

Your piece is solid and informative but it reads a little bit like a book report.

Here are a few things I like in games journalism.

I like hearing about the authors experience with the game. Did you play Civ back in the day? Are you a 4x fan? Can you crank it up now and give the readers a feel for it? You are pretty much invisible in the piece, sharing your experience with a game or what it means to you, even if you aren't a fan gives the work a voice. Can the reader play it now and how? Even if it's just a brief bit about digging through your bottom drawer to find a copy and how you picked a DOS emulator.

A little bit of levity helps the writing go down. I'm not saying you have to Jim Sterling but if a reader gets a chuckle every few paragraphs they are much more likely to read the whole piece. I read more than a few articles about games I'd never play because the author combined keen analysis with a bit of humor.

Direct quotes from the people who made the game or from developers who were heavily influenced by the game are great.

I'm sure I could think of a few other things but the essential thing getting a voice into a piece that is memorable and personal. If I like a piece of writing for the way it's written there is a much greater chance I'll read more works from that person on any game or subject in the future.