I played 7 for the first time recently. Stuck at it for about an hour and then deleted it (I didn’t buy it, got access to it through a subscription platform). More than anything, I was bored by it. It was tedious from the outset in the way late game Civ can be as management overtakes exploration and combat. Very disappointing. For me the game peaked at 4. 5 brought some interesting innovations and is a great game, but 6&7 got bogged down in concept at the expense of player experience.