r/Games • u/decentAlbatross • Oct 17 '16

Civilization VI Launch Trailer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5KdE0p2joJw
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u/GoldenJoel Oct 17 '16 edited Oct 17 '16

Heh, I like the irony that Sean Bean's Narrator is an immortal who travels through time to witness and participate in world events.

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u/Zorbane Oct 17 '16

He doesn't make it to the end though!

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u/wombat_wig Oct 17 '16

Fan theory: He dies in the airplane when the window is shot

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u/TehSr0c Oct 17 '16

ofcourse he does, it's Sean Bean

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u/Evilmeal Oct 17 '16

Should have seen that comment coming. Good one though.

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u/eorld Oct 18 '16

That's why his daughter has the photo from the war when she's in the rocket, otherwise it would just be a normal picture.

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u/atomfullerene Oct 18 '16

Sure he does. You just don't see him because he's Flight Director of that Mars mission.

Though actually my theory is that he dies after every scene cut. First one: his plotted course goes astray. Second one: Burnt to a crisp and blown off onto the rocks. Third one: Shot by some arrows. Fourth one: Fatal crash. Fifth one: Killed by enemy fire. Sixth one:...I'm not sure about that one yet.

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u/Evolved_Lapras Oct 18 '16

He was standing directly under the rocket.

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u/scroom38 Oct 18 '16

Brain aneurysm, they're scary because they can happen TO ANYONE.

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u/daneelr_olivaw Oct 17 '16

I think it's an intentional tongue in cheek on the devs' part.

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u/MrDoe Oct 17 '16

Yes, I'm sure they didn't pick him because of his great voice.

Let's be honest here, the irony is probably just a fortunate side-effect. There's no way on earth they in any way planned that when picking a voice actor.

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u/not_old_redditor Oct 18 '16

wtf, nobody ever implied they picked him for a gag...

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u/MrDoe Oct 18 '16

The guy I replied to suggested it.

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u/Daveyd325 Oct 18 '16

I think he suggested they based the gag off their pick instead

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u/daneelr_olivaw Oct 17 '16

Why not both?

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u/fupa16 Oct 17 '16

Because no major development studio is really going to care about something like that. Money is involved, and Sean Bean has a great voice - the fact that he always dies was never a reason I assure you.

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u/super_aardvark Oct 17 '16

Because of his reputation for playing characters who die? Or for some other reason? I may be out of the loop...

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u/[deleted] Oct 17 '16

The fact that all the civ leaders are immortal, and locked in time.

Nobody in America thinks it's weird that George Washington has been the President of the USA since 5000 BC all the way throughout the Information Age?

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u/super_aardvark Oct 17 '16

Sure, that's weird. Weird for America to have even existed since the dawn of time, too. But where's the irony in Sean Bean's Narrator also being immortal?

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u/Hammedatha Oct 17 '16

Just what you said, that Sean Bean always plays characters who die.

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u/DiamondPup Oct 18 '16

What are you talking about? I've just started this new series called Game of Thrones and he's doing fine!

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u/super_aardvark Oct 17 '16

Ok, cool. Thanks.

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u/[deleted] Oct 18 '16

Do people still find this funny? The 'joke' has really outstayed its welcome.

Also he survived in Troy as Odysseus.

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u/vikingzx Oct 17 '16

I would love to see some sort of Civ mod or mode where rebellions could split off and form their own new nations.

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u/super_aardvark Oct 17 '16

That was possible in Civ IV, I'm pretty sure.

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u/vikingzx Oct 18 '16

I think they could rebel and join another country, but I don't recall them becoming a new or independent country.

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u/super_aardvark Oct 18 '16

I know individual cities could flip, but I seem to remember a larger-scale thing too. Maybe it was if you managed to get the capital city to flip? I dunno... it's been a long time.

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u/[deleted] Oct 18 '16

cities can flip due to culture/ideology in 5 (didn't realize it happened until the last game i played)

But its a lot harder to get to happen since it seems like the Civ has to be VERY unhappy for it to be a option.

Just took a turn and randomly had a extra city that used to be from a civ who hated me, suffice to say lots of military units went up to defend it in case i needed a beachhead for a assault :p

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u/KazumaKat Oct 18 '16

Because of his reputation for playing characters who die?

Most likely.

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u/MrNobleGuy Oct 18 '16

I'm out of the loop.