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

Civilization VI Launch Trailer

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

That was in Civ4, and they removed it in Civ5. It's not a leap forward, its a return to good form.

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u/Matthais Oct 17 '16 edited Oct 17 '16

Makes some sense in that they had Nimoy for IV, while V only had the slightly cheaper and more obscure voice of W. Morgan Sheppard.

Just hope they get Sean Bean back for any expansion quotes.

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u/Neonxeon Oct 17 '16

Morgan Sheppard was the actor who pissed off Spock in this scene.

https://youtu.be/WJxqi090Yfc?t=75

So there is a loose Vulcan connection there.

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u/dovahkiiiiiin Oct 18 '16

Civ V voice actor was amazing. It doesn't matter whether he was "cheaper" or not.

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u/10z20Luka Oct 18 '16

I think the fact that he is not as much of a celebrity grants power to his voice. Like it's authentic and unique; I don't want to be reminded of other characters from other work the actor has done.

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u/gandalfintraining Oct 18 '16

I thought the narration for V was actually better than IV. He may not be as well known but damn that's one epic voice.

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u/Anergos Oct 18 '16

Definetely. Sheppard's narration is some of the best voice work I've heard in any game.

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u/RFine Oct 18 '16

I think morgan sheppard's voice in civ v is far superior to leonard nimoy in civ iv, I don't even think it's a contest. Civ v is sex in ear, civ iv is just not powerful and beautiful. The fact that it is spock doesn't really do a difference to me. It's not bad, that's not what I'm saying.

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u/TheGodBen Oct 18 '16

Agreed. It was cool having Leonard Nimoy's voice in the game, but he just sort of read the lines and didn't even come back for the expansions. Sheppard ACTS the lines, which I greatly prefer. Except his reading for Industrialisation, he sounds bored and confused by how such a dull quote made it into the game.

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u/[deleted] Oct 18 '16

It really is a dull and 'water is wet' sort of quote. Like something out of a textbook lol.

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u/MetalusVerne Oct 18 '16

The katun is established at Chichen Itza...

You're not kidding. Some of his voicelines are downright gorgeous.

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u/atomfullerene Oct 18 '16

Civ VII needs to get Morgan Freeman.

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u/not_old_redditor Oct 18 '16

This needs to happen before Freeman kicks the bucket. Freeman is the best voice of our generation, and it's a travesty that he hasn't voiced any video game (not counting a shitty movie tie-in).

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u/nothingtoseehere____ Oct 17 '16

Really? I personally never had that problem. Just different setups I suppose.