Civilization 5 Opening Cinematic

[@HistoryTwistedInc]

The reason they made the son so pale in comparison to the father is because he represents the players if Civ V who spend their whole lives locked away playing Civ.

[@dafuqmr13]

lol

[@justyouraveragegamer7657]

Commit no

[@thevoiceofeurope504]

Sad, but true

[@SuperNikinik]

😂

[@juanrobledo4404]

One more turn... One more turn

[@arinball]

Rest in Peace, William Morgan Sheppard. One of our favorite game Civilization V's greatest narrator!

[@britishthought4018]

God its been two years since he died

[@enigmaticspace7578]

@@britishthought4018 What!? And here I was looking for the narrator of this game since October, then I find out that he's gone. Damn! I was so late.

[@kevinlane1219]

Thank you for giving us the name; I was wondering whose voice that was.

[@MrPathorn]

Then He Realized that he is immortal and need no heirs.

[@denizgezgin5987]

made my day

[@johnsmile1256]

play stellaris, where you can choice to be immortal or need heirs

[@LastHCompany]

THERE CAN BE ONLY ONE

[@dusty2080]

The land may have been fertile, but getting a military out of there will be a nightmare.

[@Dylanshandle]

ahhh, but getting one in would also prove to be a challenge.

[@dusty2080]

Yup. Fair point.

[@RenegadeElite101]

It'd be hard to attack, plus those mountains make great production....the lack of science though will be a problem .

[@berserk-in9cl]

I look for mountains to settle by for those sweet observatories later on

[@Gokaes]

well then you overwhelm with numbers 100 pikemans against giant death robot Giant death robot wins

[@sotya7097]

I still can't believe these beautiful graphics were made in 2010.

[@mikewright7964]

This is pre-rendered though, like a movie.

[@mikewright7964]

***** 2010 standards? Did you think the game industry was in the stone age at that time or something? Crysis came out 2007

[@KRoOoOoZ]

+Karm G so what? the movie Avatar was in 2009 with impressive cgi

[@KRoOoOoZ]

yacine isthemastah no they are not

[@sirpancherto]

jesus you kids make me feel old... look up the World of Warcraft first trailer and then the intro cinematic and the year THOSE came out, your heads may explode, lol

[@BearHawkful]

Cinematic made 4 1/2 years ago still looks better than most all cinematics today. CIV FTW.

[@MMMHOTCHEEZE]

+_BearHawk CIV 4 intro was still better than this though

[@BearHawkful]

***** nop

[@JaquitoBueno]

+MMMHOTCHEEZE Baba Yetu Yetu Uliye

[@Valleystick]

And it still does today my dude

[@vincent7875]

Well it didn't aged that much :D

[@Kirkeyressa]

This cutscene makes me proud to be a human, wtf.

[@UnderFried]

mr_ghosty Because Civilisation.

[@azzzanadra]

@mr_ghosty because we build and destroy, and the only creature in the world to influence the earth like we did.

[@jeremybasset9041]

I know, me too 😭🌊💦🤧

[@AndersenTrades]

Rai Hanzo influencing the world by screwing it up lol

[@azzzanadra]

@@AndersenTrades better than nothing.

[@tropemaster]

The last twenty seconds is just epic.

[@johannesfff743]

I have been watching them over and over...

[@BonaDeum]

Anyone know the name of the end song/music?

[@rektm8830]

And then Gandhi nuked them all and the barbarians took all the surviving workers then you rage quit

[@bobmcbob49]

+Lance Hall Don't worry, you've been sending supplies the Shaka the whole game so he'll help when the time comes.... Aaaaaand he's still neutral

[@rektm8830]

bobmcbob49 every civ game in a nutshell

[@GlamStacheessnostalgialounge]

Don't worry,I have been cooperating with Montezuma since the dawn of time,we're best buddies,I'm sure he'll help me out......wait,why is he attacking me?

[@daddymcdoob7862]

Every Civ 5 game ever: you take over one city state and every god damn person on the planet immediately declares war on you

[@MrTamazgha4ever]

great These figures reflect the Amazigh people of North African people

[@dandcc9192]

The arabic chief be dreaming about Vikings spreading across the globe, the egyptians building pyramids, holy cities and feudal japan. The chief be high AF

[@azzzanadra]

he refers to us as humans, not his tribe.

[@rokkfel4999]

@@azzzanadra maybe he means humans as his tribe his people?

[@jejfcjsksksw1209]

It's not arabic, didnt u see until ends, it's stone age

[@deusfusion7945]

Might be Mesopotamia

[@Tribune_of_Italia]

It’s not literal his people. The chain of events that he described can be applied to basically any civilization on earth.

[@jordanfox6354]

That title card at the end, after years, still gives me chills. Of it going through the ages with nothing but a female choir in the background. Simple but powerful.

[@jswajsberg]

It's missing a few eras, but yes, it's potent.

[@Mrmcroller]

I was thinking the same lol. Simple and elegant

[@thunderingmarmot]

YES! I always thought the same thing! That passage of the music while the logo goes through the different ages always gave me goosebumps.

[@ozipk]

mountain and river, op

[@Dylanshandle]

and on a hill

[@spencer2468]

NO SALT, NO CANAL 1/10

[@ItsTheKerminator]

He's got rocks though, might have some stone works later on, high production, much military, beware.

[@ravignir]

I once got desert + hill + mountain + river + coast + salt + gold xD

[@Charmhole]

Meanwhile the kid ponders whether or not grandpa has dementia from the diseases brought on by a hotter spring than usual.

[@jckoibra2662]

Lol

[@stevie_ily]

2:21 - 2:43 it's astonishing how real that looks.

[@jckoibra2662]

LITERALLY

[@sagitta98]

I swear every strategy games are always have banger cinematics.

[@MilkmanCR]

These graphics look better then some triple a 2016 cutscenes

[@garrettlefever8530]

That's because it's pre-rendered.

[@FrostSylph]

Donkey Hatin Ass because it's completely independent from the game, while some other cutscenes are made using in the game, so they are limited by the same restrictions as the rest of the game. Also not all studios have the same buget for stuff like this.

[@ToshiOhMy]

Whenever I feel like I'm losing faith in Humanity I watch one of the Civilizarion Intros. They are, sincerely, all great and AWESOME!

[@jckoibra2662]

Yes!

[@MehrdadParthian]

I remember the first time i saw this as a child. I was so overwhelmed... and filled with hope for future ! I have forgotten all about the game after a couple of months... but i NEVER forgot this trailer. It stuck in mind as if it was me who had this experience with my father !!!

[@user-zb4jk4zq8t]

I remember this as such, when I was 6 years old, in 2011, when my father bought this game, and I, with him, watched this masterpiece.

[@Zuril97]

this guy has incredible foresight

[@Deerygccawwetthjbgde]

I literally cried in the last scene...

[@johannesfff743]

me too, isnt it beautiful what a beautiful life was given to us

[@lordpsi99]

Especially knowing that the voice actor is dead and his character here is saying his story is ending but ours' has just begun

[@jckoibra2662]

Same

[@EthanDyTioco]

3:14 gives me the chills

[@kryptomanik]

This opening vid gave me goosebumps and chills. This video basically summed up humanity's hopes, dreams, shortcomings and ability to shape the future in about three-plus minutes.

[@TheSwede88]

Not until now I heard that old man is voiced by the in-game narrator :P

[@jckoibra2662]

Omg yeah

[@harrisonridgway6177]

One of my favorite intros for any game. So full of beauty and rich history all wrapped into a 3 minute video. The score, the visuals, it all sends chills down my spine. Especially 1:08. Shame about those mountains though...

[@Radam53142]

i've never even seen this because ive always played with brave new world.

[@nemesisstars7531]

*IRON MAIDEN INTENSIFIES*

[@bobofthestorm]

Didn't settle on coast. Surrounded by non-workable mountain tiles. Desert folklore pantheon on a jungle. 0/10 Yeah, the son ain't going far.

[@Dfathurr]

Only a good opening that can combine construction of Pyramid, Leif Erikkson expedition, Golden age of Istanbul, and Battle of Sekigahara perfectly

[@Quadlaser]

Just ain't the same without the constant mashing of the spacebar

[@paulmahoney7619]

This is art.

[@dan.w.2432]

The logo change at the end is still so classy.

[@jonsson666]

I'm here after watching a trailer for Civ VII... 13 years later... Time flies by, but this trailer is really outstanding.

[@travisburrows3219]

Everytime I watch this video it gives me goosebumps

[@feldspar1000]

2:39 AW SHIT! TUNDRA?! REALLY? *reroll*

[@feldspar1000]

Tyrone Lannister Play the game.

[@HistoryTwistedInc]

The title card at the end still makes me cry every single time.

[@PrimalElf]

One of the greatest opening's of all time

[@nndjkn9255]

Plot twist: They are barbarians

[@ariellubonja7856]

That play with the logo was just awesome

[@GlennDavey]

Oh yeah, this really takes me back. I've been playing Brave New World so long I forgot the days of original Civ 5 and original Red Dead Redemption and Just Cause 2. Oh to be 28 again...

[@jralligator4568]

10/10 city placement

[@ChelyabinskRYTP]

Просто плачу от концовки этой божественной музыки!ДО СЛЕЗ!!!

[@tf2dudebot]

Badass fucking cutscene. Honor, family, loyalty.

[@bear1830]

it was glorious…glorious

[@TheAndrewBen]

3:00 What a shame, they didn't build roads or mines.

[@Javiscx]

They must be poor on gold as hell!

[@Heranara]

The Discriminator what did you expect they are by 2 or maybe 3 Moutain tiles.

[@Blizzard2681]

Hitting 9 gives you goosebumps.

[@user-oo5ds2pu3e]

*whispers* glorious

[@Rabidhunter123]

One of the highest graphic cinematics I have ever watched.

[@Dunam]

I think the point is that it has elements of many different cultures. I'm no historian but my first intuitions say this: Hut: native american, shield: zulu, old man: celt, young man: persian, Old man's shoulder bracelet: egyptian, (cutscene: vikings on ships, egyptian sphynx, spanish castle, indian taj mahal, japanese warriors), english hockeystick on the young guys back)

[@Thunder103093]

I started playing this again after 2 years & boy do i miss this intro

[@JKAzrael247]

Huh this makes me think this vision was the Osman Dream for the once to be Ottoman Empire It even fits the intro in my opinion and with the picture of Constantinople it felt kinda obvious to me of how a Nomad Tribe society became a powerful empire of the Mediterranean :)

[@GetgainzDe]

thats why they showed bluetooth before?

[@NadirSaryshayan]

They are not arabs and others desert semithic tribes. Culture Building (yurt) correspond Andronovo culture and the area resembles the mountain passes of Central Asia. Even if you pay attention to the sword of a young man, you'll see a horse on it. And if we turn to the story is first cultured Androns horses, in all senses. And even more in the room in which the dialogue is a yurt. All details indicate it - uyuki (wall drawing of a tree interweaving cross-shaped), and the fire in the center of the room with a hole in the center of the roof.

[@MrTamazgha4ever]

These figures reflect the Amazigh people of North African people

[@philippaul6039]

OMG this guys voice wins at life lol I want his voice SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO BAD!

[@TheodoreCaesarMoseby]

It was Leonard Nimoy's voice.

[@philippaul6039]

Theodore Caesar Moseby Um no lol He did the voice of the tech guy in Civ 4 this guy is a completely different guy.

[@naanbred2735]

who cares about a cool voice when you can spit waves of badass fire

[@Gottaculat]

Then you see the trailer for Civ VI, and it looks like bootleg Dreamworks characters with big googly eyes, and you're like, "Well, shit... I guess we're going downhill."

[@comictitan4509]

I wish I could show this cinematic to the entire world at once in a way that they would understand, to inspire everyone on Earth to devote ourselves to solving problems, fixing issues, and devote ourselves to both humanity and progress. Humans are capable of amazing things, but we have become so conflicted, raging against one another over the simplest and most complicated of things. Distrust and greed has been sown deep into society, and one can only hope that someday change will come, or solutions, and we can once again become great. We are made in God's image, fearfully and wonderfully. We should act like it.

[@ATLAS-BGA]

Well said my son.

[@comictitan4509]

@@ATLAS-BGA Thank you, sir. I’m glad people still watch this cinematic enough to look at the comments.

[@pladapus8968]

Conflict will always be a variable. Only when we eliminate our enemies, domestic and abroad, can we truly being to develop progress. This is the natural order of things, this is life.

[@polkunus]

This cinematic is so much better than 6

[@ardie4]

What a beautiful game.

[@Pkmrnuler123]

400 hours were taken away from me after watching this cinematic for the first time

[@Pokemarky]

This is the greatest intro for any video game... No, this is the greatest of anything for all media. Not even Civ4's opening moved me as much as this.

[@Boney1807]

Did anybody else think this was Abraham and Isaac?

[@SkeletonBill]

I've heard the first 45 seconds of this so many times.

[@peathyyy]

Damn that takes me back

[@dingliedangliedoodle9261]

The father reminds me of Richard Harris who portrayed the frail-old-wise-teacher role in Gladiator as Marcus Aurelius and Professor Dumbledore(the best Dumbledore IMO) in the first 2 Harry Potter films.

[@nickwesley3520]

Beautiful cinematic. 7 years later Civ6 goes back to cartoon style : /

[@teodorslisovenko]

He probably shared the same dream with the Osman.

[@holyknight234]

i watched this right after i watched the civ 5 trailer, and my mind was blown away by the connections between the two videos. hot dang that's sweet.

[@magzimagz]

As a fan of this game and the Sengoku era I'm glad they used it as one of their scenes (P.S.) guess what is my fav civ

[@CannedPsycho-]

Polynesi- wait no, the Polish!

[@Melohalo]

This is much better than the opening cinematic for CIV VI

[@alaa0khallouf]

Jay H ed bitch worst lead designer ever, made two bad DLCs for civ V and failed civilization VI, what makes the game decent is the remaining features from civ V

[@sharkymcsnarkface6642]

Ice Breaker What bad Civ V DLCs?

[@alaa0khallouf]

Brave new world and Gods & Kings

[@alalalala57]

So the two best dlcs?

[@arkhammemery4712]

The reason it shows all the worlds people while he talks is because we are all human. These are all your people

[@commandertaco1762]

I'll say this, this is amazingly well done, there are movies that don't compare

[@oodlesthree]

I had a dream about this video, and it was GLORIOUS

[@McCbobbish]

I really love the last few seconds.

[@legomaster00156]

@wizirbyman: I know. The opening scene graphics are seriously great, and they poured loads of detail into it.

[@ronleybowler654]

Thumbs up if you think the poor old man is in his last days! (I got emotional when the young guy left his father - am i the only one?)

[@GOONGGWP]

0:57 Stay a while and listen

[@alanmonteros6432]

If only could be so epic as the Intro...

[@Maxisamo1]

I think the whole point is that in the opening, their people are a combination of real civilizations, eluding to the player that you can be what you want

[@idarknight2123]

wow, stunning cinematic. Trully amazing!

[@Lazyguy22]

Nice change of pace from the Civ 4 introductions.

[@SeizurePorygon]

I have the phrase "This is lush fertile land" carved in my brain, because of my computer's incapable of skipping this cutscene.

[@nickkid218]

Idk why I clicked this, I've memorized this scene anyway.

[@Prefix1998]

Plot twist: This is one of the villages the scout obliterates after going through

[@randommemebean686]

I don't think they will ever beat this trailer or this game.

[@seanmobley2610]

Still the greatest opening cinematic in video game history.

[@MrGatonegroish]

That was Altaïr's great-great-great-great-great-great-grandfather and his dad talking, I'd reckon.

[@fabian5002]

And then he realized he was locked inside a board game on steroids.

[@maelstrumyes3595]

I haven't seen this opening for a decade

[@mistermax972]

woaw ! This 3D characters look soooo damn real ! O_o

[@kesasika]

I could watch those vikings sailing for a lot longer. Somehow that small clip really oozes atmosphere.

[@jejfcjsksksw1209]

It's actually before pyramid era (3000 BC), so it's celt-aryan ancient people, father of europe blood could be 4000-5000 BC, very early viking 700 AD

[@marcelosantos3891]

Still the best game ouverture for me.....

[@shoegazingnudiscoer]

So that guy's future will include vikings, samurai, the pyramids, and other kickass stuff? Awesome. I wish a were a pixel!

[@beatthecrowd001]

The cool thing is you can't really pin point it because you see different references in the imagery which makes them a part of their own civilization.

[@EthanDyTioco]

Especially when the V comes up with the host of blue screens

[@Ryanfinder226]

the dude had an umbrella for a weapon on his back

[@TheAsharedhett]

"Son, I have managed to settle our first city, but sadly, my time in this life is about to expire. Fortunately, I have forseen your leading our race to total dominance of Earth."

[@ifiliketrains1010]

"Well...Look on it the bright side friend. We spawned next to a river!"

[@Oradyn]

welcome back my son, i've missed....

[@CABRALFAN27]

Y'know what, I think the old guy was the caveman from Baba Yetu, and the events of the music video were a part of his vision.

[@ronleybowler1754]

[@hoolahooop]

You never could, until the game finished loading, but with a recent patch the allowed skipping, which just takes you to loading screen.

[@gabefox529]

2019. Still the best graphics ever.

[@LordMorko]

Civ 6 trailer is good. This however, is a masterpiece.