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

[@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

[@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.

[@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

[@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.

[@stevie_ily]

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

[@jckoibra2662]

LITERALLY

[@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.

[@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

[@EthanDyTioco]

3:14 gives me the chills

[@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.

[@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...

[@Zuril97]

this guy has incredible foresight

[@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.

[@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.

[@Charmhole]

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

[@jckoibra2662]

Lol

[@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!

[@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

[@TheSwede88]

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

[@jckoibra2662]

Omg yeah

[@paulmahoney7619]

This is art.

[@Quadlaser]

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

[@Radam53142]

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

[@nemesisstars7531]

*IRON MAIDEN INTENSIFIES*

[@dan.w.2432]

The logo change at the end is still so classy.

[@feldspar1000]

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

[@feldspar1000]

Tyrone Lannister Play the game.

[@jonsson666]

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

[@nndjkn9255]

Plot twist: They are barbarians

[@travisburrows3219]

Everytime I watch this video it gives me goosebumps

[@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

[@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.

[@tf2dudebot]

Badass fucking cutscene. Honor, family, loyalty.

[@ariellubonja7856]

That play with the logo was just awesome

[@PrimalElf]

One of the greatest opening's of all time

[@bear1830]

it was glorious…glorious

[@ChelyabinskRYTP]

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

[@HistoryTwistedInc]

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

[@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)

[@jralligator4568]

10/10 city placement

[@legomaster00156]

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

[@Rabidhunter123]

One of the highest graphic cinematics I have ever watched.

[@user-oo5ds2pu3e]

*whispers* glorious

[@charlesdillon2133]

I still play this game, and I watch, and re-watch this cinematic intro. For never has any other game captured the essence of a young man seeking, and then receiving, the blessing of the one man who means so much to him as this one has. He is the man whom we all seek to measure ourselves against.. our fathers. The glance back over his shoulder, recognizing from whence he came then into the bright light of the future. Beautifully captured. Reminds me of the father who is no longer with me. Thank you to all those who worked to produce this work of art.

[@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...

[@Thunder103093]

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

[@Blizzard2681]

Hitting 9 gives you goosebumps.

[@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."

[@polkunus]

This cinematic is so much better than 6

[@ardie4]

What a beautiful game.

[@Boney1807]

Did anybody else think this was Abraham and Isaac?

[@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-23X]

Well said my son.

[@comictitan4509]

@@ATLAS-23X 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.

[@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?

[@peathyyy]

Damn that takes me back

[@idarknight2123]

wow, stunning cinematic. Trully amazing!

[@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.

[@GOONGGWP]

0:57 Stay a while and listen

[@Pkmrnuler123]

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

[@SkeletonBill]

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

[@oodlesthree]

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

[@ronleybowler1754]

[@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.

[@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

[@BioORII]

@Kronimiciad The game loads in the background while this intro plays. So... you can skip it only if you have a really fast computer and it loads quickly.

[@TheMetalfreak360]

Love the first part of the dream, the vikings looks epic! Greeting from Norway! :D

[@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

[@teodorslisovenko]

He probably shared the same dream with the Osman.

[@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?)

[@commandertaco1762]

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

[@nickwesley3520]

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

[@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?

[@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!

[@McCbobbish]

I really love the last few seconds.

[@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.

[@ChescoYT]

One of the greatest intro scenes in videogame history!

[@mistermax972]

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

[@Lazyguy22]

Nice change of pace from the Civ 4 introductions.

[@alanmonteros6432]

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

[@SeizurePorygon]

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

[@randommemebean686]

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

[@CptPsyborg]

I think there's supposed to be an option to just disable it in the Options-menu after the latest patch. But I went into My Documents/My Games/Civilization V/UserSettings.ini and changed SkipIntroVideo: 0 to SkipIntroVideo: 1.

[@nickkid218]

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

[@arkhammemery4712]

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

[@Shazbawt]

@rahul247rocks It all depends on the resolution of the video - Make sure you are uploading a video at 1280x720 or 1920x1080 - the higher the resolution the better

[@amyloriley]

@rahul247rocks + @Shazbawt Another tip: if your screen recorder lets you choose the type of encoding, use the H.264 codec. It's the same KZbin uses to show video. Then you see directly how it's shown on KZbin. And the last tip: patience. If you upload your video, and 1 second after the upload finishes, your video will blur as it was shown on the 240p setting, without any options. But if you wait a few minutes, while KZbin does.. things.., your video will be shown on the correct resolution.

[@amyloriley]

@rahul247rocks + @Shazbawt Continuation of the post because of message length restrictions: If you don't use the H.264 codec, KZbin will re-encode it into H.264, with, of course, quality loss.

[@EdwardTheMedievalist]

1:31 Constantinople! I never knew what city that was until I took a collage class about Ancient Western Civilization last semester.

[@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.

[@geohound88]

Browse the following directory: My Documents\My Games\ Sid Meier’s Civilization 5 Find the file called “UserSettings.ini”. Once the file is open, find the “SkipIntroVideo” setting which is set to 0. (You can use CTRL + F to find it fast) Set “SkipIntroVideo” to 1 and the intro should not come up when you start the game anymore. It's called 'google'.

[@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

[@hoolahooop]

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

[@kaijuslayer3334]

1:45 Hey… I don’t remember opening Shogun 2 instead of Civ 5…

[@Banzay27]

LOL, great one, guy... that never even came close to my mind. But having played it, lol, great one.

[@marcelosantos3891]

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

[@Prefix1998]

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

[@Workman743]

"This is lush, fertile land." Meanwhile, in the valley- "Are you kidding me? Three mountain tiles at our spawn point? Really? "I don't see any luxury resources either, I mean what the crap? Aren't we guaranteed two?" "Oh, and we just sent out our warrior and met another civ? Guess who it is? Alexander!" "And on top of everything, we're the Ottomans! Our Unique Ability is crap!" "This is gonna suck..."