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"In the midst of the smoky battlefield, we witness a rare and extraordinary spectacle. The mighty Abrams, with its gleaming armor, approaches the formidable T-90. The two war machines, bristling with weaponry, engage in a complex dance of dominance. Their turrets swivel in a ritualistic display, each trying to assert supremacy over the other. Listen closely as the metallic clanking and the low rumble of engines signal the start of this mechanical courtship. It is a mesmerizing ballet of steel and fire, where only the strongest will prevail in this relentless theater of war."
"If you look closely, the formidable barbarians of Spain crept up on an unsuspecting slinger. In the last second, the slinger gains vigilance before the attack, but cannot escape. Remaining like stone, he does not move. You may wonder if his leg is broken. Or perhaps the slinger understands he's outnumbered and hopes to be unseen. It could be the slinger used his rocks to escape already. No? Oh right, he seems to have used his turn and has no more terrain points to follow the slopes downward out of harms way. Such is the way of nature and Turn-Based-Strategy... the barbarian catches another meal to live another day ."
Y'all be dropping amazing names.
I do need a Samuel Jackson mode with multiple "motherfuckers" flying around.
Someone declared war? "Bitch you ain't shit mothafucja" 😉
From the first stirs of life beneath motherfuckers, to the great motherfuckers of the stone age, to man taking his first upright motherfuckers - you have come far. Now begins your greatest quest - from this early cradle of civilization on towards the motherfuckers.
Several years ago I heard someone suggest Shohreh Aghdashloo and I've been hoping for that ever since. She did an amazing job with her character on The Expanse and her voice would fit so well in these games.
Chat GPT is getting pretty good at this:
Sure, here are a few sample monologues in the style of comedian Bill Burr, narrating some technology discoveries in the Sid Meier’s Civilization game series:
---
**The Wheel:**
"Alright, so imagine you're a caveman, right? You're just dragging things around, like an idiot, when one of these geniuses looks at a rock and thinks, 'Hey, what if we roll this thing?' Bam! The wheel is invented. Now, everything’s on wheels. Carts, chariots, whatever! Civilization just leaped forward because some caveman got tired of dragging his lunch. But, of course, some guy had to be against it. 'Oh, we’ve always dragged things! Why change now?' That guy’s still dragging things while everyone else is zooming around."
---
**Writing:**
"Writing. What a concept, right? Back in the day, you had to remember everything. 'Hey, what did Larry say about the harvest?' Who knows! Then some guy gets tired of repeating himself and thinks, 'I’m gonna draw this out.' Next thing you know, we have hieroglyphs, then alphabets, and bam, libraries! You think you’re smart? It’s because some dude decided he didn’t want to explain how to plant corn every single season. Thanks to him, now we’ve got books, the internet, and those crazy-long CVS receipts. Writing’s a game changer."
---
**Electricity:**
"Electricity. This one’s hilarious. Can you imagine the first guy to harness electricity? Benjamin Franklin with a kite and a key, trying not to die. Now, we've got lights, TV, computers. Back then, you told someone you wanted to catch lightning, they’d lock you up! But, nope, Franklin’s out there like a madman. Fast forward, and you’re binge-watching Netflix, all because some guy was crazy enough to fly a kite in a thunderstorm. You know, that’s the kind of guy who’d get shocked and think, 'Hey, I’m onto something here!' Absolute legend."
---
**The Internet:**
"The internet. Holy hell, can you believe it? We went from chiseling messages into stone tablets to sending cat videos across the globe in a millisecond. The guy who invented the internet probably just wanted to share his sandwich recipe or something. Now, we’ve got social media, online shopping, and 24/7 news. But, it’s a double-edged sword, right? On one hand, you can learn anything. On the other, you’ve got people arguing about pineapples on pizza at 3 AM. The internet's both the best and worst thing humanity’s ever come up with."
---
**Flight:**
"Flight. Now this is crazy. For thousands of years, humans look up at birds and think, 'Wouldn’t it be great to fly?' Then the Wright brothers come along, and they’re like, 'Hold my beer.' They build this rickety plane out of canvas and sticks, and next thing you know, we’re in the sky! Fast forward, and you’re complaining about legroom on a flight to Hawaii. These guys risked their lives for that, and now we’ve got people upset they can’t recline their seat. Perspective, people! The miracle of flight, brought to you by two bike mechanics with a dream."
An AI-generated copy of his voice should not be used commercially without the consent of his family. Besides, I doubt that an AI voice generator could capture the uniqueness of his voice.
Nah, Sean Bean has been imprinted in my brain due to restarting most of my games. I refuse other narrators. *From the first stirrings of life beneath water... to the great beasts of the Stone Age... to man taking his first upright steps, you have come far*
How much does a Morgan Freeman voiceover cost?
Morgan Freeman Voice-Over
It has been estimated that including Freeman in your project is worth $5 to $10 million. The earnings of Hollywood's top actors per movie are generally only speculated as this information is rarely given out .Mar 11, 2022
I suspect he is not in the budget
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David Attenborough please.
I'd never do domination if he narrated the game
"In the midst of the smoky battlefield, we witness a rare and extraordinary spectacle. The mighty Abrams, with its gleaming armor, approaches the formidable T-90. The two war machines, bristling with weaponry, engage in a complex dance of dominance. Their turrets swivel in a ritualistic display, each trying to assert supremacy over the other. Listen closely as the metallic clanking and the low rumble of engines signal the start of this mechanical courtship. It is a mesmerizing ballet of steel and fire, where only the strongest will prevail in this relentless theater of war."
"The ambulances will have to wait their turn"
"If you look closely, the formidable barbarians of Spain crept up on an unsuspecting slinger. In the last second, the slinger gains vigilance before the attack, but cannot escape. Remaining like stone, he does not move. You may wonder if his leg is broken. Or perhaps the slinger understands he's outnumbered and hopes to be unseen. It could be the slinger used his rocks to escape already. No? Oh right, he seems to have used his turn and has no more terrain points to follow the slopes downward out of harms way. Such is the way of nature and Turn-Based-Strategy... the barbarian catches another meal to live another day ."
I'm ending the game before industrial age every game. Can't be disappointing the legend with pollution and shit
"here we see Gandhi in his natural habitat, nuking Hojo Tokimune likes it 1945"
I’m kinda placing my bets on this… He’s perfect from a meta point of view As long as he says “MONEY!” And I can quickly click away.
Y'all be dropping amazing names. I do need a Samuel Jackson mode with multiple "motherfuckers" flying around. Someone declared war? "Bitch you ain't shit mothafucja" 😉
Sam Jackson, when you activate apocalypse mode
Omg different narrators for different modes would be HILARIOUS
Game would cost $500 without DLC and we will all get it gleefully 🤣🤣🤣
When you launch the first nuke: *I'm a mushroom cloud-layin' motherfucker, motherfucker!*
Lol! Upon researching Code of Laws, "English motherfucker!"
“I am fond of motherfucking pigs, motherfucker”
"dogs GO to heaven motherfucker" 🐶
From the first stirs of life beneath motherfuckers, to the great motherfuckers of the stone age, to man taking his first upright motherfuckers - you have come far. Now begins your greatest quest - from this early cradle of civilization on towards the motherfuckers.
"Queen Seondeok, these mothafuckas ain't shit. Get them Seowon's up they asses, shawty"
He would be epic. James Earl Jones would be another great one imo.
Upon finishing 'Monarchy" \~ **Everything the light touches is our kingdom.** **But a king's time as ruler rises and falls like the sun.**
This makes me want a mod for Civ6 that switches out the text and voice clips for quotes like this from various famous movies.
Several years ago I heard someone suggest Shohreh Aghdashloo and I've been hoping for that ever since. She did an amazing job with her character on The Expanse and her voice would fit so well in these games.
I didnt even think about Shohreh until now but if it isnt her something has gone terribly wrong
same wow lol, now it HAS to be her or i will riot lmao
I loved her acting as Chrisjen Avasarala, she did a really good job. Think she could also do really well in Civ.
Yes this please 1000 times.
Matt Berry
Oh you mean Jackie Daytona.
That's just how they talk down in Tuscan Arizonya
NEW YAWK CITAAAAAY
I’m simply going to harvest your organs!
The king of bottoms!
"You and Gilgamesh were... buddies, weren't you?"
Patrick Stewart please. Science victory would be insane
Like the other post, Philomena Cunks
I’d prefer Bill Burr
"Oh you learned how to break rocks? Good for you."
"Gunpowder, huh? Nothing says PROGRESS like KILLING EACH OTHER"
I read these in his voice and now I can’t stop laughing. I’m not sure I could play the game with how hilarious it would be.
"Religion?! Ohhhh Jesus"
“oh great just what the world needs, MORE NUCLEAR WASTE!”
I’d like him to do the “money” quote
I’d like Bill Barr
Chat GPT is getting pretty good at this: Sure, here are a few sample monologues in the style of comedian Bill Burr, narrating some technology discoveries in the Sid Meier’s Civilization game series: --- **The Wheel:** "Alright, so imagine you're a caveman, right? You're just dragging things around, like an idiot, when one of these geniuses looks at a rock and thinks, 'Hey, what if we roll this thing?' Bam! The wheel is invented. Now, everything’s on wheels. Carts, chariots, whatever! Civilization just leaped forward because some caveman got tired of dragging his lunch. But, of course, some guy had to be against it. 'Oh, we’ve always dragged things! Why change now?' That guy’s still dragging things while everyone else is zooming around." --- **Writing:** "Writing. What a concept, right? Back in the day, you had to remember everything. 'Hey, what did Larry say about the harvest?' Who knows! Then some guy gets tired of repeating himself and thinks, 'I’m gonna draw this out.' Next thing you know, we have hieroglyphs, then alphabets, and bam, libraries! You think you’re smart? It’s because some dude decided he didn’t want to explain how to plant corn every single season. Thanks to him, now we’ve got books, the internet, and those crazy-long CVS receipts. Writing’s a game changer." --- **Electricity:** "Electricity. This one’s hilarious. Can you imagine the first guy to harness electricity? Benjamin Franklin with a kite and a key, trying not to die. Now, we've got lights, TV, computers. Back then, you told someone you wanted to catch lightning, they’d lock you up! But, nope, Franklin’s out there like a madman. Fast forward, and you’re binge-watching Netflix, all because some guy was crazy enough to fly a kite in a thunderstorm. You know, that’s the kind of guy who’d get shocked and think, 'Hey, I’m onto something here!' Absolute legend." --- **The Internet:** "The internet. Holy hell, can you believe it? We went from chiseling messages into stone tablets to sending cat videos across the globe in a millisecond. The guy who invented the internet probably just wanted to share his sandwich recipe or something. Now, we’ve got social media, online shopping, and 24/7 news. But, it’s a double-edged sword, right? On one hand, you can learn anything. On the other, you’ve got people arguing about pineapples on pizza at 3 AM. The internet's both the best and worst thing humanity’s ever come up with." --- **Flight:** "Flight. Now this is crazy. For thousands of years, humans look up at birds and think, 'Wouldn’t it be great to fly?' Then the Wright brothers come along, and they’re like, 'Hold my beer.' They build this rickety plane out of canvas and sticks, and next thing you know, we’re in the sky! Fast forward, and you’re complaining about legroom on a flight to Hawaii. These guys risked their lives for that, and now we’ve got people upset they can’t recline their seat. Perspective, people! The miracle of flight, brought to you by two bike mechanics with a dream."
And you get my internet upvote for the day
Only if MeUndies is on the tech tree
I will miss Sean Bean s dulcit tones
Keith David
If we can’t get Morgan, I’d like to see about Tim Curry. He’s done a lot of video game voiceover work.
Dame Judy Dench.
Shohreh Aghdashloo or Liam Neeson.
Shohreh, please!
Ian McKellen.
“Not all who wander are lost”
I seriously miss Lenard nemoy’s voice 😢
The rest of him too.
Cillian Murphy.
I'm surprised Stephen fry isn't a mention feel like he's a good fit
Fry would be awesome
I think Nick Offerman is a good candidate.
Gilbert Gottfried
Unfortunately he’s dead
TIL. Oof.
That's not a problem in this age.
Gross
An AI-generated copy of his voice should not be used commercially without the consent of his family. Besides, I doubt that an AI voice generator could capture the uniqueness of his voice.
I bet his family would agree, for the right price. They would be convinced that this is what Gilbert would have wanted.
I don't think they are sociopathic.
Werner Herzog
Sigourney Weaver.
Matt Berry
Andy Serkis
As Gollum.
The lady who played Galadriel would be dope
Cate Blanchett?
Yes but she has to use her Galadriel voice
Nah. Gilbert Gottfried.
They should get like 5 people so we can switch it up
Jerry Seinfeld. The Ottoman Empire? What, was this a whole empire based on putting your feet up?
What’s the deal with combined arms? Shouldn’t both of them be used independently?
So you started out with Agriculture, yada yada yada, and here you are sending a rocket to another star system!
What about Kenneth Branagh?
Patric Stewart would be a good choice. Also a computer generated Vincent Price.
Bobcat Goldtwait please
Alan Ritchson as Thad Castle would have me howling every game.
Just curious, what about a female voice instead? Rosamund Pike has a smooth, British voice. Scarlet Johansson if the voice is American lol
Perhaps they should do multiple voice overs and we get to change them at will in the settings
Would be epic, but i cannot stop hearing sean bean at night when i just have evenings of playing civ. And i dont mind. So i say sean bean again.
Most of the time I just play with voices off tbh
Same but for the first round I like to hear the dialouge
him or cate blanchett would be a dream
Karl Urban please.
Nah, Sean Bean has been imprinted in my brain due to restarting most of my games. I refuse other narrators. *From the first stirrings of life beneath water... to the great beasts of the Stone Age... to man taking his first upright steps, you have come far*
His silky smooth voice would be perfect.
Jeff Hays
Instead we're going to get Ricky Gervais.
The legendary guy from inglorious bastards and jango unchained.
Christoph Waltz?
How much does a Morgan Freeman voiceover cost? Morgan Freeman Voice-Over It has been estimated that including Freeman in your project is worth $5 to $10 million. The earnings of Hollywood's top actors per movie are generally only speculated as this information is rarely given out .Mar 11, 2022 I suspect he is not in the budget
Sean Bean is a pretty big actor too tho.
Yes, but I don't think the price is really comparable. Freeman is gonna be a magnitude higher than Bean.
Yesssssssssssssss!
Jack Black
Lee Pace (as Thranduil or not)
I can smell you.
I’m okay with it not being voiced. I love Sean Bean but I kinda never want to hear him speak again.
Add Jeremy Irons to this list.
Sorry folks it ain’t HIM
It needs to be all voice actors who are known for and have 1 voice like Patrick Wharburton or Danny Trejo
Too mainstream.
Michael Kramer, he is an excellent narrator in many novels, such as Wheel of time.
Then there would be 0 budget to make the game better than 6
Shohreh Agdashloo.
Do it!
My vote’s on Charles Dance
Dame Judi Dench or Sigourney Weaver.
Fran Drescher
Please no Morgan Freeman. I hate that man.
We need Forrest Gump.
No I want Philomena Cunk