Civilization for polyglots - crazy idea

[krzysiek]

The idea is simple.
Each civilization representative will talk to you in his/her native language.
French in French, English and Americans in English, Germans in German, Greeks in Greece, Romans in Latin.
Most of us will have problems during conversation with Chinese, Babylonians, Indians, Egyptians, Persians, Aztecs, Japanese, Zulus ...
Moreover if you start playing with (for example) Greeks (almost) all text/speech will be in Greek.

I think it's funny.
Firaxis could do one release for all the world (no localizations).

What do you think?

[Provost Harrison]

Hmmmm...erm, lemme think about this one

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NO!

[Master Marcus]

It could have been great if they had the budget to do so...Voiceovers in native language, yes, but the player can choose subtitles of a most-talked language ( English, Spanol, Francais, etc...)

[krzysiek]

Sure, this feature could be an option (turn on/off).
I guess that majority will play in English.

[Sabre2th]

Ummm....

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No

If there were subtitles, it might be cool, but it's not realistic to ask for this in a game.

[Sabre2th]

Originally posted by krzysiek
Sure, this feature could be an option (turn on/off).
I guess that majority will play in English.

Not realistic, especially if it's only an option. Adding all the voices and text would take forever. Haven't we waited long enough for civ3?

[Gramphos]

People have been able to communicate with each other in time, without different languages, and the languages has developed apart, there is always people that know more then one language. That means whatever language one speak in you should understand it, and therefor all civs should use the same language.

[Tventano]

It was partly in Alien Crossfire, you first had to learn Progenitor Psych before you could communicate with the Aliens.

Perhaps this is the purpose of the Tower of Babel wonder, after building it nobody can understand each other, till the invention of Esperanto.

Or third option, till the Renaisance they communicate in Latin, after that french and after 1945 in english.

In fact I would like to hear some other languages than just english. Movies which use the language of the country the people belong to have more athmosphere. I think it always stupid to see a WWII movie there also the germans speak english, or the same movie on german television there also the british speak german.

For all the needed languages nationals are living in the States, so it should not be more difficult to let the leaders speak in there own language than to use only english language actors.

[Inverse Icarus]

yea. thats just what i need.

German Emissary: UNSER GROßER FüHRER, OTTO VON BISMARK, MöCHTE ALLE ZERSTöREN SIE SOLDATEN, IHRE FRAUEN RAUBEN UND IHRE JUNGE ESSEN!

Me: Yes, i would like to trade coal for iron.

[KoalaBear33]

Do we get subtitles like in foreign films?

KoalaBear33

[Col Bigspear]

Originally posted by UberKruX
yea. thats just what i need.

German Emissary: UNSER GROßER FüHRER, OTTO VON BISMARK, MöCHTE ALLE ZERSTöREN SIE SOLDATEN, IHRE FRAUEN RAUBEN UND IHRE JUNGE ESSEN!

Me: Yes, i would like to trade coal for iron.

Ps. If you don't speak German go to Freetranslation.com to get the gist

[Inverse Icarus]

i'll write what i was trying to say... translators dont do it justice.

German Emissary: our great king , OTTO VON BISMARK, wants to destroy your soldiers, rape your women, and eat your young.

Me: Yes, i would like to trade coal for iron.

[Sabre2th]

Originally posted by UberKruX
i'll write what i was trying to say... translators dont do it justice.

German Emissary: our great king , OTTO VON BISMARK, wants to destroy your soldiers, rape your women, and eat your young.

Me: Yes, i would like to trade coal for iron.

[Col Bigspear]

I know, translator screens certain things so it changes it quite a bit. But itdid enough to show it was not a trade offer .
Thx for posting the correct translation

[Your.Master]

I'm so proud. I translated UberKrux's thingy almost entirely using my English, French, and slight 7-word knowledge of German, including Jugen, Soldaten, and anything in Indiana Jones (which my mother ALWAYS corrects the subtitles of)!