Intro Video on Gamespot

[cyril25376]

Thanks for the link, Nemo. I had an excellent speed 31,5 kB instead of just 1,5

[SerapisIV]

I'm with you Hex, I'm a sucker for all the deep philosophical quotes as well. But those quotes really don't fit as well in Civ. Civ is a battle between empires, not the intense clash of personalities that SMAC is (Cult of Personality by Living Colour fits SMAC perfectly)

[Mookie]

What a lousy trailer I really hope tha game is better... Compare it with a trailer from Blizzard. They know how to make an impressive teaser

[SerapisIV]

It's not a trailer, it's the intro video. It's supposed to give an epic feel, which I think it does successfully. Blizzard's stories all revolve around large armies or individuals, not 6,000 years of human history. Blizzard videos tell stories, which is easy because their games all have a background story. The whole point of Civ is to write your own story. Very different games, very different backgrounds, very different results.

And to be for certain, it is not a teaser. A teaser is released years ahead of the game (if we followed the Blizzard model) and gains early game press. This is the actual game video, not some press junket footage

[Nemo]

ACS becomes on the third known and second mirror site from which to obtain this release

actually you were the 4th known and 4th mirror site.

see... everyone got it from gamespot (site one)
then i posted it on my webserver (site two)
then i icq'd it to civfanatics.com (site three)
then you probably got it from one of the above three, hence you are the forth

just wanted to point that out, and the fact that you could have been the second, IF you guys (ehhem...Markos) actually responded to your members' emails.

see you guys should really answer those emails sometimes

[Chuckles]

Thanks for the mirrors guys. It's a pretty decent video, though it only seems to encompass two different eras, ancient and modern, kind of wierd. I was waiting for the space link in but it didn't happen.

What the heck are Canada Geese doing over there anyway? Maybe it was being build by the Iroquois?

As for the chap who said nothing is better than the AOK intro, I beg to differ. Have you ever seen the Homeworld intro? That is cool! And it used the game engine! Have you ever seen any other game that used their engine to make the movies?

Homeworld is still the best I think, though the one Warcraft3 teaser where they start by flying over soem shrub studded desert like area is also very cool.

[Simpleton]

I'm just going to wait for the game to come out. I have cable but downloading from some of these sites can be very painful. It's only 2 weeks...

[yin26]

Thanks to Poly for the mirror. I still say my idea of a unlocking intro would have been great. In this case, the more 'milestones' you reach in your games (could take ...should take... several games, of course) a bit more of the intro 'unlocks' until you can see the entire thing.

Sure, somebody would probably post the whole thing just like they did here, but if I had know about an unlocking intro., I wouldn't have watched this one.

As for the intro itself, the Babel Tower through the Ages was clever, but I still fail to see why that tower represents an epic Civ game? Sure...mankind's greatest achievement, etc., but that tower was made by a UNIFIED effort...and from what I know about Civ 3, it's still very war focussed.

No big deal. It's pretty enough, I suppose. (I also argued for NO intro...instead use the saved money and time for a better interface...but there you have it.)

[Mister Pleasant]

Just downloaded it (on a 56k modem no less) and I must say I like it. It has a CTP-ish feel to it. But of course I liked CTP, and I thought their intro movies were cool. Only complaint is that they should have gone for a more sepia-hued look - a bit much yellow for my taste . . .

[Jason Beaudoin]

I liked the intro, but it wasn't anything earth shattering. I think the artists were really inspired by the tower of babel.

BTW, I bet this will be a new wonder. What do you think? Any evidence of that yet?

[Eli]

My enthusiasm level sharply dropped after seeing the movie. Complete crap.

[Skanky Burns]

Originally posted by yin26
Thanks to Poly for the mirror. I still say my idea of a unlocking intro would have been great. In this case, the more 'milestones' you reach in your games (could take ...should take... several games, of course) a bit more of the intro 'unlocks' until you can see the entire thing.

I think Easter Eggs like this are really good. It gives you a sense of achievement above and beyond a victory in a single game could. The Sims had a thing like this (in the loosest comparison possible ) where after playing a game for over 100 (game) days, they displayed bio's of the people who made the game. Good idea, Yin

[The diplomat]

Originally posted by Chuckles

As for the chap who said nothing is better than the AOK intro, I beg to differ. Have you ever seen the Homeworld intro?

yes, I have seen the Homeworld intro. I said that AoK was the best because I was only comparing games of the same genre. Homeworld is not the same genre as civ3.

[Chuckles]

Ya that's true.

Still no explaination for the Canada Geese flying past the tower of Babel.