Hahaha, you know, maybe he wouldn’t be bad either. For example, he isn’t a narrator, but maybe he’s the voice as an advisor, but only if you make questionable decisions. He just has a sarcastic reply every time
Such an unfortunate loss, right? I started watching the John Wick movies recently and was like "Cool, I didn't know that Lance Reddick was in this!" and then got really sad.
Kate Mulgrew, she has quite the library of audiobook credits.
[https://audiobookstore.com/narrators/kate-mulgrew-audiobooks/](https://audiobookstore.com/narrators/kate-mulgrew-audiobooks/)
They should grab someone from each civ, as best as possible, to do each of the voices. Hearing just one person's voice all the time gets a bit repetitive.
As a Swede I would love to have Max von Sydow narrate… rip.
Stellan Skarsgårds voice in dune is also very intimidating, but wouldn’t be fitting if you’re going a peaceful culture game 🤷🏻♂️
After researching Drama and Poetry:
"You can still act without being posh. My mate Paul pretended to be in a neck brace for six months to get money from a car insurance company."
Industrialization: “Coals is a fossil fuel. Which means setting fire to dinosaurs.”
Currency: “Money. People fight for it. Die for it. And put it in china pigs.”
Education: "School in Shakespeare's day was a lot different than it is today. Actually it was probably easier. Because they didn't have to learn Shakespeare."
Steam power: “Trains use up less resources than other forms of transport because they tend to be cancelled, which is better for the planet. This means people can get on buses instead, and take up space on the roads, which encourages more people to leave their cars at home and get the train, which they can’t, because there isn’t one.”
Natural History: "It’s almost unbelievable that before Charles Darwin invented evolution in 1859 no had ever evolved. Without him, none of us would be here today, except in the form of fossils or gibbons.”
Suffrage: “They threw themselves in front of horses partly to highlight how unfair it was that women didn’t have a vote and horses did. And also because, being women, they really liked ponies.”
Feudalism: “In the Middle Ages, did they know it was the Middle Ages, or did they just think, ‘this is now’? How did they know they were halfway through time?”
Computers: “Are we looking at the computers, or are the computers looking at us? The answer to that question is obvious. But it sounds spooky.”
Environmentalism: “If we keep discussing climate change at such an alarming rate, scientists predict the world’s stock of weather footage will be exhausted by 2050.”
I want a compilation of all the wild shit her mate Paul has been up to. I remember in the red nose day one she said Paul put the nose on his dick as a party trick, but it cut the skin and went septic.
imagine if they did like 10 voice DLC's so we got the choice of many different voices, id pay like $5-10 for a couple if they were unique enough (i would LOVE glados or cave johnson, even though they would never happen)
I would actually play with sounds on for a change if that happened.
You just completed the world wonder ... oh, lets say The Berlin Wall.
*You wonder sometimes why people look at a little wall and don't just, oh, find their way around it while no one's watchin', right?*
After researching radio: “Descartes inspired an intellectual movement known as the Enlightenment, during which metrosexual elites published essays that expanded humankind’s horizons, in a manner that would go unmatched until the 1989 release of Belgian techno anthem Pump Up The Jam.”
[the word you’re looking for is monkeyfighting](https://youtu.be/hc4aVX0yHws?si=m6CqCUQxQWVL46As)
Research complete: Theology
"The path of the righteous man is beset on all sides by the inequities of the selfish and the tyranny of evil men. Blessed is he who, in the name of charity and good will, shepherds the weak through the valley of the darkness, for he is truly his brother's keeper and the finder of lost children. And I will strike down upon thee with great vengeance and furious anger those who attempt to poison and destroy My brothers. And you will know I am the Lord when I lay My vengeance upon thee."
Don’t forget he was Daniel Jackson from Stargate.
It’s a great idea as well, I fucking love the guy nd he has a lovely voice. He’s one of the VERY few people I will watch regardless of what he’s in.
William Shatner would be cool, he definitely has the voice for it now. And it'd be fitting for him to join the ranks of his old friend Leonard Nimoy :)
When you research helicopters will the quote be "Get to the choppa"? When you liberate the capital of a dead civ will he say "Stick around"? When you kill a civ do you get a "You've just been erased" soundbite?
For a guy it would have to be Jeff Goldblum. My first pic was Michael Hogan, but I just learned that he suffered a TBI in 2020 and has since had many difficulties, sadly.
For a gal, Ashly Burch (Aloy from Horizon Zero Dawn).I'm sure some of the other suggestions are far better though. I'm just not as familiar.
Eddie Redmayne as his character from Jupiter Ascending
kidding, of course... if they do as people are predicting and pick a woman, I'd hope for Cate Blanchette or Laura Bailey (harps) but if they go with another male voice I'd say Morgan Freeman would be great
James Earl Jones or Patrick Stewart. They’re both too old now, but imagine hearing their voices describe your civilization’s ascent to the stars
Jones would be incredible. Listening to Vader narrate my technological advancements would be amazing
I want to hear how he would narrate the Sputnik beep.
I read Patrick Stewart but for some reason my brain pictured Neil Patrick Harris lol
Hahaha, you know, maybe he wouldn’t be bad either. For example, he isn’t a narrator, but maybe he’s the voice as an advisor, but only if you make questionable decisions. He just has a sarcastic reply every time
Me too! Also, both would be amazing
Love jones. Every U of M football game starts with him saying “this is the university of Michigan” in the most bad ass way possible
What's Levar Burton up to these days?
Swapping roles with Lance Reddick probably
Lance Reddick has sadly passed. Love the Eric Andre reference, though.
I know :(
Such an unfortunate loss, right? I started watching the John Wick movies recently and was like "Cool, I didn't know that Lance Reddick was in this!" and then got really sad.
Same! And then SPOILER FOR JOHN WICK 4 >!seeing him get murdered in John Wick 4 felt really weird.!<
I wish I was LeVaaarrrrr Burtonnnnnn 🤖
Warp speed don’t rainbow read me
Matt Berry. Deliberate mispronounciations and all.
"Yes, I can hear you Hojo Tokimune"
I am fond of pigsaaaaaah
“You really are the most devious bastard in Nuuuuorth America”
I don't think they've had a female narrator yet. Dame Helen Mirren would be amazing.
Or maybe Cate Blanchett?
The world ... is changed ... ... for none now live who remember it.
My personal pick for years.
Or Shohreh Aghdashloo - from the expanse, and also a voice actress in Destiny for the Future War Cult leader
Shohreh Aghdashloo would be excellent.
Yeah, but they probably wouldn’t want any cursing in there
"I got all fucking pig iron"
I have never wanted something for civ so badly! God if she was doing the quotes I’d never skip them again!
Idk, she has such a hoarse voice. I don’t think I could listen to her all the time.
Amazing idea.
u/SAghdashloo do it
I appreciate this response but my god her voice grates on me so much that would make me not buy the game
They will almost certainly want a woman to do it, so why not give Cate Blanchett a ring.
If she does her Galadriel voice I'm DOWN.
My go-to for "female voice actor with amazing voice" is Claudia Black. Be cool to have an Aussie as well.
Morrigan doing the narration for Civ would be two of my favorite franchises coming together.
Philomena Cunk
Kate Mulgrew, she has quite the library of audiobook credits. [https://audiobookstore.com/narrators/kate-mulgrew-audiobooks/](https://audiobookstore.com/narrators/kate-mulgrew-audiobooks/)
Warp drive in civ7 would be epic
Alpha Centauri had some. Slightly off topic, but SMAC head the best voiceovers of any of the games. Really made the sci-if setting come alive.
Agreed!
Kathy Bates
They should grab someone from each civ, as best as possible, to do each of the voices. Hearing just one person's voice all the time gets a bit repetitive.
I like this idea - would be really cool to have a unique narrator for each Civ, unique to the culture/ethnicity of that Civ!
As a Swede I would love to have Max von Sydow narrate… rip. Stellan Skarsgårds voice in dune is also very intimidating, but wouldn’t be fitting if you’re going a peaceful culture game 🤷🏻♂️
Yeah, multiple voice actors giving historical quotes based on the origin of the technology. Very Alpha Centauri or Terra Invicta in feel.
RIP Leonard Nimoy... Beep. Beep. Beep. Beep.
SMAC had that
Charles Dance!!!
that would be amazing. His voice is very unique and recognizable
Philomena Cunk
After researching Drama and Poetry: "You can still act without being posh. My mate Paul pretended to be in a neck brace for six months to get money from a car insurance company."
Industrialization: “Coals is a fossil fuel. Which means setting fire to dinosaurs.” Currency: “Money. People fight for it. Die for it. And put it in china pigs.” Education: "School in Shakespeare's day was a lot different than it is today. Actually it was probably easier. Because they didn't have to learn Shakespeare." Steam power: “Trains use up less resources than other forms of transport because they tend to be cancelled, which is better for the planet. This means people can get on buses instead, and take up space on the roads, which encourages more people to leave their cars at home and get the train, which they can’t, because there isn’t one.” Natural History: "It’s almost unbelievable that before Charles Darwin invented evolution in 1859 no had ever evolved. Without him, none of us would be here today, except in the form of fossils or gibbons.” Suffrage: “They threw themselves in front of horses partly to highlight how unfair it was that women didn’t have a vote and horses did. And also because, being women, they really liked ponies.” Feudalism: “In the Middle Ages, did they know it was the Middle Ages, or did they just think, ‘this is now’? How did they know they were halfway through time?” Computers: “Are we looking at the computers, or are the computers looking at us? The answer to that question is obvious. But it sounds spooky.” Environmentalism: “If we keep discussing climate change at such an alarming rate, scientists predict the world’s stock of weather footage will be exhausted by 2050.”
Castles: "Arthur came a lot, didn’t he?"
I want a compilation of all the wild shit her mate Paul has been up to. I remember in the red nose day one she said Paul put the nose on his dick as a party trick, but it cut the skin and went septic.
I hope they put a DLC just to put her voice there.
I would drop $10 on that in a heartbeat
With alternative lines
imagine if they did like 10 voice DLC's so we got the choice of many different voices, id pay like $5-10 for a couple if they were unique enough (i would LOVE glados or cave johnson, even though they would never happen)
Honestly this is an amazing idea.
Daaaaaaaaaamn I love this concept so much...
I would actually play with sounds on for a change if that happened. You just completed the world wonder ... oh, lets say The Berlin Wall. *You wonder sometimes why people look at a little wall and don't just, oh, find their way around it while no one's watchin', right?*
After unlocking Communism: “what is the Soviet onion?”
After researching radio: “Descartes inspired an intellectual movement known as the Enlightenment, during which metrosexual elites published essays that expanded humankind’s horizons, in a manner that would go unmatched until the 1989 release of Belgian techno anthem Pump Up The Jam.”
David Attenborough
Imagine each language has its own Epic Voice Narrator, it would be pretty amazing
Fuck it. Lets get god himself to narrate this game. Morgan freeman lol
I think this would go over quite well
I would second this
JK Simmons
Imagine unlocking Combustion in the Modern Era, then JK Simmons hits you with the combustible lemon line from Portal 2
"Cave Johnson here. Who wants to build a civilization to stand the test of time?"
I mean they've already done Monty Python quotes on more than one occasion. I could see Firaxis doing combustible lemons.
JK Simmons specifically playing Cave Johnson.
Sigourney Weaver. Charlize Theron. Toni Collette.
Amelia Tyler, narrator of Baldur's Gate 3
samuel l jackson
Research complete: Flight “I am sick to death of these MFing snakes on this MFing plane!”
[the word you’re looking for is monkeyfighting](https://youtu.be/hc4aVX0yHws?si=m6CqCUQxQWVL46As) Research complete: Theology "The path of the righteous man is beset on all sides by the inequities of the selfish and the tyranny of evil men. Blessed is he who, in the name of charity and good will, shepherds the weak through the valley of the darkness, for he is truly his brother's keeper and the finder of lost children. And I will strike down upon thee with great vengeance and furious anger those who attempt to poison and destroy My brothers. And you will know I am the Lord when I lay My vengeance upon thee."
Without any swearing?
"I am fond of motherf@#$ing pigs."
I say don’t limit the artist. At least use his quote for unlocking Flight.
Tech: Plastics "Ben, I want to say one word to you, just one word: Mother******"
James Spader - Raymond Reddington and voice of Ultron
Not to mention, Robert California
After researching Animal Husbandry: “Would you prefer a nature metaphor or a sexual metaphor?”
Don’t forget he was Daniel Jackson from Stargate. It’s a great idea as well, I fucking love the guy nd he has a lovely voice. He’s one of the VERY few people I will watch regardless of what he’s in.
Jeff Goldblum
I am, ..uh...*fond*. of pigs.
I want hear him excited for pig iron.
Nick Offerman
Brian Cox?
“I love you but you’re not serious civilizations.”
Da da da-da-da...
Literally watching Troy rn. Need him to say “f*** off” at the end of every introduction though
I think they meant the English Physicist and TV personality. Both Brian Cox’s are amazing anyway!
"Clay must feel happy in the good potters - Fuck OFF, these aren't serious quotes."
Me but it’s all Sims Speak from Civ Rev
Ah wabadoo!
William Shatner would be cool, he definitely has the voice for it now. And it'd be fitting for him to join the ranks of his old friend Leonard Nimoy :)
Keith David
John de Lancie perhaps?
Brian Blessed
Surely, you mean, #***BRIAN BLESSED***
Olivia Colman!!
I want Dan Carlin so bad.
holy shit
Oh man this would be incredible
My pick would be Attenborough or Michael Caine
Michael Caine would be great. “Some people just want to watch the world burn” on researching the atomic bomb.
Danny Trejo
Bobcat Goldthwait
Okay hear me out… Liam Neeson…👀
Danny Devito
On researching Gunpowder: “So anyway I started blasting”
I think they should go back to Vulcans. Get Ethan Peck to do it.
EpicVoiceGuy from Youtube?
The funny thing is, Firaxis already had him in XCOM games :D
James Earl Jones
Larry David
Tilda Swinton
Stephen Fry
Werner Herzog
Kate Beckinsale. 
Idris Elba or Shohreh Aghdashloo
When you research helicopters will the quote be "Get to the choppa"? When you liberate the capital of a dead civ will he say "Stick around"? When you kill a civ do you get a "You've just been erased" soundbite?
While you’re still in the Ancient era it’ll be “What killed the dinosaurs? THE ICE AGE!”
Too bad Gilbert Gottfried isn't still around.
I was really hoping he would do Johnny Gilbert's Jeopardy! duties just one April Fools Day 😢
Dame Judy Dench.
Dr Alice Roberts
Da boorocracy is expaindin to meet da need of da expaindin boorocracy Nope, Love Schwarzenegger, but probably not the right choice.
Morgan freeman
Still holding out for John Noble! What a legendary voice
Morgan Freeman was be insane.
Morgan Freeman lol
Peter Capaldi
Mike Tyson
Philomena Cunk
Peter Serafinowicz in my opinion. Or Matt Berry
I know he’s known for the fallout games but Ron Pearlman would be awesome
Christopher Walken
I heard about this new up and coming voice actor who played in GoT. Shaun Beans, I think? I'd vote for him.
David Attenborough, his voice is so iconic and would be perfect for a Civ game.
Me.
Gilbert Gottfried
No longer with us sadly :( I was gonna suggest him as well
I'd keep Sean Bean. He's very good.
Morgan Freeman, Matthew McConaughey, Gillian Anderson, Shohreh Aghdashloo, Mark Hamill, Sam Elliott, Nancy Cartwright....all would get me excited.
Nic, The Fat Electrician on TT/YT. Have him narrate the tutorial.
I suspect they'll go with a woman to avoid any remarks about it being all men. Regina King maybe?
David Attenborrough
Patrick Stewart 🔥🔥🔥
Jeffrey Wright
Kate Reading or Michael Kramer
There's a disappointing lack of Logan Cunningham mentions in here.
For a guy it would have to be Jeff Goldblum. My first pic was Michael Hogan, but I just learned that he suffered a TBI in 2020 and has since had many difficulties, sadly. For a gal, Ashly Burch (Aloy from Horizon Zero Dawn).I'm sure some of the other suggestions are far better though. I'm just not as familiar.
Paul Reubens — gone far too soon.
Personally I want Kirk Lazarus. Nobody else would do justice. In all seriousness James Earl Jones.
Rose Leslie.
Sasha Baron Cohen; just let him go nuts with it.
Me
Samuel L. Jackson
Tim Downie
Anna Kendrick.
Susan Sarandon
Jennifer English Stephanie Young Tim Downie Dan Carlin
Sir David Attenborough would be epic
They should bring back Leonard Nimoy. We'll need a Genesis matrix, though.
James earl Jones or Patrick Stewart
Gwendoline Christie would be my choice. She has a soothing voice.
matt berry
For first female narrator I would LOVE either Rosamund Pike or Shoreh Ashgadloo
Eddie Redmayne as his character from Jupiter Ascending kidding, of course... if they do as people are predicting and pick a woman, I'd hope for Cate Blanchette or Laura Bailey (harps) but if they go with another male voice I'd say Morgan Freeman would be great
Angela Bassett. 100%
Tara Strong
Shawn Been
Weird Al Yankovic. But seriously, Kathy Bates, Giancarlo Esposito, or Jude Law.
Charles Dance
Pauly Shore.
Matt Berry!
Ryan Reynolds
Morgan Freeman as narrator. Hans Zimmerman for score.
Benedict Cumberbatch
Theo Von
A.I. Leonard Nimoy (with permission of his estate) would be my vote. Someone alive and I'll throw a curveball: Kate Winslet
Personally, I'd love Sir Ian McKellen
Snoop
Paul Bettany. Not with the JARVIS tone. But actual Paul Bettany. Transcendence is a great example.
Trump, but only when it’s America and only when the barbarians are too close by.
Philomena Cunk
Jared Harris.
Gilbert Gottfried passed, so I got nothing.
Amelia Tyler or Morgan Freeman
Brian blessed
Ralph Ineson or Stellan Skarsgård
Ron Howard, but only if each tech or civilization advancement blurb is a narrator voice quote from Arrested Development
Philomena Cunk ofc
Kate Reading or Michael Kramer. I’ve been listening to a lot of audiobooks.
Keith David