Guess the New Civs

[Radu_Magus]

The question would be, does Firaxis want to put a Latin American civ in the game?

I think it would be a smart move, for marketing purposes. Video game market in Brazil is growing fast. That is, in my opinion, Brazil's strongest argument to be included.

 

[Fabiano79]

I think it would be a smart move, for marketing purposes. Video game market in Brazil is growing fast. That is, in my opinion, Brazil's strongest argument to be included.

Completely agree. If the steam sales on Brazil are alredy significant, for sure Brazil has a shot to get in to improve them.

 

[TheMarshmallowBear]

God damn it, why wasn't history as intresting in school! I never knew that D:.

Well, I guess I mean Colonies after the Reinassance, the New World/Australia etc.

 

[Ribannah]

Brazil was a colony of Portugal, and parts of it were under Dutch control for some time.

India was a British colony.

 

[TheMarshmallowBear]

Brazil was a colony of Portugal, and parts of it were under Dutch control for some time.

India was a British colony.

India was a British colony, yes, but not for the eternity of their existence.

 

[tofofnts]

God damn it, why wasn't history as intresting in school! I never knew that D:.

Well, I guess I mean Colonies after the Reinassance, the New World/Australia etc.

Polynesia (kinda)
Edit: and korea

 

[Pouakai]

Not really, Polynesia represents the indigenous groups of the islands, not the colonisers. Otherwise the leader would be Eisenhower, the UU would be an ANZAC infantry and the UI would be something Chilean

 

[tofofnts]

Not really, Polynesia represents the indigenous groups of the islands, not the colonisers. Otherwise the leader would be Eisenhower, the UU would be an ANZAC infantry and the UI would be something Chilean

USA's leader is american, not British, but they were a colony

 

[Louis XXIV]

The only one in the game that was founded as a colony is Carthage. Others were colonized, but that's different.

 

[Pouakai]

USA's leader is american, not British, but they were a colony

Because it represents them after independence, not during colonisation

 

[Ribannah]

India was a British colony, yes, but not for the eternity of their existence.

It didn't exist as a nation before.

 

[Pouakai]

But India represents not only modern India, but the other groups which inhabited the Indian Subcontinent, given that their UB is a Mughal Fort

 

[Ribannah]

True, but America also represents the French, Dutch, Spanish and Scandinavian settlers of the area. It never was a single colony.

 

[HardRocker]

USA's leader is american, not British, but they were a colony

George Washington was British in his own right until he took a role in the American Revolution on the side of the rebels. Yes, he had identified himself as American for some years before the actual war for independence, he was British, his parents were British, and his family was British. He was not American until Independence was official.

 

[Louis XXIV]

True, but America also represents the French, Dutch, Spanish and Scandinavian settlers of the area. It never was a single colony.

Well, not really. It's clear it represents the United States, not its colonial past.

 

[MaximusK]

George Washington was British in his own right until he took a role in the American Revolution on the side of the rebels. Yes, he had identified himself as American for some years before the actual war for independence, he was British, his parents were British, and his family was British. He was not American until Independence was official.

The term "American" originated in the Britain to refer to the inhabitants of the colonies. Of course some colonial inhabitants would pride themselves on their British ancestry and loyalty to the crown. If Washington would have gone to London before Independence he would have still been called an American just not as a reference to his nationality. Some people still would rather see the term American apply to a boarder group of people and not just citizens of the United States.

 

[Ribannah]

The discussion was about its origins. The idea that America sprang from one (English) colony is inaccurate.

 

[Stefanskantine]

The discussion was about its origins. The idea that America sprang from one (English) colony is inaccurate.

This.

Parts of the current US were originally French, Spanish, Russian, and of course Native American nations in addition to the relatively small British part before being incorporated into the United States. Texas, and unless I'm mistaken California, were also independent states for a time.

 

[bonafide11]

This.

Parts of the current US were originally French, Spanish, Russian, and of course Native American nations in addition to the relatively small British part before being incorporated into the United States. Texas, and unless I'm mistaken California, were also independent states for a time.

Also, Mexican. The U.S. probably took more territory from Mexico than it acquired from any other country with the exception of France, which it also bought a huge chunk of land from. The land of the original British colonies are minor compared to the land taken from Mexico or bought from France.

Nevertheless, I don't see what this has to do guessing a new Civ, so my guess is that the new civilization will NOT be Mexico, nor will there be a reliving the Mexican-American War scenario, though it would be pretty fun if there was.

 

[TheMarshmallowBear]

Also, Mexican. The U.S. probably took more territory from Mexico than it acquired from any other country with the exception of France, which it also bought a huge chunk of land from. The land of the original British colonies are minor compared to the land taken from Mexico or bought from France.

Nevertheless, I don't see what this has to do guessing a new Civ, so my guess is that the new civilization will NOT be Mexico, nor will there be a reliving the Mexican-American War scenario, though it would be pretty fun if there was.

I agree... I don't know how a simple question of how many Colony civilizations are there got to another histroical discussion, I guess my point was they are very unlikely to add a Colonized (post Renaissance) nation as a civ, they are more likely to add a Native (Inca, Aztecs, Iroquois etc) instead of Canada, Brazil, whatever.