Which Civ's First Look Video Will We Get next?

[Hakan-i Cihan]

So, in other words, we still have no idea who would lead the Ottomans even if this leak is real, because that mosque in the picture could be any mosque!

At least I don't expect it to be a sultan from before Mehmed II, since the architecture style from that era isn't similar to that of the "leaked" image. Discarding already 6 out of 36. I don't think they would choose a sultan from after 1699, which is considered to be the start of decline, so the sultans from Mustafa II and onwards. That will also remove 16 options. (Although Abudlhamit II is a very popular sultan nowadays in Turkey, but I don't think Firaxis will consider him.) So there are 14 sultans left with most notables as Mehmed II, Selim I and Suleyman. That is for the male options. Like you know there are also some female options as leader, but I hope that is not the case.

 

[Kassiate]

Is the poll actually who all is coming with CIV VI or just a who we would like to see revealed next? I voted for India cause I want to see if going be Crazy War Tyrant Ghandi again or someone more peace loving

 

[Hakan-i Cihan]

Is the poll actually who all is coming with CIV VI or just a who we would like to see revealed next? I voted for India cause I want to see if going be Crazy War Tyrant Ghandi again or someone more peace loving

The poll is based on a blurry "leaked/revealed" poster of all leaders. Ghandi is confirmed by that poster. Check the first post of that thread:

http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=570683

 

[Big J Money]

I wonder if Firaxis is watching these polls and using some rule based on the results to pick the next reveal, hehe, but I doubt it since I bet they schedule the reveals in as much time as they can make.

 

[stealth_nsk]

I wonder if Firaxis is watching these polls and using some rule based on the results to pick the next reveal, hehe, but I doubt it since I bet they schedule the reveals in as much time as they can make.

Recent videos were using June build of Civ6. This build had all civilizations revealed by that time. So, it's likely in June Firaxis already had plan for at least those reveals.

 

[jsciv69]

So far every Civ revealed has gone according to what the now famous Wall of Portraits shows. There are indications that C5 is indeed Ottoman. That leaves B5 which is widely speculated to be Tamar of Georgia. This puts to rest most of the wild guessing. Including my own.

 

[Seek]

I've got my bets on Tamar of the Gottomans - you can't see the beginning of the word on first look "leak"!

 

[sukritact]

Those "First Look" images have zero value. Some people found the font used here (I could do it myself, just don't want to spend time on this) and could produce such pics in half an hour.

Indeed, just a corner with text is easy to fake.

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I highly doubt the Ottoman one is real. Though I still hope we'll hear about Sumer soon

 

[Lordkhan II.]

looks like i am a pessimist. i voted for sumeria. It is the only one i would prefer to be revealed at the end

 

[Nightsong]

Considering Take-Two / 2K / Firaxis is going to gamescom in Germany, I'd say they might reveal Germany on Tuesday which would give them something new to show off at the convention. Either that or they are going to throw a curve-ball civilization our way and give us one we've never seen before in a prior game.

 

[Fourmi1]

Indeed, just a corner with text is easy to fake.

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I highly doubt the Ottoman one is real. Though I still hope we'll hear about Sumer soon

Damn ! I would have voted for Skyrim if knew

 

[King Jason]

Either that or they are going to throw a curve-ball civilization our way and give us one we've never seen before in a prior game.

I doubt they'd do that two weeks in a row, but you never know. Of the suspected civs left, there 2-3 (depending on your perspective) unknowns that can't be identified. One that we have absolutely no clue what it could be above all others.

Otherwise that list is pretty confirmed at this point with the likes of Catherine de Medicci and Tomyris having been revealed. So apart from the 3 that the fans can't place, The above list is pretty definitive.

I think they should reveal Gandhi just to get it over with. I'm really not looking forward to the amount of complaining that is going to happen when he shows up again. Ideally that will happen while I'm on vacation.

 

[Krajzen]

Germany seems to be quite probable because of Gamescon, seeing how Brazil was shown exclusively (I think) because of Rio Olympics hype.

But so many patterns have been broken that at this point it can be Kongo as well

 

[SMcM]

At least I don't expect it to be a sultan from before Mehmed II, since the architecture style from that era isn't similar to that of the "leaked" image. Discarding already 6 out of 36. I don't think they would choose a sultan from after 1699, which is considered to be the start of decline, so the sultans from Mustafa II and onwards. That will also remove 16 options. (Although Abudlhamit II is a very popular sultan nowadays in Turkey, but I don't think Firaxis will consider him.) So there are 14 sultans left with most notables as Mehmed II, Selim I and Suleyman. That is for the male options. Like you know there are also some female options as leader, but I hope that is not the case.

Selim I would be my top choice for an Ottoman leader not in previous Civ games. Also definitely fits the bill for a 'big personality'.

 

[Verified_Confection_Being]

The first look Sumer shot uses white text where all the others use yellow.

The first look Ottomans shot calls them 'Ottomans' with an S on the end. The first look Aztec video did not add the s to the end. That's inconsistent, not an impossible, but an improbable mistake.

Both the Sumer shot and the ottoman shot use magnitudes brighter backgrounds than any of the other Civs first look screens. Especially the ottoman one, I don't see even a hint of the black and dark grey that dominates, particilarly the edges, of all the other Civs first look screens.

Then there's the fact that they built to the ottoman reveal using two 'confirmed Civs' to test the reception, while we can be pretty sure without this screenshot that the Ottoman Empire have not made the cut this time.

These are 100% fake to me

 

[King Jason]

we can be pretty sure without this screenshot that the ottomans have not made the cut this time.

We can? Aren't there about 100 pages in the Portrait thread trying to figure out if C5 is Persian, Ottoman, Mongolian, Southeast Asian or Northern American?

but those pictures are still fakes.

 

[BenZL43]

That's inconsistent, not an impossible, but an improbable mistake.

Text inconsistency is not unknown - in fact, very common in the build videos shown so far. There's "an Encampment" and "a Encampment", some sentence end with . but other just none, some building are pluralized but in other part is not, some items are capitalized but others just not, et cetera.

Either their proofreading technique needs to be improved, or this first look leaks is really really fake.
Still hoping for First Look: Georgia though

 

[Siptah]

The first look Ottomans shot calls them 'Ottomans' with an S on the end. The first look Aztec video did not add the s to the end. That's inconsistent, not an impossible, but an improbable mistake.

Thank you for noting that! When I posted that here I was corrected multiple times that I was wrong and it has always been Aztecs and Ottomans.

 

[TheMarshmallowBear]

Thank you for noting that! When I posted that here I was corrected multiple times that I was wrong and it has always been Aztecs and Ottomans.

They have always been referred to in Plural. The Ottomans, The Aztecs, The Incans, etc.

however, Civ 6's First Look has "Aztec" instead of "Aztecs".

 

[SMcM]

Though I myself am not sure about whether or not this leak is in fact real, I see some fairly unconvincing arguments for it being faked.

The first look Sumer shot uses white text where all the others use yellow.

I think you are more than likely wrong about that. These are all photos of a screen, and the difference in text colour in these photos appears to be due to the angle the photo was taken at (screens look brighter from different angles in photos, something that you will notice if you try taking a picture of a screen). An example:

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So I'm sceptical of that being evidence against the picture. Just take another look at these, and I will think you will be able to see that the text on all three is in fact likely all the same colour:

Spoiler :

The first look Ottomans shot calls them 'Ottomans' with an S on the end. The first look Aztec video did not add the s to the end. That's inconsistent, not an impossible, but an improbable mistake

I will agree this is a funny inconsistency. Possibly evidence for your case, but not necessarily conclusive; this is a very minor thing.

Both the Sumer shot and the ottoman shot use magnitudes brighter backgrounds than any of the other Civs first look screens. Especially the ottoman one, I don't see even a hint of the black and dark grey that dominates, particilarly the edges, of all the other Civs first look screens.

Again, you are forgetting that these are photos taken of screens. Screens will always can look brighter when photographed at certain angles.

Then there's the fact that they built to the ottoman reveal using two 'confirmed Civs' to test the reception, while we can be pretty sure without this screenshot that the Ottoman Empire have not made the cut this time.

Why would you say that? Ottomans seem to me, and several other posters to be the most likely contender for C5 (e.g. AriochIV I remember felt they were most likely, citing that the Ottoman tweet would not have had no reason). On top of the tweet, the picture even looks to a lot of people like it is wearing a turban, meaning it is most likely to be a Muslim Civ like the Ottomans, and not the Mongols. And, as I have laid out reasons for before, the Khmer tweet was not the same. Others just insist C5 is the Mongols because Mongols have been in every other game. What do you suppose C5 is?

I would also remind you, as was pointed out earlier, this Rome leak quite resembles the background we have already seen for Rome. And if that one is real, then chances are so are the other two.

Indeed, just a corner with text is easy to fake.

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No these would not be hard to fabricate, but why would the person have not come forward yet at this point and posted something along the lines of ' Sorry guys, it was a fake'? What would they be waiting for?