One of the great things about the Civilization series has always been the way in which it takes history's great empires, leaders, and historical figures, and present them in a way that is balanced and non-partisan. It adds a sense of fun to what is, when you get down to it, a very serious game. In a recent string of videos introducing some of the leaders and factions in Civilization VI, we're introduced to the likes of Queen Victoria who leads the British, and Theodore Roosevelt who leads the American civilization.

In addition to giving us great animated characterisations of these historical figures, we also get a look at civilization-specific units and traits. Which will no doubt make it a lot harder to choose who to play as on that all important first play-through.

For the Americans, we've got the aforementioned Theodore Roosevelt.



For the tea and scone loving Brits, we've got Queen Victoria.



For the Egyptians, naturally we've got Cleopatra.



And for the Japanese, Hojo Tokimune, one of the grandfathers of Zen Buddhism and Bushido.



Sid Meier’s Civilization VI, will be released Oct 21 for Windows PC.