Finnaldo Posted 22 June 2013 Share Posted 22 June 2013 Anyone been following this? Looks amazing, the new unit cam they've implemented looks fantastic and the gameplay overall seems really promising. http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=pKSkBEJ_wrM http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=CdgfXCpWbWE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finnegan Posted 22 June 2013 Share Posted 22 June 2013 As good as my laptop is, the loading speeds for Shogun 2 were rather slow and when I ramped it up to maximum graphics it was a bit of a strain on my machine so I'm not sure how Rome will handle. I imagine I'll be able to run it but not at full spec. To be honest, I'm still a little disappointed they bowed to fan pressure and did Rome 2. It's the third title they've put out a sequel for now (fourth if you count Empire/Napoleon), I'd have much rather they'd gone for something like ancient China or even maybe Greece if they felt a need to come back to Europe. If there's good enough non-Roman factions and a good amount of detail put in to Celts and Gauls I'll probably still play it, I've just never really been interested in Roman history. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DennisNedry Posted 22 June 2013 Share Posted 22 June 2013 Rome: Total War was absolutely amazing at the time. I must have been in 100s of hours of gametime by the time I'd beaten it for like the 10th time. Rome II could be awesome too, they just need to keep it simple like Rome 1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SMX11 Posted 22 June 2013 Share Posted 22 June 2013 Really looking forward to this, I just hope they don't rape us with DLC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finnegan Posted 22 June 2013 Share Posted 22 June 2013 Really looking forward to this, I just hope they don't rape us with DLC. I think, compared to other companies, the DLC for Shogun really wasn't all that bad. We got spoiled with the value for money of TWM2:Kingdoms and I think a lot of people felt jilted that they didn't get the same out of STW2. Really, though, none of them were particularly expensive and they all gave a fair bit of content. The Ikko, which came first iirc, was about the cost of a pint and a packet of crisps. Fair play really. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finnaldo Posted 24 June 2013 Author Share Posted 24 June 2013 As good as my laptop is, the loading speeds for Shogun 2 were rather slow and when I ramped it up to maximum graphics it was a bit of a strain on my machine so I'm not sure how Rome will handle. I imagine I'll be able to run it but not at full spec. To be honest, I'm still a little disappointed they bowed to fan pressure and did Rome 2. It's the third title they've put out a sequel for now (fourth if you count Empire/Napoleon), I'd have much rather they'd gone for something like ancient China or even maybe Greece if they felt a need to come back to Europe. If there's good enough non-Roman factions and a good amount of detail put in to Celts and Gauls I'll probably still play it, I've just never really been interested in Roman history. They've already said that the minimal specs will be the same as Shogun so you shouldn't struggle too much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trav Le Bleu Posted 24 June 2013 Share Posted 24 June 2013 As good as my laptop is, the loading speeds for Shogun 2 were rather slow and when I ramped it up to maximum graphics it was a bit of a strain on my machine so I'm not sure how Rome will handle. I imagine I'll be able to run it but not at full spec. To be honest, I'm still a little disappointed they bowed to fan pressure and did Rome 2. It's the third title they've put out a sequel for now (fourth if you count Empire/Napoleon), I'd have much rather they'd gone for something like ancient China or even maybe Greece if they felt a need to come back to Europe. If there's good enough non-Roman factions and a good amount of detail put in to Celts and Gauls I'll probably still play it, I've just never really been interested in Roman history. I'd have thought the American Civil War would have been the next step (unless the Empire expansions touched on that - not got a good enough PC to play Empire on.) I seem to remember that there were many new warfare innovations in that war. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finnaldo Posted 24 June 2013 Author Share Posted 24 June 2013 Rome: Total War was absolutely amazing at the time. I must have been in 100s of hours of gametime by the time I'd beaten it for like the 10th time. Rome II could be awesome too, they just need to keep it simple like Rome 1. I went to the Rezzed game show yesterday and they had a demo on of Rome 2 with Egypt vs Rome. Having not played a Total War game properly in 6/7 years I managed to win the 'easy' victory with Egypt at first attempt, but then lost when I tried the 'hard' Roman side going up the hill. However after a few hours of looking around the other games I came back and managed a Roman victory. Turned out to be quite easy. The combined naval/land battle was manageable and lots of fun, and although I had no idea of the buffs and so on the developers that were there explained that there's a 3 part prologue you play before the campaign explaining what's what, so there shouldn't be too much confusion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SMX11 Posted 24 June 2013 Share Posted 24 June 2013 I'd have thought the American Civil War would have been the next step (unless the Empire expansions touched on that - not got a good enough PC to play Empire on.) I seem to remember that there were many new warfare innovations in that war. Tbh while Empire and Napolean (mostly the latter) were good games I thought the gun combat was dull for the most part, you can't beat a bit of sword on shield Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finnegan Posted 25 June 2013 Share Posted 25 June 2013 I'd have thought the American Civil War would have been the next step (unless the Empire expansions touched on that - not got a good enough PC to play Empire on.) I seem to remember that there were many new warfare innovations in that war. I don't see why they have to keep coming forward in time. I hate the gunpowder games, Napoleon was reasonably popular but I felt it ruined the game a little. I'd be curious to see how they'd handle "modern" warfare but I don't know that I really want to see it. Plenty of ancient cultures to cover. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finnaldo Posted 30 August 2013 Author Share Posted 30 August 2013 Pre ordered today. Roll on 3rd September. Thinking about Macedon/Iceni then Rome. Looking fantastic though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finnegan Posted 31 August 2013 Share Posted 31 August 2013 I refuse to buy it now full price when I know it'll be half of that in a sale at Christmas or in the spring. I'll likely play it eventually, though, I've owned most of the rest of the series. If not all of it I think? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finnaldo Posted 31 August 2013 Author Share Posted 31 August 2013 I refuse to buy it now full price when I know it'll be half of that in a sale at Christmas or in the spring. I'll likely play it eventually, though, I've owned most of the rest of the series. If not all of it I think? If you pre-order before it comes out on Tuesday it's £28 on steam for download and £26 for a physical copy on greenmangaming. Plus you get a three Greek state factions with the pre order. Boils down to whether you have the money or not really. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finnegan Posted 1 September 2013 Share Posted 1 September 2013 No, it boils down to whether you have the patience. I can afford thirty quid but why bother when you can bank on there being a 33% discount within a few months? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fox96 Posted 1 September 2013 Share Posted 1 September 2013 Might have to get this, wasn't interested in Shogun 2, but played up to Napoleon, and that was pretty good imo. Only thing of credit I've ever done on a TW game is win the campaign as Scotland on Medieval 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finnaldo Posted 1 September 2013 Author Share Posted 1 September 2013 No, it boils down to whether you have the patience. I can afford thirty quid but why bother when you can bank on there being a 33% discount within a few months? £26 is a 35% discount. Plus the 3 free factions you get for pre ordering. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry - LCFC Posted 1 September 2013 Share Posted 1 September 2013 Not quite sure how Rome operates in this one. One Roman faction but there still seem to be three families. How does that work? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DennisNedry Posted 3 September 2013 Share Posted 3 September 2013 I need to buy a new laptop if I want to get this game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haydos Posted 6 September 2013 Share Posted 6 September 2013 Apparently AI is pretty broken according to a lot I've read Not even played it though so don't quote me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finnaldo Posted 7 September 2013 Author Share Posted 7 September 2013 Apparently AI is pretty broken according to a lot I've read Not even played it though so don't quote me! Does seem a bit easy. I'm Macedon and I plough through pretty much any army on hard. May have to turn the difficulty up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SMX11 Posted 8 September 2013 Share Posted 8 September 2013 I would certainly say the ai has improved from the previous games, then again i haven't played it much yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry - LCFC Posted 8 September 2013 Share Posted 8 September 2013 Did get rather tiresome before. Just kept churning out the same tactics to win every battle, go at them with your infantry and then wallop them from behind with your cavalry. Worked pretty much every time. Variety needed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trav Le Bleu Posted 13 December 2016 Share Posted 13 December 2016 Anyone watch Time Commanders the other day? Nice battle, but the most shocking thing was Lynette Nusbacher. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
filthyfox Posted 27 February 2017 Share Posted 27 February 2017 On Tuesday, December 13, 2016 at 19:00, Trav Le Bleu said: Anyone watch Time Commanders the other day? Nice battle, but the most shocking thing was Lynette Nusbacher. She was a he on the original series. A mate of mine works for a creative assembly ans I get lots of freebies (games etc) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finnaldo Posted 6 March 2017 Author Share Posted 6 March 2017 Did anyone get the follow-up, Attila? I've had it since release but I've only just got round to having a proper go as the Western Roman Empire, I'm 10/11 turns in after about four hours, I've not lost any settlements yet, only been successfully raided once but I mopped up the responsible army afterwards, and I've made some improvements to some of the infrastructure in the most rebellious regions. I've dealt with virtually all the wandering Germanic tribes, crushing the Suebians and Vandals and I've pushed the Alans,Ostrogoths & Visigoths pretty far into Eastern Roman territory, they should have the armies to mop them up. North Africa is stable at the moment but probably my most fragile area at the moment and Britain is a total fortress. I've found that rather than total stalwart defence or attempting to conquer the Germanic tribes whilst leaving your underdeveloped/rebellion prone provinces vulnerable, the best method is to take an attack, buffer it and then counter-attack and raze their settlement, that way you have a hefty buffer between you and other Germanic/Nomadic tribes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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