Choze Posted January 19, 2009 Share Posted January 19, 2009 http://www.sega.co.uk/empire/ Looks great. Did not think it would go more modern with Total war. Empire: Total War is an upcoming 2009 real-time tactics and turn-based strategy computer game. Developed by the Creative Assembly and published by Sega, the game is scheduled for release in March 2009.[2] Announced in August 2007,[4] Empire: Total War is the fifth installment in the Total War series, and focuses on the modern era period of the 1700s and 1800s.[5] The game follows a similar style of play as earlier Total War titles: players choose a contemporary faction and set out to ensure their faction's domination over the known world through military force, politics, diplomacy, espionage and economics. Although the campaign element of the game is turn-based, players can direct battles in real-time. Empire: Total War is the first game in the series to allow naval battles to be conducted in real-time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shino Posted January 19, 2009 Share Posted January 19, 2009 Looks nice, just hope it doesn't turn boring like AOE3 because everything was guns against guns, than you would get bigger guns and then they would, etc... Can't wait for the World War 2 and Modern Total War. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Choze Posted January 19, 2009 Author Share Posted January 19, 2009 Looks nice, just hope it doesn't turn boring like AOE3 because everything was guns against guns, than you would get bigger guns and then they would, etc... Can't wait for the World War 2 and Modern Total War. Yes those are my worries as well. Using guns sets Total War less apart. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mundi Posted January 19, 2009 Share Posted January 19, 2009 Well late game Medieval 2 had guns and it didn´t unbalance it. Apart from that I have high hoped for this game because Rome: Total war and Medieval 2 were great and I still play them now, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McPhee Posted January 19, 2009 Share Posted January 19, 2009 CA said for years they would never do this era because it wouldn't work. They changed their mind a few years ago because the modding community managed to get it working well, strategy basically boils down to; line up ranged units, have them fire on enemy ranged units. Attempt to flank enemy ranged units with your cavalry while also stopping the enemy flanking your ranged units with their cavs. Obviously it gets deeper than that, but it's the basic premise. Quite looking forward to seeing if they pull it off, if not then i'll be helping out with the porting on Medieval II to the new engine. I doubt TW will go more modern than this though, certainly not past WWI. These days war is about small well trained units rather than large scale deployment, it just wouldn't fit the style. I'm hoping for an Asian game next time, the Chineese dynasties, Japan, Mongolia et all. Would be fan-bloody-tastic! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mundi Posted January 19, 2009 Share Posted January 19, 2009 Like Shogun: Total war? Albeit it´s one of the first and I only remember watching my brother play it. I wouldn't mind a Shogun 2: Total War to be the next one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shino Posted January 19, 2009 Share Posted January 19, 2009 Like Shogun: Total war? Albeit it´s one of the first and I only remember watching my brother play it. I wouldn't mind a Shogun 2: Total War to be the next one. Yeah another Shogun would be awesome, the old one is really out dated (paper soldier gifs). I remember playing it but without what makes a total war game, I couldn't win the battles on field, so I basically played Risk on the map of Japan, always sending armies in huge numbers so I could win on automatic. Oh, and this time I want to see if the Portuguese importer house actually has a Portuguese flag and not the Spanish one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McPhee Posted January 19, 2009 Share Posted January 19, 2009 Like Shogun: Total war? Albeit it´s one of the first and I only remember watching my brother play it. I wouldn't mind a Shogun 2: Total War to be the next one. Yeah, but on a larger scale. Shogun 2 would be too small in scale for CA these days, only having Japan wouldn't keep fans of the series happy when they're used to managing Empires spanning the whole of Europe. A map stretching from Iraq right the way to Japan, and down through India, Indonesia, Singapore etc. is what i'm hoping for. A lot of interesting military history in those parts (which is what Total War is all about, periods of intense feudal fighting) and the military strategy was quite different to that of Europe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan_Dare Posted January 21, 2009 Share Posted January 21, 2009 I think China would be good next. Very, very good actually shame I don't have a pc that can run empire though- last one I could play was Rome which was bloody brilliant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gaggle64 Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 I think China would be good next. Very, very good actually shame I don't have a pc that can run empire though- last one I could play was Rome which was bloody brilliant. Still, in a few years you'll be able to put together a rig to run the shit out of this for a tuppence - to me, PC gaming is a waiting game at the end of it all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 Ive always wanted a WWII total war... I can dream. I've loved total war since rome. I wish I had something that could play this decently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Domstercool Posted January 23, 2009 Share Posted January 23, 2009 Three Kingdoms: Total War! OH YEAH BABY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Choze Posted January 23, 2009 Author Share Posted January 23, 2009 Well reading up on this game and it sounds like there will be a ton more content than usual. Cant wait. I think i might as well pre order the special forces edition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellmeister Posted January 25, 2009 Share Posted January 25, 2009 Well reading up on this game and it sounds like there will be a ton more content than usual. Cant wait. I think i might as well pre order the special forces edition. Already have Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Choze Posted January 26, 2009 Author Share Posted January 26, 2009 Well cant wait. There are exclusives on pre orders as well... On steam, play.com, amazon etc. Any new media? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dyson Posted February 5, 2009 Share Posted February 5, 2009 Anyone got a release date for this? I normally hate the Total War series but might give this a spin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellmeister Posted February 5, 2009 Share Posted February 5, 2009 Beginning of March, can't remember exact date Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamba Posted February 19, 2009 Share Posted February 19, 2009 March 3rd I'm pretty sure Have people seen the previews up? PC Gamer have already reviewed it... 94% is pretty damn good! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mundi Posted February 19, 2009 Share Posted February 19, 2009 Also their website says that there will a demo. Dunno when. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Choze Posted February 20, 2009 Author Share Posted February 20, 2009 Demo is up exclusively to Steam. Have fun with DRM for a demo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nolan Posted February 21, 2009 Share Posted February 21, 2009 Demo is up exclusively to Steam. Have fun with DRM for a demo. Steam may be DRM, but it is bar none the best DRM I've ever had to work with. I love Steam truth be told. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shino Posted February 21, 2009 Share Posted February 21, 2009 Downloading. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shino Posted February 22, 2009 Share Posted February 22, 2009 I'm really liking it, they managed to keep the strategy in battles were most of the units use guns. Completely the opposite feeling I had with AOE3. The ship battles are really interesting too, which I wasn't expecting, you can choose different types of canon balls and even board other ships, but it will take some time to get used too. I can't wait for the full game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mundi Posted February 22, 2009 Share Posted February 22, 2009 Best way to describe the naval battles is that it´s kinda like Pirates! Which is many ways is great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Choze Posted February 24, 2009 Author Share Posted February 24, 2009 Steam may be DRM, but it is bar none the best DRM I've ever had to work with. I love Steam truth be told. Only gobbles up a ton of resources. :p I wish we could handle games without loading it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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