And the next Total War game is....

[Levin]

Empire Total War!

Looking pretty good, and they're one year into development already! Coming out in '08.

 

[Levin]

Well, that was a short discussion! Guess i'm the only one excited about it then.

 

[kivik]

Looks nice but I'm more into totally playing Empire in WAR

 

[Levin]

Hehe aye.
I find, however, that whenever I am too tired to play something online, I can always fall back on a nice relaxing game of Total War. And with all the mods out there, the game never gets boring.

 

[Maeloch]

Site blocked at work, cut'n'paste some info!

 

[Levin]

(From the site... there are some juicy screenshots too but i'll leave those out)

* Empire: Total War will be the greatest and most awe-inspiring Total War experience ever. This is a total revolution of the Total War series, featuring a brand new graphics engine and technology. The new, advanced graphics engine will include staggering real-time seascapes, new advanced landscape and flora systems, dynamic weather and new battle choreography and occupy-able and destructible battlefield buildings.

* Empire: Total War will not only be the most visually stunning Total War game, it will also feature a huge array of new features and gameplay. These add rich new layers of grand strategy to the formula and yet, despite this, E: TW will be the most accessible Total War game in the series.

* The game is set in the years 1700 to the early 1800’s, a turbulent age of gunpowder, revolution, discovery and Empire Building. This period has all the ingredients for a great Total War title: fascinating changes in warfare and its technology, a large number of competing factions hungry for power, and gloriously exciting and colourful battles. This is a time when an old world is being swept away at a tremendous rate by the juggernaut of the industrial age. Revolutionary ideas are in the air, and at least one monarch meets a bloody end!

* Against a backdrop of key historical themes such as the French Revolution and the American War Of Independence, the player’s aim is to create the greatest Republic or Empire the world has known, spanning not just a continent but the world! Can you hold on to lands in the New World, or establish a rich trading empire in the Indies?
Empire: Total War contains a revolutionised Total War campaign spanning 3 continents and featuring new, enhanced systems for Trade, Diplomacy, Missions and Espionage. There will be an all-new fully animated campaign map with all buildings and upgrades visible. The campaign will also feature a huge cast of historical figures including Peter The Great, Malborough and Charles XII of Sweden. The game will include 10 playable factions including Britain, Prussia, France, Spain, America and the massive Ottoman Empire.

* New Real-Time 3D Naval Warfare takes Total War’s unparalleled battle action to the high seas with players commanding single ships or vast fleets. These will be the most exciting and realistic sea battles ever seen in a PC game. They will feature a realistic sailing model, cannon and musket fire, boarding actions, fully destructible sails, rigging and hulls and a full range of weather effects to influence battles. These will play out on stunning, ultra-realistic seascapes, as cannons and muskets blaze away, cutting through the smoke and fog to splinter, pierce and shatter hulls, sails and masts, laying waste to crew members and sending them to Davy Jones’ Locker.
Empire: Total War’s revolutionised graphics engine will be put to work on land battles that will feature heavy artillery in the form of cannons, mortar and early rocket launchers, with bouncing cannonballs slicing through drifting gunsmoke to tear up lines of infantry. Bagpipes, drummers, flautists and trumpeters will fill the air with play out over the crack of musket fire, the boom of artillery and the thunderous charge of cavalry. Generals will bark out orders to their regiments as the player orchestrates the battle utilizing formations, unit abilities and drills. Weapons will jam and misfire, cannons will seize up and explode as the field of conflict becomes strewn with the bodies of wounded and dying men, lacerated and dismembered by pike, bayonet and shot.

* Empire: Total War will be the most accessible Total War game ever. Enhanced auto management, revolutionized UI, improved advice system and tutorials all combine to introduce new players to the concepts of Total War, quickly and easily.

* Empire: Total War will boast a full re-write of the AI with a wider range of strategies and tactics, providing a formidable opponent on land, sea and on the campaign map.

* A brand new multiplayer component will include player rankings, leagues and ladders and completely new gameplay modes.

 

[kivik]

EDIT: too slow, got some pics atleast

 

[Maeloch]

Cheers, not a fan of that period of history for wargames, but looks good. Wonder how they handle the politics (colonization, slavery, etc) seems a bit of a political minefield unlike the other eras.

 

[crispy]

Cant be long till we'll invade planets in totalwar also

Already the 1800's now you know

 

[Levin]

Cheers, not a fan of that period of history for wargames, but looks good. Wonder how they handle the politics (colonization, slavery, etc) seems a bit of a political minefield unlike the other eras.

Slavery will be in the game but not as a "feature", i.e. it won't be something the player can actively get involved in.

 

[Elkie]

Looks interesting, am looking foward to this thanks for heads up. Would be nice to change history a bit and kick the yanks buts. The idea of musket v musket field battle lines sounds great

 

[Naetha]

Case will come in his pants over that.

I dread to think how many hours he has played the total war games for, starting with shogun, but I'd imagine its in the high hundreds...

 

[old.Tohtori]

I never got into these total war games, just something bugged me from the get-go.

It's a nice concept, good game as it's own genre, top notch to fans, but it does have a very steep "like/dislike" curve.

 

[tris-]

know what you mean, i prefer settlers tbh

 

[Levin]

Case will come in his pants over that.

I dread to think how many hours he has played the total war games for, starting with shogun, but I'd imagine its in the high hundreds...

If he's like me, i think that's more likely to be measured in hundreds of real life DAYS! Thousands and thousands of hours... the mods really make it last forever. I dont like the Civilization series much at all.. but Total War always, ALWAYS make me forget time, and i always get the "just one more turn" thing going, hehe.

As for Empire: Total War.. i don't really care so much about CA's campaign and such - as long as they make a good engine for the mods to work their magic with later. This will be such a huge step compared to M2TW!

 

[Naetha]

I think it appeals to those with a tactical mind, requires much more strategy, and is a lot harder to play well than other turn based strategy games. I'll happily play CIV until my eyes bleed, but I just can't get my head around the TW games. I always lose the battles.

 

[Levin]

I never got into these total war games, just something bugged me from the get-go.

It's a nice concept, good game as it's own genre, top notch to fans, but it does have a very steep "like/dislike" curve.

I can definately understand that. I think it takes a certain type of people to like this game. The hardcore fans also like to make things as impossible as possible for themselves in their campaigns. Some even "roleplay" their own houserules.. and a lot of people write up short stories about their campaigns after they finish them. We're a weird bunch I guess.

 

[Naetha]

We're a weird bunch I guess.

I'll second that

 

[old.Tohtori]

I think it appeals to those with a tactical mind, requires much more strategy, and is a lot harder to play well than other turn based strategy games. I'll happily play CIV until my eyes bleed, but I just can't get my head around the TW games. I always lose the battles.

Not really, i like strategy as much as the next wannab hitler. Just that total war has just..well..it's a bit "bleh" and a bit "meh".

I can definately understand that. I think it takes a certain type of people to like this game. The hardcore fans also like to make things as impossible as possible for themselves in their campaigns. Some even "roleplay" their own houserules.. and a lot of people write up short stories about their campaigns after they finish them. We're a weird bunch I guess.

Yeah, it's either you like it or not. There's no chance of a middleground or a "Well, maybe this'll grow on me"

 

[Gamah]

Seel doesn't like something everyone else does?

How refreshingly shocking.

 

[Chronictank]

I think it appeals to those with a tactical mind, requires much more strategy, and is a lot harder to play well than other turn based strategy games. I'll happily play CIV until my eyes bleed, but I just can't get my head around the TW games. I always lose the battles.

you could just do the whole rock paper sissors thing and auto decide the battles

 

[tris-]

Seel doesn't like something everyone else does?

How refreshingly shocking.

i dont like it either!

 

[cHodAX]

Rule Britannia!
Britannia rule the waves.
Britons never, never, never shall be slaves.





:england::england::england:

 

[Overdriven]

Rule Britannia!
Britannia rule the waves.
Britons never, never, never shall be slaves.

*Goes back 300 years in time* Wanna bet? XD

 

[Shagrat]

Damn I was hoping they'd go with Freddyshouse: Total War.

That would have been better.

 

[Raven]

Seel doesn't like something everyone else does?

How refreshingly shocking.

why should he like something just because everyone else may do?

 

[old.Tohtori]

why should he like something just because everyone else may do?

Because the local trolls can't come up with a better stick to poke with.

Old, old argument, still used by the few "witty" individuals around.

Not to mention it was the only thing he even mentioned, keeping way clear from the topic.

 

[Gamah]

why should he like something just because everyone else may do?

He shouldn't.

But why should he also be the poler opposite to everyone else on every fucking thing in existence, the guy's an attention seeking moron and gets his kicks by trying to be Mr. Opposite.

 

[Raven]

hmm, well i disagree.

anyway, not sure about this one, love the total war series but they seem to be releasing one every 6 months to a year now which is never a good idea, except for Pro Evo

 

[Levin]

It may not be out until December 2008 of course.

To me, Medeival 2 was a bit of a disappointment, so for me there basicly hasn't been a new game since Rome. Of course now that people can finally properly mod Medeival 2, perhaps it will be worth trying out some more.