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crimsonheadGCN · 05:30 PM

Update:

Ok, so it might not be totally a rumor. A new Total War is said to be announced on July 6-7, according to one of the developers.

Originally Posted by Glass Rebel:

This will most likely be shown first at Rezzed, let me see if I can find the link.

Edit: Here it is.

Original:

In the latest issue of PC PowerPlay (the same magazine that revealed Dark Souls PC edition), there is a teaser for the next issue and it is a picture of Rome: Total War. So it is believed that this will be for an announcement for Rome 2: Total War:

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Sethos · 04:39 PM

FINALLY!!!

I've been wanting this so bad for years, I say this every. single. time me and my mate are playing Shogun 2 "I'd rather play ROME 2 ... when is it coming". I don't like Shogun :(

MAHGAWD!

CoffeeExpress · (06-22-2012, 04:36 PM)

Total War series must sell well. I do love Rome Total War so this is must a must buy.

Revenant · (06-22-2012, 04:38 PM)

Hot damn! Loved shogun war and cannot wait to see an updated Rome total war with those shogun 2 level graphics

Emitan · (06-22-2012, 04:38 PM)

Jintor?!

miladesn · (06-22-2012, 04:38 PM)

I will get back into Total War with this I guess, last game I got was Empire and then I lost all interest in the series :s was very addicted to Rome.

Hari Seldon · (06-22-2012, 04:38 PM)

Good. I liked Shogun but I don't really care that much about that history. Rome is so much cooler.

Guerrillas in the Mist · (06-22-2012, 04:39 PM)

Fuck yeah, testudo formations and rampaging elephants. Also, naval battles from that era should work quite well.

EatChildren · (06-22-2012, 04:40 PM)

PC PowerPlay has always had big news on Total War, so I believe it.

Semblance · (06-22-2012, 04:40 PM)

Loved Shogun II, but yeah. Rome's where it's at.

Lost hundreds of hours to the first, will happily lose hundreds more to this.

Guerrillas in the Mist · (06-22-2012, 04:40 PM)

Originally Posted by CoffeeExpress:

Total War series must sell well. I do love Rome Total War so this is must a must buy.

It's probably one of Sega's few remaining big IPs, and it's a PC exclusive franchise. Pretty funny, if you ask me.

Lingitiz · (06-22-2012, 04:41 PM)

Awesome. Shogun 2 is fantastic but Rome and Medieval were the two best time periods for the TW games.

Derrick01 · (06-22-2012, 04:41 PM)

Finally. Rome was my first total war game but I was so blown away by it and none of the others have matched that same feeling. I've been waiting for this for years.

Arcteryx · (06-22-2012, 04:43 PM)

Hells yes, but at the same time...I REALLY hope it's NOTHING like Shogun 2.

Guerrillas in the Mist · (06-22-2012, 04:45 PM)

I kind of hope they keep the same voice actors. I want the Australian Centurion advisor and the overenthusiastic battle announcers back.

"The enemy General is running away. This is no way for a leader to behave, but in battle, it's beyond belief!"

"THE DAY IS OUUUURRRRRRRSSS!"

sflufan · (06-22-2012, 04:47 PM)

OH GOD YES ALL OVER MY FACE!

Emitan · (06-22-2012, 04:48 PM)

BRING ON THE WAR ELEPHANTS

MY SPARTANS SHALL HOLD THEIR GROUND

Sethos · (06-22-2012, 04:48 PM)

I have high hopes for their campaign map music http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GityoGjUj0g

Guerrillas in the Mist · (06-22-2012, 04:49 PM)

Originally Posted by Billiechu:

BRING ON THE WAR ELEPHANTS

MY SPARTANS SHALL HOLD THEIR GROUND

Sparta needs no walls. One of my favourite aspects of that historical battle.

Mattdaddy · (06-22-2012, 04:50 PM)

Oh man where is that crazy "YESSSS!" soccer fan gif when you need it?? That was exactly my reaction when I clicked this thread!

Semblance · (06-22-2012, 04:50 PM)

Originally Posted by Sethos:

I have high hopes for their campaign map music http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GityoGjUj0g

Was just about to post this, heh.

One of the all-time greats. Beautiful.

FGMPR · (06-22-2012, 04:51 PM)

I still prefer Rome to any other Total War.

This will be awesome.

RedSwirl · (06-22-2012, 04:52 PM)

Rome is on my Steam backlog. Think I should get to it?

Chacranajxy · (06-22-2012, 04:52 PM)

I've never once made it past the tutorials in one of these games. I'm not gonna get suckered into this again.

Yobalt · (06-22-2012, 04:52 PM)

Triarii!!!

God I'm really fucking excited for this!

crimsonheadGCN · (06-22-2012, 04:54 PM)

Ok, so it might not be totally a rumor. A new Total War is said to be announced on July 6-7, according to one of the developers.

miladesn · (06-22-2012, 04:55 PM)

Did Shogun 2 run well? Empire's performance was really awful :(

sflufan · (06-22-2012, 04:55 PM)

Originally Posted by miladesn:

Did Shogun 2 run well? Empire's performance was really awful :(

Yes it did! It was probably the best optimized of the entire series!

Derrick01 · (06-22-2012, 04:55 PM)

Originally Posted by miladesn:

Did Shogun 2 run well? Empire's performance was really awful :(

It runs well enough but you need a pretty beastly computer to max it out, especially after they added dx11 support.

Yobalt · (06-22-2012, 04:56 PM)

Originally Posted by miladesn:

Did Shogun 2 run well? Empire's performance was really awful :(

Shogun 2 ran better for me than Empire did.

Shogun 2 is also a much better game, even though it is in a pretty boring time period.

diffusionx · (06-22-2012, 04:56 PM)

Rome is my favorite in the series by a mile. Just fix up some of the obvious historical inaccuracies with the map and I'll be set.

Hootie · (06-22-2012, 04:57 PM)

YESSSSSSS

Just shut up and take my money now

Sethos · (06-22-2012, 04:57 PM)

Originally Posted by Arcteryx:

Hells yes, but at the same time...I REALLY hope it's NOTHING like Shogun 2.

Agree. Shogun 2 was the weakest of the entire series, didn't like the time period, MP progression, music, atmosphere, units, style none of it.

More Fun To Compute · (06-22-2012, 04:59 PM)

But the Total War community assured me that it was going to be either World War 1 or the American Civil War.

Very happy with Rome, still have the original installed alongside Shogun 2.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QAlMaVYIzqw

Dysun · (06-22-2012, 05:00 PM)

Can't wait.

Rome is my favorite Total War game by far

FGMPR · (06-22-2012, 05:00 PM)

Originally Posted by diffusionx:

Rome is my favorite in the series by a mile. Just fix up some of the obvious historical inaccuracies with the map and I'll be set.

Hey!, Flaming pigs FTW!

flowsnake · (06-22-2012, 05:00 PM)

Grand.

Guerrillas in the Mist · (06-22-2012, 05:04 PM)

Originally Posted by More Fun To Compute:

But the Total War community assured me that it was going to be either World War 1 or the American Civil War.

Very happy with Rome, still have the original installed alongside Shogun 2.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QAlMaVYIzqw

I don't see how a WW1 TW game would work. IMO the latest period they could do is the American Civil War, or other events around the same time period, such as the Franco-Prussian War, Zulu Wars etc. And even then massed formations of troops and sword-wielding cavalry were going out of favour with breech-loading rifles and more advanced artillery coming into play.

FGMPR · (06-22-2012, 05:05 PM)

Originally Posted by Guerrillas in the Mist:

I don't see how a WW1 TW game would work. IMO the latest period they could do is the American Civil War, or other events around the same time period, such as the Franco-Prussian War, Zulu Wars etc. And even then massed formations of troops and sword-wielding cavalry were going out of favour with breech-loading rifles and more advanced artillery coming into play.

Same. Trench warfare would not make a fun TW game, at all.

More Fun To Compute · (06-22-2012, 05:10 PM)

World War 1 wouldn't work but it doesn't stop people asking for it.

Ceebs · (06-22-2012, 05:11 PM)

Am I the only one that plays these games without actually fighting the battles? I am AWFUL at large scale RTS, so I always just auto resolve combat.

Omiee · (06-22-2012, 05:11 PM)

FINALLY

god i have been waiting for this for a long long long time.

cant wait to see what they can do with this amazing setting for a total war game.

eBay Huckster · (06-22-2012, 05:12 PM)

i notice all the people clamoring for a World War I TW never clamor for one set in WWII

probably because paradox has that shit on lock

Blizniak · (06-22-2012, 05:17 PM)

Meh. Hopefully they'll improve AI some more before Shogun 3 comes out in 10 years.

Derrick01 · (06-22-2012, 05:18 PM)

Originally Posted by Ceebs:

Am I the only one that plays these games without actually fighting the battles? I am AWFUL at large scale RTS, so I always just auto resolve combat.

I get that way later into the game when I basically become unstoppable. I don't have the patience to spend 20-40 minutes beating on people every other turn. It gets even worse because in Total War games there's usually always one bastard who gets away and basically trolls you by running around the edge of the map. Rome TW1 was the biggest offender of this. You couldn't end the battle until you either caught them or they retreated, and if they kept running around the edge it was nearly impossible to get to them.

KorrZ · (06-22-2012, 05:25 PM)

OMG Rome 2?>? I've been waiting for this to happen, please lord let it be true. Rome and Medieval 2 are my favourite games in the series by far.

Glass Rebel · (06-22-2012, 05:25 PM)

This will most likely be shown first at Rezzed, let me see if I can find the link.

Edit: Here it is.

DaBuddaDa · (06-22-2012, 05:26 PM)

Rome has always been my favorite, I have my fingers crossed this is Rome 2. Wantwantwantwantwantwantwantwant!

inky · (06-22-2012, 05:28 PM)

YES PLEASE!

Spookie · (06-22-2012, 05:30 PM)

Originally Posted by Glass Rebel:

This will most likely be shown first at Rezzed, let me see if I can find the link.

Edit: Here it is.

Bah, shame it's too fucking expensive to go to Brighton on the train at short notice. Still saving for Eurogamer. :(