Wasn't shogun 2 one the best and still most played total war game?
Also TW fans are not crazy people.
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and Yes.
Total War fans are normal. If Bioware fans who draw pictures of themselves having sex with certain mass effect characters is a 9, then Total War fans are like a 3. They only get their panties in a jiffy when there is some historical inconjunction. Total War fans have also learned to live with abuse for a long time. Their spouse Creative Assembly has had some really bad episodes (Empire, Rome 2) and that abuse, deceit and lies has of course caused a big level of stress and unhappiness on Total War fans. But like many of these types of relationships, Total War fans just can't leave. Cause there is nothing like RW out there.
There is room for it though. You can look at Crusader Kings if you want to see a bad ass developer who supports their game ethically and really ads value and purpose in the right ways. You can look at Civlization, which despite its highs and lows have been somewhat faithful and consistent. Civlization is not a looker but at least he not be cheating, unlike your highschool boyfriends Command&Conquer and Warcraft who completely lost themselves in other matters. CnC who is now a fat alcoholic.. he really felt off the map after college. And then you have Warcraft who was your first big love, but decided to leave for Thailand and got a sex-change operation, and now Warcraft is a completely different genre. You dont even recognize him anymore, but then you figure, this is probably what he really was all along, so its all good, but you had dreams about you, him and perhaps getting some warcraft 4 some days, in a big house, but that day won't come now.
I now regret comparing RTS franchises to love life from the perspective of a middle aged woman reflecting on all her past lovers. hmmmm