Will we get mini-cinematics like Shogun:TW?

[Mr Durian]

Me want to see my assassin killing someone on video. http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/angry.gif

[hundurinn]

I think there will be some miniclips.

[The_Emperor]

It has also been rumored that you can zoom down low enough over your cities to watch Gladiators fighting in the arenas.

[Monk]

I've heard that there will be mini cinimatics for capturing Wonders of the world. Though granted it has been sometime since it has been mentioned, the feature may have been dropped. http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/confused.gif

[Mr Durian]

Quote[/b] (The_Emperor @ May 24 2004,09:15)]It has also been rumored that you can zoom down low enough over your cities to watch Gladiators fighting in the arenas.
Thats not exactly a mini-cinematic. I meant something like Shogun where you see your ninjas jumping around dodging things and killing their target and also the throne room where you can see emissaries from other factions talking to you.

[Knight_Yellow]

Reading the FAQ on the .com will answer this question.

[The_Emperor]

Quote[/b] (Mr Durian @ May 24 2004,17:11)]
Quote[/b] (The_Emperor @ May 24 2004,09:15)]It has also been rumored that you can zoom down low enough over your cities to watch Gladiators fighting in the arenas.
Thats not exactly a mini-cinematic. I meant something like Shogun where you see your ninjas jumping around dodging things and killing their target and also the throne room where you can see emissaries from other factions talking to you.
yeah i know but I just thought I'd mention it, watching Gladiator matches sounds pretty cinematic... http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/wave.gif

[Nowake]

we all hope, Durian http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/wink.gif

[ah_dut]

I hope with you all http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/gc-2thumbsup.gif

[Kraxis]

I think I have read that the small vids will return. I guess there won't be a throneroom, but perhaps assasins?

[The_Emperor]

Let us hope and pray for this.

[spmetla]

I think that mini cinematics is the reason they make you do a campaign as the Romans first. It'd be too much to ask for unique cinematics for each faction and they don't people bitching about it so they make you play the Romans first so that your first time through you get the full atmosphere like you got in shogun.

[hoom]

My understanding is that there are ingame mini-cinematics like when a general dies & other things.
But there's also extra cinematic touches like the pre-battle speeches & extended camera movement.

[RisingSun]

They said there will be cinematics for, and I believe these were the words, "Natural disasters like floods and things." I certainly hope they have them for assassins as well. I used to use ninja just for those cool movies. http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif

[Jango Fett]

cinematics arent a big deal mtw had hardly any but it was still great, but they would be cool. http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/bigthumb.gif http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/gc-2thumbsup.gif

[Basileus]

I never liked them myself heh, always skipped through them in Shogun http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif

[zelda12]

I think they didn't do miniclips in MTW because of the need for many different factions meaning individual clips for each meaning that the space taken up and the development time would of jumped way up.
Hopefully they'll have them in rome.

[scooter_the_shooter]

correct zelda it would be great and my post counts higher than your's now http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/gc-jester.gif

[The_Emperor]

Quote[/b] (zelda12 @ May 30 2004,11:58)]I think they didn't do miniclips in MTW because of the need for many different factions meaning individual clips for each meaning that the space taken up and the development time would of jumped way up.
Hopefully they'll have them in rome.
they need not take up much room in Rome if they were done using the in-game engine rather than those sizable video files.

Hell if Warcraft 3 can manage so many on that Engine I'm sure RTW can on its one

[Monk]

Quote[/b] (zelda12 @ May 30 2004,06:58)]I think they didn't do miniclips in MTW because of the need for many different factions meaning individual clips for each meaning that the space taken up and the development time would of jumped way up.
Hopefully they'll have them in rome.
This won't be a problem in Rome, why? There's only 8 playable factions. http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/frown.gif

[hoom]

I think its been said by CA that there are no pre-rendered clips, but there are plenty of in-game cinematic bits like zoom in for General death, bodies flying, pre-battle speeches, 3d detail, the scale of the cities etc.