PDA

View Full Version : The Demo



The Blind King of Bohemia
07-16-2004, 11:59
Can any of the lads from CA give us any idea? July or august? Please not September i can't wait that long https://forums.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif

Basileus
07-16-2004, 12:36
Late aug i reckon, and tha game around one month later propably..thats what i think

Colovion
07-17-2004, 22:47
Quote[/b] ]The Demo, When can we expect it?

before the game is released https://forums.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/wink.gif

hundurinn
07-18-2004, 00:05
Why are you sure there will be a demo? Correct me if i'm wrong but Doom III has gone gold and no demo yet.

Husar
07-18-2004, 00:31
I usually don´t buy games without having played a demo before...
Ok, if i have too much money I do it sometimes, but I want a new graphicscard, too, so... https://forums.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/wink.gif

SeveredSoul
07-18-2004, 02:24
https://forums.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/confused.gif
I'm sorry.....how can Doom III be gold already??
it's not released yet.

Or did I miss something??


-Soul

Aelwyn
07-18-2004, 04:43
Doom 3 has gone gold. that means its done and ready for mass production. it doesn't mean that its in stores yet. check here for games that have gone gold:

Gone Gold (http://www.gonegold.com)

Doesn't look like the site's been updated in a while though.

andrewt
07-18-2004, 05:40
Demos aren't necessarily released before a game. More established franchises usually have their demo out after the game is released. You want your developers concentrating on the final game instead of taking time out to do a demo. An exception would be games that are flying below the radar and you need a demo to drum up interest before the game is released.

Colovion
07-18-2004, 06:14
I remember waiting for Age of Mythology - they brought the demo out a couple months before the game was slated to be released - so nice cause it was not built up to it just happened and suddenly everyone was like "OMG WHAT A WICKED GAME1" and yea.... that's how CA should do it.

Ragss
07-18-2004, 10:28
Its all different, some have demos months in advance, some weeks, some days, some the same day it hits the shelves, and some any amount of time afterwords. And of course, some never have a demo.


Anyone remember when the other TW demos were released relative to the game hitting the shelves?

CrackedAxe
07-18-2004, 12:00
I remember getting that MTW tutorial demo from the cover of a PC mag a month before the game was released.

barocca
07-18-2004, 12:13
MTW demo was out quite some time before the game was released,
(a couple of months at least)

if you check the downloads there are about 70 or 80 fan created extra scenarios for the demo,
we were able to tear the histroical battle system apart and make some very very neat historical battle scenarios for the demo.

So the delay in final release was not so painful because we were all having a blast making battles for the demo
:-)

RTW Demo - dunno, i dont think they will give it to us as early as they did with MTW.

Sjakihata
07-18-2004, 12:15
Quote[/b] (hundurinn @ July 18 2004,01:05)]Why are you sure there will be a demo?
Because there have been one for shogun and medieval... Let's not hope induction proves me wrong https://forums.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/wink.gif

barocca
07-18-2004, 12:16
Quote[/b] (Sjakihata @ July 18 2004,06:15)]
Quote[/b] (hundurinn @ July 18 2004,01:05)]Why are you sure there will be a demo?
Because there have been one for shogun and medieval... Let's not hope induction proves me wrong https://forums.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/wink.gif
https://forums.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif
love it, some other poor sucker had to do logic at scholl/college
https://forums.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif

TosaInu
07-18-2004, 13:15
Hello,

STW alpha demo released January 2000, and we had tons of fun with it. Game release somewhere June 2000.

Benny
07-18-2004, 15:29
I don't think there is gonna be a demo ,well let's just hope. https://forums.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/gc-juggle.gif

bighairyman
07-18-2004, 17:00
If the demo runs sommthy, does that mean the full game will too? https://forums.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/confused.gif

Aelwyn
07-18-2004, 18:14
It should, but who knows. The MTW demo did not run smoothly, at least not relative to how the final game ran.

RisingSun
07-18-2004, 19:35
I'm definitely not even putting my hand near my wallet for this game until I have seen the demo, which had better have a strategic map portion.

Sjakihata
07-18-2004, 21:06
I can only repeat myself...

ah_dut
07-19-2004, 10:10
Quote[/b] (RisingSun @ July 18 2004,13:35)]I'm definitely not even putting my hand near my wallet for this game until I have seen the demo, which had better have a strategic map portion.
it prolly won't it'll be like a tutorial or a simple battle or something https://forums.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/angry.gif

PseRamesses
07-22-2004, 09:49
IMHO it seems illogical that a demo will be released just a mere month before the main release. STW demo came out some 5-6 months before and the MTW about 3, if i remember correctly. Remember that a demo is released for the sole purpose of marketing the main product. Despite the huge web community just one month doeasn´t do it. So either a demo will be released in a matter of days/ weeks now and the main game might be delayed further into october. That a demo will be released just for the fans shortly before the main release doesn´t sound locigal either.

Rosacrux
07-22-2004, 10:29
Plus, I think they got huge publicity as is, and a demo might actually drive sales down instead of up (that's the ultimate purpose of the demo, to aid the sales).

So, I think there'll be no playable demo. But I might be wrong, you never know with CA https://forums.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/wink.gif

Lord Aeon
07-22-2004, 15:57
Quote[/b] (RisingSun @ July 18 2004,13:35)]I'm definitely not even putting my hand near my wallet for this game until I have seen the demo, which had better have a strategic map portion.
Why don't you just plan on not buying the game at all, so we don't have to read this same damned statement everytime someone starts a new thread?

...

Anyway, a demo would be great, but i don't really need one, especially if it slows down the progress of the official release. I'd rather that be done first, then a demo released later for the fence-riders and CA-haters.

Leet Eriksson
07-22-2004, 16:09
I'm expecting a demo after release. the game already has a ton of hype, especially when the site was released.

ah_dut
07-22-2004, 18:36
faisal i see u're future proofing urself for the game https://forums.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif
On topic, i seriously don't think a demo will come out until the game comes out, there's enough publicity out there https://forums.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/tongue.gif

swe_gamer
07-22-2004, 18:49
Offcourse there will be a demo. PC gamer Sweden et al visited CAs office around feb 04 and confirmed that there will be a demo and that it will be the games tutorial depicting the rise of Rome. And whoever thinks a demo will decrease the amount of games sold should take a marketing course or two.

So Rising Sun, good to hear that you are actually planning on buying the game now https://forums.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/wave.gif If they give you a demo with the strat map offcourse...

Sir Robin
07-22-2004, 19:38
I expect a demo to be released sometime in august/september with the game being released sometime in october/november.

No crystal ball just seems right to me.

RisingSun
07-22-2004, 19:48
SWE Gamer- Like I said, my hand might go near my wallet if the demo is good enough on the strategic level that it would be worthwhile to "unfuck" it at the unit level. https://forums.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/wink.gif

swe_gamer
07-22-2004, 21:12
SWE Gamer- Like I said, my hand might go near my wallet if the demo is good enough on the strategic level that it would be worthwhile to "unfuck" it at the unit level. [QUOTE]

I have to enlighten you that english is not my native tongue. What exactly is "unfucking"? Will you be playing the game on the strat map autoresolving the battles? Then I could suggest a thrilling board game called Risk. Its a lot cheaper as well https://forums.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/gc-lost.gif

Ar7
07-22-2004, 21:21
Well i just hope the demo will be out before the game, why??....cause i won't need it after.

*thinks a bit*

Though on second thought, maybe i will.....since VI hasn't hit the shelves yet in my country ( probably never will too )

*raises voice* Now if the same thing happens to RTW ....*whispers* I will have to use illegal methods https://forums.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/gc-stunned.gif https://forums.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/ceasarno.gif

Colovion
07-22-2004, 23:34
^ or you could just order it online



I call the demo being released in August. https://forums.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/gc-2thumbsup.gif

Inuyasha12
07-26-2004, 13:17
I don't have dsl so you know what that means, begin download, sleep, then maybe play.


Leaving it overnight is probably the best thing us non-dsl users can do. https://forums.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/mecry.gif

SpencerH
07-26-2004, 15:32
Amazon.UK has a release date of sep 17 for the game. Amazon.US has a release date of sep 14 for the game guide. So my crystal ball tells me the demo should be out 1 month prior, Aug 17.

Ar7
07-26-2004, 16:54
Place your bets everybody, what date will the demo be out

God i wish i logged in to the .org and there would be a huge topic shining "ITS OUT, THE DEMO IS OUT" *sigh*

Gregoshi
07-27-2004, 06:44
Quote[/b] (Ar7 @ July 26 2004,11:54)]God i wish i logged in to the .org and there would be a huge topic shining "ITS OUT, THE DEMO IS OUT" *sigh*
You realize the first 3-4 times you see such a topic, it will only be a joke, right? And it will be oh so funny each and every time. https://forums.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/rolleyes.gif

Ar7
07-27-2004, 08:17
The world os so cruel https://forums.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/gc-stunned.gif

Seriosly now, we want a demo....eerm that's getting old i think https://forums.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/gc-jester.gif

Colovion
07-27-2004, 09:20
I say in August.... the 17th sounds about right, but if they're really nice, then teh 1st https://forums.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/gc-2thumbsup.gif

Knight_Yellow
07-27-2004, 15:39
August

13/20/27

take your pick.