dissapointed with the Demo somewhat

I couldn't resist chiming in on this very interesting thread. I was afraid I was the only one concerned w/ the demo, and that any naysaying would launch a duel. :duel:

I agree w/ the speed issue, which highlights my main concern...I felt as though I had no real control. My general was poorly distinguished, and the overview map w/ its crazy arrows was meaningless to me. I'm hoping that this is only because it was my first time playing the game, but afterwards, I didn't get much better, and couldn't believe I won the battle when I did, and the first time I was just too bored to finish it!

I also want to second the font concern, as the "'s" and "i's" seem to run together on my screen. I have to increase the resolution to avoid this?

I read the PC Gamer review, and the reviewer (Bill Harms) championed the new control scheme. Am I missing something? I couldn't control anything. Maybe the Total War controls will alleviate the weird top-down camera mode.

On a superficial level, I could barely distinguish between the unit icons on the lower screen, and the green arrows that highlight a selected unit are corny. Also, routing units have white flags for all factions, which is confusing, not to mention the Carthaginian flag is very similar.

On a positive note, I enjoyed the opening cinematics for Trebia, I, unlike many others, got a kick out of the voiceovers, "Barbarian Mercenaries!," and the elephants are just fun.

I'm afraid that in order to make a quick buck (or pound) CA sold out their admirable product to a, in my opinion, dated understanding of what a strategy gamer desires in his or her product. Psss...RTS's aren't cool anymore.

Okay, that was a bit mean. I'm hiding now.

:surrender: