Results 1 to 30 of 250

Thread: The next game in the total war series?

Hybrid View

Previous Post Previous Post   Next Post Next Post
  1. #1
    Sovereign of all England! Member Donkey Kong Champion Arthur, king of the Britons's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jan 2010
    Location
    King Arthur's Court at Camelot
    Posts
    1,338

    Default Re: The next game in the total war series?

    Quote Originally Posted by MickTrilogy View Post
    I hope its a game about the English Civil War or something like that :)
    Yeah, that'd be interesting, though perhaps better as an expansion/part of a Kingdoms-style game with multiple campaigns.

    Oh, and welcome to the the Org, hope you'll enjoy your visit.


    King Arthur's Court at Camelot

    Spoiler Alert, click show to read: 


    Marble bust of Arthouros the Divider, first man to pass a Koinon Law since the foundation of the Alliance.


  2. #2

    Default Re: The next game in the total war series?

    I'm thinking more along the lines of the Warring States of China. It would be really interesting if they did it, but since they did Shogun 2, It may not be the best idea. CA is probably more or less going to do Rome 2, mainly because of the larger pushes for that sequel, even from years back.

    'Let no man be called happy before his death. Till then, he is not happy, only lucky." -Solon


  3. #3
    Member Member NikosMaximilian's Avatar
    Join Date
    Sep 2009
    Location
    Buenos Aires, Argentina
    Posts
    78

    Default Re: The next game in the total war series?

    I'm obviously biased here, but I'd like to see a full game with the American wars of independence, from the US (1770 for a start date maybe) to 1900 (end of Spanish rule). Empire Total War only scratched the surfice of this potential (and there's a lot of potential). All the factions that could be included:

    -British Empire

    -U.S.A.

    -French Empire

    -Spanish Empire

    -Portuguese Empire

    -Dutch

    -The different Native Tribes, from Eskimo/Inuit down to the Ona. Not all of them could be playable because of faction slots limits, but many could be represented by rebels with unique geographical units, much like EB. Many could raid the frontier zones, spawn stacks or become "hordes" if their lands are conquered. Some could be allied to the revolutionaries, some to the European Empires, others be client kingdoms, and many independent.

    -The African American slaves, who could ally with factions who choose to end slavery, thus giving them a bigger army, better reputation and stronger economy in the long term. If a factions chooses to keep the slave work system, it could have a short term economic bonus but face high unrest, poor reputation and rebellions.

    -The different rebellious creole factions (United Provincies of the Rio de La Plata, Gran Colombia, Chile, Peru, Brazilian Kingdom, Mexico and so on). After rebelling, they could choose whether to become a monarchy or a republic.

    The tactical and strategical scenarios would be very different from any other previous Total War Game, and also very different in the game itself. Going from artic tundra in northern Canadá, through the Great Lakes, great plains, key river crossings, huge dry deserts, mountains, different swamps, forests, dense jungles, crossing the highest mountain range in the continent, river and open sea battles, fortified island hopping in the Caribbean, various hills and plateaus, etc.

    There would be a lot of different and new units, from the continental and imperial armies of the period, militias, many different classes of native warriors fighting with gunpowder to stone age weapons, mounted warbands, etc. There would also be many famous generals and leaders to be represented. There could also be rebellions inside the rebellions, leading to new factions spawning.

    This was an era of innovations, so railroads, evolution of firearms and warships, advances in many fields could be applied as reforms and buildings.

    Also a completely new set of unique buildings and many new man-made and natural wonders to be re-discovered or built at a very high cost. They could have a key role in building the new national identities or subjugating them and giving a huge law and order bonuses.

    Anyway, I just drifted too much, just my dream to once have a Total War game like this.

    Completed campaigns:


    Ongoing campaigns:

  4. #4

    Default Re: The next game in the total war series?

    if the make rome 2 I better see that CA learn a thing or 2 from EB (and EB2).....or even RS, at the very least.

    Although, knowing CA, we'll be (very very) lucky to get RTR level of detail and accuracy.

  5. #5
    Member Member Finn MacCumhail's Avatar
    Join Date
    Aug 2009
    Location
    Domus Dulcis Domus
    Posts
    216

    Default Re: The next game in the total war series?

    Necromancy!

    I think there would be WW I Total War next, not Rome 2. Look at Shogun Fall of Samurai, CA have lots of new ideas and mechanics, that suit WW I excellent. Machine guns, iron ships, rail roads. Also lots of the units already done for Japan, USA, Britain, France.



  6. #6

    Default Re: The next game in the total war series?

    Quote Originally Posted by Finn MacCumhail View Post
    Necromancy!

    I think there would be WW I Total War next, not Rome 2. Look at Shogun Fall of Samurai, CA have lots of new ideas and mechanics, that suit WW I excellent. Machine guns, iron ships, rail roads. Also lots of the units already done for Japan, USA, Britain, France.
    I agree about the new mechanics; making Rome 2 next would be a waste of lots of fine new features. But - with all due respect to the makers of TGW - I still don't see a convincing TW game set in WW1 coming. Instead I'd go for a victorian era version of ETW.
    Read about glory and decline of the Seleucid Empire... (EB 1.1 AAR)

    from Satalexton from I of the Storm from Vasiliyi

  7. #7
    Member Member huth's Avatar
    Join Date
    Dec 2010
    Location
    Poland
    Posts
    68

    Default Re: The next game in the total war series?

    I think that finally we will get WW2 total war game... the series evolved very much from original Shogun and farther changes are on the way, and with progressive technology a move from turn based game to real time but with a whole epic scale is inevitable... and CA is imho closer to this than Paradox.
    Last edited by huth; 04-19-2012 at 15:14.
    Sorry for my bad English.

  8. #8

    Default Re: The next game in the total war series?

    According to the article about Shogun:The Fall of the Samurai in the PC-Magazin GameStar Rome 2 is the most likely next part of the series and I believe they're right.

Bookmarks

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •  
Single Sign On provided by vBSSO