I'M SO EXCITED AND GIDDY!

[Hooahguy]

Without going too far off-topic (what was the topic?), I should note that this point has been answered:

The wars themselves can be obscure. Its the men who fight them. Everyone knows what a samurai or a medieval knight is. Why do you think the game covers have a very large samurai and a very large knight (or king, whatever) on them? Everyone knows of the Romans, the American Revolution and muskets, and most know who Napoleon is.

But can you say that for very many of the options you put forward?

Look, Im not against having a TW for Asia or the Persian wars or whatever. Id love an Asia Total War. Im just thinking that from a commercial standpoint doing such a game is a major risk.

[Papewaio]

But can you say that for very many of the options you put forward?

Look, Im not against having a TW for Asia or the Persian wars or whatever. Id love an Asia Total War. Im just thinking that from a commercial standpoint doing such a game is a major risk.

I have to agree with you. After all who in the mainstream has any exposure to Asian martial culture other then Samurai.

It's not like there are any other country that has anything as iconic, martial or strategic when it comes to war.

Like China what do they have in mainstream entertainment apart from Jacky Chan comedies, or Hong Kong action cop flicks, or ghost stories, or HK martial art stories, or Bruce Lee, or ancient martial art stories, or Shao Lin monks.

Like seriously when was the last time you think China and massive warfare. Where in mainstream culture outside of a strategy site would have heard of the three kingdoms, autumn and spring, or the red cliffs or the terracotta soldiers.

Its not like Chinese martial arts is so main stream that kids movies would be based on them like some sort of Kung Fu Panda thing.

Or famous generals of like the red faced general or that other one that no one talks about outside of military geeks... like Son Chew or something or rather.

Nope I confuse all of that all the time with Samurai just like every other Gui Lao.

[johnhughthom]

What are you talking about? Everyone knows what spring and autumn are, they happen before and after summer. Duh. Son Chew? Isn't that my dry cleaner?

[SirGrotius]

I got into total war through MTW, but RTW inspired my true love for the series. I'm definitely excited and happy to hear the news. Ironically, I heard about it through the Paradox forums, where people were saying there wouldn't be a new Europa Universalis: Rome game out for a while, since CA just announced RTWII!

Can't wait to see the graphics.

[The Stranger]

MTW1 was the best original one, RTW:EB was the best one in total and MTW2 was also fun. imo NTW was promising but in the end just too narrow to be really entertaining (not much replayability imo) and I didnt get STW2 because NTW dissapointed me.

[The Stranger]

I have to agree with you. After all who in the mainstream has any exposure to Asian martial culture other then Samurai.

It's not like there are any other country that has anything as iconic, martial or strategic when it comes to war.

Like China what do they have in mainstream entertainment apart from Jacky Chan comedies, or Hong Kong action cop flicks, or ghost stories, or HK martial art stories, or Bruce Lee, or ancient martial art stories, or Shao Lin monks.

Like seriously when was the last time you think China and massive warfare. Where in mainstream culture outside of a strategy site would have heard of the three kingdoms, autumn and spring, or the red cliffs or the terracotta soldiers.

Its not like Chinese martial arts is so main stream that kids movies would be based on them like some sort of Kung Fu Panda thing.

Or famous generals of like the red faced general or that other one that no one talks about outside of military geeks... like Son Chew or something or rather.

Nope I confuse all of that all the time with Samurai just like every other Gui Lao.

this is sarcasm right? it better be XD

anyway, why not australia and NZ, should be great fun to pick the maori's get on your canoo's and destroy those poor indiginous pacifist australians :D

[quadalpha]

this is sarcasm right? it better be XD

anyway, why not australia and NZ, should be great fun to pick the maori's get on your canoo's and destroy those poor indiginous pacifist australians :D

Give your sarcasm detector a whack. That usually works