New Fantasy & Historical Title Announced by CA

[edyzmedieval]

Remains to be seen whether it's Medieval 3, as most people want, or something different. Maybe Empire 2. Or Pike & Shot. Or maybe World War 1.

All of these ideas aside, I think the next historical TW will make or break the way Total War is being viewed, at least by the old guard / historical fans. It might actually need to be split into 2, historical games with the Total War moniker and maybe fantasy ones with the Total Fantasy name.

[edyzmedieval]

The end of year letter from the team to the fans. Expect some new about new releases towards the end of next year, so we have at least 8-10 months of waiting. We will get a new game announcement probably at that point.

https://community.creative-assembly....ammer/blogs/63

2 things I do want to highlight here:

• The Total War ‘launcher’ will be removed: I believe we all want a seamless Total War experience, and the launcher is a hindrance to that. We’re working on a plan to remove its requirement but want to ensure we have a Mod Management system in place before doing so. I’m not sure when this is coming but we are actively working on it.
• Factions will no longer be an early-adopter bonus: This has been a divisive inclusion for past releases, so we want to ensure that what we're offering appeals to more players. If you like to support us through pre-orders, we will still ensure some form of bonus such as discounts, but as always, we are interested in hearing your suggestions through our community forums.

[caravel]

Medieval 3 would be the obvious commercial choice. Medieval 2 was released 19 years ago and there would be a whole generation who had never player a TW game in that era. Insane when you think about it - I recall when RTW and M2TW were the "new" games.

[edyzmedieval]

While that would be the obvious choice, are we sure it's also the best choice? Given that Total War has been hyperfocused on the fantasy side of things, returning with a massive historical game after almost a decade is going to divide fans. Our community already is, so remains to be seen what's going to happen.

I do want a new historical game badly, it's been a decade almost as I've mentioned, and while Pharaoh is nice to play, I miss the old games significantly. Attila was very solid, Shogun 2 was great / brilliant, and obviously Medieval 2 and Medieval 1 are legendary.