Demo Impressions

**Barkhorn1x** · 08-23-2004, 14:01

Originally Posted by faisal

Legionnairy cavalry, in lorica segmentata... what are they doing in 218 BC i wonder.... ~:p

Actually, if you look at the Tutorial Start screen it reads 329BC !!!

Barkhorn.

**frogbeastegg** · 08-23-2004, 14:12

The red glare is not linked to flaming arrows; as I said before I turned them off and it made no difference at all. The glare is present whenever any unit that is being hit by arrows of any variety is on screen, even if it is hidden behind a hill or something. The screenshot doesn't do the effect justice; the red lights flicker and move like strobe lighting, they aren't stationary.

Updating the drivers is not really an option right now; newer drivers cause big lighting errors in thief 3. Thief relies on lighting, so it is unplayable with the glitches. I have to finish thief before I can update, and I am playing very slowly indeed because I'm busy writing assorted stuff.

Lorica segmentata on mounted units

hundreds of years before it was invented

**Yoritomo** · 08-23-2004, 14:14

Well, my 2 cents

I found the demo to be a little unpolished.

My comp had no probs running everything on high, Hopefully you will be able to look at some really cool replays in the full game, I can't wait for that. The music was ok, nothing startling, My opinion it didnt really set the mood.

I hate the cheesy accents of the Carthaginians. For all its worth, I loved Shogun for the way it stayed very close to the units actually speaking Japanese.(Even the voiceover was a Japanese bloke speaking english, but it gave the game authentic flavour) I for one would like to see units speaking Latin Aramaic, Greek etc, Instead of speaking English, It kinda tarnished the game a little for me.

As for the unit saying its name everytime you clicked it, THIS WAS VERY ANNOYING, and I only played it for 20 minutes, CA you have some work to do on the voiceovers for the units..

Its fine saying you have engineered a better engine and revoluionised the Brand, but please stick to having authenticity to the period. (Thats why Shogun made the grade)

I would of liked a Hans Zimmer approach to the music, with Lisa Gerard type vocals, but I was wishfully thinking.

Maybe this is in the full game?

All in all a 7.5/10 from me

**Leet Eriksson** · 08-23-2004, 14:23

Originally Posted by Barkhorn1x

Actually, if you look at the Tutorial Start screen it reads 329BC !!!

Barkhorn.

Woops mixed it up with Trebia date ~:p

but wow 300 years before it even got invented, thats even worse

**Sjakihata** · 08-23-2004, 14:46

one thing that is neat though, is the 'view from generals position' have yet to test it, but I sure will like it.

**Cruelsader** · 08-23-2004, 15:12

Just finished my first battles. Overall not too bad. I hope that I will like the battles better when I get used to the new feel of the game.

Red Glare: I have it also. My graphic card is Radeon 9100.

Rallying: not only the general but also the Sacred Band has the rally button

Units saying their names: I found it mildly irritating but also useful for locating units. The voice comes from the direction of the unit and its strength depends on the distance from the camera .By clicking on the card I could pinpoint the respective unit even when it was not on the screen. (I have Creative surround system)

**Lucius Lucullus** · 08-23-2004, 15:29

Originally Posted by Cruelsader

Units saying their names: I found it mildly irritating but also useful for locating units. The voice comes from the direction of the unit and its strength depends on the distance from the camera .By clicking on the card I could pinpoint the respective unit even when it was not on the screen. (I have Creative surround system)

It is soooo annoying when they keep saying what unit they are, would be better if they said something like "Ready" or "Yes Sir". Even better if they said it in Latin/Greek/Pheonician/Pidgin/Mandarin/Eutruscian/whatever

**Sjakihata** · 08-23-2004, 16:28

omg, how many do you think speak pheonican?

**Steppe Merc** · 08-23-2004, 16:47

I wonder if you can slow down the units? If this was MTW (which it isn't, I know), I'd probably chop in half all of there walk/run/charge speeds. I can't figure out whats going on half the time.

**GFX707** · 08-23-2004, 18:59

Originally Posted by Lucius Lucullus

It is soooo annoying when they keep saying what unit they are, would be better if they said something like "Ready" or "Yes Sir". Even better if they said it in Latin/Greek/Pheonician/Pidgin/Mandarin/Eutruscian/whatever

I think rather than the unit "saying what it is" it's the unit commander or even the general addressing his unit....

"triarii....CHARGE!!!!" etc.

doesn't bother me.

**Sjakihata** · 08-23-2004, 19:11

good point!

However, it still feels like red alert / C&C generals, if you click a unit it responds

**frogbeastegg** · 08-23-2004, 19:13

Originally Posted by GFX707

I think rather than the unit "saying what it is" it's the unit commander or even the general addressing his unit....

"triarii....CHARGE!!!!" etc.

doesn't bother me.

Good theory, however when you select the barbarian units in Trebia they answer with a different voiceset. Either the general swaps cultures when he addresses different units or it's the units themselves talking. If just the accent changed we could say it represents the general speaking the unit's language, but the actual voice changes too.