Preview at gamespot!

[Steppe Merc]

I wish they could get a hardcore TW player to do these kind of things. I mean, he likes the new camera? And they always complain at the complexities of the past games, wich is what gave it the fun and flavor for me.

[Stuie]

"Complex"? The only thing complex about MTW was keeping track of where all your special units were - princesses, diplomats, spies, etc. etc. That DID NOT make the game fun. The fact that they have replaced dragging all these units around with a couple new screens for managing your family and your diplomacy is a good thing, IMO. Sounds like diplomacy has been seriously beefed up, too. That was the main thing lacking in MTW for my money.

As for liking the new camera... well, we know we can change that.

[Alexander the Pretty Good]

Did anybody look at those screenshots?!?

My computer is going to catch fire if I engage in a battle like that.


And yeah, it seems the people at Gamespot must be impatient, nervous, shooter-game-playing types to find MTW complex. Even the agents weren't that bad (either turn off the agents or just don't build that many!). We already knew most of this stuff, anyway, like the new-and-improved diplomacy and the families and stuff.

Some preview, eh?