O.K, i have narrowed it done to:
MTW
CIV3
Knights of honor
IG sound good but im looking for something set from 1000 BC-1500 AD
O.K, i have narrowed it done to:
MTW
CIV3
Knights of honor
IG sound good but im looking for something set from 1000 BC-1500 AD
Never heard of Knights of Honor, but Civ3 and MTW are chalk and cheese.Originally Posted by mongoose
Civ3 is a building game, strong on exploration, expansion, economics, research, diplomacy etc but not a historical wargame. Early warfare is about inching 30 or so crappy units one square at a time across a strategic map. It has no semblance to any war in history and no tactics. My impression is that it has a rather superior AI, but it never sucked me in. (Civ2 did, but even then, it was more like an addiction to "one more turn" than a very pleasurable experience.)
MTW is very like RTW. The strategic layer, building and diplomacy etc, are much less refined than Civ3. The campaign map is less fluid and less realistic than that in RTW - more Risk-like, if that means anything to you. Perhaps as a consequence, it manages to pose some interesting strategic dilemmas and challenges - more than in RTW. But where Total War shines is in the tactical battles. They are, in my opinion, an object of wonder not matched in any other historical wargame I have played. MTW battles are rather better than those in RTW - the pace is slower and I think the AI is better. But basically MTW is RTW in a later era with less chrome and more solid, challenging gameplay.
www.knights-of-honor.net
nice game
Meh, battle mode only for MP is O.K for TW games but just dosen't work with games that are based around their campaign map, IMHO.
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Personally, I love Civ III. Trade, diplomacy, research, city building, exploration -- you name it. When it comes to tactical battles, however, Civ III can't touch the TW series. Warfare is abstracted to a huge degree.
The "Combat Mission" series is definitely worth looking at if you have any interest in WWII tactical battles. It's the definitive treatment on the subject, IMO.
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Recommendations: Hammer of the Scots, Rommel in the Desert, Memoir '44
I have no idea what you are saying here. But anyway, as I said before, if you are choosing between Civ3 and MTW, it should be easy as they are utterly different. Do you want to spend your time fighting medieval battles or building up a civilisation from the stone age to the stars? They are both fine games, it all depends on your tilt.Originally Posted by mongoose
Hmm, i think i will go with MTWcombat is just way too simple in CIV.
Thanks for the help every one![]()
Last edited by Mongoose; 05-24-2005 at 02:47.
MTW VI is still the best game of its type on the face of the earth. RTW has a long way to go in this Knights opinion. VI mp cant be beat.
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