Should I get RTW?

[Byzantine_Fury]

I currently own MTW 1.0 not viking invasion ( i'm saving up for it); should I buy RTW? Is it as good as MTW? any comments would help alot.thnx

[lordrune]

I love RTW myself. The interface is a bit cleaner than MTW, and trade/developing your empire is a lot more fun. The graphics are much better, and the pre-battle speeches are neat. I think there are some complaints that it's not realistic, or that the AI is too easy to beat... personally, I'm not a history student so the realism doesn't worry me too much, and the AI provides quite enough challenge for a player of my calibre.

[Ludens]

There is a very lively discussion going about the same subject in the Colosseum here. The short version of my position is: R:TW is a good game with many improvements over M:TW, but it lacks challenge on both strategic and tactical levels. I would recommend buying VI and perhaps trying several of the better modifications out there.

[Monarch]

In addition to gameplay comments, it is only £10 on www.play.com with free delivery, so even if you do not totally like it its not a big investment, or if you hate it (unlikely) then you could always send it back I suppose.

Or possibly get the demo?

http://www.3dgamers.com/dlselect/gam...o_5.5.zip.html

(Warning: I've personally not downloaded that file, but I got that URL from totalwar.com so I'm pretty sure it's clean.)

[UltraWar]

i find that medieval total war has the best campaign engine...
I was brought into R:TW by a mate and his dad rules at it...
i think you should start by getting VI then RTW...
RTW:BI is v.hard for me

[econ21]

Yes, definitely buy RTW. It's a massive game, with lots of content and very high production values - a worthy successor to MTW. Out of the box, it does ultimately lack challenge and you might find the battles play out frenetically fast after MTW. I'd really recommend installing the Rome Total Realism mod - to my mind it brings RTW back up to MTW standards (and surpasses them in terms of historical accuracy).

Look out for cheap offers on RTW plus BI - the expansion is really worth it too.