Medieval II: Total War Official Thread

[Kraxis]

Am still inclined to be sceptical about this, because originally RTW was shown to
have a more advanced version.

You can see in these:

Example 1

Example 2

Example 3

As TB666 said...

The shots are from a promotional video, I believe an online version for when Rome had no real ingame movies. They quickly came and presented the game in the proper fashion with hardly a change. Those shots are not intended to give an impression of how the game would look.

There were no non-clone ingame shots of Rome...

[Big King Sanctaphrax]

Did anyone else read the part in the IGN interview about setting up puppet popes?

I'm going to go on an excom frenzy, exorcise those papacy demons from MTW.

[Martok]

Did anyone else read the part in the IGN interview about setting up puppet popes?

I'm going to go on an excom frenzy, exorcise those papacy demons from MTW.

Oh yeah, baby! I'm going to have His Holiness dancing to whichever way I pull his strings!

*dances*. Yes! I can still play it before going off to college.

I know I saw on at least one of the other gamesites that it won't be released til 4th Quarter of 2006, which would be consistent with CA's release schedule from the last 6 years. Sorry, Ghost, but it looks like Medieval II probably isn't going to be released until just in time for mid-terms....

[Ice]

Oh yeah, baby! I'm going to have His Holiness dancing to whichever way I pull his strings!





I know I saw on at least one of the other gamesites that it won't be released til 4th Quarter of 2006, which would be consistent with CA's release schedule from the last 6 years. Sorry, Ghost, but it looks like Medieval II probably isn't going to be released until just in time for mid-terms....

I'm mad because I'm not taking my PC to Unversity. I'm getting a laptop. This isn't cool.. at all.

[CrownOfSwords]

Yes i remember that also... I was really bummed out that arrows didnt stick in the guys I thought that would be an awesome feature hopefully they will implement that into this game. These screenshots appear more to be taken from the game and not from a promotional video, I think they know their mistake lasttime which pissed alot of us off. I love the individual characters! What Ive always wanted out of this game. The blood thing is pretty cool to same with dirt, possibly in the rain they will get all muddy and it will be gruesome ha. It would nice to see weapons get bloodied also. I really hope that it is true also to be able to build castles, and upgrade them too hopefully. But i guess my dream still cant be completed unless some modder takes it onto himself once the game is released to be able to march my armies to china and do battle there. Im not sure about the whole America thing, the Aztecs were terrified of the Spaniards at first by never seeing horses and believing them gods, which may be the only real reason the Spaniards stood a chance in the battle. Also id like to see SHIP BATTLES!!! if we ever get them.. great though this has made my day. -CoS

[scotchedpommes]

As TB666 said...

The shots are from a promotional video, I believe an online version for when Rome had no real ingame movies. They quickly came and presented the game in the proper fashion with hardly a change. Those shots are not intended to give an impression of how the game would look.

There were no non-clone ingame shots of Rome...

[Took those shots from the video included on the VI disc. Even despite the
differences, it does appear similar to the game engine, enough so for me to
think it was an early engine, as opposed to simply being a rendered sequence.]

In any case, I doubt my current system will be capable of handling this new
game. Have enough problems running RTW as it is.

[Ice]

http://www.sega-europe.com/en/Game/262.htm

The release date says winter 2006... is that typo?

[TB666]

http://www.sega-europe.com/en/Game/262.htm

The release date says winter 2006... is that typo?

Doubt it.
It seems CA have been working on this for quite some time.

[Ice]

Doubt it.
It seems CA have been working on this for quite some time.

*dances*. Yes! I can still play it before going off to college.

[TB666]

But I do hope the date isn't set on stone.

[Taffy_is_a_Taff]

I am already concerned about the historical accuracy of this game.

11th century 18thcentury Highland clansmen, mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm, sounds suspect to me.

I was REALLy hoping for Scotland in this.
I sadly doubt that they'll portray it well.
They are going to do a Braveheart aren't they?

I hope for one of the stronger Welsh kingdoms too, but I doubt they'll do that.

[doc_bean]

*dances*. Yes! I can still play it before going off to college.

I assume they mean Christmas season 2006

[Ice]

I assume they mean Christmas season 2006

GAH NO! That isn't cool Doc Bean...Let me live in my illusion