Next Total War game?

[Sarmatian]

Moving away from europe would be a good idea... Something in Asia involving china, india, japan, korea would be interesting...

[Rilder]

but not with The total war series....

So you're saying abandon your market niche to do what everybody else already does tons of?

relax I just Thought the idea of the total war engine with dragons, mages and stuff would be really cool

[Veho Nex]

Actually after my vote of S2:TW im starting to think that they might go M2:TW expension Then possibly a Dynasty Total was (China and such) Since there is alrady suck a big market with Dynasty warriors and the such that i think they will hit every area of the world with bows and swords before they hit Revolutionaty and Straight up guns and cannons for the most part. Just my opinion though

[JR-]

Eurasia Total War from 1085 onwards

[Owen Glyndwr]

Actually after my vote of S2:TW im starting to think that they might go M2:TW expension Then possibly a Dynasty Total was (China and such) Since there is alrady suck a big market with Dynasty warriors and the such that i think they will hit every area of the world with bows and swords before they hit Revolutionaty and Straight up guns and cannons for the most part. Just my opinion though

While this would be cool, it would have quite a few nations as during that period, everybody and their mother was trying to become emperor. They would also have to have sea battles that go on rivers (i.e. Chi Bi etc)
Also, a lot of battles were won by cunning ploys on the part of the army's strategist rather than flanking and such (or at least that's how the book describes it). also a lot of battles were over before they started because of the duels at the beginning of every battle. So it's a bright idea, and we need to get away from Europe, but it'd be a lot more difficult to do than some of the other things described.

[Omanes Alexandrapolites]

Hi,
In my opinion the CA will first follow their classic trend and release an expansion to M2:TW like they have done for all of their other games. I would expect that it would be all about the New World and the Colonial Age. Then I expect them to release a downloadable "M2:TW - Charlemagne" which would be very similar to Alexander for Rome. After that I am expecting something quite different to anything we have seen from the CA before. I personally would be expecting a TW game from the Napoleonic Era that would be more epic and beautiful than anything that has ever gone before. However the CA may surprise us by going for something absolutely different from anything that we have suggested, perhaps even going down the fantasy route, although that could lose them many of the historians that have played the series right from the S:TW.

[Lorenzo_H]

I wonder if anyone at CA will be influenced by this poll. Who knows? they might....

[Turkeys The II]

I voted for a medieval total war 2 expansion.Since usually theres always a xpack after.

[Martok]

I wonder if anyone at CA will be influenced by this poll. Who knows? they might....

It's a nice thought, but unfortunately that's not very likely. We might influence their choice in some small way, but probably not to any large degree. This is particularly true now that CA has a much larger fanbase than when Shogun and MTW was released. The Org seems to be viewed as a more "hardcore" section of their fanbase, and hardcore gamers tend to become increasingly outnumbered by the larger "mainstream" group of fans.

That said, we're not entirely without a voice. While developing Medieval 2, CA did make an effort to woo back the denizens of the Org (they lost quite a few fans here after Rome was released). While not all of us Orgahs might like how M2 turned out, it can't be denied that CA did try to actually address our questions & concerns about the game -- and not just feed us happy-sounding (but empty) platitudes. So who knows?

Of course, it's kind of a moot point for the next TW game, as I can guarantee CA long ago decided what they were going to do next. In all likelihood, they've probably been working on the next title for quite a while now. Consider the fact that they began work on Rome in 2000 (shortly after Shogun was released), and that it didn't come out until 2004....

[caravel]

Well CA Australia produced M2TW IIRC, the same as produced MTW. CA UK did STW and RTW and have apparently been working on something else, all the time that M2TW has been in development.

As to the poll here. It won't influence CA a lot. The poll is mostly in favour of an M2TW expansion at the moment anyway, and that will be what most people want. If the entire MTW userbase worldwide voted in that poll it would probably be more than 99% in favour of a M2TW expansion pack.

I'm sure we've had this discussion before, but what expansion back will it be? Earlier? Later? I've no idea. I doubt they'll do VI again.

[Owen Glyndwr]

IDK, i quite liked VI. Getting to play just in England was great! Besides, I got to play as the Welsh

[Lorenzo_H]

It's a nice thought, but unfortunately that's not very likely. We might influence their choice in some small way, but probably not to any large degree. This is particularly true now that CA has a much larger fanbase than when Shogun and MTW was released. The Org seems to be viewed as a more "hardcore" section of their fanbase, and hardcore gamers tend to become increasingly outnumbered by the larger "mainstream" group of fans.

That said, we're not entirely without a voice. While developing Medieval 2, CA did make an effort to woo back the denizens of the Org (they lost quite a few fans here after Rome was released). While not all of us Orgahs might like how M2 turned out, it can't be denied that CA did try to actually address our questions & concerns about the game -- and not just feed us happy-sounding (but empty) platitudes. So who knows?

Of course, it's kind of a moot point for the next TW game, as I can guarantee CA long ago decided what they were going to do next. In all likelihood, they've probably been working on the next title for quite a while now. Consider the fact that they began work on Rome in 2000 (shortly after Shogun was released), and that it didn't come out until 2004....

Well explained.

I think that it's reasonable to say that CA wish to please the mainstream more than just a few hardcore players, since there is a far greater profit to be found if you sell to the masses.

[Marquis of Roland]

Hey guys, there's no reason why you can't put a colonial TW and a napoleonic TW as one game. In fact I think it shouldn't just be napoleonic or colonial total war, you can probably make the game between 1600-1900, with pikes and muskets available in early and gatling guns and repeating rifles and such for late. It should make for good city development as well, and you can include the entire world, including east asia. United States can pop out like Mongols do in M2TW around 1776, or as a rebel faction

As far as making a WWI or WWII TW, you probably literally have to have the processing power of the starship enterprise to even play a 1 on 1 custom battle. And all those complaints about not maintaining cohesion chasing routers, think about what will happen if you made a WWII infantry battalion do that in game, they'd be all over europe in no time lol.

[Lorenzo_H]

Someone just gave the first vote to Medieval 3 Total War!

I personally feel very strongly that its time to advance into the age of the cannon and musket.

[TevashSzat]

I can picture the expansion, Protestant Invasion starring Martin Luther and John Calvin within his Geneva stronghold..... Instead of battles, there would be religious debates

[Lorenzo_H]

There has been some other discussion about this thread so .

[Caerfanan]

Not really. That doesn't work because RTW wasn't the first tw game. Feudal era Japan was.

And then Feudal Europ/Middle-East/North Africa!!

I voted for an extension of M2TW, because it is what the editor will do in ly opinion: they can open new factions or cover an historical period (dark ages starts around 500 BC!!!)

But I would largely prefer a game covering the last period where batlles where in an open field. Something like Napoleonic TW.

World War whatever Total War shouldn't work in my opinion. Too much about air control and such. they deserve new games, but it won't be "Total War Like". You won't have a 3 rows formation of B52 charging in the rear a column of tanks...

[César Victor]

I'd love to see an updated STW. With added gore. Gyah.

[Quintus Of Pompeii]

Heyy
I'd quite like to see Naploenonic TW and play in naval battles with commanders such as the great Nelson.
Cheers
Quintus

[César Victor]

Actually a whole eastern total war would be very good. From the Chinese Dynasties of Roman times to the Japanese Samurai warlords of middle ages. But the huge gap in time would mean a campaign would be virtually impossible to finish. Imagine a 4-turn a year campaign that takes 1000+ years to finish? Gyah.

Perhaps allowing a player to chose a time period (such as in MTW) could be a solution to such a problem.

[Caerfanan]

Heyy
I'd quite like to see Naploenonic TW and play in naval battles with commanders such as the great Nelson.
Cheers
Quintus

Yes, they should try to work something with the naval battles, maybe.

[The Spartan (Returns)]

Rome 2/ Shogun 2, American/Napolean.

maybe it will have Shader 3.0 and sea battles.

[Ignoramus]

Personally, I'd prefer a Total War game based on Ancient history. Maybe from say 621 B.C - 323 B.C. It would be quite feasible with the Total War engine, and I'm sure that the period would provide an excellent game.

[RoadKill]

A expansion for MTW 2 would be great but i really dont want it to continue through America but improve on the diplomacy and religion.

[Burns]

Isnt the next big TW game going to be fantasy? I read somewhere that it will most likely be something very similar to Blue Lotus in terms of factions. But we'll have to see I guess.

[Xehh II]

I voted other because, even though I'd like to see a medieval 2 expansion pack, I'd like to see a total war game that goes through the whole human history. This would make the game extremely long, but it would be awesome.

[Caerfanan]

A expansion for MTW 2 would be great but i really dont want it to continue through America but improve on the diplomacy and religion.

Well if the M2:TW extension could bring naval battles, and more interesting use of agents (which have improved, but not that much), I'm totally for it.

A fantasy total war game could be "fun" as well. I don't know if you heard of a game called Legend of the Five Rings (collectible card games with a huge 7 clan "china-japan-like" backgound storyline, then rolepaying game)? Could be a revisited Shogun, with magic and monsters in addition to the samurai.

Or the computer "totalwarish" adaptation of a fantasy wargame (Warhammer 40K?)?

Less historical though, but why not?

[Don Esteban]

I would love to see a game based on a smaller area with turns representing months rather than years. Maybe the 100 years war.

The problem would be the limit to the number of factions and that it could turn into LOTR!

Otherwise maybe a rennaisance period game.

[adembroski]

I would like to see a fantasy total war... complete with wizards and dragons and such.

in conjunction, a mod tollset that opens modding to more people. Campaign map editors, unit editors, etc.. Obviously the skilled modders would still be the best scripters, but to be able to build my own campaign without having to learn a new skillset would be nice:P

[Judge]

i just hope wotever game it is that, it uses the same controls as stw, mtw/vi
just better graphics