And after this?

[The Stranger]

world war one imo. they can pull it off now

world map, include the wars in the african colonies. add japan, improve greatly on naval battles and submarines.

[Prussian to the Iron]

I would like to see a Thirty Years War sim. This is a very interesting age and still uncovered. American Civil War would also be fine to me.

The big problem with the American Civil War is that there weren't any factions really; it was just North vs South. For a full release Total War title, this would get very dull, especially since most of the units would be identical (if not in name, then in stats, abilities, and overall role). I could see it possibly as a DLC down the line; if they decide to make an Empire 2 this might be a possible expansion.

world war one imo. they can pull it off now

world map, include the wars in the african colonies. add japan, improve greatly on naval battles and submarines.

The problem I think with WWI games is that, well, 90% of the game would be a 2 lines of troops sitting in trenches while artillery pounds each side. AFAIK there weren't any real line battles in WWI as there were in the 1800's, which would make Total War formations unrealistic. Plus you would have some aircraft and tanks as well, which would totally mess up the balance. Anything past WWI would be small, squad-based combat, and at that point it's not even Total War anymore, it's Company of Heroes, or Men of War.

I would certainly like to see how a WWI Total War title played out, and I trust that if they did make it, they would be completely confident in it before releasing it, and it would be great. It's just a matter of how they could make it, whether it would make sense for the Total War formula and general battle framework, and if it would be practical enough versus any of their other options.

[Narcisista]

Total War: Renaissance.

Covering, say 1500-1700.

Highlights:
Wars of Religion
30 Year's War
Japanese invasion of Korea
Manchurian conquest of China
Portuguese raiding in the Indian Ocean
80 Year's War
English Civil War
Spanish War of Sucession.
Italian Wars.
Ottoman Invasions.

[truth1337]

Russian football supporters total war!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kyj8ZbJccT4

[Veho Nex]

I think they could feasibly do a global total war from like the 1500's to the late 1800's. Or a total war from 1800 to 1920. It would allow for unit differences and technology advances.