The next game in the total war series?

**antisocialmunky** · 05-03-2010, 13:39

Hopefully Not-Suck-On-Release:Total War.

**Skullheadhq** · 05-03-2010, 14:35

Originally Posted by antisocialmunky

Hopefully Not-Suck-On-Release:Total War.

I'm afraid I'll have to disappoint you...
Whatever the new TW is, I won't be buying it before the third patch.

**Cute Wolf** · 05-03-2010, 14:58

Originally Posted by Skullheadhq

I'm afraid I'll have to disappoint you...
Whatever the new TW is, I won't be buying it before the third patch.

pretty much true for the empire... even they are still suck until now...

and false for Napoleon....

**Brennus** · 05-03-2010, 15:42

One problem that no one seems to have raised so far with a TW set in the 20th Century is how on earth you include aircraft. IMHO I would love to see a Dark Age total War 476AD-1084AD with a map on the same scale as EB or Imperial Total War, set in the 19th Century, purely for the sake of fighting with pre-dreadnoughts.

**seriousbusiness** · 05-03-2010, 16:20

I would be satisfied with a 19th century TW. An era of colonisation and progress, punctuated by a couple of wars that threatened to become very serious (eg. German/Italian unifications, 1848 revolutions, US civil war - which was really bloody, Franco-Prussian war, Crimean). Making the most of Britain's hegenomy and the uneasy peace.

I'd also like a 16th-17th century renaissance/reformation one, covering the Spanish/habsburg hegenomy and some of the craziness that meant (incl 30th years war, Dutch revolt, Louis XIV, Ottoman wars, expanding trade etc etc)

WW1 would be good but tricky to pull off. It was in fact the first genuinely 'total' war (although the revolutionary, napoleonic, crimean and US civil wars all had some similar features). I would rather some delay in producing it. It would be much better on more advanced future hardware IMO to get the full feeling of just how grotesque and godawful the whole thing was

A dark age/Charlemagne/Byzantine/early medieval total war would be great. That period has been sorely overlooked so far.

Lastly, but not least, Rome II would be hugely welcome, I am sure

(provided it is easily moddable! that's what makes the TW series truly great!)

**Brennus** · 05-03-2010, 16:28

How about... now bear with me. Legionary: Total Warrior.

You, a young lad of recruitable age, follow through the career path of a Roman legionary in one of the periods of Roman history. As you go along you need to make careful choices about your career path and depending on what you do depends affects you end up in the Legion, either as a Centurion in the infantry, a cavalryman, part of the artillery team or dead. Unlike Spartan Total Warrior the game would be historically accurate and would require you to perfect the everyday routines and combat skills of a legionary. Depending on when the game is set alters the ending of the game. For example if it is set in the Second Punic Wars the game ends with you victorious as Cannae or if it is set during the reign of Trajan you finish the game in Dacia.

How does that sound?

**Cute Wolf** · 05-03-2010, 16:37

Originally Posted by Brennus

How about... now bear with me. Legionary: Total Warrior.

You, a young lad of recruitable age, follow through the career path of a Roman legionary in one of the periods of Roman history. As you go along you need to make careful choices about your career path and depending on what you do depends affects you end up in the Legion, either as a Centurion in the infantry, a cavalryman, part of the artillery team or dead. Unlike Spartan Total Warrior the game would be historically accurate and would require you to perfect the everyday routines and combat skills of a legionary. Depending on when the game is set alters the ending of the game. For example if it is set in the Second Punic Wars the game ends with you victorious as Cannae or if it is set during the reign of Trajan you finish the game in Dacia.

How does that sound?

Sounds good, but it will be better in late republic if you start as young patrician eqvites first, you can try to got popular support by down to earth, dismounting when in a battle, fought shoulders to shoulders with your comrades, and end up being a popular general, or fed up your honour, fought at the horseback, promoted to command ranks, and grows to be feared leader, that planned all the fight behind his desks, and leave the dirty jobs to your lesser men...

**Finn MacCumhail** · 05-03-2010, 20:15

Originally Posted by Brennus

How about... now bear with me. Legionary: Total Warrior.

You, a young lad of recruitable age, follow through the career path of a Roman legionary in one of the periods of Roman history. As you go along you need to make careful choices about your career path and depending on what you do depends affects you end up in the Legion, either as a Centurion in the infantry, a cavalryman, part of the artillery team or dead. Unlike Spartan Total Warrior the game would be historically accurate and would require you to perfect the everyday routines and combat skills of a legionary. Depending on when the game is set alters the ending of the game. For example if it is set in the Second Punic Wars the game ends with you victorious as Cannae or if it is set during the reign of Trajan you finish the game in Dacia.

How does that sound?

Then you need Mount and Blade and some Roman mod

**Skullheadhq** · 05-04-2010, 14:41

Originally Posted by Brennus

How about... now bear with me. Legionary: Total Warrior.

You, a young lad of recruitable age, follow through the career path of a Roman legionary in one of the periods of Roman history. As you go along you need to make careful choices about your career path and depending on what you do depends affects you end up in the Legion, either as a Centurion in the infantry, a cavalryman, part of the artillery team or dead. Unlike Spartan Total Warrior the game would be historically accurate and would require you to perfect the everyday routines and combat skills of a legionary. Depending on when the game is set alters the ending of the game. For example if it is set in the Second Punic Wars the game ends with you victorious as Cannae or if it is set during the reign of Trajan you finish the game in Dacia.

How does that sound?

We're still talking about TW, right?