Medieval 2: Total War Designer Diary #1 - Introducing the New Diplomatic System

[Ituralde]

Just found this linked over at the .com.
Wanted to share it with you before I read, gonna post my oppinion about it afterwards:

http://www.gamespot.com/pc/strategy/...&q=total%20war

Should also make for a really good addition to the post below me, but I'd rather start a new topic so that everyone notices it.

Well, my firs impression is quite good. Although the lack of things to haggle about taken from the Diplomacy screens is a bit meager, if they fulfill everything they have mentioned in the article and it actually works in the game, then M2:TW will really have made a good progress. I especially like the part where you can tailor the Diplomacy to the needs of another faction. You need military aid? Desperately? Well, I'll give it to you, but I'm gonna make you bleed for it! (Don't we have an 'evil' smilie here?)

Cheers!

Ituralde

P.S: Note that there are also screenshots of the Diplomacy menu available!