Total War Developer Snags Warhammer

[Thyunda]

This makes me happy. The Warhammer RTS games were fun, but they were basically wanting to be Total War before anyone had actually worked out how to do it properly. I just hope they can get the rights for 40K as well. The Dawn of War games were great, but I'd definitely prefer a Total War-style campaign.

Nah, doubt that would work. The original Dawn of War did 40k excellently, it was DoW2 that decided to fuck it all up. SPACE MUHREENS.

I hate them.

Warhammer Fantasy...however...fits Total War like a glove. Call it a 'reskinned Total War' if you want, but that shits all over the series, implying that Rome and Empire are the same game with different models. Is there a map anywhere of the actual Warhammer world? I don't remember ever seeing one outside of the confusing starmaps associated with the 40k lore.

 

[Commissar Sae]

This makes me happy. The Warhammer RTS games were fun, but they were basically wanting to be Total War before anyone had actually worked out how to do it properly. I just hope they can get the rights for 40K as well. The Dawn of War games were great, but I'd definitely prefer a Total War-style campaign.

Nah, doubt that would work. The original Dawn of War did 40k excellently, it was DoW2 that decided to fuck it all up. SPACE MUHREENS.

I hate them.

Warhammer Fantasy...however...fits Total War like a glove. Call it a 'reskinned Total War' if you want, but that shits all over the series, implying that Rome and Empire are the same game with different models. Is there a map anywhere of the actual Warhammer world? I don't remember ever seeing one outside of the confusing starmaps associated with the 40k lore.

Yup, there is a map of the Warhammer world, and it looks a lot like ours actually. For some reason Dark Elves are actually Canadian and High Elves are Atlantians.

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[theultimateend]

I actually didn't like it all that much honestly, I thought it was kind of neat but every side played more or less the same after only a few sit downs with it. Perhaps something more like Company of Heros was a better example of what I was thinking of, (another THQ game, boy I hope they stay around). Either way I doubt we'll see armies of thousands fighting each other. My point was they've gone in different directions before from RTS games and I think they will again with this one.

By contrast I liked Company of Heroes.

The content and the concept fit nicely with one another.

I felt like DoW2 was a game they made with entirely different assets, realized it wouldn't sell on its own and then added in the DoW franchise to sell it.

I'd give other examples of games that really feel like this but I'm a bit tired heh.

Again to each their own (for random people reading my comments), but for me it (DOW2) was a huge letdown.

If it had been even named "DoW: Squadoom" or whatever, something to signify a dramatic shift in game style, I'd have possibly liked it.

 

[Ryank1908]

I'd just like to point out that at no point in the press release did they actually say they were making a Total War Warhammer game.

I know, I know, it's pretty much guaranteed that they are... I just find the omission interesting.

 

[FFHAuthor]

Finally, the fan mod for Total War 2 never worked.

 

[Muspelheim]

Hurray!! I've always thought a neat Warhammer strategy title was something I've been missing, and it's neat to see a true and tested developer get to work on it!

Honestly, (proper) Warhammer-games have been fairly few as of late. I will keep my fingers crossed that the Lizardmen will be a playable faction, but any will be more than good enough for me. It will probably at least involve sending famished peasants to their doom in the frozen wastes.

 

[Lil_Rimmy]

Is what I am having called a joy-gasam?

 

[Hawk of Battle]

Can't say I'm a fan of WH Fantasy, but this is still very good news and I'm sure CA will make a damn good game or 2 out of this. It also gives me much hope for the future if THQ goes under, because if CA does a good job then maybe GW will get them doing a 40k game too. That would be pretty fucking sweet indeed.