Total War game recommendation
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They're all pretty good, but my advice is Rome - the modding community is amazing. There's multiple mods that allow insane degrees of realism and detail, and the engine is pretty solid. Bonus: you should be able to run it on max settings with any computer made remotely recently. Or if you like LOTR, there's a mod out for Medieval 2 along those lines that is pretty good.
Medieval II
After the patches and expansions the game is actually really solid. You can get it for almost zero money and there's a pile of high quality fan made mods. I recommend getting the physical version of the game as opposed to the steam version. The steam version is annoying to mod. Med II also seems to have the best "flavour." It has jihads, crusades, timurids (those crazy bastards put cannons on elephants) and mongols.
I recommend a quick game as one of the catholic factions to get a feel for the game and then crank the difficulty and play a full game as Turkey. You'll have the crusades to deal with, and by the time you finish mopping up the mongols will come.
After the patches and expansions the game is actually really solid. You can get it for almost zero money and there's a pile of high quality fan made mods. I recommend getting the physical version of the game as opposed to the steam version. The steam version is annoying to mod. Med II also seems to have the best "flavour." It has jihads, crusades, timurids (those crazy bastards put cannons on elephants) and mongols.
I recommend a quick game as one of the catholic factions to get a feel for the game and then crank the difficulty and play a full game as Turkey. You'll have the crusades to deal with, and by the time you finish mopping up the mongols will come.
Rome, get Rome. It has all the heart and spirit that the game should have to keep you interested.
Medieval 2 is a close second.
I could never play the first Shogun, but the second is really good as well. So it'll be third
...Don't even care about Empire or Napoleon.
Medieval 2 is a close second.
I could never play the first Shogun, but the second is really good as well. So it'll be third
...Don't even care about Empire or Napoleon.
I'd suggest Rome first. Medieval 2 has better mechanics, but Rome is easier to get into and has a wider variety in its factions. It's a good introduction to the Total War series. The biggest issue with Rome is that the game will punish you if you're not constantly on the offensive. Your economy will stagnate and your people will become unhappy and revolt. In late game, you'll often find yourself slaughtering your own cities to keep them in line. Also, pirates. You will hate pirates so much after playing Rome. It's partly the reason I like to invest in temples to Neptune.
Empire and Napoleon especially are quite different. I haven't tried the new Shogun yet except for a demo.
My personal favorite in Medieval 2. Milan is the best. Don't let the dirty Venetians try to convince you otherwise.
Empire and Napoleon especially are quite different. I haven't tried the new Shogun yet except for a demo.
My personal favorite in Medieval 2. Milan is the best. Don't let the dirty Venetians try to convince you otherwise.
Rome or Medieval II are the best places to start and they're dirt-cheap on steam.
How dare you besmirch the great Serenissima's name! It is on now Brony. ;D
D:<Midnight Crossroads said:
How dare you besmirch the great Serenissima's name! It is on now Brony. ;D
Wah? Napoleon's fantastic, the simple Cavalry, Artillery, Infantry set up means there's no super-units dominating everything (See; General's Bodyguard in Med II). Empire on the other hand...Dulcinea said:
The economy is too complicated? It's pretty basic: Total region wealth is determined by factors like mines, farms, vineyards, etc. and the tax rate determines how much you get from the total region wealth. I also prefer the blanket tax system for some reason, don't know why but it just gives more a of realism feel that helps with immersion.irani_che said:
Shogun 2 - It's fairly easy on the newcomers.
Medieveal 2 - It's the best one.
Medieval 1 and Rome are good, but quite dated at this point, Shogun 1 is a relic. Empire is just bad and you should probably steer clear unless you're really keen on the historical period.
Medieveal 2 - It's the best one.
Medieval 1 and Rome are good, but quite dated at this point, Shogun 1 is a relic. Empire is just bad and you should probably steer clear unless you're really keen on the historical period.
Hearts of Iron 2...
Just to be original. If you need to play a Total War game though (which you should, they're awesome) then Rome is my favourite.
Just to be original. If you need to play a Total War game though (which you should, they're awesome) then Rome is my favourite.
Shogun 2 or Medieval 2 depending on which era you find more interesting. Rome is also great, but quite dated. Here's to Rome 2 being next!
Rome total war was a classic, medieval total war 2 was also pretty damn good, and I liked the recent shogun total war 2
As with many of the above suggestions, go for Rome.
The variation among the factions & units is broad, and the modding community is very good. I regularly get the updates for Rome: Total Reality, and it is one of the best games I've ever played. Medieval 2 is run off the same engine, but the expansions were more varied than for Rome (Barbarian Invasion excepted).
Empire & Napoleon have a vastly different feel, with a simplified building & diplomacy interface, and a few other different mechanics, but overall it's not much different except 'guns' and playable naval battles (the biggest draw of it, IMO).
Shogun 1 and Medieval 1 are still good games, except with shit graphics. Shogun 2 is pretty good (playing it atm) if a bit monotonous in mid-campaign. It is good in that the late-campaign is very frantic unlike all the others.
Or, you can wait for the new one to come out (granted, probably in a year and a half's time) and get your opinions off that.
The variation among the factions & units is broad, and the modding community is very good. I regularly get the updates for Rome: Total Reality, and it is one of the best games I've ever played. Medieval 2 is run off the same engine, but the expansions were more varied than for Rome (Barbarian Invasion excepted).
Empire & Napoleon have a vastly different feel, with a simplified building & diplomacy interface, and a few other different mechanics, but overall it's not much different except 'guns' and playable naval battles (the biggest draw of it, IMO).
Shogun 1 and Medieval 1 are still good games, except with shit graphics. Shogun 2 is pretty good (playing it atm) if a bit monotonous in mid-campaign. It is good in that the late-campaign is very frantic unlike all the others.
Or, you can wait for the new one to come out (granted, probably in a year and a half's time) and get your opinions off that.
Empire would get my vote for a great starter because of the uniform soliders across the factions leave it easy to pick up any faction and go plus the live navel battle where amazing but rome is still the best