Total War, Where To Next?
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Supermarket Chain Total War.
Imagine Netto's siege against Tesco Extra Seacroft.
It's... beautiful.
Imagine Netto's siege against Tesco Extra Seacroft.
It's... beautiful.
Well if you could kill the evil bugger I'm sure you'd end up with some purchases there.octafish said:This^^^^.RhomCo said:English Civil War, first. Far cooler hats.Darkside360 said:
Can't see how well Total War: Cromwell would sell in Ireland or Wales though.
I'd like to see Total War: Temujin. It wouldn't work very well for Mongols without some tweaking, although a Mongol campaign with false feints, mobile archery and traps for heavy cavalry could be a lot of fun.
Just of the top of my head the Anglo-Zulu war, and the Crimean war are other possiblities.
I disagree on the mongol thing at least anymore than any other game would.
Theres alot to be said for one covering the 19th century, possibly with some add-on/napoleon sized mini campeigns of particular theatres. The crimean war, and civil war for example. Include a number of famous battles from each as well.
I'd include The two famous battles from the anglo-zulu war, rorkes drift I'd include 2 versions of, one starting before the irregulars left (to give you a chance to try and keep them there), and one after (o you can fight the battle as it happeded). And of course an appropriate proportion of the zulus would have old smoothbore muskets ( a fact missing from the popular image of the battle).
Warfare up until a few engaugements into WW1 was largley unchanged in the tactics used. Machine guns were treated like artillary piece, rarely having an earthattering effect on the battle, as they werent utalied correctly
The World Wars, I say.
I think that the global strategy/ground strategy approach has never been really tried when it comes to WW2.
It would be awesome.
I think that the global strategy/ground strategy approach has never been really tried when it comes to WW2.
It would be awesome.
I actually had a really developed idea worked out about how a modern-era Toal War could work out. Me and my brother had a huge talk about it including things like oil as a second main resource besides money, the UN, and how to handle combat forces. It would work quite well, if I do say so myself.
But it wouldn't sound good typed out in a paragraph here.
It required some suspension of disbelief and was arguably alternative history. Think the newer Tom Clancy novels. In the game, for example, I decided that if you wanted to, you could say fuck the UN, and create a modern imperialist empire. Take over the Arctic to shamelessly profit from oil and trade routes, lay siege to the northern coasts of Russia just because you want some territory., and it would fit right the hell in in this world.
Thats the extreme. The other way to wage war, without the UN imposing sanctions,would to send in agents, fabricate some excuse or taunt a nation into attacking you, then declare war.
But it wouldn't sound good typed out in a paragraph here.
It required some suspension of disbelief and was arguably alternative history. Think the newer Tom Clancy novels. In the game, for example, I decided that if you wanted to, you could say fuck the UN, and create a modern imperialist empire. Take over the Arctic to shamelessly profit from oil and trade routes, lay siege to the northern coasts of Russia just because you want some territory., and it would fit right the hell in in this world.
Thats the extreme. The other way to wage war, without the UN imposing sanctions,would to send in agents, fabricate some excuse or taunt a nation into attacking you, then declare war.
After something like the American Civil War and hopefully the English one, perhaps the Zulu wars or something....... you're right though, I can't honestly see the First or Second world wars working. Unless they change it to a more Company of Heroes-esque game, although that would hardly be Total War.syndicated44 said:
without completely re-jiggifying the tactical game play they cant really go much further than that. Total War: WW1 could be interesting, if only to see how they would work trench warfare in. but modern warfare wouldn't really work in the system they use, I can't really see them having 100 Challenger Tanks driving in parade formation on a battlefield!rt052192 said:
Of course, were forgetting the obvious fictional areas this could move into for mega-bucks.
Middle Earth Total War
Pandora Total War
That sort of thing.
Love it or hate it, franchises have done it in the past and its proven to be a cash cow.
Middle Earth Total War
Pandora Total War
That sort of thing.
Love it or hate it, franchises have done it in the past and its proven to be a cash cow.
I think Relic and Stardock have you covered there. i.e "Homeworld 2", "Sins of A Solar Empire". Although I seriously CANNOT find "Homeworld 2" ANYWHERE.Peta Michalek said:
Anyway... I think a "Total War: Mythology", or a "Total War: Fantasy", could be pretty awesome. And it's not like it's breaking with tradition. They already made "Spartan: Total Warrior" (shudders at the memory) so the historical accuracy precedent no longer exists.
I've always wanted a game that could deliver a "Lord of the Rings" style epic Pelennor Fields battle, and the Creative Assembly, I think, is a perfect developer for that.
I mean, this series is all about tactically manipulating hordes of soldiers. What better excuse to do that than build a fantastic landmass, divide it up into warring nations of goblins/orcs, elves, humans, etc. (because, come on, those guys are ALWAYS fighting. That's just what they do), and feature ridiculous droves of silver-plated knights rushing into massed ranks of battleaxe-swingin' orcs. And then when the orcish flanks start to fold, they call up a cadre of four-story-tall, hammer-armed ogres which burst out of the ground from pre-battle constructed tunnels. They then carve into the human ranks, shiny armored bodies and silver broadswords cartwheeling through the air in a cascade of steel and flesh.
Then the human ranks begin a feigned and measured withdrawal at the emergence of the siege ogres. The ogres pursue, and outpace the main body of orcish infantry. Then from positions way off, and concealed within a stand of trees, the human forces deploy a flight of dragons. They shoot up from the trees and streak toward the fight, smashing into the siege ogres, knocking them off their feet, and tearing open their chest cavities. The human ranks turn, and counter charge the wantonly pursuing orcs whose loose, broken ranks can't stand up to the counter-attack, and whose archers aren't in a position to shoot down the dragons before the human infantry overwhelms them. Their forces dissolve, rout, and victory is Man's.
GRAAAR!!!
I want this game!
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Damn it! I didn't type fast enough!almostgold said:
