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Fuckin' Total War
Fandyien
But Otto, what about us? Registered User regular
But Otto, what about us? Registered User regular
So there's a great series out there most of us history faggots and regular faggots like a lot, consisting of
The one I haven't played, along with
HOWEVER!
I have played the fuck out of Rome: Total War, Medieval II: Total War, and Empire: Total War, and I intend to play through one of them again. Probably the first one, because it's in a constant competition to be rad with Medieval II.
This thread is here because of the ensuing sequel to the very first title in the series, Shogun: Total War 2 which runs on the same engine as Empire but we have been assured it won't suck ass! Like Empire did!
But what is really important is - "How do I conquer the world, and who do I play?" The answer is the Parthians. If it isn't them, then the answer is Denmark.
Should I play a R:TW game as Rome? Should I try to put England, and perhaps even Europe itself under Scottish rule? Moorish? These games are awesome!
I'm currently playing a game as the parthians. I'm only five turns in and the wealth of the world does not flow through their empire. Openin' screen lied to me. I've been listening to this podcast about the History of Rome, so we can talk about how cool it is to play as the only major power the Romans couldn't take down!
The one I haven't played, along with
HOWEVER!
I have played the fuck out of Rome: Total War, Medieval II: Total War, and Empire: Total War, and I intend to play through one of them again. Probably the first one, because it's in a constant competition to be rad with Medieval II.
This thread is here because of the ensuing sequel to the very first title in the series, Shogun: Total War 2 which runs on the same engine as Empire but we have been assured it won't suck ass! Like Empire did!
But what is really important is - "How do I conquer the world, and who do I play?" The answer is the Parthians. If it isn't them, then the answer is Denmark.
Should I play a R:TW game as Rome? Should I try to put England, and perhaps even Europe itself under Scottish rule? Moorish? These games are awesome!
I'm currently playing a game as the parthians. I'm only five turns in and the wealth of the world does not flow through their empire. Openin' screen lied to me. I've been listening to this podcast about the History of Rome, so we can talk about how cool it is to play as the only major power the Romans couldn't take down!
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I really wish the diplomatic AI in Empire wasn't so stupid.
The Division, Warframe (XB1)
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I mean yeah them horse archers is scary shit
but it ain't like the Parthians could ever crack the Roman army worth a damn either
both had easier targets in their own respective spheres of influence
woulda been kinda silly for them to go after each other
Rome totally woulda kicked Parthia's ass though
I dunno, man, in a war like that the Armenians, Scythians, and shit would probably go full on revolt along with some other client-kings and possibly Judea
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman%E2%80%93Parthian_Wars?
another reason to be so damn excited for my new computer
rome: total war was fun while I had a chance to play and I really want to try medieval II
It's fun but hard.
I liked Rome a whole bunch
Empire is really pretty but kinda bad (naval battles are awesome though)
Looking forward to Shogun 2 in a big way!
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When it was still a republic charioteers were still big in most of the world
yeah, but think about how fit a guy would have to be to ride a horse without stirrups
ass of steel
julius caesar could apparently ride without stirrups and with his hands behind his back, just steering the horse with his thighs
naw
Samatian mercenaries, cataphracts, anything with cantabrian circle
That's true, but without stirrups you basically can't hit people nearly as hard and stay on your horse.
The gladius hispanius was only outclassed by the AK47 recently.
More confirmed kills, more numbers made...
I was sad, because Viking Invasion was fucking awesome. I'd really like to see a Total War: Dark Ages that goes from, I dunno, 600AD to 1066 or so.
And Disney World is nowhere in sight.
Trying to play R:TW as the Greek city states. There's so much wealth and all these wonders around but the Romans and the Macedonians and the Carthaginians all declare war on you three turns in
but its cool cuz you have SPARTANS
But yeah I know too much about the history of weapons, especially the ones developed in and around WW2.
Then again I played on normal I'm some kind of pussy
but with stirrups you can't pick up enemy chicks and show them a good time nearly as well
They ruined shit.
And Disney World is nowhere in sight.
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GT: Tanith 6227
Maybe an army from the Crusades.
At that point you have already won, it just takes a while for the rest of the world to realize it
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I also play it to smash Macedon. and their enormous stacks. I wish my screenshots would work to illustrate it but every game Macedon always dominates everything in the neighbourhood only to come after your Roman ass next.
I was playing Tide of Iron 2 once, managed to build up like 40 million troops in Russia.
The Germans never fucking attacked me.
I was rolling in duckets, I had something to the tune of three wonders
Still got steamrolled by all the seperate factions who came together in rape