Empire: Total War

Mostly new artwork and some new in game screenshots can be seen for Empire TW on IGN site. March 4.
http://pc.ign.com/dor/empire-total-war/958390/images/empire-total-war-20080304045614491.html?page=mediaFull

For one thing, I hope they fix that bloody musket/arquebus/handcannon fault. You spend MTWII building up to a fine imperial age army with heavy cavalry and pikemen, only to discover your musketeers don't fire most of the time and are practically useless. They get their arses handed to them by peasant archers, I mean come on!

Originally posted by axeman Originally posted by nova roma Originally posted by Feanor I'd rather have Rome 2: Total War. Rome is easily the best of the Total War series, and seems to be a fan favorite as well. What makes you think that Rome is the best of the series? Aside from visuals (graphics) Rome comes pretty poor in all other areas compared with previous TW games.

Well, I never got into Shogun or the first Medieval, but I love the game dynamics of Rome. It's more simple and straight forward. The battles are fought at a faster pace, and I love the idea of conquering all these civs only to lead up to a grand civil war. M2 has some nice features for sure, I like the religion system and little things like changing the unit queue system, plus dealing with diplomacy is a bit easy. However, these are all moot points when compared to what really matters: the battle experience.

I play using the RTR mod most of the time, it's a huge change but it always gives me interesting results.

Warring States Era would be interesting. Mongol expansion would be great as well - from Indonesia and Vietnam west to Syria, Egypt and Eastern Europe!

THAT WOULD BE GREAT! You could get Mongol Khanates, Chinese Dynasties, perhaps even some of the Indo-chinese ones like the Chola and Champa and some of the massive Arabian caliphates.

Will it be as disguistingly historically innaccurate as all of the others in the series ?

Medieval II's gameplay wasn't that good (worse than Rome's and both worse than Medieval I's). I personally have lost interest in TW games.
I'll certainly play the Empire TW, but I don't have that high expectations.

Btw, naval battles with several ships must be difficult to simulate. Still, it will be interesting.

Originally posted by Justinian I am glad to see them finally implement a naval system, however, I have lost a good deal of interest in the total war series lately.  I have become enamored with Paradox games like Europa Universalis II and Hearts of Iron.

Yes, but I'm so pedantic about history that I would see inaccuracies that would make me cringe immediatley

I am glad to see them finally implement a naval system, however, I have lost a good deal of interest in the total war series lately.  I have become enamored with Paradox games like Europa Universalis II and Hearts of Iron.