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TheEarthIsFlat
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Topic: Empire: Total War Posted: 18-Feb-2010 at 12:53 |
All in all a great game. The AI Kind of sucks, like said before, the diplomacy is rudimentary, and what is with opposing factions (especially much weaker ones) declaring war with you at random? Even though it has problems, I still love watching the line infantry fire volleys back and fourth, or watching an opposing army send a cavalry charge, only to be disrupted by some grapeshot. I will be playing this game for a long time.
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I'm not interested in preserving the status quo; I want to overthrow it.
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Maciej
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Posted: 02-Jun-2009 at 05:16 |
I just got around to picking it up a few days ago. The combat is brilliant like in all TW games but I don't see it keeping my interest for longer than a few more days maybe. The battles are tons of fun and great to watch but the game play itself gets very boring. Diplomacy is very primitive and all you really need to do to win is spam build tons of troops to overwhelm your enemy. I was hoping that they would improve the diplomatic features in this game compared to the other TW games as well as give more features, it seems like they did the complete opposite. Medieval 2 I want to say was better than this one.
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Nickmard
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Posted: 17-Apr-2009 at 16:58 |
I have been playing the game since the day it came out, and its been a blast. The AI is still retarded like all other TW games , but still fun. The multiplayer Campain will be fun when it released in forthcoming patch.
Great game...
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Temujin
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Posted: 18-Jan-2009 at 19:31 |
Originally posted by nova roma
Originally posted by Copperknickers
The fact is, it is no longer aimed at the hardcore history and gameplay fans, it just has to look snazzy and it will fly off the shelves, bought by the new wave of 15 year old casual gamers. The mods will certainly help though, and it is very good at what it is trying to do.
Out of interest, what exactly do you find wrong with the previews? They look pretty impressive to me.
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truth. but the mods, dude! the mods!
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mods can only change so much (see those Napoleon: TW mods) and remember you don't spend money on mods but on crappy games that need to eb further enhanced by such mods.
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Kaysaar
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Posted: 17-Jan-2009 at 16:47 |
I noticed in one of the trailers that there was a scene of two, presumably noblemen, in a duel of some sort - anyone know how this will factor into gameplay at all or if it was simply a video clip for the trailers?
Edited by Kaysaar - 17-Jan-2009 at 16:47
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nova roma
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Posted: 17-Jan-2009 at 03:09 |
Originally posted by Copperknickers
The fact is, it is no longer aimed at the hardcore history and gameplay fans, it just has to look snazzy and it will fly off the shelves, bought by the new wave of 15 year old casual gamers. The mods will certainly help though, and it is very good at what it is trying to do.
Out of interest, what exactly do you find wrong with the previews? They look pretty impressive to me.
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truth. but the mods, dude! the mods!
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Copperknickers
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Posted: 10-Jan-2009 at 00:12 |
The fact is, it is no longer aimed at the hardcore history and gameplay fans, it just has to look snazzy and it will fly off the shelves, bought by the new wave of 15 year old casual gamers. The mods will certainly help though, and it is very good at what it is trying to do.
Out of interest, what exactly do you find wrong with the previews? They look pretty impressive to me.
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Roberts
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Posted: 09-Jan-2009 at 23:37 |
I don't know. Haven't decided whether i will buy it or not. The last previews were not very promising and my ethusiasm has been constantly dropping since summer. Looks like a failure just like M2TW to be honest.
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Copperknickers
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Posted: 09-Jan-2009 at 23:31 |
I'm upgrading my comp now. Its looking very promising. Apparantly each faction will be speaking in their own language, though i ratehr doubt the Marathas will be speaking Marathi, its not exactly the easiest language to come by voice actor wise.
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Batu
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Posted: 05-Dec-2008 at 19:29 |
minimum system requirements were announced.they dont look so brutal after all.
2.4Ghz single core processor
256MB Gfx card (DX9 compaitble)
1GB RAM (For XP, 2GB if using Vista)
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A wizard is never late,nor he is early he arrives exactly when he means to :) ( Gandalf the White in the Third Age of History Empire Of Istari )
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Reginmund
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Posted: 28-Oct-2008 at 12:22 |
Originally posted by Penelope
So far im not to impressed by it. But i should also keep in mind that
just becuase a game gives off an unimpressionable vibe, doesnt mean
that it will suck. So i'll definately pre-order it and judge then. |
Unimpressive you mean? If so I don't follow you here. Judging by what we have seen so far we should rather fear the opposite scenario; that the game is all presentation and weak in gameplay.
Originally posted by Batu
does anybode know about the system requirements?? |
I don't think anything has been made official yet, but just by looking it you can tell you'll need a new computer with all the latest hardware to run it well. The latest hardware when the game is released, that is, not now.
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Batu
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Posted: 27-Oct-2008 at 19:51 |
It is really exciting.Indians!.I got to save money for upgrading the pc.
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A wizard is never late,nor he is early he arrives exactly when he means to :) ( Gandalf the White in the Third Age of History Empire Of Istari )
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Goblin Monkey
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Posted: 23-Oct-2008 at 22:17 |
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOHHHHHH I AM SO ECITED!This is my favorite game series ever!!
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Is it just me or did your mom just wink at me?
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Roberts
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Batu
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Posted: 29-Sep-2008 at 23:45 |
I loved the Indian fencer in the video.
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A wizard is never late,nor he is early he arrives exactly when he means to :) ( Gandalf the White in the Third Age of History Empire Of Istari )
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Roberts
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Posted: 25-Sep-2008 at 23:23 |
http://www.eurogamer.net/tv_video.php?playlist_id=14941
New ETW trailer about land battles. Graphics sell the game , wohooo, bah
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Roberts
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Posted: 19-Sep-2008 at 23:52 |
Originally posted by Batu
does anybode know about the system requirements??
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Information hasn't been released from developers regarding System req.
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Batu
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Posted: 19-Sep-2008 at 22:54 |
does anybode know about the system requirements??
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A wizard is never late,nor he is early he arrives exactly when he means to :) ( Gandalf the White in the Third Age of History Empire Of Istari )
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Constantine XI
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Posted: 15-Aug-2008 at 09:16 |
That's sweet, I wonder if they will let us name the ships in our fleet....
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Roberts
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