Medieval: Total War

[Grumbold]

UK PC Gamer has that demo in the latest edition so the US one should too. I've been too busy to check it out.

[Leonidas]

Medieval Total War site just opened. It looks like a pretty good game. Worth keeping your eyes on it:

http://www.activision.com/games/medieval_totalwar/

More info here:

http://www.wargamer.com/e3_2002/article.asp?articleID=107

[child of Thor]

nice links Leonidas
Looks very promising. I really enjoyed Shogun(and mongol invaision), it kept me occupied for quite a while, trying out different clans to play as etc. It's the most fun i've had in a tbs to date.
Just tried that download - it'll take me about an hour, and that's over a 1.5M cable connection no-one could do it on 56k that's for certain!

[Leonidas]

Originally posted by child of Thor
nice links Leonidas
Looks very promising. I really enjoyed Shogun(and mongol invaision), it kept me occupied for quite a while, trying out different clans to play as etc. It's the most fun i've had in a tbs to date.
Just tried that download - it'll take me about an hour, and that's over a 1.5M cable connection no-one could do it on 56k that's for certain!

child of Thor: My pleasure It's great to see the historical game is back. And this one looks like it'll be a winner. It will include many more features than Shogun had. . .

Sooo, gaming is looking good. . .

[DrSpike]

STW was great. I don't have Mongol Invasion but played original STW a fair bit. MP is great, and quite unique in my experience, since it is nothing like usual RTS games. I will get Medievel: Total war when it comes out for sure.

[ThePlagueRat]

Originally posted by Anunikoba

Its definately a slower paced RTS wargame that deals with formations and troop positioning a lot more than most of its peers. BTW, there is a TBS element to the single-player mode too where you manage your "empire" and move your armies around Japan.

That's exactly why it is a pure strategy game. And starcraft is not.
(Shogun is sugared with nice realtime battles where YOU chose the speed and tactics) Most RTS are not strategy games,
but merely "warsimulations".

[child of Thor]

Just played and completed the Demo(just the tutorial levels), and anyone who loved Shogun will feel right at home. Just wish the demo included some of my favourite bit(the tbs aspect), ah well can't have it all.
Can't wait for this one - think it will go straight into my top ten

[Urban Ranger]

Originally posted by Wille
Now I've learnt of some kind of assassination thingie that supposedly could end the game in a second. I want a strategy game not some crappy RPG mix! Please fill me in on this, I hope im wrong.

It's true. You can wipe out an entire opposing clan once you finished building the Tea House, giving you access to those truly lethal Geishas.

[tishco]

The bad points of Shogun:
You end up saving before an assanination so if it fails you can reload until it works
The AI gets to move during your go: when you send an army into a providence the ai gets to move its units in from other places, you dont making the defence much harder for the player!

Medieval better stop this!

[Urban Ranger]

The AI was pretty stupid though, sometimes I moved my troops into enemy provinces while the AI moved troops away.