Interesting. Looks like it's not a typical, expansive Total War game, though. "A Total War saga." Looks very story-driven with, I'm guessing, maybe half a dozen or more set battles?
I get the feeling this is part of a series they will be rollng out, kinda like Tell-Tale game chapters. Next, or soon, will be Peloponnesian War.
I like Total War games, but I've never really completed a campaign. Most I've finished, I think, is Rome I and about ~30 hours or so. I ended up pretty deep into the timeline, but I got to a point where I didn't understand what the endgame for this thing was. I dunno. I enjoyed Rome II, as well, and Shogun II is my favorite, but I played that one the least, for some reason. I think I just really liked the art style of that one.
I hear people praise WarHammer. Is it remarkably different from all the others, or is it just fantasy re-skin of the same basic game...like all of them are? Or do you at least get cool things like magic-based AOE and traps and stuff, maybe flying units, or is
My grandson used to really be into the Total War games. I tried one, cant remember which, but like you, wasn't sure what the endgame was. Just seemed to reach a stalemate after a while and got tired of it. I also found the set battles very difficult, both strategy wise and hardware wise for the computer I had at the time.Interesting. Looks like it's not a typical, expansive Total War game, though. "A Total War saga." Looks very story-driven with, I'm guessing, maybe half a dozen or more set battles?
I get the feeling this is part of a series they will be rollng out, kinda like Tell-Tale game chapters. Next, or soon, will be Peloponnesian War.
I like Total War games, but I've never really completed a campaign. Most I've finished, I think, is Rome I and about ~30 hours or so. I ended up pretty deep into the timeline, but I got to a point where I didn't understand what the endgame for this thing was. I dunno. I enjoyed Rome II, as well, and Shogun II is my favorite, but I played that one the least, for some reason. I think I just really liked the art style of that one.
I hear people praise WarHammer. Is it remarkably different from all the others, or is it just fantasy re-skin of the same basic game...like all of them are? Or do you at least get cool things like magic-based AOE and traps and stuff, maybe flying units, or is
There goes my hope for a 40K TW, again.
god i'd love to have a giant swarm of nids rushing up against an imperial gunline
-You mean Space Marines, because it always has to be Space Marines
I mean they are the most iconic part of the 40k universe.
When it comes to tabletop though, I'm a space elf guy (specifically all the wraith-units). Next army will be Nids I think.
So what? I dont like a separate client from every publisher either, but I dont see it as a big deal. Instead of waiting for it to come onto Steam, I installed the Epic platform to get BL3 on day one. Havent had any problem with it, have even gotten a few of the free games they offer. I also dont get worked up over exclusive platforms. If you dont like it, just dont buy it, but a company certainly has the right to distribute a game they design in any way they see fit. I think most of the "exclusive" games will also eventually come to Steam.They could offer all games free for a year and I still wouldn't install Epic. Not into companies buying market share like this and don't feel it should be rewarded. Yes even if you never buy anything from them it lets them tout a larger install base and leverage that into their exclusive deals. Nothing should be exclusive.
They could offer all games free for a year and I still wouldn't install Epic. Not into companies buying market share like this and don't feel it should be rewarded. Yes even if you never buy anything from them it lets them tout a larger install base and leverage that into their exclusive deals. Nothing should be exclusive.
For a lot of us, we still refuse to support Tencent and therefore will never install the Epic launcher solely for that reason. After seeing what they've done to so many companies in the past, it's amazing that people still willingly give them money (unless you're into the "turn everything into an MMO/mobile game" mentality). I remember back when game companies weren't influenced by investors and that's when we got some of the best games but if you look at the current trend of what's happened after Tencent dug their claws into a company, you'll see great IPs turned into garbage. Then again, there were people cheering Wyatt Cheng after he asked his infamous question at Blizzcon 2018 so I suppose it just goes back to "different strokes for different folks".So what? I dont like a separate client from every publisher either, but I dont see it as a big deal. Instead of waiting for it to come onto Steam, I installed the Epic platform to get BL3 on day one. Havent had any problem with it, have even gotten a few of the free games they offer. I also dont get worked up over exclusive platforms. If you dont like it, just dont buy it, but a company certainly has the right to distribute a game they design in any way they see fit. I think most of the "exclusive" games will also eventually come to Steam.
So it is more about the parent company being taken over than it is about having to use another client? I suppose that makes more sense. I hadnt looked into the background of the company.For a lot of us, we still refuse to support Tencent and therefore will never install the Epic launcher solely for that reason. After seeing what they've done to so many companies in the past, it's amazing that people still willingly give them money (unless you're into the "turn everything into an MMO/mobile game" mentality). I remember back when game companies weren't influenced by investors and that's when we got some of the best games but if you look at the current trend of what's happened after Tencent dug their claws into a company, you'll see great IPs turned into garbage. Then again, there were people cheering Wyatt Cheng after he asked his infamous question at Blizzcon 2018 so I suppose it just goes back to "different strokes for different folks".
Pretty much. Another client is a hassle, but it's just as easy to uninstall when I'm done with the game like I do with Uplay and Battle.net. Steam is the only client I keep installed but only because I have over 500 games on there.So it is more about the parent company being taken over than it is about having to use another client? I suppose that makes more sense. I hadnt looked into the background of the company.
I sort of feel the same about Bioware/EA. They both used to make some great games, but I pretty much detest them both now.
Pretty much. Another client is a hassle, but it's just as easy to uninstall when I'm done with the game like I do with Uplay and Battle.net. Steam is the only client I keep installed but only because I have over 500 games on there.
Tencent is a disease in our video games. They continually tried to push what was working great in China (ie. mobile/MMO/pay2win) on the western market where those three things were just a niche market. I'm not a fan of investors calling shots (looking at you Fallout 4) in any type of media but when it comes to Tencent, they just make horrible choices all in the name of money.