Total War: Rome II

[bippukt]

Well, it has been announced and it will be released in late 2013. The original Rome Total War was the single player game that I played the most and I am really happy that I will be able to repeat the experience with all the improvements that new technology will bring. Pre-orders are not available yet, but this game will likely make it to the top of my list, as long as the price is reasonable

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EDIT: Looks like it is coming out in October 2013.

EDIT: If you want to watch out for the latest announcements and discuss with other fans, go to the official forums here:

*forums.totalwar.com/forumdisplay.php/134-Total-War-Rome-II

 

[bippukt]

No Total War fans on TDF?

Anyway, here's the official first gameplay footage:

WARNING: Violent, as TW games are!

 

[gameranand]

Well actually I am not much of a fan of Total wars game though I liked playing the last game of the series. It brings something new to the table, Actually I like modern type RTS games more like CnC or XCOM etc.

 

[Alok]

I have Rome Total War . Played a long ago , back then it was my first strategy game with zoom camera ability . Really a good game .
Almost forgot it, lets see if i start it again. Nice to hear about sequel.

 

[bippukt]

I like them too, especially Xcom - I like TBS games because they don't rush me. I used to like RTS the most when I was in school but now I just don't want to deal with the pressure to get to the Bronze Age in 5-10 mins etc. So Civ and TW games are great for me - the battles in TW are in real time but since I only play on Normal and watching the troops actually battle is great fun.

I have Rome Total War . Played a long ago , back then it was my first strategy game with zoom camera ability . Really a good game .
Almost forgot it, lets see if i start it again. Nice to hear about sequel.

I think I played it for 500 hours - I was sick for a long time and it was summer with 42-44C and very high humidity. So, it was RTW during day time. It cost 1300 then and the only reason I was allowed to buy it was because I was sick

 

[sujoyp]

I too played this game 7-8 years ago...it had some modern graphics...and new type of strategy building

 

[gameranand]

Well I like RTS too, there is kind of speed and pressure on you, you have to think and act simultaneously.

 

[bippukt]

Carthage Battle Gameplay Walthrough - the initial part of the video seems not so good but the latter seems nice! Best watch it on 720p.



Three factions revealed until now - Rome, Carthage and Macedon. See detailed descriptions here:

Factions - Total War Wiki

 

[heidi2521]

New Battle of Teutoburg panorama(30000x9785)

Open at your own risk.

*tww-data.s3.amazonaws.com/panorama2/index.html

TCA wants to kill my PC with this game.

 

[Digital Fragger]

i bought this total war mega pack.. all are very huge in size.. which game should i install first? rome, empire, medivieal 2, napoleon or shogun 2 ?

 

[Zangetsu]

well I never played RTS games in the past(AOE,EE,Civiliztion etc)
so will not try this one as well.

 

[gameranand]

well I never played RTS games in the past(AOE,EE,Civiliztion etc)
so will not try this one as well.

Play Command & Conquer 3 Tiberium Wars. It will serve as a real good start.

 

[heidi2521]

i bought this total war mega pack.. all are very huge in size.. which game should i install first? rome, empire, medivieal 2, napoleon or shogun 2 ?

My personal ordering would be s2 -> R -> E -> M2 with the third age mod(Rohan FTW) -> N

well I never played RTS games in the past(AOE,EE,Civiliztion etc)
so will not try this one as well.

This game is TBS with RTS battles. Civ is entirely TBS.

+1 to gameranands suggestion. I personally prefer Red Alert though.

 

[bippukt]

i bought this total war mega pack.. all are very huge in size.. which game should i install first? rome, empire, medivieal 2, napoleon or shogun 2 ?

If you have a good PC, install Shogun 2. Forget the older ones - Shogun itself will keep you busy for 100+ hours.

If your PC can't handle it, go for either Empire or Napoleon - whichever setting appeals more to you. Forget Rome or Medieval - they are too old by now.

 

[gameranand]

+1 to gameranands suggestion. I personally prefer Red Alert though.

Red Alert 3 would be too complicated for a starter.

 

[Digital Fragger]

If you have a good PC, install Shogun 2. Forget the older ones - Shogun itself will keep you busy for 100+ hours.

If your PC can't handle it, go for either Empire or Napoleon - whichever setting appeals more to you. Forget Rome or Medieval - they are too old by now.

thanks.. downloading shogun 2.. it's 12gb.. will take few days..

 

[bippukt]

thanks.. downloading shogun 2.. it's 12gb.. will take few days..

Just 12GB??? I think it is more like 20GB. And if you have Fall of the Samurai as well, it will be nearly 30GB. Even with discs, I had to download almost 14 GB - took only a few hours a 1 MBps though

You can read up on Shogun 2 strategy in the meantime, if you read guides. This one covers everything and is the best:

*forums.totalwar.org/vb/showthread.php?137395-Frogbeastegg-s-Guide-to-Total-War-Shogun-II

 

[Digital Fragger]

Just 12GB??? I think it is more like 20GB. And if you have Fall of the Samurai as well, it will be nearly 30GB. Even with discs, I had to download almost 14 GB - took only a few hours a 1 MBps though

You can read up on Shogun 2 strategy in the meantime, if you read guides. This one covers everything and is the best:

Creative Assembly Frogbeastegg's Guide to Total War: Shogun II

yeah.. it's taking 19783mb on local disk but the steam download is only 12.4gb...
don't have fall of samurai.. and thanks for the guide.. will read it..

 

[heidi2521]

Total War: Rome II - Battle of Teutoburg Forest Walkthrough

Total War: Rome II - Battle of Teutoburg Forest Walkthrough - GameSpot.com

 

[heidi2521]

Total War: Rome 2 launching Sept. 3 worldwide in standard and collector's editions | Polygon

Release date is September 3, Day 1 DLC confirmed.

Spoiler

For free download

Open the link for CE info and the name of the free DLC faction.