Hey Dave!

Hey Daveeee

The total war games have always been my favorite but there is no reason for them to make a Napoleon: TW.

neh

I haven't played TW games since Rome. I don't like the battles that much. I just played it for the turn-based stuff. And CIV4 was so much better. I hope there will be a CIV5 in the near future.

More Total War is always good. The historical context in terms of gameplay isn't the most interesting sadly.

Dammit I wish I had a PC I could run this game on.

I'll never think of storming a building in the same way again.

The game Jeff was describing (with the direct control) reminds me of Rise and Fall: Civilizations at War

Wow, they don't even have French accents? That's pretty bad. :|

Medieval 2 is where this franchise ends for me.  I didn't like what I played of Empire and this seems to be a very similar thing to that.

Wow that was fast? This game didn't have nearly as much marketing or fanfare as Empire did. 
 @Ben_H said:

" Medieval 2 is where this franchise ends for me.  I didn't like what I played of Empire and this seems to be a very similar thing to that. "

I love how they're all just filing into the house at the end, like it's a sweet Kid n' Play house party.

I think this was a misstep;  it's just too close to Empire in terms of tactics and units.  This won't enjoy a fraction of the (quite considerable) success that Empire had.
 
They either needed to make Total War: Pirates!, or Total War: Victoria.

Killer Hats, Yo!

The one thing that bothers me the most is the lack of a French accent.

" @Jimbo: This is just just an expansion pack for Empire; the next game will probably be quite different. "

Napoleon seems like a good choice.  He's widely considered one of the greatest war generals of all time.  His tactics have been taught at West Point for a long time.
 
As for his accent, I wonder what type of accent he'd have.  He was born on Corsica, which was under French control, but had more in common with Italy (technically the Republic of Genoa).  Napoleon's name was Napoleone di Buonaparte, but he changed it to make is sound more French.   Of course, his accent in the game doesn't sound Italian either, but realistically he wouldn't be speaking English anyway, so the accent is irrelevant.

I like the total war games but the period isnt really my favourite

I really like the Total War games, but I've long wished that they managed to get the AI to improve. I mean, yeah, it must be really difficult to program a competent AI general, but Total War kind of banks on awesome, large and tactically challenging field battles, and the AI more often then not simply fails to deliver.
I can't tell you how many times I fended off an enemy, storming my castle with 2000 men, with an army of 100 or 200, just by sending out cavalry and harassing them until the entire army forgot this was a fucking siege.
What ended up happening is they just got confused, stood there, and got pelted by my archers forever while the game was set to x3 speed.
 
Online play can get really intense, though.

" His tactics have been taught at West Point for a long time. "

How come we get FOUR campaigns in the Medieval II Total War expansion 'Kingdoms' and yet this puny little game gets to be a full price addition?! Not going anywhere near it - I prefer my King Arthur The Roleplaying Wargame, which GiantBomb don't want to review for some reason and just dumped on the game in it's quick look...!!!

Why does this game exist. Go back to swords and shields.

riveting!   not!

" @Lazy0718 said:

" His tactics have been taught at West Point for a long time. "

They should call the course "How not to fight the British - Love, Nelson and Wellington xx". "

"We can't do a 4 hour video..." 
 
YOU SAY IT LIKE WE DONT WANT IT.

Napoleon is a short duder

So.... uhh. What happened to  the video?!

" @Lazy0718 said:

" His tactics have been taught at West Point for a long time. "

They should call the course "How not to fight the British - Love, Nelson and Wellington xx". "

@Artigkar said:

"So.... uhh. What happened to  the video?! "

Don't think your allowed to show preview builds of games. GB breakin the laws!!!

" I haven't played TW games since Rome. I don't like the battles that much. I just played it for the turn-based stuff. And CIV4 was so much better. I hope there will be a CIV5 in the near future. "

" Napoleon is a short duder "

Can't get the QL to load :(

" I think this was a misstep;  it's just too close to Empire in terms of tactics and units.  This won't enjoy a fraction of the (quite considerable) success that Empire had.  They either needed to make Total War: Pirates!, or Total War: Victoria. "

God darnit! Still not loading!

" Can't get the QL to load :( "

" @Jimbo said:

" I think this was a misstep;  it's just too close to Empire in terms of tactics and units.  This won't enjoy a fraction of the (quite considerable) success that Empire had.  They either needed to make Total War: Pirates!, or Total War: Victoria. "

Stone Age: Total War ! "

" @Funkydupe said:

" @Jimbo said:

" I think this was a misstep;  it's just too close to Empire in terms of tactics and units.  This won't enjoy a fraction of the (quite considerable) success that Empire had.  They either needed to make Total War: Pirates!, or Total War: Victoria. "

Stone Age: Total War ! "

Primordial Ooze: Total War "