tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16564874.post4653613082833216403..comments2024-03-28T04:58:15.698-04:00Comments on Installation 04: Game Review: Empire Total WarFuzungahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15006507796020670947noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16564874.post-45045609306252447222009-11-09T23:04:44.305-05:002009-11-09T23:04:44.305-05:00LOL I would say that this had something to do with...LOL I would say that this had something to do with AnalogHype to get back at us for all we've done, but the comments are too old.Fuzungahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15006507796020670947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16564874.post-49592059170812804452009-11-09T23:04:02.854-05:002009-11-09T23:04:02.854-05:00I also wanted to quickly point out that I would ha...I also wanted to quickly point out that I would have no problem with France falling as an Empire if their Capital got taken. But this doesn't apply to the rest of the nations which can still function easily without a capital. I probably should of been more clear in the article.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16564874.post-77727825118744554272009-11-09T22:37:36.135-05:002009-11-09T22:37:36.135-05:00Wow lots of angry responses! I was hoping I would ...Wow lots of angry responses! I was hoping I would get at least one reader who would agree with me. Thanks for pointing out the spelling mistakes I'll fix them right now.Doegabnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16564874.post-76011900556200614432009-09-30T09:14:40.503-04:002009-09-30T09:14:40.503-04:00honestly i can hardly believe that you didn't ...honestly i can hardly believe that you didn't complain that it was too hard for you. Of course the Road to Indepence is a tutorial...other titles had this thing called a 'campaign tutorial' that you did, which had a grand total of no effect on the greater game, while RtI at least lets you play as the USA in the Grand Campaign.<br /><br />Spell check for any apes in the area, for example Doegab. The douche who rote dis aritcle meant Faction where he wrote 'Fraction' and interface where he wrote 'interference'.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16564874.post-65150048206265287012009-09-30T09:10:11.142-04:002009-09-30T09:10:11.142-04:00The comparison between the Empire: Total war campa...The comparison between the Empire: Total war campaign map and the Medieval II: Total war campaign map is unfair. The Medieval screenshot is from eastern europe and the northwestern area of Asia minor, while the Empire screenshot is of the british isles. You took a screenshot of the worst area of Empire's campaign map, and the best area of Medieval's, and then tried to compare them? that doesn't even make sense. Also, who honestly spends there battles getting close-ups on their soldiers? If every soldier looked different the computer couldn't treat them as it does, and the game would be much harder on our operating system then it already is. And despite the apparent lack of a zillion provinces in europe (although Central europe has at least as many as Medieval II) there are two other subcontinents to take over...or did you forget about India and America?<br />Paris was the capital city of France...if Paris was taken then France would degenerate OBVIOUSLY and the people are less likely to stand with their obviously crippled leaders then the strong foreigners who basically control their lands anyway.<br />And the point of 'decentralizing' the building system was to make the huge provinces more bearable, so that having a large province (with numerous towns, mines, and other resources) was more valuable then a small one (with too little space to have as many towns etc)<br />The new tech tree system is clearly important. Do you think that simply by building a random structure a nation could just create better units with better equipment because the spirit of the building taught them how? no. They researched possible ways to improve their knowledge...this is what we call advancing technology...generally displayed in games using...wait for it...tech trees!<br />Also throughout this review you kept writing 'fractions' where i believe you meant 'factions', unless there are approximately 50 fractions in Empire: Total War?<br /><br />And finally, to the Anonymous commenter who doesn't like gears of war; Gears of War, and Unreal Tournament are both good games, they are just very different to Total War games. During the short time i played them, i found them very enjoyable, although i must admit they do get old rapidly.<br /><br />p.s Your not a big fan of the new interference? what interference? OH you mean Interface? Seriously, if you have to 'review' a game at least learn to spell first.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16564874.post-10743614490245961952009-07-21T06:50:30.775-04:002009-07-21T06:50:30.775-04:00You rate the game lower than medieval 2 because th...You rate the game lower than medieval 2 because the campaign map isn't as cool looking and there isn't as much blood? And, really I couldn't care less if all the troops in my army look exactly the same, how often do you find yourself zoomed in to your line infantry examining their facial features? <br /><br /> Of course France falls when you take Paris, you can't run a region when you don't have control of your capital city. Of course parts of the province still occupied by enemy military could be considered to be under enemy "control"<br /><br /> How can you even complain about the European map being too small? The rest of the game is massive, overall there is probably more land space than there was in medieval 2 anyway. Seems like a small sacrifice to pay to have the added depth of two more colonial theatres each with its own tax system and unique resources.<br /><br /> Honestly, do you really find that the lack of blood and clone armies outweigh the games merits? Do you really need a massive Europe, especially when the game already has so much to take over anyway? This game has the most strategic depth of any total war game, and probably any strategy game. If every developer spent more time in making games more engaging, involved and thought-provoking and less time pandering to people like you, we'd probably see a lot more excellent games (and less gears of war).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16564874.post-86951595754645401442009-06-03T20:57:26.011-04:002009-06-03T20:57:26.011-04:00I re-sized your doom pictures. That was quite a lo...I re-sized your doom pictures. That was quite a long review. Disappointing to see you didn't like it all that much, especially compared to the last game. <br />By the way, is that box for, like, the Dutch version or something?Fuzungahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15006507796020670947noreply@blogger.com