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Title: The best game of 2003?
Post by: Dowding on May 14, 2003, 03:56:53 AM
This gets my vote and it isn't even out yet.

(http://image.com.com/gamespot/images/2003/e3/0512/pc_rometotalwar05120900_screen006.jpg)

(http://image.com.com/gamespot/images/2003/e3/0512/pc_rometotalwar05120900_screen015.jpg)

(http://image.com.com/gamespot/images/2003/e3/0512/pc_rometotalwar05120900_screen009.jpg)

(http://image.com.com/gamespot/images/2003/e3/0512/pc_rometotalwar05120900_screen012.jpg)

(http://image.com.com/gamespot/images/2003/e3/0512/pc_rometotalwar05120900_screen011.jpg)

(http://image.com.com/gamespot/images/2003/e3/0512/pc_rometotalwar05120900_screen008.jpg)
Title: The best game of 2003?
Post by: mjolnir on May 14, 2003, 04:06:25 AM
What game is that Dowding?
Title: The best game of 2003?
Post by: straffo on May 14, 2003, 04:13:32 AM
Rome Total war
Title: The best game of 2003?
Post by: Dowding on May 14, 2003, 04:20:20 AM
Sorry, it's Rome Total War. Should have said that. Here's some more:

(http://www.strategyplanet.com/totalwar/images/romanvsroman.jpg)

(http://www.strategyplanet.com/totalwar/images/units.jpg)

(http://www.strategyplanet.com/totalwar/images/b3.jpg)

(http://www.strategyplanet.com/totalwar/images/b6.jpg)
Title: The best game of 2003?
Post by: hyena426 on May 14, 2003, 04:27:41 AM
nice,,i wonder how good that will turn out:)
Title: The best game of 2003?
Post by: Maniac on May 14, 2003, 05:09:39 AM
WoW... Nice graphics!

Whens it due out?
Title: The best game of 2003?
Post by: Dowding on May 14, 2003, 06:13:08 AM
They've said November this year. The game is at an advanced stage of development, so maybe they'll hit that date.

The great thing is they've done away with the old 'chess-board' style that was used in the turn-based strategic, zoomed out map. It's now fully scaleable from the battlefield up - yoyu can zoom in and watch your army march across the landscape. You have to think more about terrain in your Empire - like defending mountain passes, watching the sea to prevent amphibious landings etc. You also watch your towns and cities grow and can actually fight in their streets.

You'll be able to play as the Greeks, Romans, Egyptians, Gauls, Britons, Germanic tribes, Carthaginians and loads more including minor nations such as the Spartans.

They'll be 100+ fully 3D units (based on motion capture), from legionnaires to chariots to elephants to gladiators. It's very ambitious.
Title: The best game of 2003?
Post by: Maniac on May 14, 2003, 06:25:03 AM
Sounds great!
Title: The best game of 2003?
Post by: T0J0 on May 14, 2003, 07:00:30 AM
IF you look at the pics "The Tourist guy" is in there... Really.....
Title: The best game of 2003?
Post by: Eagler on May 14, 2003, 07:21:06 AM
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Originally posted by mjolnir
What game is that Dowding?


Attack of the Rome Clones :)
Title: The best game of 2003?
Post by: JimBear on May 14, 2003, 07:49:10 AM
Hmmmm, seems to have Praetorians beat in the graphics dept. Might have to give it a go.
Title: Welll...
Post by: Syzygyone on May 14, 2003, 08:58:02 AM
Rome is in no way a threat to America.  It's just ridikulux!
Title: The best game of 2003?
Post by: gofaster on May 14, 2003, 09:07:37 AM
Where are the naked slave girls?
Title: The best game of 2003?
Post by: NUKE on May 14, 2003, 09:23:13 AM
Where is the American army? what a rip-off!
Title: The best game of 2003?
Post by: Rude on May 14, 2003, 09:33:58 AM
This wouldn't be MMOPG would it?
Title: The best game of 2003?
Post by: Ack-Ack on May 14, 2003, 09:58:23 AM
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Originally posted by Rude
This wouldn't be MMOPG would it?



Think Risk with RTS combat.  The first Total War games were a blast and this one is definitely looking good.


ack-ack
Title: The best game of 2003?
Post by: AKS\/\/ulfe on May 14, 2003, 10:26:52 AM
Ain't even half-way through 2003 yet, I'm sure there will be just as many impressive titles coming out Q3/Q4 this year that will be bursting with eye candy. Eye candy is only a part of what makes a game great though...

Oh, and I see no blood or gore... that will lower it from great to "okay" in my rating system, unless there are hot naked ladies... then it'll bump it back up to great.
-SW
Title: The best game of 2003?
Post by: Wanker on May 14, 2003, 10:31:55 AM
Yep, the Total War games are fabulous!

If you like Tactical combat sprinkled with some strategic thinking, then these are games for you.
Title: The best game of 2003?
Post by: OIO on May 14, 2003, 10:39:09 AM
The Total War games have been excellent so far.

I didn't buy medieval total war because it was just a clone of Shogun Total War (and sadly, since it was their first installment of the game, they made huge blunders with it, but the game was still fun).

I just hope this new Total War does not have the silly "rules of fighting" (aka, spear beats cavalry, AI never runs out of stamina or gold, fantasy units like battlefield ninja and Kensai, no swordsmen, AI not having the penalty of delayed command (player has to move mouse and scroll but AI could move all 12 units at once..grr), etc etc).
Title: The best game of 2003?
Post by: Dowding on May 14, 2003, 10:41:03 AM
I'm looking forward to how SW:G pans out and that game called S.T.A.L.K.E.R. That looks like an interesting concept.

There will be some gore in RTW. Perhaps there will be a mod that adds more.

BTW I really advise getting hold of the RTW video off fileplanet etc. It is truly awesome. It's like the opening scene from Gladiator crossed with Braveheart - blue faced barbarians versus well-drilled Romans.
Title: The best game of 2003?
Post by: -tronski- on May 14, 2003, 07:20:05 PM
Love playing the Total war series...this looks mightly interesting too...

 Tronsky
Title: Re: The best game of 2003?
Post by: SunKing on May 14, 2003, 10:33:28 PM
Re: The best game of 2003?


Half Life 2 no doubt.
Title: The best game of 2003?
Post by: AcesGun on May 15, 2003, 02:03:39 AM
Got my eye on Lock on - Modern Air Combat (lo-mac)
Its not out yet and still in the process of being made but from what ive seen from the site so far it looks like one hell of a game.


Lo-Mac (http://www.lo-mac.com)
Title: The best game of 2003?
Post by: Maniac on May 15, 2003, 02:17:10 AM
Total War was great, but the multiplayer system sucked, you couldnt play the campain mode in multiplayer!
Title: The best game of 2003?
Post by: Dingbat on May 15, 2003, 07:33:13 AM
Military: LO-MAC
Civil Sim:FS2004
FPS: HALF-LIFE 2
Title: The best game of 2003?
Post by: Wanker on May 15, 2003, 09:34:46 AM
When is Half-Life 2 scheduled for release?
Title: The best game of 2003?
Post by: AWMac on May 15, 2003, 09:42:28 AM
Perk the Elephant !!!


:D
Title: The best game of 2003?
Post by: Dingbat on May 15, 2003, 10:44:11 AM
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Originally posted by banana
When is Half-Life 2 scheduled for release?


I think sometime in q4