Attila: Total War

[Nefaro]

No because elephants can't wear snowshoes. But they can wear ice skates Great, big ice skates.

  And there's just another reason why the fifth century is actually just another of the many completely invisible regions of the past -- despite the supposed wonder of Attila.  Also, something has gotten corrupted in the popular barbarian imagery department.  To tell the truth, I think barbarians have gone the way of King Arthur and Charles Martel -- they really just aren't something marketing can depend on any more.

  You can see the poor marketing "creative" looking sadly at all their barbarian verbiage and noting that it just doesn't ring any bells any more.  "I can scream barbarian all day long and nobody gives a shit."

  Even Elephants and Hannibal -- can't use 'em, no Hannibal or Sparta or Ceasar or Roman Legions or Spartans or Tiger Tanks.  We're talking nothing but this Attila thing.

   And what's he?

   He's a Hun.  That's like the SS in smelly rags.  Little Asian SS men on small furry horses.

   Jeez, the uniforms....no uniforms?

   Saddles?

   Like Cowboys?

   No!  Not like Cowboys!  Nobody buys Cowboys anymore!  Where have you been?

   Calm down.  So what about this Attila.

   He's a scourge.

   Like Tiny Tim?

   That's Scrooge.

   That's Good!  what about the zombie Christmas angle?

   I like that.

   He gets dressed up.  he has scores to settle.

   With the Western Roman Empire.

   Right.  Some kind of oppressive empire.

   Right.  And he doesn't wear a mask -- he's just "Attila" -- just like that.

   Wow!  the image or the non-image.

   That's what we're selling.  You look at it and there's just nothing there.

   Perfect!

Do you write reviews for RPS perchance?

:P

[MengJiao]

Do you write reviews for RPS perchance?

:P

  No, but I mostly enjoy their heavy-handed comedy.  I admit it.

[Gusington]

Hahaha not Scrooge, scourge!! Scourge dammit!

[JasonPratt]

   That's what we're selling.  You look at it and there's just nothing there.

FEAR THE HUN YOU CANNOT SEE!  O0

Attila, like Batman but with armies. Of batmen.

[Martok]

Another one of those "Rally Point" episodes got posted today. 

It featured -- among other things (things that *really* excite me >:D ) -- a great, if all-too-brief, look at Constantinople and the Eastern Roman Empire in Attila (I already posted it in the Rome II thread, but it's worth posting here as well): 

[Gusington]

I've got to watch that on a proper monitor when I can. Congrats on finally getting your Greek on Martok!

[MengJiao]

I've got to watch that on a proper monitor when I can. Congrats on finally getting your Greek on Martok!

  Odd that they have the Hagia Sophia (built after 500 AD) on hand in 395.  But I guess the Spartans made the Athenians build it or something.

  Also odd that they imagine the Spartans going after Persia after the Peloponesian War(s) when they were being paid by the Persians to keep the Athenians busy.

[Sir Slash]

Attila's on sale at Get Games for 20% off pre-order. Anybody know about how reliable this site is? The Wraith of Sparta DLC is also on sale 15% off.

[Gusington]

I used them once or twice without issue. Are the any other Rome 2 DLCs on sale?

[Nefaro]

Attila's on sale at Get Games for 20% off pre-order. Anybody know about how reliable this site is? The Wraith of Sparta DLC is also on sale 15% off.

They're just fine.  I've been getting my Total War base games there because they usually offer a sizable discount before release.

[Sir Slash]

Other than NTW, no nothing else TW on sale. But there are lots of other stuff on sale. Thanks for the info guys. I might wait a little longer before pulling the trigger, just to say I held-out a while.

[Gusington]

Like til after dinner?

[Sir Slash]

Bedtime snack.

[Gusington]

Now that's discipline.

[MengJiao]

Now that's discipline.

   Something more about Attila: Army Management:

   http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showthread.php?675271-Total-War-ATTILA-Army-Management-Feature-Spotlight