Guys, there's a War Total Rome game coming! ...uh, Total Rome War. um...

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I thought I saw one today. But it turns out it was just me in the bathroom mirror getting out of the shower.  :hide:
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Quote from: Sir Slash on April 16, 2021, 10:13:12 PM
I thought I saw one today. But it turns out it was just me in the bathroom mirror getting out of the shower.  :hide:

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The game is advertised at coming in at a whopping 70 GBs.
Kinda hard for me to believe even with the additional 4K textures and such.

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JasonPratt

I can kind of believe it, scaling up from what were basically 480p graphics (usually provided in 720 or better resolution).

My problem is that the graphics don't look all that much better than before. So what's all that extra detail going toward?
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Quote from: JasonPratt on April 18, 2021, 03:27:00 PM
I can kind of believe it, scaling up from what were basically 480p graphics (usually provided in 720 or better resolution).

My problem is that the graphics don't look all that much better than before. So what's all that extra detail going toward?
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Quote from: JasonPratt on April 18, 2021, 03:27:00 PM
I can kind of believe it, scaling up from what were basically 480p graphics (usually provided in 720 or better resolution).

My problem is that the graphics don't look all that much better than before. So what's all that extra detail going toward?
Pretty much my view.

If they had done a substantial overhaul using - and crediting the modders - ideas, extra territories and skins from Rome Total Realism, and Europa Barbarorum, then this would be an instant buy for me. I know they have unlocked previously locked factions, but these are really easy to unlock if you modify the strat_desc file in the Imperial Campaign folder - you can also modify the turn rate etc in that same file without much trouble to get seasonal turns too.
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I went ahead and purchased this today.  I'm hoping it will pre-load so that when it's "released" it will already reside on my computer and I can dig right in.  My internet is the suck; if it's 70GB that's like a full day or more of downloading at Casa Toonces.
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Quote from: AchillesLastStand on April 17, 2021, 11:56:24 PM
The game is advertised at coming in at a whopping 70 GBs.
Kinda hard for me to believe even with the additional 4K textures and such.
:o

I think there's also a new intro video for each faction in the game.

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Quote from: Toonces on April 26, 2021, 09:16:22 PM
I went ahead and purchased this today.  I'm hoping it will pre-load so that when it's "released" it will already reside on my computer and I can dig right in.  My internet is the suck; if it's 70GB that's like a full day or more of downloading at Casa Toonces.

pre-load seems to be 24.2gig for me.
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Quote from: Toonces on April 26, 2021, 09:16:22 PM
I went ahead and purchased this today.  I'm hoping it will pre-load so that when it's "released" it will already reside on my computer and I can dig right in.  My internet is the suck; if it's 70GB that's like a full day or more of downloading at Casa Toonces.
So what do you think? Is it a major improvement?
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https://www.ign.com/articles/total-war-rome-remastered-review

But in most other ways, it's simply fallen too far behind the times. Strategy games in general, and Total War specifically, have evolved so much in the last 18 years that going back to the original Rome can be deflating. The AI is one of the primary culprits.

https://www.pcgamer.com/total-war-rome-remastered-is-a-great-update-but-cant-compete-with-modern-strategy-games/

The result is a competent remaster and the best way to play this classic Total War, but it still can't compete with its modern heirs.

https://www.pcgamesn.com/total-war-rome-remastered/review

This remaster is really only for those who still enjoy the original game, and even then, it's only going to be worth the investment if the mod scene follows.

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