Comments on: Eurokerthunked: Empire: Total War Review

By: U.P

U.P — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 15:17:25 +0000

how can you unlock other countries like knights of st. john?

By: tigershuffle

tigershuffle — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 22:29:37 +0000

A-Scale……..Historical Accuracy!! Its a tech tree thang…..in real life the amount of smoke and the noise etc makes it v. difficult for rear ranks to fire literally over their comrades shoulders. You end up with lots of deaf soldiers. It took lots n lots of drilling…..and all went to pot in the heat of battle. The better drilled would usually win! Accuracy counted for little. 50yrds max..it was sheer volume and speed of firing that counted.

By: Alistair

Alistair — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 01:15:27 +0000

I believe you need to research the ability to have all rows of your musketeers fire in turn…

By: Pundabaya

Pundabaya — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 18:27:02 +0000

I’ve never played a Total War game, any suggestions on which one to give a go?

By: sinister agent

sinister agent — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 17:34:59 +0000

Sinister: \pakistan’s only existed for about 60 years.

Now, I’d like to see a Pashtun faction…

Wow, it’s almost as if you’ve stumbled across the whole point of my post!

By: A-Scale

A-Scale — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 16:45:38 +0000

Can someone tell me why the back rows of my army won’t shoot even if they’re within 20 yards of the enemy? It’s VERY frustrating.

By: Spanish Technophobe

Spanish Technophobe — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 03:20:56 +0000

Devil’s advocate: it might be overwhelming but still dumb. On the other hand, the other Empire games have been really smart (AI notwithstanding) so probably not. Honestly, the Rome map was overwhelming for me, so this new one really isn’t my game.

By: Mad Doc MacRae

Mad Doc MacRae — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 02:24:38 +0000

Most of the reviewers sound overwhelmed when discussing the campaign map, so “dumbed down” probably doesn’t apply.

By: Conquests

Conquests — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 21:54:46 +0000

Im all for accessibility and glamour… but not if it’s dumbed down, I still want complex gameplay.

By: Conquests

Conquests — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 21:51:44 +0000

Is the cited gameness of E:TW meant as honest enjoyment that makes you realize that “simulations are unnededly meticulous”, or is this accessible as in shallow at the expense of pure healthy depth of gameplay?

I don’t know what people actually mean with “this is a game not a simulation”… what are both?

By: Funky Badger

Funky Badger — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 12:58:11 +0000

Sinister: \pakistan’s only existed for about 60 years.

Now, I’d like to see a Pashtun faction…

By: Frye

Frye — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 08:51:39 +0000

Too bad they still didn’t fix the pathfinding in cities thing. Actually, (in the old games) it wasn’t really the pathfinding that was flawed but the annoying habit of soldiers to first walk to their spot in the formation (which might be covered by a building), before the group as a whole started moving. Nasty, when you are trying to retreat but your pikemen run TOWARDS the enemy archers. It’s like the individual soldiers had no AI, only the groups did.