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zertgold
03-01-2009, 03:40 PM
I noticed that nobody else has spoken of it on this forum, and I myself am very excited so I am posting a thread about the new computer game Empire - Total War.

Before you scoff please read the synopsis below(this team builds great games about history, and this is the first time they have done something like this. The history channel actually uses their graphics for the programs):

Command the seas, control the land, forge a new nation, and conquer the globe. Empire: Total War takes the Total War franchise to the eighteenth century Age of Enlightenment -- a time of political upheaval, military advancements, and radical thought, captured in stunning detail in Empire: Total War.

Empire: Total War introduces a host of revolutionary new features, including true 3D naval combat. For the first time in the Total War series, you will be able to intuitively command single ships or vast fleets upon seascapes rich with extraordinary water and weather effects that play a huge role in your eventual glorious success or ignominious defeat. After pummelling your enemy with cannon fire, close in to grapple their ship and prepare to board, taking control of your men as they fight hand-to-hand on the decks of these wooden behemoths.

In addition, Empire: Total War will see further enhancements to the Total War series’ signature 3D battles and turn-based campaign map. Real-time battles will pose new challenges with the addition of cannon and musket, challenging players to master new formations and tactics as a result of the increasing role of gunpowder within warfare. And the Campaign Map -- for many, the heart of Total War -- introduces a variety of new and upgraded elements, including new systems for Trade, Diplomacy and Espionage with agents; a refined and streamlined UI; improved Advisors; and a vastly extended scope, taking in the riches of India, the turbulence of Europe and, for the first time, the untapped potential of the United States of America.

http://www.sailchart.com/outb/empire/ETW_IGN_APRIL08_02_med.jpg

http://www.sailchart.com/outb/empire/Empire__Total_War-PCScreenshots9481ETW_ANNOUNCE_03_med.JPG

http://www.sailchart.com/outb/empire/EmpireTotalWar_E3_screenshot_%2819%29_med.jpg

http://www.sailchart.com/outb/empire/leading_the_way_med.jpg

http://www.sailchart.com/outb/empire/on_deck_med.jpg

http://www.sailchart.com/outb/empire/take_the_hill_med.jpg

It is going to be a fun game. It will be released March 4th.
http://www.totalwar.com/empire/

Bob Cleek
03-01-2009, 03:44 PM
Looks pretty cool! Since you haven't got a lot of posts in here yet, I guess you weren't around for the now legendary "swivel gun thread!"

Hughman
03-01-2009, 03:59 PM
Zert!!

NOOO!!

I spend too dam much time on this thing already!! :eek::eek::eek::eek:

The549
03-01-2009, 04:43 PM
I always thought that the history channel's low budget animations looked familiar...

rbgarr
03-01-2009, 05:07 PM
A xebec!

http://i43.tinypic.com/ws663p.jpg

mmd
03-01-2009, 05:20 PM
Oh, crap! Another gun thread! <wink, grin>

James McMullen
03-01-2009, 10:53 PM
I want that game like no other I have ever seen since I re-lived my junior high D&D experiences with Baldur's Gate! Uh-oh! Don't tell the wife--I think she'd rather I was using the computer to surf porn and offshore gambling sites.

zertgold
06-05-2009, 11:25 PM
Oh yes, Baldur's Gate. Even now many years after visiting, i find myself saying: "sweaky wheel gets Da grease."

Here is a demo version of Empire if anyone is interested:
http://www.totalwar.com/empire/demo/

Joe ( Cold Spring on Hudson )
06-05-2009, 11:28 PM
Oh, crap! Another gun thread! <wink, grin>

Don't worry "Aww Shucks" rarely comes up from the bilge ;)