Sunday 31 October 2010

Total War

While in GAME (UK Gamestop equivalent) I happened accross the Empire Total War DLC Pack, it was on sale so I purchased it while already planning milatary and economic domination like a giddy schoolgirl! After spending 30 frustrated minutes with steam trying to recall passwords, secret questions and such I was finally free to conqur the world as Spain again. Not even 30 minutes in and the dissilusionment that stopped me playing the first time had set in again. A common feature that I have noticed in the Total War series seems to be wasted potential and insanely retarded AI.
As an example after building up a stupidly good reputation with the minor nation of Genoa, protecting them from Austrian expansion etc, gifts gamore, the still refuse to become a protectorate, and before that it cost me half my balance (admitedly unnesecarily large) just to open up trade links.
While the game is a military simulation to all extents and purposes I tire of 1 area nations declaring war on the 50+ territory supergiant that has spent 100's of thousands and half the game trying to open up trade with. No side will ever surrender in a seige, no one wants to play economics/ diplomatic buddies for longer than 6 turns before they declare war e.t.c. I eventually feel frustrated to the point when I feel it would be easier to just conquor them. Oh Well, at least I will always have France as an ally -.-.

8 comments:

  1. Yes it does get frustrating the AI and the game takes so much time but when you get into it its really good :)

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  2. Hm, ive never played total war. maybe ill give it a try

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  3. played rome total war and liked it

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  4. Never really got into that game but my brother always thought it was really fun

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  5. yeah never heard of it here in AMERICA :)

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  6. It's a great game for sure

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  7. man i used to play Rome total war all the TIME!

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  8. I really ought to give it a try!

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