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Topic Subject: 'General Mode' Play?
TJByrum1
Legionary
posted 19 April 2013 21:05 EDT (US)   
Total War has always been about you, the player, as you lead your faction to glory.

But I've always wondered what it'd be like to focus on a single individual general. As in, you pick a character (Marcus Crassus, Spartacus, Hannibal Barca, etc) and begin with a small army. As you fight you will gather a stronger army, as well as money to support your family back home, and approval of the senate who grants you soldiers and gold.
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General Sajaru
Tribunus Laticlavius
posted 19 April 2013 21:19 EDT (US)     1 / 8  
The issue with this of course lies in what happened to many such generals; after a few decades, they died. I suppose you could groom a successor and continue on, but I think the main attraction of RTW and the Total War games in general tends to be their large scope and the player's ability to control an entire empire.
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EnemyofJupitor
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posted 20 April 2013 03:05 EDT (US)     2 / 8  
So, like a Crusader Kings 2 with Total War battles?
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TJByrum1
Legionary
posted 20 April 2013 07:16 EDT (US)     3 / 8  
The issue with this of course lies in what happened to many such generals; after a few decades, they died.
Make each turn last about 3 months, that way generals will live longer while at the same time offering good gameplay. There could be a work around.

I suppose you could groom a successor and continue on, but I think the main attraction of RTW and the Total War games in general tends to be their large scope and the player's ability to control an entire empire.
Yes, it is, as I mentioned in the first post. I did not say anything about replacing the current system, just add a new type of campaign.

Also, never played Crusader Kings.
EnemyofJupitor
HG Alumnus Superbus
posted 20 April 2013 08:02 EDT (US)     4 / 8  
It's great. Never play it- you'll lose many hours that way.
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DominicusUltimus
Legate
posted 20 April 2013 16:20 EDT (US)     5 / 8  
CA might release mini-expansions for Rome 2 that focus on the careers of particular generals such as Caesar and Hannibal. They did it with the Alexander expansion for Rome 1 and there was the Napoleon expansion for Empire, so it wouldn't be unprecedented.
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Centurion
posted 20 April 2013 18:19 EDT (US)     6 / 8  
Actually Caesar's campaign of Gaul and Hannibal's March To The Alps would be very good expansion packs. Especially if they have a time limit and some disturbingly smart AI like they did in RTW: Alexander.
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SongsOfBeitar
Legionary
posted 22 April 2013 11:22 EDT (US)     7 / 8  
was the ai from alexander really smart? I played it and won pretty quickly but I'm not sure what difficulty I was on. I certainly don't remember the AI feeling any different than RTW. With that said I also didn't think Alexander was worth getting. I played it once, was proud of myself, and never touched it again. With that said I really like the idea of following a single general across the map but I also want to have a successor and continue the conquest.
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posted 22 April 2013 11:50 EDT (US)     8 / 8  
Mount and Blade is good if you want to play a game like that, but I think it's very different to the TW experience, it could make a good standalone, but that's it I think
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