Posted December 06, 2012
That said the only game I know they've pulled was a Space Hulk game which was not a mod, but a full game being made (small indy developer style).
That said the only game I know they've pulled was a Space Hulk game which was not a mod, but a full game being made (small indy developer style).
Posted December 07, 2012
http://www.mobygames.com/game/warhammer-shadow-of-the-horned-rat
http://www.mobygames.com/game/warhammer-dark-omen
I always thought that Total War was inspired by these two games (there's a LOT of similarities) so it may very well be a case of the company coming full circle.
I remember getting Shadow of the Horned Rat for free with a gaming magazine, and being unable to get into it because there was no manual, I didn't know anything about Warhammer at the time, and the game was pretty hard.
That was a long time ago, but I don't remember that game being all that similar to Rome: TW, which is the only Total War game I've played a lot.
And Dark Omen is described as a RPG, so I'm not sure how similar that one is either.
Anyway, I like fantasy strategy games, and Total War games, so I'm interested in this. I'm not sure how well they'll be able to reproduce the rules, though, since I don't think Warhammer Fantasy would work all that well with real-time battles.
There are some similarities with the Total War series in terms of the battles but outside of that they're completely different. There is just a set linear sequence of battles and you unlock new units as you progress, there's none of the grand strategy present in the Total war games, no building/training units, no managing your economy or diplomacy.
Battles are on a much smaller scale as well so overall they're very different games with very different focuses.
Post edited December 07, 2012 by TurnipSlayerr
Posted December 07, 2012
There are some similarities with the Total War series in terms of the battles but outside of that they're completely different. There is just a set linear sequence of battles and you unlock new units as you progress, there's none of the grand strategy present in the Total war games, no building/training units, no managing your economy or diplomacy.
Battles are on a much smaller scale as well so overall they're very different games with very different focuses.
Zoltan- I've actually got a copy of Mark of Chaos back at my house in NZ but never got round to playing it. My brother was really hyped for it but ended up being very disappointed so I never bothered to try it.