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AjAx30

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I cant seem to find a demo of this, so would just like to find out from those of you who have it, if its worth the 375 price tag?? I have played some of the other games in the series, but there are a few games i am keeping tabs on, so dont just wanna splash the cash on a average game...

worth it or not?
 
AjAx30 said:
I cant seem to find a demo of this, so would just like to find out from those of you who have it, if its worth the 375 price tag?? I have played some of the other games in the series, but there are a few games i am keeping tabs on, so dont just wanna splash the cash on a average game...

worth it or not?
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The reviews look great... and the Total War series have never been a disappointment. I'd take the risk...
 
be aware that you will need a 1 gig patch....

...its not in a very decent condition as it comes out of the box.
 
My Bud at work has got it and loves it. If you like Empire Earth I & II you will love this. Need a monster of a machine though. I think I'm going to play some Empire Earth II again this weekend (only got a P4 3Ghz and AGP 7600GS)
 
Its Total War: Its simply GREAT! Best game series EVER!!! Anybody have Rome: Total War?? My copy broke :(

Edit: Its more like Civ IV than Empire Earth - since its turn based and RTS?
 
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kewl.. thanks for the replies... I saw it in the shops yesterday and was tempted.. I am not too keen though on a 1 gig patch..
 
Conradl said:
Its Total War: Its simply GREAT! Best game series EVER!!! Anybody have Rome: Total War?? My copy broke :(

Edit: Its more like Civ IV than Empire Earth - since its turn based and RTS?
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I saw Rome Total War at Incredible Connection (Cresta) for R29 a few weeks ago.

Necuno said:
be aware that you will need a 1 gig patch....

...its not in a very decent condition as it comes out of the box.
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Strange, I don't recall my game updating via steam with 1gig?
 
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fivelza said:
I saw Rome Total War at Incredible Connection (Cresta) for R29 a few weeks ago.



Strange, I don't recall my game updating via steam with 1gig?
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its the coming patch (if steam only activates it and do not update) :D, anyways what i meant was apparently its not so good out of the box as it is and with the patch it should be better....
 
Necuno said:
be aware that you will need a 1 gig patch....

...its not in a very decent condition as it comes out of the box.
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You are totally misinformed. The patch is 80-100mb. The 1 gig thing is a bug which happen to people who don't have steam fully updated. Steam then tries to download the game instead of just the activation files.

I have Empire Total war, to get the game to play first you need to download a patch of 80-100mb then there's a second bug fixing patch which is optional for 80mb.

It's nowhere near 1 gig.

The game is fantastic. Topseller in the uk retail charts on all platforms and topseller on most of the digital distribution service as well.

Its totally worth it.
 
stefan9 said:
You are totally misinformed. The patch is 80-100mb. The 1 gig thing is a bug which happen to people who don't have steam fully updated. Steam then tries to download the game instead of just the activation files.

I have Empire Total war, to get the game to play first you need to download a patch of 80-100mb then there's a second bug fixing patch which is optional for 80mb.

It's nowhere near 1 gig.

The game is fantastic. Topseller in the uk retail charts on all platforms and topseller on most of the digital distribution service as well.

Its totally worth it.
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thank you, i'll go and kick the source in his nuts on monday.
 
You can pick up Rome total war + expansion for R39 at CNA now, check the bargain bin in Menlyn mall, there are about 100 copies...
 
stefan9 said:
You are totally misinformed. The patch is 80-100mb. The 1 gig thing is a bug which happen to people who don't have steam fully updated. Steam then tries to download the game instead of just the activation files.

I have Empire Total war, to get the game to play first you need to download a patch of 80-100mb then there's a second bug fixing patch which is optional for 80mb.

It's nowhere near 1 gig.

The game is fantastic. Topseller in the uk retail charts on all platforms and topseller on most of the digital distribution service as well.

Its totally worth it.
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Except it's only available on PC...

;)
 
I don't really see the use in trying to play a strategy game on n console though.

That having been said it is truly an awesome game! On my way to invade India or at least I will be when I get home :p
After that France need a good kick in the privates as they keep trying to sell me a crappy little island that has been invaded by pirates!

Beware naval combat though. It gets really confusing when you take the wind into consideration. :)
 
The game is really cool, maybe a bit too easy but since the grand campaign is really massive you will still spend a lot of time to complete it. Does anyone have the special edition? Was it worth the extra bucks?
 
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