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[Havell]

I got Rome: Total War yesterday, it is a very good game with lots of (good) new features. I would cetainly advise buying it if your PC is up to runnig it as the game is that good but not worth upgrading for as it's not $200 good (if you see what I mean).

[Tulac]

Hmm, xcom freak , it may not be worth upgrading you rig for 200$ just for R:TW, but you'll get to play many other games in the future, anyway,
R:TW is great howver, and besides what's your configuration?It works on my AMD XP2000,GF4 MX400,256 DDR RAM, in 800*600 resolution(for the battlefield).

Good idea for a topic k:

[Xikarita]

Personally, I think that Armies of Exigo looks more exciting. But if I were you, I'd upgrade my PC anyway so I could play KOTOR II

[xcom freak]

Kotor 2 what the hell is that?

[MasterGrazzt]

Knights of the Old Republic

[xcom freak]

Oh that explains a lot k: thanks

[aiat_gamer]

well,i think its worth it,and you`ll be able to play lots of good games like hafl life 2.

[Iron_Scarecrow]

I never played the game, but upgrading depends on whether you want to pay the $200 now or later. If you upgrade now there will be new and better software in a couple of months and you'll just be left behind again.

But I can't wait for KotOR 2 loved the first.

[Omuletzu]

Originally posted by Xikarita+Jan 29 2005, 01:39 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (Xikarita @ Jan 29 2005, 01:39 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> Personally, I think that Armies of Exigo looks more exciting. [/b]

That's a great game, although very similar to Warcraft III

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But I can't wait for KotOR 2 loved the first[/quote]

Me too :w00t:

[Borodin]

Originally posted by The Picard@Jan 28 2005, 05:12 PM
I have played this game extensively and I have to say no, it is not worth it to upgrade for just this game. It is not as good as Medieval was and suffers from a lot of bugs. There is a major patch in the works that is being hyped almost as much as the game itself but we will need to wait and see what it offers.
Don't get me wrong Rome: Total War is a good game but the many bugs make it frustrating and the lack of certain basic features (like an overview of what all your cities are producing) makes it teadious at times.

The Demo covers only a small portion of the game (the combat). There are a few mods for the demo that let you pick your own army and fight on either map that is in the demo.

Picard's comments are entirely reasonable. Basically, the development team for R:TW has used players for the last two months as a team of beta testers. There are many, many bugs (some game killers, most not). The devs even had the gall to say in the Rome:TW forums that they were waiting on putting out a patch until the game had been thoroughly tried out and all feedback had been received. Best to wait and see what's it like when it's finished.

And even then, if you wait a few months, you'll probably be able to buy it much more cheaply secondhand at eBay, Amazon and the like. There are many other fine games out there that have been in release for some time, and will help you save some cash.