Which sequel is more likely? Victoria III or EU: Rome 2?

[Montem]

I'd love to see both. For Rome 2, or rather The Greatest Empire (from the Studio that brought you Europa Universalis 4) or whatever they'll call it should be about the RISE of the Roman Republic (starting in ~280BC) so you have Carthage, Macedon, Persia, China, the Indian countries, and all of the Celtic and Germanic european nations. This game could go through to the Crisis of the 3rd Century, th shift to Constantinople, or even the fall of Rome (CK2 is seven centures. Not that I like that.)

 

[RELee]

the ancient era is fully covered by the total war franchise and it's mod, so Vicky 3
paradox always aims for niche markets, nothing covers the 19th century like victoria 2.

also the ancient era is way too awesome in terms of battles to be played europa universalis style.

I actually agree with you on this point. I have purchased both RTW and EU:Rome. RTW is on my hard drive at all times while I have yet to install EU:Rome . When I get a notion to play an ancient Rome game, there is nothing more satisfying that manually controlling units on the battlefield to defeat a numerically superior foe, striking with my cavalry reserve at just the proper moment to rout the enemy.

Dang it! Now I'm wanting to go home a defeat me some Gauls.

 

[Will Steel]

I actually agree with you on this point. I have purchased both RTW and EU:Rome. RTW is on my hard drive at all times while I have yet to install EU:Rome . When I get a notion to play an ancient Rome game, there is nothing more satisfying that manually controlling units on the battlefield to defeat a numerically superior foe, striking with my cavalry reserve at just the proper moment to rout the enemy.

Dang it! Now I'm wanting to go home a defeat me some Gauls.

Great. Your post just makes me crave for Roma Surrectum II again, and I thought I had a chance of studying without thinking of games this time...

 

[RELee]

Great. Your post just makes me crave for Roma Surrectum II again, and I thought I had a chance of studying without thinking of games this time...

I'm a troublemaker. It's what I do.

 

[TheDungen]

In hoping a rome based game that isn't eu:rome. A rome based game should be more about dynasties thus closer (but diffrent) to ck2.

 

[heliostellar]

As I said before, EU: Rome is already too similar to Total War, so I'm not sure why they'd bother unless they could sufficiently differentiate it from games that already exist. I don't see that happening.

 

[loup99]

In hoping a rome based game that isn't eu:rome. A rome based game should be more about dynasties thus closer (but diffrent) to ck2.

Well, do keep in mind that EU:Rome is EU+CK:Rome, the name being quiet misleading.

 

[TheDungen]

Well, do keep in mind that EU:Rome is EU+CK:Rome, the name being quiet misleading.

Then they should change it. No need to slap the eu name on there. That's the cheapest sort of marketing.

 

[loup99]

Then they should change it. No need to slap the eu name on there. That's the cheapest sort of marketing.

At that point of time, it was what they thought fitted, as the CK franchise was unknown, while EU was more popular.

 

[TheDungen]

I'm not saying it should be called ck I'm saying it should be it's own franchise.

 

[xAsura]

I'm hoping Vicky 3 since Vicky 2 is my second favorite PDS game next to Eu4 (Never played Rome though). Was going to say Vicky 2 isn't that old or at least doesn't feel that old but now that I look at the store page and see it came out in 2010 gotta say its aged rather well. If I had bought it and first played it today I wouldn't ever think it was almost 5 years old. Still got a few years in it though looking back on PDS's games most seem to have about 6-7 year cycle before the next version came out.