A good prehistoric/medieval RTS?

[Loony BoB]

Like Age of Empires I, only recent enough to have good graphics. That's what I'm after. None of this gun crap that has no place in an RTS.

[Madame Adequate]

A Total War game might fit the bill. Otherwise it's guns or older stuff, at least as far as I can think of.

[Yamaneko]

Medieval 2 is $40 on Steam now. It's the most recent game in the series.

[XxSephirothxX]

I have a friend who is absolutely obsessed with Rome: Total War and Medieval II: Total War. Either one would probably satisfy you quite well.

[Psychotic]

I was coming to this thread to recommend Rome: Total War and the original Medieval: Total War, both of which I own, but I see you guys have got it covered.

[Loony BoB]

From what I've read, these are both turn-based.

[DK]

Don't think so, they seemed to be pretty real time on that TV show that used to be on BBC2 that used the engine the game was based on!

[Psychotic]

The battles themselves are real-time.

The actual campaign side of things is turn-based, sure, but that's just managing your cities and moving units around the world map and the likes.

Don't think so, they seemed to be pretty real time on that TV show that used to be on BBC2 that used the engine the game was based on!

I loved Time Commanders.

On a random note, I recreated 300 using Total War. Made myself an army of 300 Spartan Hoplites, then had hordes and hordes and hordes come at me in a small pass (actually it was on a bridge but oh well, the effect is still the same) elephants and all. Naturally I slaughtered them!

[I Don't Need A Name]

you got slaughtered didnt you paul? xD
dont get the first medieval total war though, its too old to have 'good' graphics.
the expansions on Rome arent as good as the normal game though
the Kingdoms expansion for Medieval II is good though.
i enjoyed killing Saladin on Crusades

[Psychotic]

Absolutely not. I may have given my Spartan buddies all the upgrades, but y'know, movie says they're elite and we were still massively outnumbered.

dont get the first medieval total war though, its too old to have 'good' graphics.

I like them. Although lack of being able to drag a selection box around units fails incredibly hard.

[Captain Maxx Power]

If the Total War series isn't to your taste then you can try out Cossacks or Stronghold. Cossacks is a traditional isometric build-'em-up while Stronghold is actually based around maintaining a castle which is actually quite neat.

[Yamaneko]

Give Company of Heroes a chance, dude. It makes all other RTSs look archaic by comparison.

[Markus. D]

Disgaea. :3

[I Don't Need A Name]

Absolutely not. I may have given my Spartan buddies all the upgrades, but y'know, movie says they're elite and we were still massively outnumbered.

dont get the first medieval total war though, its too old to have 'good' graphics.

I like them. Although lack of being able to drag a selection box around units fails incredibly hard.

well that explains it

i would think that they are a good game
its just i got them after Rome, so the jumpyness of the movements, and the poor graphics got on my nerves, especially with Medieval 2 on the horizon
cant wait for Empire Total War ship battles

[Skyblade]

There is always Warcraft III.