Epicness of TW

[Orko]

The one thing that is lacking in ETW.
I know that there have been loads of threads discussing(or ranting, if you will) the main flaws of ETW, but one more won't hurt, right?
Well, I think that the main flaw ETW posseses is the lack of epicness.
In RTW and M2TW there was(and still is) constant epicness. In campaign, in battles, everywhere. In both of these games, I just had a 'Wow!' feeling in every big battle. I really got into it, picturing me as the general, or as an ordinary soldier on the line. Fighting for god, fot the king, for my emperor, for whatever. I didn't feel like an armchair general just clicking on stuff, looking at an ancient battlefield through a computer screen, far away from the battle, shouting "no! you idiots! I said charge! CHAAARGE!". You could feel the heat of battle, the anxiety the soldiers must feel at that moment(Yes, feel. In Non-ETW non-NTW TW games, the soldiers are more then just mere pixels for me), the commands you should take to save your troops.... It all sat nicely in a nice storyline I made as the game proggressed. I felt connected to my generals(So connected, actually, that - as you can see - my username, sig and avatar are filled by my favorite one so far). In the campaigns, as well. I felt as either the king of a Greek Polis, or a Roman Senator, or A Barbarian chieftein, or a medieval feudal lord, or a Crusader in my campaigns, and If I could feel like the governer of a colony, an admiral, or an enlightened scholar in the 18th century it would have greatly helped.
Discuss the epicness of the games.

[Graphic]

I can only say: give NTW a shot. I liked Empire a lot, but after Napoleon came out it really highlighted the sterility of ETW. NTW brings it back to M2TW immersion levels. Atmospheric lighting and fog, persistent smoke and dust, horses running around dragging the rider's corpse, great music, unique models for every unit, craters from artillery, nice explosions, flutes, custom models for the more famous generals, men in units making funny comments, PiP, return of the battle announcer, etc. To me it has the vibe that M2TW had but set in the Napoleonic age, with extras.

[Erwin Rommel]

My whole friggin front line spewing smoke all in one.......Epic
Lining my Grand Battery......Epic
Slow-mo Mode of a flanking cavalry charge......Epic
Slow-mo mode of ship to ship full broadside/point blank range......Epic
My army calmly marching whilst howitzer shots rang from above......Epic



Killing Immanuel Kant when he pointed his own pistol to inspect a misfire......Epic.

[M D]

Seeing Erwin for the first time in months....... Epic.

[alhoon]

I would also agree that this game is epic in battles as much as the other games, with the difference of the time frame. If you prefer Medevial or Rome timeframe, then IMO that's where the problem lies.

[Erwin Rommel]

I would also agree that this game is epic in battles as much as the other games, with the difference of the time frame. If you prefer Medevial or Rome timeframe, then IMO that's where the problem lies.

Then we must indoctrinate him. Keep listening to soundtracks like these whilst being forced fed glorious images of musket warfare. Then within a few hour he'll have a boner and would swear he can smell the sweet smell of gunpowder.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QepJVHdKcgo