Game News Total War: Rome about to get Remastered

[Darth Roxor]

Tags: Creative Assembly; Total War; Total War: Rome Remastered

Just when you thought the Total War series would only spawn more Warhammer DLC nowadays, Creative Assembly decided to make the radical move of remastering their classic Rome: Total War (now "Total War: Rome" because reasons) for modern systems. On the game's steam page, we can watch a non-informative trailer and read the following information about what to expect:

Total War: ROME REMASTERED lets you relive the legacy that defined the award-winning strategy game series. Remastered to 4K with multiple improvements to visuals as well as refinements to gameplay, it’s time to revisit a true classic. Not everyone gets a second chance to conquer the Roman Empire. ROME REMASTERED includes the Alexander and Barbarian Invasion DLCs, as well as a copy of the original ROME: Total War Collection, if you don’t already own it.

Improved Visuals
ROME REMASTERED brings the classic Rome visuals up to date, with 4K optimization, ultra-widescreen and native UHD resolution support. This visual upgrade extends across a multitude of features, including re-modeled buildings and objects, and environment effects like dust clouds and heat haze. The refreshed campaign maps also boasts new high-resolution models, and units have been remodelled and retextured to look their very best on the battlefield.

Modern Features
ROME REMASTERED includes a host of modern features and improvements to existing mechanics. The in-game camera has been enhanced, including map rotation and wider zoom level in Campaign mode. Heat maps and new icon overlays have been added for gameplay mechanics such as diplomacy and security. In Battle, the new tactical map, unit displays and range markers give you greater command over Rome’s battlefields.

Enhanced Game Mechanics
Players can now expand their armies and experience 16 additional factions that were previously locked, giving a grand total of 38 playable factions. In a first for Total War, you can now take your favourite faction to battle against friends in cross-platform multiplayer between Windows, macOS and Linux. A whole new agent type has also been added to the fray; Merchants can be sent all over the world to create trade links, access resources and buy out rivals to increase your income and assert your faction’s economic power.​

There's also a detailed FAQ section on the series' dedicated website, which you might find informative. Or instead you can just browse the pretty pix of dudes rushing at each other with spears, now in 4K.

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[luj1]

I'd rather see classics getting remastered than brand new modern trash.

Although Shogun and Medieval were probably better.

 

[Hellraiser]

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The necrorodent strikes, a necromouser if you will.

 

[Grotesque]

Total War: Rome, RPG Codex's best RPG of 2021

 

[deuxhero]

remastered

Oh no! The only time these ever turn out good (and even then not always) is when the original is unplayable on modern PCs.

 

[sser]

Where's Trash

 

[MrBuzzKill]

Gotta admit, that trailer was pretty good! I like the fact that it's FMV. Got me excited even though I didn't even play the original.

 

[catfood]

Is TC ever coming back?

 

[Papa Môlé]

Wait, you are remastering a game that already has a more modern sequel? Why not just remaster that? Wtf is going on? Where am I? What year is it?

 

[catfood]

Wait, you are remastering a game that already has a more modern sequel? Why not just remaster that? Wtf is going on? Where am I? What year is it?

Yeah but the more modern sequel is Total Trash. They're better off re-releasing the better old games over and over, because modern CA can't be trusted with releasing anything good anymore.

 

[Tacgnol]

remastered

Oh no! The only time these ever turn out good (and even then not always) is when the original is unplayable on modern PCs.

The original Rome is pretty horrible on modern PCs these days. Frame rate issues are very common in particular.

There is a lot of modding potential in this remaster. If they make Rome 64 bit, then most of the huge mods that are extremely unstable due to hitting the memory limit are going to be much more playable.

Even better, if they give Medieval 2 the same treatment then mods like Third Age Total War, Stainless Steel and Broken Crescent are going to be much more stable with huge unit sizes.

 

[True Ukrainian]

Wait, you are remastering a game that already has a more modern sequel? Why not just remaster that? Wtf is going on? Where am I? What year is it?

Because Rome 2 is absolute garbage.

 

[Twiglard]

In before they:

Fuck up testudo like Rome 2 or Attila.

Break the map editing mods so Rome 1 TC mods aren't a thing anymore.

There is a lot of modding potential in this remaster. If they make Rome 64 bit, then most of the huge mods that are extremely unstable due to hitting the memory limit are going to be much more playable.

That's not something you can count on with ancient codebases.

 

[Grotesque]

So what!?

Live action trailers are back in fashion since the mid 90s?

 

[Tacgnol]

There is a lot of modding potential in this remaster. If they make Rome 64 bit, then most of the huge mods that are extremely unstable due to hitting the memory limit are going to be much more playable.

That's not something you can count on with ancient codebases.

True, but I'm hoping they do. A 64 bit version has been one of the biggest wishes of the Rome and Medieval 2 modding community for years, so it would be really awesome if they did.

They've also specifically called out a 64 bit OS on the requirements. So it seems likely.

 

[Danikas]

True, but I'm hoping they do. A 64 bit version has been one of the biggest wishes of the Rome and Medieval 2 modding community for years, so it would be really awesome if they did.

They've also specifically called out a 64 bit OS on the requirements. So it seems likely.

 

[Fenix]

Who is a person on thumbnail? Is it supposed to be a Roman?

 

[Grunker]

Is TC ever coming back?

On the Codex, you too can decide what content is added! All you need do is volunteer like catfood here, who just put himself in charge of Tacticular Cancer 2: The Cancering

 

[StormbringerEarl]

The UI and Map look a little too 'modern' for my taste, and I believe this is the same dev who did the mobile ports, yes?

 

[GreyViper]

From what I understand yes, the game seems better optimized for modern rigs. As someone mentioned older version has an issue with new machines but is still there if someone wants to play it. I like it since it plays differently than the travesty that was Rome 2.

 

[Lord_Potato]

I doubt the great mods for R:TW like Europa Barbarorun or Roma Surrectum will work with the remastered version. They changed too much, for example how map is drawn, or units are displayed, while keeping all the shitty features untouched, like dumb AI.

 

[Hellion]

I believe that this will mostly be a port from the iOS version they released a couple of years ago, just with some more modern PC tweaks.

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/rome-total-war/id1106831630

The remaster is being developed by the same company that made the above port.

 

[Tacgnol]

I believe that this will mostly be a port from the iOS version they released a couple of years ago, just with some more modern PC tweaks.

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/rome-total-war/id1106831630

The remaster is being developed by the same company that made the above port.

Probably not a bad thing overall, as the iOS version probably has a more modern codebase.

It was apparently a decent port.

 

[Lord_Potato]

I like some features (number of factions increased to 38 from the original 20, soldiers in one unit will no longer look like clones). However, mods will propably have to be remade which will take time. And the original content is shit compared to the splendor of fan made total conversions like Europa Barbarorum, Roma Surrectum, Rome: Total Realism, Invasio Barbarorum.

 

[Tyranicon]

I like some features (number of factions increased to 38 from the original 20, soldiers in one unit will no longer look like clones). However, mods will propably have to be remade which will take time. And the original content is shit compared to the splendor of fan made total conversions like Europa Barbarorum, Roma Surrectum, Rome: Total Realism, Invasio Barbarorum.

Remasters are just about the laziest way to bring back old games for a quick-cash grabs.

If you're not going to a commit to a complete remake, I'll just play the old game with mods.