Andrespetmonkey said:
Qhat... ancient rome is fascinating. Pre-20th century history is a massive untapped resource in gaming imo bar a few good strategy games. Genghis Khan? Attila the Hun? Alexander the Great? Dramatised documentary-style storytelling between gameplay could work really well. Though I have to say I am dissapointed at the small scope of this game. |
Don't get me wrong. I personally love the era, I love history. But I also know from the movie world, how Hollywood is thinking, that ancient Rome and stuff is considered an era that the movie audience largely don't care about as much, that it's harder to make an interesting story and drama who people will invest themselves in and identify with.
Luckily there are exceptions of course, like myself and you and others, but generally speaking I think there's truth to it. For every Spartacus or The Tudors TV-series there are dozens and dozens of Prison Breaks and True Bloods.
Also I don't think it's a coincidence that most games with settings in old eras aren't story or character focused.
Either way I don't think it's gonna work out with this game. Just no way. Read how they present the characters, how they describe them. As if anyone cares at this point?
