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Welcome to Total War: MEDIEVAL III!

Welcome to our first Total War: MEDIEVAL III blog, where the Game Director Pawel Wojs will talk about what it means to make this next historical title.

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Right now, the game is in early pre-production, so think about it being years away, rather than months, meaning we're just past the opening stages of its long journey. This phase is about laying the foundations: defining scope, prioritizing features which number in the hundreds at this stage, and shaping how our vision will translate into an unforgettable experience.

We have never talked about one of our games this early on in pre-development before, so it is a very exciting prospect for us, but of course as with anything new, we will have to expect bumps and bruises along the way, so please bear with us whilst we find our rhythm. This is particularly important when we are in the middle of big project milestones as we won't be able to talk much, so we just want to set clear expectations for the instances in which we're busy focusing on the game.

 

[TheChumpNation]

Love these kinds of teasers. I've been having a blast playing Elder Scrolls 6 lately.

 

[Gp1]

Here comes the DLC avalanche.

 

[Donald mac Ronald]

Super excited for this. Love Warhammer but after playing all 3 games I need a new setting. China didn't do it for me.

 

[geary]

I think that in the live stream they said they were thinking about TW:M3 after they finished M2...
Yeah, sure...they wanted M3, but proceed to do other 10 TW games after M2....

What kind a bulshit is this? Who writes those script for the developers when they came on camera?

 

[Hari Seldon]

The key to making these games good is to lean into what made warhammer good: unique factions with unique units that require different playstyles.

 

[Catphish]

This is at the very top of my personal wish list.

There's not a single thing in development that I want more than this.

 

[Hudo]

I am looking forward to liberating the Holy Land.

 

[Bkdk]

They will be using new custom game engine and Mods are the only reason I play and like total war, so hopefully it will be as modding friendly as their past titles. Without mods make their titles an easy pass.

 

[EviLore]

 

[Icymanipulator]

I will get this just so I can crush the Muslims but with fancier graphics.

 

[Senua]

I will get this just so I can crush the Muslims but with fancier graphics.

 

[A.Romero]

Looking forward to know more

 

[damidu]

early pre-production? i guess that means, "we are talking about it. here is a $5k live action video to gauge interest"
yeah, see you all in 2032

 

[Sybrix]

This really pisses me off, wtf have they been doing for the last 3 years?!

It's so evident that they had some other bullshit game planned that they ditched and now have moved to Medieval 3.

I'm longing for Medieval 3 but it's so irritating that we'll have to wait at least 4 years for this.

 

[StereoVsn]

EU IV and V and Vicky 3 say that's a resounding YES!

 

[StereoVsn]

I really hope they can get this into say 2028. Loved Medieval 2.

 

[Mercador]

I really liked both Medieval, Medieval 2 is my most played Total War game so I psyched. I should give TWH3 another shot but I don't want to be at my monitor after a day of work.

 

[Donald mac Ronald]

Whats a realistic timeline from early pre-production to full release.

 

[Catphish]

Whats a realistic timeline from early pre-production to full release.

 

[ZehDon]

Years away you say?