Best Total War Moments?

"Chaaaaaarge!"

In one final desperate move, the Hastatii defending Alesia from the Gallic hordes descnded from their hilltop fortification, slamming into the warlord's cavalry. Behind them, a struggling band of Roman Cavalry fought off three times their number in babarian horsemen. Arrow shafts clouded the dark skies, plucking men from saddles with screams of pain. It was then that the cries of hope began to ring: The barbarian leader had fallen.

The enemy began to retreat in their hundreds, the cavalry sweeping across their flanks, cutting dozens down as they went. The Hastatii cheered with all their might, they had beaten the unbeatable, they had won.

Roman army: 580

Gallic Army: 3543

Roman casualties: 447

Gallic Casualties: 3421

I almost cried with happiness in the light of my monitor on that day. After ten turns of seige, and a battle that lasted the better part of an hour, I had won a battle against all odds.

What are your proudest moments from Shogun, Medieval, Rome and Medieval 2?

You dont have to provide a story ;).

in rome total war. its a story of skill...and luck. mainly luck...lots of luck :P.

its me....with a force of about 200 (a unit of infantry and 1 of horse..+ a couple of trebuchets). im up against a foce of about 1200-1500 egyptians..full variety of soldiers and lots of those dam charriots (i hate enemy charriots). its late in the game and i am the superpower in it by this stage so defeat wouldnt be a huge deal but anywho.

im badly outnumbered so i decide to try and fight the battle myself to see how many i can take down before my army meets mars in the after life. i wasnt going to win after all..i just thougt the egyptians would charge at me and that would be that.

so i find a hill on the battle field..perch my meagre force up there, set the trebs to fire fireballs and wait for the inevitable. a couple of charriot units charge and i land a few hits. they back off (there not in retreat mode though...the flag isnt flashing white). then a couple of more charriots come up on another side of the hill. i fire...land a few hits and they fall back again. then a bigger force of charriots comes up and attacks my horses. i thought " well now the slaughter begins" and told my trebs to fire at the engaging enemy..endangering my own troops in the process. amazingly i took very few casualties and inflicted alot on them. they fell back. this was happening on and off for a while, probing different parts of the hill to see if they could get through and my fighters were taking a bit of a beating. then the AI took a bit of a breather for a bit for some reason so i decided tolet my trebs to take a few pot shots at the ppl at the bootm of the hill. i landeed a good few blows (especially on spearmen) and the enemy casualties started mounting up. then the egyptians had a few more goes at me....and i inflicted more casualties and finally...for some reason (im guessing that the AI thought that continuing to engage me would lead to a pyrric victory and wasnt worth the hassle) they all retreated. flags went white and they all ran.

my exceptional tactics had me win the day....ah who am i kidding it was all luck :P. epic though.

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nuff said