Teaser #4 - 14th of May 2018

[ShoGuL]

Except I played a game called SPQR back in 1997...

To be fair, a paradox game with total focus on politics and internal power in Rome while the republic (+empire) grows historically without your influence would be super interesting. If they do make 'Rome 2', I really hope it'll be more than just 'EU3 in the ancient era' like EU:Rome more or less turned out to be

 

[One Proud Bavarian]

The full name of Rome was Europa Universalis: Rome, if it is a sequel then we should expect the name to be called Europa Universalis: Rome 2, quite a bit harder to spell than Victoria 3...

Which is why they're branching it out into its own franchise away from Europa Universalis.

SPQR.

 

[Augustus93]

Which is why they're branching it out into its own franchise away from Europa Universalis.

SPQR.

Now, this is pure speculation and it is not based on anything at all.

 

[One Proud Bavarian]

Now, this is pure speculation and it is not based on anything at all.

It's easy to spell and makes more sense than keeping an entirely independent Rome franchise within the EU franchise.

 

[Nikolai]

Guys, guys, it can't be SPQR that is the name. For this reason:

SPQR: The Empire's Darkest Hour, also known simply as SPQR, is a computer adventure game set in Ancient Rome. The player has to solve a number of puzzles to uncover a criminal who wants to destroy Rome.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SPQR:_The_Empire's_Darkest_Hour

 

[One Proud Bavarian]

Guys, guys, it can't be SPQR that is the name. For this reason:

SPQR: The Empire's Darkest Hour, also known simply as SPQR, is a computer adventure game set in Ancient Rome. The player has to solve a number of puzzles to uncover a criminal who wants to destroy Rome.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SPQR:_The_Empire's_Darkest_Hour

???

The term SPQR isn't trademarked.

What's the issue here?

 

[Nikolai]

???

The term SPQR isn't trademarked.

What's the issue here?

The game is called SPQR. You can't have two games named the same.

 

[Wagonlitz]

It's going to be easy to spell. And it definitely will feature minorities.

Case solved - It's going to be a modern day first person shooter about @DarthShizNit 's adventures in Syria! What is easier to spell than "YPG"?

Only "PKK" would be easier but that would be Erdoganist to spell it like that

Lol.

POTM

 

[Augustus93]

It's easy to spell and makes more sense than keeping an entirely independent Rome franchise within the EU franchise.

That's debatable but they started with doing it with the first game, so it made sense for them then. Any drastic change from the name is highly unlikely. Dropping the EU part is possible or maybe even probable but changing it to something totally different is next to impossible.

 

[Tyson_48]

Now, this is pure speculation and it is not based on anything at all.

The hint „is this what you waiting for?“ implies, it is not totally new because you couldn‘t wait for something you do not know.

Minorities implies majorities...empires to handle or suppress them.

Johan is a big fan of ancient and especially roman/hellenic timeframe.

Easy to spell...okay for some people everything is hard or easy to spell, but what could be easier to spell than a name consisting of spelling letters...SPQR

They won‘t name it Europa Universalis: Rome 2 or Rome 2 or anything 2 because, they want to create a new brand and not an EU-hybrid-mod...

It is either SPQR or ROMA
In both cases it will be the spiritual successor to EU:Rome but as a new brand and heavily influenced by CK2

 

[ISawElba]

Well this narrows it down to Victoria 3 and Rome 2 but with the other hints i am leaning V3

lol no it doesn't

 

[Gurkhal]

I take this to mean that its going to be an antiquity game, but it could of course be a trolling for Victoria III.

 

[Augustus93]

The hint „is this what you waiting for?“ implies, it is not totally new because you couldn‘t wait for something you do not know.

Minorities implies majorities...empires to handle or suppress them.

Johan is a big fan of ancient and especially roman/hellenic timeframe.

Easy to spell...okay for some people everything is hard or easy to spell, but what could be easier to spell than a name consisting of spelling letters...SPQR

They won‘t name it Europa Universalis: Rome 2 or Rome 2 or anything 2 because, they want to create a new brand and not an EU-hybrid-mod...

It is either SPQR or ROMA
In both cases it will be the spiritual successor to EU:Rome but as a new brand and heavily influenced by CK2

First hint is a useless hint, it could be interpreted in different ways and many people waited for many different games. (Victoria's Secret Dating Simulator, anyone?)
Minorities implies POPs, something that we know were a core part of Victoria 2, not so much EU:Rome. Sure they could have added it and so on, who knows.
He also a fan of football manager game, does that mean that it is a football manager game? Not necessarily...
SPQR is probably harder for most people to spell than Victoria or Rome.
I personally welcome any new PDS game and I will buy it anyways.

 

[Agen1234]

Victoria 3 would be simple, Rome 2 would actually be ''Europa Universalis: Rome 2'' so it's Victoria III.

 

[FLESH HUNTER]

What if it is a new IP just to annoy everyone?

 

[Gurkhal]

Victoria 3 would be simple, Rome 2 would actually be ''Europa Universalis: Rome 2'' so it's Victoria III.

Only if they made a direct sequal and not a full blown antiquity game in its own right.

 

[Agen1234]

Only if they made a direct sequal and not a full blown antiquity game in its own right.

And EU:Rome wasn't a full blown antiquity game in it's own right?

 

[ISawElba]

Victoria 3 would be simple, Rome 2 would actually be ''Europa Universalis: Rome 2'' so it's Victoria III.

 

[gato tecleador]

They are trolling, this year is clearly Rome 2 and the next Victoria III or Bismark I

 

[ShoGuL]

You mean to say that Johan has a side that's not sadistic?