>no fighting game where you can play as one of the roman emperors
>no rushdown claudius, grappler commodus or zoner hadrian
>>321164626
>zoner hadrian
kek
>not a roman emperors rpg with emperors as the main classes
>no Marcus Aurelius being the stoic Tank
>no Elagabalus being the Slut Healer
>no Nero being the untalented Bard
>no Costantine being a paladine
I'd main Vespasian if that means I can summon Josephus as an assist.
>>321165970
>Vespasian is the bro of the game
>always joking about stuff while being really competent at everything
>at one point in the game he's dying of illness
>"I fear i might be becoming a god"
>He stands up
>"imperatorem stantem mori oportet"
>Dies
>>321167331
>every time Vespasian gets KO'd, he remains standing
>No fighting fully armored people with only your cestus
Even if it was made they would just fuck up hand to sword combat
>>321167612
>Not throwing your pilum at the enemy
>not blocking everything with your scutum
>not appreciating based gladius
>NOT WANTING TO FIGHT ON YOUR EQUUM
It's like you really are a bitch ass gladiatorem and not a superior legionarius
>he doesn't main Pertinax or Heliogabalus
how does it feel to be an actual plebian
>>321164626
>>321165814
>>321165970
>>321166685
>>321167331
>>321167437
>>321167612
>>321167863
why does /v/ know so much about history
>Sup Consul will never be an actual game
>>321168010
I love history, it always was my favorite subject and always will be.
It's the reason i frequent /int/ a lot too.
Since i'm interested in modern day's politics too, knowing history is necessary to understand them. Also it's fun to blow /pol/fags the fuck out since everyone that thinks like them clearly hasn't studied enough history and doesn't get how the world worked at all.
History is super interesting, i believe no fantasy plot can ever hope to be as interesting as what actually happened in our world.
It's a shame that finding a job where a knowledge of history is needed is nearly impossible, if i could study nothing else i would study history for ever.
>>321168010
Because we're neckbearded NEETS who have nothing better to do but to read history. Total War and autism simulators probably help.
>>321168010
I only know about the Cestus because I'm doing weaponry research and wanted to know its basis in history
DIOCLETIAN WAS RIGHT
>>321168637
ELAGABALUS DID NOTHING WRONG
>>321168345
Don't worry, anon, Sup Consul will release next year alongside Pressure and Crab Cock 2016.
VITELLIUS ATE BABIES
VESPASIAN DID THE RIGHT THING
>>321164626
>not maining Caligula
>not using his summonable horse senator
>not man moding the entire enemy team after sending your own battalion home with seashells
plebs, all of you
>>321169027
>dies to praetorian guards
almost as bad as weakness to senatorial conspirators
>>321169027
>declaring a war on the fucking sea
>dies to pretorian guards
A literal handicapped retard that everyone thought would suck shit was better than Caligula in everything.
Claudius is underrated.
>>321168739
Not using mad cats controllers
It's like you don't want real gaming controllers
As long as we get a Generals of Late Antiquity DLC
>>321169091
>>321169181
Caligula is clearly an early game Emperor, you let it drag on long enough and your own team can declare on you
>>321169181
>Claudius is underrated.
No. He's rated fairly, the only reason people like him is because he's a "saint" in comparison to every other Judo-Claudian sans Augustus. People always mention how he managed to take Britannia, as if he himself had much to do with it. Claudius exploited executions and biased judicial trials just as much as Tiberius.
>roman RPG
>Rome: Year of the Four Emperors
>you play a lowly soldier and work your way up to emperor
>prologue is Nero burning Rome and his suicide
>have to play through and survive the following chaos
>four main bosses are Galba, Otho, Vitellius, and Vespasian
>final boss is you and Titus fighting while Vesuvius erupts in the background
Already getting a boner
>>321169498
Theres only 3 emperors worth mention. Julius, who started the whole shit, Marcus Aurelius, who set shit into as near perfect condition as could be done, and Nero for sending it (if not being entirely the reason) behind the downfall of rome
>>321168345
>>321169869
>Julius
>emperor
>Marcus
>making Rome "perfect"
>Nero
>causing the downfall of Rome
>"The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts: therefore, guard accordingly, and take care that you entertain no notions unsuitable to virtue and reasonable nature."
~ Marcus Aurelius
What a narrow minded fag. You should always try to empathize and entertain foreign ideas, that way you improve your own by testing them, and maybe occasionally finding them lacking.
Now Epicurus is where its at. 18 times per night, lads.
>final boss is Attila
>if you manage to defeat him without getting hit, you get a bonus ending
>first half of credits roll as normal
>suddenly, a portal in space time opens up above your character, who gets sucked in
>he sees the face of Jupiter himself, who bids him to save the Empire, one last time
>character is dropped into Constantinople on 29th of May 1453
>Constantine XI has just torn off his vestments and is ready to lead the final charge
>he spots you, recognising you as his distant predecessor
>he embraces you and hands you a sword
Are you a bad enough dude to remove kebab?
>>321169963
>Marcus Aurelius
>Not making Rome perfect
He was the best there ever was anon - the best.
>depressing tale depicting the life of Marcus Aurelius
>Having to live your life having to fight when you clearly don't want to
>in the first part of the game you have your bro Lucius to suffer with
>he dies in the middle of the game
>Having to fight Marcomans and Parthians, remaining strong but suffering deeply for what you have to do.
>Writing thoughts and meditations to keep strong, to convince yourself to not lose faith in your own strength
>Having to see that slut of your wife betray you
>having to see the worst of your sons(probably had by your wife and another guy) not learn anything from you
>having to see that asshole rise to power while you're dying
>Seeing how he ruins everything you struggled to maintain, and seeing the empire ultimately starting to decline.
Marcus
Marcus had a hard life
>>321169869
The Roman Empire existed for 1400 years after Nero so he mustn't have been very good at causing downfalls
>>321170217
>who is justinian
>>321169963
>literally arguing Julius Caeser as the first emperor
>Marc, who made the empire follow the model of self restraint and christian haitng
>not carving Rome into a logical empire while making them shift from rapid expansion into steady concentration and stalwart defense
>Nero trying to slap the dicks of Parthia, the jewish people and the christian people at the same time
>ever a good idea
I smell Constantine lover on you anon
that's literally Fate stay night
Friendly reminder that Byzantium WAS the Roman Empire and the Empire did not fall until 1453.
>>321170309
>christian hating
Marcus never persecuted Christians.
He did say he thought they were fanatics but wasn't like Nero or Diocletian
>>321170376
Yeah, it just wasnt an empire at all long before that. Turks and Bulgars made sure to trim it.
>>321170168
>You'll never live to see God awaken the Marble Emperor into the world and retake Constantinople
>>321170376
Even the venetians managed to kill you for a while
The empire was long gone when it ultimately fell
>>321170474
The two facts we know are the following:
>he didnt like christianity and didnt respect christians
>repression and persecution of christians increased during his reign
Everything else is speculation, but I dont think its unreasonable to assume he did act against them, or allowed others to do so.
>>321164626
>You will never even have Alberto Barbosa in a fighting game.
Why even live?
>>321170474
He personally never led any vendettas, but he told each regional roman subordinate
He thought it should be dealt by them, but there was a definite increase in christian hate during his reign
>>321170309
>dictator perpetuo
>emperor
Augustus will have your head for this
>>321170535
>>321170475
Territory and power do not define an empire. As long as it retained independence and the Emperor's office it remained Rome.
These threads pop up from time to time and are always so full of great ideas it really makes me wonder why the ancient Roman empire isn't used as a setting for more shit outside of strategy games.
>>321170746
>Territory and power do not define an empire.
Yes, they do. If you want to be an empire, you have to be a group of distinct states/peoples that are ruled by a single monarch.
For the longest time The Roman Empire was basically slang for The Greek Kingdom.
>>321170586
I think it's more likely the roman population wanted more christians to die because of all the pestilence and wars that were raging in those days.
Marcus probably let regional subordinates kill christians to calm down the populations a bit.
I have a soft spot for Marcus but i don't think that christian hate fits with his character at all.
It's more likely that he just let people kill christians instead of him to clam spirits down rather than him hating christians.
>>321170746
I think those are the textbook definitions of what is physically an empire and how well it is run
>>321170376
Wasn't roman
Wasn't an empire
nice try
>>321170246
Nero's death caused the Flavian dynasty, and had 4 people shouting which of them was the real emperor. Wasn't the end, but almost immediately threw a wrench into what was supposed to be a golden empire
>>321170746
The bizantine empire was but a shadow of his former glory, it had basically nothing similiar to the original roman empire.
It's more correct to call the bizantine empire a succesor of the eastern roman empire, not of the roman empire alltogether
>>321170865
That is not how proper titular succession works. To become an empire in the first place, yes, you're correct. Binding together multiple lands and ethnic groups under a single ruler is how you create an empire. You do not need to retain them to retain the authority.
Once an empire is forged it only dies when it's either conquered by another power or the last legitimate ruler dies with no one left to succeed them. Byzantium could have been reduced to only Constantinople and it would still be an empire.
>Constantine is a stance fighter
>During the beginning of the fight, he plays like the other emperors
>As he fights he builds up his meter
>When his meter is all the way, he can activate his ultimate ability: Divine Guidance
>A cutscene plays in which the clouds separate and a beam of light shines down on Constantine
>Constantine's armor transforms, a cross is painted on his shield, his Roman general outfit becomes that of a Byzantine emperor
>Constantine's name changes to Saint Constantine I the Great, Equal-to-the-Apostles
>His moveset completely changes, his stats are increased, he is powered by Christianity itself
>>321170850
The regressive left reign supreme and anything remotely Roman would be shunned as 'racist' or 'patriarchal' so companies won't usually touch it. It's also easier to create your own generic fantasy world than it is to make something like an RPG historically accurate and set in the Empire.
>>321171082
>i am the emperor of the greek kingdom!!
Not an empire, regardless of what these same people wanted the definition to be, obviously including themselves.
You are basically repeating millennia old propaganda right now.
Is there a fighting game, where you can play as Greek/Roman heroes at least?
>>321171276
No. There should really be more Civilization-type games in which a bunch of historical figures are playable characters.
Who would you main in a history fighting game?
>>321171276
>limiting to greek/roman
>no wanting to suplex fuckers as based Gilgamesh or Enkidu
>>321171441
>Gilgamesh or Enkidu
>implying they won't be the ice climbers of Ancient Fighter
>>321171384
Erwin Rommel
>>321171129
>Maximinus Thrax is the grappler
>240 fucking cm tall and barbarian
Dude was fucking real life Hugo
>>321171571
>finisher is a two-person spinning suplex after being thrown hundreds on feet in the air called 'The Bull of Heaven"
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