Total War: Classic Wikipedia-inspired moments

[peterb]

So, I picked up Rome: Total War the other day and after spending several completely obsessed days pulled the trigger on Medieval II: Total War as well. While reading the Wikipedia page (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medieval_II:_Total_War:_Kingdoms) on the page while downloading, I encounter this observation of one particular mistake the designers made:


"The faction known as Tlaxcalans were not actually called so, Tlaxcala actually means "tortilla" in the Nahuatl language."

http://www.angryzenmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/obamafacepalm.jpg

[Rob Beschizza]

To think that Medieval I had unit captains yelling in accurate medieval battle latin! The journey of the Total War series, from that to this sort of half-assed, internet-researched historical cartoon, is a shame.

[flyinj]

Is this the strategy game equivalent to rivet counting?

[peterb]

You know what? I take it back. Google Books searches find books by established historians that call these people "Tlaxcalans", eg here (http://books.google.com/books?id=EfBFYfjZJLMC&pg=PA118&dq=Tlaxcalans#v=onepage&q=Tlaxcalans&f=false). Serves me right for listening to Wikipedia.

Creative Assembly, I hereby apologize for my snark. I WAS WRONG.

http://www.tonymarini.com/Images/eating_crow.jpg

[Calistas]

I hope you went back and fixed WP to attone for your error!