All the screens you’ve seen aren’t lies, it is a very beautiful game. Yes, Total War Rome 2 is also very pretty. Let’s get all the pleasantries out of the way first though. Having been playing Total War Rome 2 for the last few days, I get the feeling that Rome 2 is in a very similar boat to Empire. In my mind, Shogun 2, beautiful as it may have been, was a big step back with the campaign map of just Japan compared to the ambitious and initially flawed Empire. I refuse to bother with Napoleon and I haven’t really played Shogun 2. Loved the first Rome, Medieval 2 and Empire (which is arguably my favorite). I’ve never played Shogun or the first Medieval. Unfortunately, if it was three words for Rome 2, then it would actually be epic, but flawed.īefore I continue, however, I think it’d probably be a good idea to give you, the reader, an idea of where I’m coming from with my Total War background. This newest addition to the Total War series from Creative Assembly is just brimming with epicosity, far more than any of its predecessors contained. If there could only be one word used to describe Total War Rome 2, that would be the word.
