If you haven't heard of the Total War series then you haven't played the best Real Time Strategy (RTS) franchise in the world. When Rome II was announced the fans of the series where intrigued for the original Rome has some hardcore fans which wanted to know where Creative Assembly would take the legacy of Rome, will they lead the squeal to glorious triumph or would they send it to the depths of Hades?
As with all Total War games you can control dozens of factions that are suited to the time period and Rome II's roster seems to be the biggest yet from the mighty Rome to the unique Eastern Pontus. Each faction comes with their own advantages and disadvantages which is new to the Total War series these advantages and disadvantages aren't game changing but if you're not careful the could backfire on you.
Also new to the Franchise is the introduction of provinces. Provinces are made up of 2-4 cities or settlements if you control all the cities and settlements you not only get the control of the province but you then have the ability to announce edicts which basically are buffs for that province these can range from extra food and increased tax to increased recruitment slots but you can only apply 2 edicts from the start but as your factions influence increases you can apply more and more edicts which are extremely helpful.
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| Rome II's campaign is vast and compelling |
In every RTS game without armies you can't win or defended against your enemy luckily this is Rome II's bread and butter. You still recruit troops the same way except that unlike previous Total War you can't split your army throughout the campaign map unless they are attached to a general this is a major pain for you cant take advantage of a settlement that only has a few troops defending it. On that note the days of raiding buildings in and around cities have gone for they are all contained within the city it self the thing that was a big thumbs up for me was that each building give you a certain number of troops so that you can defend your city if its attacked whether this is to compensate that you can't split your forces I don't know.
Now onto the best thing about Rome II, the combat. Just like all Total War games the battles have been intense and heart pounding and Rome II doubles the intensity with the introduction of naval battles combined with land battles. This amazing feature is arguably one of the best things about Rome II it allows your land troops to be supported by your fleet whether it be landing extra troops or raining fire from your siege ships. One on one fighting also has had a massive overhaul in Rome II even though the camera doesn't go that close to the troops you can still see each man fighting their individual fight which can sometime be quite satisfying to watch.
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| Watching individuals fight to the death is some what fascinating |
As an avid Total War fan I was hugely looking forward to Rome II and I was not disappointed. There is some hiccups but that's to be expected for a PC game that has only just been released so if you're a huge Total War fan then Rome II is going to make you wish that you were a Roman solider but if you're just a casual player I personally would wait until the hiccups are fixed but overall Total War: Rome II is one of the best in the series.
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