Total War: Rome II
Game » consists of 8 releases. Released Sep 03, 2013
The successor to the acclaimed Rome: Total War and the eighth main entry in the Total War series, Total War: Rome II returns the series to classical antiquity.
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5 (0) 4 (1) 3 (2) 2 (3) 1 (1) 2.4 starsAverage score of 7 user reviews
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Total War: Rome II: A Beautiful, Buggy, Unfinished Mess 0
Total War is the long running franchise brought to us by the folks at Creative Assembly. Originally owned by THQ, CA was purchased by SEGA and every Total War game after the original Rome has been made under their publishing.Rome II is the latest installment. It generated a lot of hype after the success of Shogun II, which had a tight, focused singleplayer, an expertly crafted multiplayer, and in general honed and perfected the traditional mechanics of the Total War franchise. It was a breath o...
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Hail, Caesar, those who are about to die salute thee. 0
"My name is Ozymandias, king of kings:Look on my works, ye Mighty, and despair!"At the time of its release Total War: Rome was hailed as the most personal of strategy games - the first strategy game series to deal with planning as well as spectacle. Few things were more satisfying than watching your elephants flatten a troop of hoplites or see your calvary break a line. That was nearly a decade ago and while the game looks much better than the original Rome, not much has changed in the ensuing y...
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Not as bad as some are letting on but a bit disappointing 0
Let me preface this review by stating that I was supremely hyped for Total War: Rome II. Rome: Total War is pretty much one of my favourite games and so I had very high expectations for the sequel. Hype can be a cruel mistress, as it is very hard to match. I think it is important for you to know the high esteem in which I hold the Total War games as that has tempered this review.Let's start with what's good: this game is still a lot of fun. I found that in the first week I had put a large numbe...
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Finally it's good 0
This is my opinion of the newly released emperor edition (at first release this game deserved what it got). Many of the problems raised by other reviewers have been fixed, including the bad AI. The battles feel visceral now and are (kind of) challenging at times. The new campaign is pretty awsome and actually fairly historically accurate at the start. Essentially it feels like a good complete game to me now, which raises the question: Why didn't they just wait and release it in this state to be...
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First 8 Hours Review - Unfinished game, a step back from Shogun 2 0
With the number of bugs, lack of polish, poor performance (a visual step back from Shogun 2), and straight-up missing content, Total War: Rome II serves as another stark reminder to not purchase AAA PC games for at least a month after release.I've only played through the prologue (very weak tutorial), a few hours of single player campaign, and a few hours of multiplayer campaign. Already I have encountered all of the issue types listed above.Bugs:- UI flashing in and out- Voice audio cutting out...
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Not worth it.... 0
Still broken & buggy over a year later and still corrupted by nickel and diming DLC, It is as addictive as any total war game but the broken AI will frustrate you to no end.A new Emperor edition is releasing with a campaign included for free for existing owners however it does not include any other paid DLC withholding "blood & gore" from a game set in ancient Rome about huge battles and conquest....I would not recommend this game but maybe with the new emperor edition and a few more pa...
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Long-time Total War fan reviews Rome 2 0
Ever since the original Shogun sucked me into the series and real time strategies 15 years ago, I've been a fan of the Total War series. I still am, in some ways. In others? Not as much. Rome 2 is partly the reason for this.In many ways, the game is gorgeous. In others, it is a stark, dark reality of ugliness and mediocrity. There are a few things that save it from being an absolute disaster. There are also a few things that save it from being absolutely amazing.Let's start with the gorgeous. Fi...
1 out of 1 found this review helpful.
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