Rome 2: Opinions/Rating

[Banok]

well its easy for me to say shogun 2 is a way better game right now, but truth is I barely played shogun 2 at release I comparing it now.

rome 2 was a horrid release but I still think it will eventually be the best in series. alot of you hate it because you just cant handle changes to the formula, some were bad but many were actually huge improvements.

ie. there is actually depth and decisions to province buildings instead of just plain upgrading everything. "its different, must be for console my old friends!"

also the game's biggest problem is that its too easy. so WHAT THE FUCK is the logic of playing co-op instead of head to head 

[Fips]

You play co-op to actually have a challenge in this game. I wouldn't bother playing co-op together with a friend. Maybe on the campaign map, but on the battlefield it is so much more interesting if it's you vs some other human being and not that ridiculous AI.

[Banok]

You play co-op to actually have a challenge in this game. I wouldn't bother playing co-op together with a friend. Maybe on the campaign map, but on the battlefield it is so much more interesting if it's you vs some other human being and not that ridiculous AI.

don't think you read what I wrote, co-op its you 2 vs ai so its basically at least TWICE as easy as singleplayer, more if your 2 neighbours who would normally be at war ;)

[Fips]

don't think you read what I wrote, co-op its you 2 vs ai so its basically at least TWICE as easy as singleplayer, more if your 2 neighbours who would normally be at war ;)

Well, head to head is co-op as well. You can play together with someone on the campaign map but at least have the 1v1 at battles, because that makes it an actual challenge.

[Xant]

head to head can hardly be called "cooperative"

[Fips]

head to head can hardly be called "cooperative"

You are cooperating with someone to make this game fun? 

[Xant]

You are cooperating with someone to make this game fun? 

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[[ptx]]

So, this game is still sitting at 88 minutes played for me (crashed in prologue). Is it actually approaching worth-playing state right now?

[Xant]

Refer to my post above yours.

[Senni__Ti]

So, this game is still sitting at 88 minutes played for me (crashed in prologue). Is it actually approaching worth-playing state right now?

I'd give it a go tbh, it's pretty fun for at least a couple of hours.

[[ptx]]

Hmm, sounds like i'll give it another month of patching

[Adamar]

I dont think patching will change the core design concepts.

[Voso]

I bought Rome 2 and loved it but everyone was saying Shogun 2 was soooo much better. I bought Shogun 2 and played it for a couple hours, I really didn't like it... I am probably never going to play it again... I don't understand..


Maybe Rome 2 is better to people new to the Total War series? The only other total war I played was Medieval 2, which I liked.


Anyways yeah, Rome 2 is great. It has some bugs but I haven't really experienced any and its been getting better every patch.

[Leesin]

I bought Rome 2 and loved it but everyone was saying Shogun 2 was soooo much better. I bought Shogun 2 and played it for a couple hours, I really didn't like it... I am probably never going to play it again... I don't understand..


Maybe Rome 2 is better to people new to the Total War series? The only other total war I played was Medieval 2, which I liked.


Anyways yeah, Rome 2 is great. It has some bugs but I haven't really experienced any and its been getting better every patch.

Optimization wise Shogun 2 was miles ahead but I agree, Shogun 2 campaigns were boring. The MP was pretty good but thats a different matter, as Rome 2 doesnt include the Avatar mode to make way for the Total War Arena game which is basically like the avatar system.

[Ninja_Khorin]

Shogun 2 is AI-wise, performance-wise, general aesthetics-wise and UI funtionality-wise miles ahead.

The only downside some people have about it is that the game is too narrow in scope. Which I guess is a valid complaint. However, I really like all three campaign. Fall of the Samurai especially is fantastic.

EDIT: Oh, it also has bunch of features that I really love. LIke a god damn family tree. They really overhyped the Rome 2 internal politics shit.