When Empire Divided, Total War’s latest expansion, trundled into our storage, Fraser was the mechanic on responsibility. He walked across the chariot, kicked the wheels, took the pencil from behind his ear and made a number of notes. “It’s not in bad nick,” he mentioned, after some deliberation, “but it’s no Warhammer.”
You ought to read the rest of his review for those who’re contemplating shopping for this new growth for Rome II. It’s out now, offers the sport a model new grand marketing campaign and a great deal of different gubbins, and would possibly scratch that historic itch. But it additionally highlights one of many problems with a post-Warhammer world; specifically, that a great deal of folks with varied pointy or clubby issues don’t fairly match as much as dragons, dinosaurs and man-eating trolls.
I haven’t even caught up with Warhammer II but and though I choose historical past to fantasy in my technique video games, I’m more likely to go and play with the ratpack than the Romans and their many enemies. I’m extra inquisitive about the British standalone saga that’s within the works than I’m in one other return to Rome, and I’m eager to see the place Creative Assembly cast their historical eye next. But, for now, I feel I’ll observe Fraser’s advice and kill some elves.
That mentioned, if you’re hungry for Total War and a return to actuality looks as if a good suggestion, there are many positives, not least that a few of the upgrades might be utilized to current copies of Rome II even for those who don’t purchase the growth:
“Look, we all know that Creative Assembly should pinch some ideas from Paradox when it comes to creating a compelling politics and intrigue system, or better yet, collaborate on something, but since that’s probably never going to happen, Empire Divided provides a solid, if simple, alternative. And it’s not broken this time. It’s worth noting that the Power and Politics update is a free and separate patch that you won’t need any expansions to play.”
Empire Divided requires a duplicate of Total War: Rome II and is £11.99 via Steam.
