GamesRadar - When it comes to historically accurate strategy gaming, the Total War franchise is king. Creatively Assembly's storied PC series has legions of new fans after the excellence of Total War: Shogun 2, and their next game is among the most anticipated sequels for hardcore Total War fans. Total War: Rome II is bigger, more beautiful, and just as awe-inspiring as its predecessors, judging from what we've seen of it so far.
But with so much to know about the game, where do you even begin? We've parsed out the aspects of Rome II that every strategy gamer should know about; by the time you're done reading, you'll be itching to jump back through time into the sandals of a doomed Roman soldier.
Total War: Rome II launched 10 years ago today, and remains a staple in the grand strategy genre in PC gaming.
From underrated Xbox One launch titles to absolute emperors of the strategy genre, history heads will love these games based around Ancient Rome.
Ryse was awesome, i have no idea why it wasnt recieved well and why we havnt seen another, Rome conquered so much, you could take the action anywhere, and it looked great when xbox one came out, now would be even better.
Bárbara writes: "History-inspired games have been around for a while and I’m pretty sure every gamer has come across one or two in their lifetime. And while they can be incredibly fun to play, their historical accuracy is often pretty shaky. Don’t get me wrong, in recent years developers have started to work harder to get facts right, but we’re still far from reality. Today we will explore 4 big games that butchered the chapters of history they are based on."
EA tried to market Battlefield 1 as an epic WW1 period piece. It was really just a hybrid of stripped down Battlefield 4 and Star Wars Battlefront (2015) disguised as WW1 shooter.
So you you are telling me historically you cant jump off a ten story building into hay and live.