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Total War: Rome 2 is being review-bombed on Steam

Following complaints about female generals in Total War: Rome II, the game is being review-bombed on Steam.

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iofhua2043d ago

If they tried to make the percentage historically accurate, I have no qualms with it. I agree if it's a 15% chance then across the thousands of players playing the game, you're going to have one game where there's a larger number of female generals in the pool.

There have been a few female leaders in history, and it's been more accepted in particular cultures, and I'm happy they tried to represent that in the game.

lipton1012043d ago

There’s a toxic subculture of incels and red-pill scumbags in the gaming “community” that only want to watch the world burn if it doesn’t conform to their own narrow minded world view.

There’s nothing wrong with inclusion in video games. These people feel anger because their real lives are out of control. They see themselves as “superior” to women or minorities or *insert subclass here* for no other reason than to have a boogeyman to rally against.

What those people should know is they’re the real minority in the gaming community. Their efforts will fall on deaf ears. They will he forgotten forever when they’re gone and won’t be missed.

iofhua2042d ago

I don't like token inclusion. IMO it's dehumanizing because you're basically telling that minority that they can't succeed in an environment that isn't PC and bending over backwards to accommodate them.

Which is why having a minority in a game or a movie simply for the sake of being inclusive breaks my immersion, especially if it's a case where it just doesn't make sense.

In this case, they were aiming for historical accuracy so I have no problem with it. If every empire had a 50% chance for female generals I would have a problem with it. Because there were empires like Rome and the Greek city states where females had traditional roles that didn't involve military conquest. Of course there was the rare exception, and I don't mind seeing the rare exception in game.

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DeeJayQc2043d ago

That's a lot of dumbass losing time to make false review...That's sad.

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Total War: Rome II - Landmark RTS Hits 10 Years

Total War: Rome II launched 10 years ago today, and remains a staple in the grand strategy genre in PC gaming.

vTuro24238d ago

Ah yes, the game that killed all my interest in my once favorite franchise.

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15 Best Ancient Rome Games of All Time

From underrated Xbox One launch titles to absolute emperors of the strategy genre, history heads will love these games based around Ancient Rome.

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Leeroyw374d ago (Edited 374d ago )

There's fifteen ancient Rome games?

LG_Fox_Brazil374d ago

Shadow of Rome was so freaking good

Sashamaz373d ago

I'm still waiting for the sequel.

HyperMoused373d ago

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.

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4 famous games that completely butchered history

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."

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Sciurus_vulgaris1350d ago

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.

KyRo1350d ago (Edited 1350d ago )

I'm not sure what it was you played but it certainly weren't BF1. The campaign showing the different periods of the war through the eyes of different soldiers was a good way to show the harsh reality of a WW. Was it groundbreaking? No, but it was a good effort.

It also played nothing like SW and added a whole heap of things to the BF formula to simply be called a reskin.

Sciurus_vulgaris1349d ago

The “harsh reality” of WW1 was not shown by BF1. There is mission where the player is wearing tank-like armour that is repeatedly stated as being near impervious to damage. Metal armour existed in WW1, but was quickly abandoned as it wasn’t effective against bullets or explosives. Or the other reality breaking mission we’re you play as a man with superhuman speed....

BF1 streamed down the guns mechanics making all weapons easier to use. Classes were marginalized and team-play was stripped down. BF1 focused on chaotic gameplay with no emphasis on strategy, just like Battlefront. Reduced gun skill , again just like Battlefront.

HyperMoused1350d ago

So you you are telling me historically you cant jump off a ten story building into hay and live.

Unknown_Gamer57941350d ago (Edited 1350d ago )

Indeed. Ezio actually died in ACII when he jumped off that tall building in Florence. If I recall correctly, that one was actually a cart with a pile of flower petals. Everything that happened after that was him in the afterlife envisioning where life would have taken him had he lived. Clearly the guy had a grim view on his future...

lonewolf101349d ago

I should of read this before I juuuuummmppee................. ............................... .....