The flow of time is always cruel... its speed seems different for each person, but no one can change it... A thing that does not change with time is a memory of younger days...
Under the perspicacious and benevolent patronage of the great and honorable Rez and a member of S.I.N
He who joyfully marches to music rank and file, has already earned my contempt. He has been given a large brain by mistake, since for him the spinal cord would surely suffice. This disgrace to civilization should be done away with at once. Heroism at command, how violently I hate all this, how despicable and ignoble war is; I would rather be torn to shreds than be a part of so base an action. It is my conviction that killing under the cloak of war is nothing but an act of murder.
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Originally Posted by chopa2010
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ros:-The new campaign map looks amazing, and is insanely large compared to other Total War games. It's just amazing.-The graphics are improved somewhat over Shogun 2, the detail is thoroughly amazing. The coloring is not for everyone.-The music is great when it's playing.-The detail in the combat animations and whatnot are superb.-Campaign AI is far better, and definitely more reliable. Alliances are meaningful, and can be lasting.-5 difficulty modes means a lot of customization for how difficult your experience is.-The battle AI has many subtle improvements, such as generals generally acting like generals. No more suicide charges (at least in my experience).-Lots of customization options, for example, removing arrow trails and things like that. You can make the game feel a lot more like Rome total war through customization, if that's your thing.-Battles are much more chaotic in general, although if you want to play it organized like the Romans from Rome 1, you'll have to use certain units that have shield wall, formation attack, phalanx mode etc...-Factions are relatively balanced, with plenty of units to choose from. Most factions have more units to choose from than the Romans did in Rome 1, and they had a lot more than all of the other factions in Rome 1 (lol@Gaul).Mixed:-Tons of units now have abilities, like the Barbarian factions in Rome 1 which had things like Warcry.-Javelins now have a flaming mode.-Game is very fast, especially when using earlier, unprofessional armies. It's about the same speed as original Rome when using upgraded late game units. Multiplayer matches feel the exact same length.Cons:-AI sucks, this is a total war game after all.-No guard mode.-No more loose/tight formation.-Campaign AI isn't terribly expansionist, even the expansionist ones. This means that, if you're Egypt and you control all of Egypt+Persia (that's a lot), the next biggest will probably be like 1/5 your size and across the vast map. This means late game AI is no challenge.-Terrible optimization, almost any computer can play the game, but only the best on highest/higher setting (even then, I highly recommend turning off vegetation alpha, you would gasp at the sight of my specs and I can't even use it).-Not many bugs, but they exist and can decrease enjoyment. Still, it's less buggy than you'll hear on these forums.-Diplomacy can still be really odd at times, with smaller countries that you could annihilate by sneezing oddly will demand payment just for a trade agreement.
