14 people found this review helpful
Recommended
0.0 hrs last two weeks / 568.8 hrs on record (200.5 hrs at review time)
Posted: 10 Mar, 2016 @ 11:01am

This game is still paying the price of an unfinished, bugged and poor in campaign mechanics Rome II. We all remember what arrived to plague our rigs on sept 2013. After this date, years of delusions and legions of patches were the everyday bread to eat for total war player.

It's anyway a matter of fact that Attila does not deserve to pay this price; even if the delusion and rage of many players is 100% understandable and must be respected at all.

One thing unfair: Creative Assembly dlc politics. Campaign packs and Factions packs are nowaday the law.
These are in many cases (Factions packs almost), cut content from the game sold separately.

"It's the free market, baby...are you surprised nowaday?".

Nope, I'm no more surprised; fall of the Gods is already happened after Rome II arrival; no more romantic thoughts on CA.

No surprises but, I can deal with cut content sold separately BUT, good gods, make them worthy their price.

Campaign packs are a bit more decent because of the camapign itself but ALL those dlc have at last a common point I must mark here: total lack of variety in terms of units.

"New" contents made with many times a percentage of recycled stuffs higher than new ones.

Embarassing rosters for the new factions sold as dlc.

This is the weaker aspect not of Attila, but of a company who has abandoned their first approach to games (ok we can accept changes!) and almost to their loyal community.

This is unfair. We do not deserve this.
Modders do not deserve this.
Loyal players do not deserve this, especially if we are all veterans of Rome II.

Attila is a good game. Decent campaign mechanics one can enhance also with some mods.

Plus all fixes coming after 3 years of beta-Rome-II.

Plus intriguing historical timeframe, yes, less famous than Ancient Times but believe me, full of its own beauty.

I also liked the new visual approach to menu, backgrounds, buttons and event messages.

I can repeat what others said because this is a simple truth:

___Attila si what Rome II should have been from that far sept 2013.___

BUT BUY IT (game and dlc) ON SUPERSALE.

Game is worthy the entire price, but this CA politics of cut contents that is not abandoned but it seems will be more applied with warhammer fantasy total war it's an unfair, disappointing choice and they must understand this.

BUY ON SALE and enjoy Attila and sto being a poor son of God with all the pain you suffered with Rome II Golgotha Edition.
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4 Comments
DramaBelli 18 Nov, 2024 @ 10:20pm 
Yes in that time passion for total war games and modding them were walking together. That game resumed all things missed with bugged and broken first release of Rome II. Thank you:AresHelm:
Marion.B 18 Nov, 2024 @ 7:56pm 
Your review is lit! 🔥 It's like reading a mini novel, so much detail and passion. You're a pro at this, seriously!
DramaBelli 7 Sep, 2024 @ 3:44pm 
Thank you mate! It’s so old, time of when I was modder. CA made its politics and meanwhile historical games are a bit down, it seems warhammer ones got their glory on the field :AresHelm:
76561199769346346 7 Sep, 2024 @ 7:06am 
Wow,your review is on point! So much info and thought put into it. I'm seriously impressed. Keep it up! 💖👏