Regardless, the Total War mod scene is here to help. That being said, it did manage to grab fourth place in our list of best Total War games, and still commands a respectable player count, even after all these years and the newer games that have released since. Lacking either the epic civil war of the original Rome, the climactic endgame of Shogun II, or the looming narrative weight of Attila, the grand campaign of Rome II has always been a little flat around the edges. Granted, following up one of the seminal strategy games of the early 2000s is no easy task, and so it’s understandable that Rome II does not totally succeed in accomplishing such a lofty goal. Since launch this game has struggled to forge its own path and find a way out of the shadow of its critically acclaimed namesake.
