DO NOT BUY THIS GAME.

Let me preface this with I haven't had much time to actually dive into this game, but I have watched a lot of videos and streams of the game, and even the recordings of streams as to watch particular sections over and over. Right now, I think this game is okay. There are a lot of legacy issues that have made their way into this title, and the UI for pretty much everything from the campaign map, to the research tree, to the battles is terrible...one might say even garbage. I get the art style they were going for, but it was so poorly implemented. Nothing about it is intuitive and there are even portions where it is buggy and directs you other characters that have nothing to do with what you are doing. Which brings me to the next thing: characters. Character development, satisfaction, how your court functions, etc...it's all for show, and they don't really //do// anything. Why implement this feature if there weren't boons and dooms from it?

I could go on and on about things I could nitpick about. But there are many things about the game that are great. Graphically, the campaign map looks fantastic, as well as some of the battle maps. The battles themselves are very arcade-y (even on Records mode), and try not to zoom in too much or you'll see a lot of things wrong with how units interact. but from an overhead view, things work out very well.

I think the price range for this title is perfect, but Creative Assembly should think VERY carefully about how they intend to do any future DLC/FLC's for this title. Everything should compliment this grand campaign. So far, even the Day 1-DLC has its own issues which does not look well for the future.

I'd say it is okay to buy this title if you are brand new to the Total War series. If you are a TW veteran, this is a "don't buy unless its 50+% off title"