As someone who is a fervent fan of everything roman and strategy, this game seemed to be the perfect combination for me. I've played EU4 and Crusader Kings II in the past, as well as many Total war series, so i knew what to expect, and what to hope for.
At first I was pleasantly suprised to see details in map lay-out and other charateristics you're used to in Paradox games, ones i always found annoying or lacking in the Total war series (like arbitrary regions, and punishing for not controlling the entirety of them, and the few actual cities you can control). But the longer I've played this game, the more i become dissapointed. There's none of the empire building that makes EU4 so great, none of the family (or maybe party) building of CK2, and none of the things that makes a roman republic stand out from others like the athenian or cartheginian. Nor do any of the unit templates, which is in my eyes the gravest mistake to make in a game like this.

Lastly, for those still willing to play it despite these lacking features (or maybe banking on them getting fixed with patches, DLC's or mods) I haven't even started about the bugs that prevent you from claiming any provinces after a war (which is quite frustating, as you can imagine.

There's a lot of work yet to be done on this game, and until the most important facets are fixed, I wouldn't buy it. Not because it's not enjoyable, but because it's not what it could be.

My advice: Wait.

As someone who is a fervent fan of everything roman and strategy, this game seemed to be the perfect combination for me. I've played EU4 and Crusader Kings II in the past, as well as many Total war series, so i knew what to expect, and what to hope for. At first I was pleasantly suprised to see details in map lay-out and other charateristics you're used to in Paradox games, ones i always found annoying or lacking in the Total war series (like arbitrary regions, and punishing for not controlling the entirety of them, and the few actual cities you can control). But the longer I've played this game, the more i become dissapointed. There's none of the empire building that makes EU4 so great, none of the family (or maybe party) building of CK2, and none of the things that makes a roman republic stand out from others like the athenian or cartheginian. Nor do any of the unit templates, which is in my eyes the gravest mistake to make in a game like this. Lastly, for those still willing to play it despite these lacking features (or maybe banking on them getting fixed with patches, DLC's or mods) I haven't even started about the bugs that prevent you from claiming any provinces after a war (which is quite frustating, as you can imagine. There's a lot of work yet to be done on this game, and until the most important facets are fixed, I wouldn't buy it. Not because it's not enjoyable, but because it's not what it could be. My advice: Wait.