Is Total War: Rome II Worth It?

I really like strategy games and I'm wondering if Rome 2 is worth it

... Wait for a steam sale or another comprable sale.. During the last steam sale I think it was selling for as low as $10 to $20.. Don't pay full retail for it.

If you have the choice: pickup shogun 2 or Napoleon, both are better imo.

It's a good game. If you like historical strategy games I'm sure you'll like this one. I'd wait for a sale though unless you really want it right now.

There is also Attila coming out next month (and apparently costs less than Rome 2). Previous titles like Shogun 2 are still great options as well.

Hell yeah, especially with the fixed gameplay and AI, and the workshop mods

I think Rome 1 is better. If there's any Total War game, you should play that. If you've already played that, then yea, I'd recommend Rome 2.

I'd recommend it only when it goes on sale. I would not be surprised if one pops up around the time Attila comes out to promote the franchise.

Shogun 2 is much better but Rome 2 is better than it was and it only took 15 patches I think.

Ive owned every TW game to date but have thankfully waited long periods of time before buying them. I recently bought Rome 2 and I have to say, it runs pretty well. I having gotten a chance to check out the campaigns but I dont think its bad. Was worth the $15 at least for the Emperor Edition. The added campaign should give it some longevity and if I really like it later on, Ill see about the other campaigns. Im just glad I waited. I played a lot of Shogun 2 and also bought Fall of the Samurai but now Ive learned that getting the DLC and having a "complete game" doesnt do anything for me if I never get to the point where Im playing the DLC. Get the base game on sale and see if you like it.

Its $7.08 on G2A gaming, I'd buy it for that.

https://www.g2a.com/

I would say that Shogun 2 was better, but Rome 2 seems to have been mostly fixed now (take it with a grain of salt, only put around 4 hours into it) but it is good :) As a rule of thumb, pick up the total war game set in a time period you like. If that is the roman times, I think I would say Rome 2 over the first Rome: Total War game now.

But as many others said wait for a sale. It was really cheap at the xmas sale, and when Atilla comes out it will likely be on sale Again.

The answer is Shogun 2.

I am not the one to ask, unfortunately. I am a somewhat reasonable grown-up who functions at a pretty high level in real life most days.

Such a person should be able to sit down, put their thinky-thought brain-cells on, and enjoy a few rounds of a thougthful Total War strategic campaign. Thus far, however, I have not been that guy.

I've tried. I haven't totally given up on it yet.

I did like Civ 5 for a little while but haven't completed that either. Maybe I am more of a turn-based TACTICAL guy over a turn-based STRATEGY guy.

Thanks for all the responses, I think I'm going to wait until Attila comes out and hope there is a good sale on Rome II.