Have played every total war game and this one is one of my favoriate.
I really like the new online features and the new avatar system. Adds a whole new level to the game. It is nice to see something fresh and new. Also nice to not be fighting all over the world. I really liked Empire total war but at a point it go to big and I was spending more time managing than fighting. So it is nice to see the smaller world map. Overall a good solid total war game. Just hope they enable the AA soon! Otherwise this would make the experience of the game less in my opinion.