I have an itch to play a Rome-themed game - would you guys recommend the Paradox's "Rome"? Is it any good?
Can't you just watch Spartacus again?
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Titus Pullo: Psst, what is Latin for "and then we jump up and fuck them in the ass"?
Lucius Vorenus: I don't know, nobody speaks Latin anymore.
I just watched two seasons of "Rome" and I am running a "Requiem for Rome" vampire game. I need a computer game fix, not another medium. :P
Quote from: Martinus on April 28, 2010, 02:00:50 PM
I have an itch to play a Rome-themed game - would you guys recommend the Paradox's "Rome"? Is it any good?
No. It's another one of those games where Paradox *almost* made something good, leaving just bitter disappointment.
On the other hand, it should be cheap now, so why not find out firsthand? Be sure to get the expansion.
It has only one expansion? No wonder it's crap.
It's probably the most stable, bug-free game Paradox has ever released.
It's also totally devoid of any period flavor, and a complete bore.
In theory it is very good, the government design is excellent for example. In practice it's a bore.
9 and half months later nothing changed :P
I liked the Epinogi (spelling?) mod.
Quote from: Threviel on April 30, 2010, 02:08:30 AM
In theory it is very good, the government design is excellent for example. In practice it's a bore.
It would be good if it was more interactive anyway.
As it is you have all this behind the scenes politics of people marrying each other, killing each other and jostling to fullfill their ambitions but your impact on this is very limited. What you see is even somewhat limited.
Rome overall is quite a failure. It just doesn't work. There's only a handfull of nations in the game, the same two or three always end up dominating. A EU style map game isn't the way to go, things should be fare more about behind the scenes stuff, and the map zoomed in quite a bit more.
Suddenly I yearn for a modern Caesar 2....