My biggest complaint having played since Shogun is that the units bonuses make no sense what so ever.

Italian Spearmen are by far the most OP units in the game, and can't be beat by melee specific infantry units. Little to no tactics involved with the combat compared to original total war in which certain units benefitted significantly from fighting specific units with weaker stats or weaknesses.

Sea combat is very boring, can very easily win just about every battle with fire or ramming over and over as AI doesn't know how to compensate.

Graphics are fantastic, visual effects are great, but game play overall is lack luster. Would not recommend spending the money on it until its no more then $20 if that.

My biggest complaint having played since Shogun is that the units bonuses make no sense what so ever. Italian Spearmen are by far the most OP units in the game, and can't be beat by melee specific infantry units. Little to no tactics involved with the combat compared to original total war in which certain units benefitted significantly from fighting specific units with weaker stats or weaknesses. Sea combat is very boring, can very easily win just about every battle with fire or ramming over and over as AI doesn't know how to compensate. Graphics are fantastic, visual effects are great, but game play overall is lack luster. Would not recommend spending the money on it until its no more then $20 if that.