Total War: Rome Remastered Review - Should you play Rome Remastered?

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  • Опубліковано 19 жов 2024

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  • @martynhulland6252
    @martynhulland6252 3 роки тому +25

    Good balanced review Andy I think you hit on some good and.. not so good points about the game...hopefully the Devs and Modders can iron those problems out..but overall I'm very happy with the remaster and my improved FPS over the original is definitely a bonus! Cheers.

    • @AndysTake
      @AndysTake  3 роки тому

      Thank you, Martyn! And yeah, I’d rather play than not, but the pathfinding and AI definitely need a lift in my opinion! Glad to hear you’re happy with it! :)

  • @winniepooh4630
    @winniepooh4630 3 роки тому +47

    They removed some features like being able to see the siege equipment that the Ai has created.

    • @AndysTake
      @AndysTake  3 роки тому +16

      Really? I hadn’t noticed! I’d pay you in honey, but I’m out.

  • @MedjayofFaiyum
    @MedjayofFaiyum 3 роки тому +14

    An excellent review Andy. Agreed with many of your points. I'm now halfway on the UI. I like the UI and dislike some things about it. I'm 50-50.

    • @AndysTake
      @AndysTake  3 роки тому

      Thank you so much, Medjay. Yeah me too, although I probably like it more than I dislike it. It just... lacks some optimization, you know what I mean. Glad we’re of one mind, hopefully they can either update it or maybe modders can, although I doubt it.

    • @MedjayofFaiyum
      @MedjayofFaiyum 3 роки тому +4

      @@AndysTake Meh, one thing I dislike is that the building icons are small and that the information has been relegated to an in-game wiki - I much preferred a huge PDF document which was fun back then - when you brought RTW you got this thick manual. When I saw RTW2 I was disappointed to see only 3-4 pages, so I thought alright I can give the game a go. Now, the building icons and their descriptions - they might be in the game wiki - but I much preferred reading the descriptions as a small guilty pleasure.
      I can see where they were going with the UI - make it Imperator style and tbh, the Imperator UI even though its complex, its so attractive to look at - they prob got it from there

    • @AndysTake
      @AndysTake  3 роки тому +6

      @@MedjayofFaiyum Yeah, personally I really dislike information that takes you out of the game. The fact that the wiki opens a website in the Steam overlay - I hate it. Much prefer if it was just a menu in the actual game. Completely ruins my immersion.

  • @rootright
    @rootright Рік тому +3

    I totally agree with everything you say, I am a huge fan of this game, multiplayer would be awesome, new engine for the new IA would be also nice.

  • @alphabromega859
    @alphabromega859 3 роки тому +8

    thanks for talking about the UI issues. i absolutely abhor the new one to the point of not wanting to play anymore. CONSTANT menus, constant clicking. The minimap is completely useless too!

    • @AndysTake
      @AndysTake  3 роки тому +1

      Of course, thank you for watching! Yeah I just WISH the minimap and the overlay was a lot better! So much lost potential there.

  • @CunnilingusVolcano
    @CunnilingusVolcano 3 роки тому +9

    Good work Andy! The original Rome total war is awesome! Might get Remastered

    • @AndysTake
      @AndysTake  3 роки тому +1

      Thank you, Grant! The original is the BEST, and since the Remastered is basically the original, it’s pretty darn amazing as well. The question is more whether you want to replay it or not, since it’s basically the same game, just better looking :)

  • @phanboy3
    @phanboy3 3 роки тому +11

    "Go be bold, CA" perfectly sums up the review

  • @Nigel1Powers
    @Nigel1Powers Рік тому +4

    I got used to the new ui and love it. I really like rome remastered. The athmosphere of the battles is great. They did a really good job. I would pay for a medieval 2 remastered, no question.

  • @bons244
    @bons244 3 місяці тому +1

    This was my first Total War as well. I tried a few well-reviewed Total War games through the years (Attila, Shogun 2), but something is missing the spot. Rome TW was just well balanced in all aspects. They should have just patterned all other TW games to this, just with updated content depending on the historical theme.

  • @daifuco
    @daifuco 2 роки тому +3

    people love to hate this game. It is my first Total War. I needed something lighter than EU4 which I love. And also slower than AOE4. It really ticks most of the boxes. Shame that the UI is so outdated

  • @The_Caledonian
    @The_Caledonian 3 роки тому +5

    Nice review, but what's the point of an upscaled image if it's tiny as fuck lmao.

    • @AndysTake
      @AndysTake  3 роки тому +1

      It looks better haha, if you play the old one you’ll see right away!and thanks mate :)

  • @oskardumitrashchuk6167
    @oskardumitrashchuk6167 20 днів тому

    Thanks for this review

  • @PixzL.
    @PixzL. 3 роки тому +6

    man I just want my og prologue back kmt

    • @AndysTake
      @AndysTake  3 роки тому +1

      Yeah, would've been awesome if they had just remade the original intro :/

  • @baggelis_aikaterinis
    @baggelis_aikaterinis 3 роки тому +2

    Bip bip bip biiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiipppppppp lmao
    Who ate all the TZATZIKI ???????
    Now THATS how to "Review" XD
    Lovely stuff !!

    • @AndysTake
      @AndysTake  3 роки тому

      Hahaha THANK YOU, Strategos! Glad you enjoyed my little Greek food cameo there ;)

    • @baggelis_aikaterinis
      @baggelis_aikaterinis 3 роки тому +1

      @@AndysTake parakalo XD

  • @OhhJim
    @OhhJim 3 роки тому +5

    Good review. Isn't the AI pretty dumb on most (all) TW games? I don't mind, because it balances out the tendency of computer opponents to attack me for no reason. If there's a TW game with smart AI, I'd like to know about it. WH1 might be ok, and 3 Kingdoms. I haven't played them much.

    • @AndysTake
      @AndysTake  3 роки тому

      Thank you! :D the AI isn’t necessarily the best in Total War in general, but man, Rome 1 (and remastered) is a different beast. At least at launch it was a complete mess.

    • @cycomiles4225
      @cycomiles4225 Рік тому

      Seems like remastered left the AI as it was, really really bad in battles, sieges especially. Kinda funny, but ive just seen enemy AI do hammer and anvil in Rome 2...i havent touched it since release, CA did some work.

  • @MrFill-mx6zw
    @MrFill-mx6zw 3 роки тому +1

    Been loving it even tho there's flaws i'm happy that the core of my first rts love wasn't altered into something unrecognizeable. Great review and one thing i'd prefer is wiki in game like shogun 2 plz . I've adjusted my color settings on my monitor to match closely to the old map color scheme i love the old one way too much.

  • @aleaiactaest6503
    @aleaiactaest6503 3 роки тому +7

    I myself don't think the UI is worse, just think a lot of people hate it from their 1000 hours of muscle memory.

    • @AndysTake
      @AndysTake  3 роки тому +5

      Yeah thing is, it’s not necessarily bad. In my opinion it’s just not PC focused. It’s alright, it’s different, just not optimal. One does get used to it, but that doesn’t mean it’s not lacking. Glad you enjoy it too, I especially love the upscaled images which look so much better than in the original.

  • @IAmTh3Doom
    @IAmTh3Doom 2 роки тому +3

    About performance... I don't think this remaster has been well optimized at all. I have a GTX 1050 i5 and 16 gb or RAM (yeah, i know, it sucks for today's standars, it's a 2017 computer) and in order to get 60 fps i have to low a lot of things. My computer is too good to run the old one but too bad to run this one... I am fn anoyed.

  • @gentlesirpancakebottoms6692
    @gentlesirpancakebottoms6692 3 роки тому +3

    I understand why they decided to change the UI due to scaling, resolution and adding some new features. They could have made something resembeling the original more PC centric UI however but thats a nitpick. And the new faction intros are meh. The original FMV's would have been way too low res, but couldn't they have more or less remade them in engine?
    I'm a bit torn on the new campaign map but overall I think the new one looks better. But most importantly the map isn't lagging in 20fps and give me a headache so I can actually play the game. Thats great!!
    All the nitpick aside its great that they have made this game more accesible and playable on modern systems. The one thing I dont understand is why they had to change the general portraits. Some of the new faces of generals look so weird and the faction leaders at the begining of the campaign looks different from the original game. Thats just weird.

    • @AndysTake
      @AndysTake  3 роки тому

      Very true, it’s extremely weird that they just straight up changed the general portraits. All in all I love that we got a remaster, happy to hear you enjoyed it and thanks so much for watching :)

    • @gentlesirpancakebottoms6692
      @gentlesirpancakebottoms6692 3 роки тому

      @@AndysTake I think I figured out why they changed general portraits. It dawned on me while playing the game:P They seem to have made totally new portraits in engine, in a higher resolution to fit the new UI. Building icons/portraits are smaller so they don't look pixelated while character portraits are bigger in the remaster, and using the original portraits would have made them look very blurry and pixelated just like building portraits look in the original in 1920x1080p res on a modern PC.

  • @razorblade413
    @razorblade413 Рік тому +2

    never played the original game...which is better the remastered version or the original or the original with mods?

    • @AndysTake
      @AndysTake  Рік тому +2

      Remastered with mods, RTR: IS to be exact

    • @razorblade413
      @razorblade413 Рік тому +1

      @@AndysTake thanks!!
      The only one that I played was medieval 2 total war with stainless steel mod.

    • @AndysTake
      @AndysTake  Рік тому +1

      @@razorblade413 classic mod ;)

    • @razorblade413
      @razorblade413 Рік тому

      @@AndysTake yep... if you would pick your 3 best total war games which would be?

    • @xotl2780
      @xotl2780 4 місяці тому

      I never played any Total War game before playing this remaster and I love it. I don't even play with mods, don't let anyone tell you that they're necessary.

  • @Kvs-vf9nt
    @Kvs-vf9nt Рік тому

    I still love Rome tw and know when it first came out on 3 disc's... Anyway I bought the remastered, because on my high end gaming 💻 the original one doesn't run very well. Anyway it confirmed to me that the combat was way better in this game than in newer Total War's. And I like a mod like EB or the rome 1 realism mod. I don't like about it that every settlement can have walls. So basically every attack on a city is siege especially with RIS that will have 1800 settlements. I hope that not every settlement can get walls. I really want to play the mod once it overhauled all factions. But don't want allmost every battle to be a siege.
    For me perfect total war game is Rome 2 with DEI and the combat from original Rome 1. Then it wasn't just the 1 vs 1 fighting. I don't know why the battles get even worse. In Pharaoh it looks terrible. I didn't buy it and also don't plan on doing so. In Rome 1 battles looked much more realistic.
    But the AI and pathfinding has to improve a lot..

  • @ashwest3637
    @ashwest3637 Рік тому +1

    Honestly i have been loving rome remastered, as someone who never played orginal rome total war(mainly because it crashed to much wheni first purchased it then refuneded it, im guessing maybe m y PC was to powerful to run it), but i also see the point of view to someone who has played the orginal one and don't really need to play the remastered one

    • @AndysTake
      @AndysTake  Рік тому

      I love the remaster as well, especially the Imperium Surrectum mod!

  • @lucifer0247
    @lucifer0247 2 роки тому +2

    would love a three kingdoms review from you

    • @AndysTake
      @AndysTake  2 роки тому +1

      I’ll see what I can do ;)

  • @Treppoo
    @Treppoo 3 роки тому +2

    Spoken like a true emperor

    • @AndysTake
      @AndysTake  3 роки тому +1

      Commented like a true imperator ;)

    • @Treppoo
      @Treppoo 3 роки тому +1

      @@AndysTake hehe 🧙🏻‍♂️

  • @DeadLikeMeJ
    @DeadLikeMeJ 3 роки тому +2

    @Andy's Take To be honest surprised at this review - it's pretty well done but lacking in some aspects below are some details :
    1) Unlike the harsh backlash I agree the new UI has its ups and downs just like you mentioned - good to see someone shed a fair light on the subject.
    2) Regression, the game while improved in some aspects did lack features that existed in the original or works worse than previously was the case - yes now I can speed up the battles, but can I keybind properly like before? no ... this is a big issue.
    3) It's never a modders job to fix a game ... if you want your reviews to be taken seriously never assume that it will be fixed by non-company workers. If CA/Ferral fucks up it's their fault and theirs the job to fix the game, if they release it broken criticize it but give room for hope for a fix, if they don't fix then through them under the bus. This is especially true in the case of AI and pathfinding which is completely in the hands of the developers ... sorry but your lack of knowledge of both programming and the modding scene shines in one simple phrase.
    4) The Graphical update is noticeable, it's a huge leap for Rome, but is it beautiful? well yes ... in a sense but if I to compare it to Rome 2 is it more beautiful than Rome 2? the answer is no and when you review a product you review it per its cost and if graphics are the thing to lean on, is it worth the cost when you can get Rome 2 cheaper? or 3K which is far better looking than any TW game out there? The graphics look kind of 2010 ~ sharp and nice but still old.
    I can't leave a like because of the statement regarding the 'modders' fix it and the fact that this review which states its the "ultimate" review is either too short to feature more nuanced discussion or you missed out on in-depth research which would have led to more discussion on faults compared to original which is more than a few (I am not saying focus on the negative, but avoiding it does not serve the people you created the review for, only yourself).
    p.s. I was tempted to leave a like due to your statement regarding Multiplayer Campaign, I was actually surprised they added the merchant (which is obviously a copy of the Medieval 2 code) but didn't copy the Hotseat (which existed for Rome as a 'mod') code and added it ... hack there is mod which adds the ability to play the battles in the Hotseat which they could have added. Personally, I would buy the Remaster immediately if it featured a +4 Multiplayer Campaign, but CA/Ferral won't add this any time in the future if ever to their games which a huge shame.

  • @Explorer982
    @Explorer982 9 місяців тому

    Better than darth mod 9?

  • @t.d.-493
    @t.d.-493 3 роки тому +1

    YES online multiplayer campaigns that would been cool CA

  • @KennedyMister95
    @KennedyMister95 9 місяців тому

    I really hope CA fix this. The game looks great, but the AI has literally downgraded. How can it have so bad path findings and how the AI can be so dumb? I played Rome 2 last year and it was 100 times better in terms of AI's decisions making

  • @hundun5604
    @hundun5604 9 місяців тому

    I don't have Windows 10, so this game is not for me. A remaster of a 2 decade old game shouldn't just only run on Windows 10. Rome 2 runs on W7&8!

  • @NikiSells
    @NikiSells Рік тому

    They need co-op, otherwise idk

  • @goatruso3198
    @goatruso3198 3 роки тому +1

    How is your game so smooth at 0:46? Whenever I play Rome 1 I always get 10-16 fps max. It isn't my computers fault either, the Remaster runs at 120 fps. There's this file floating around the community that does fix the frames, but it causes the campaign map to look super ugly and fire arrows can't be seen anymore. Obviously this didn't happen here, so please tell me your secret 🥴

    • @AndysTake
      @AndysTake  3 роки тому +1

      Haha! You’re right! My game used to lag hard too, but there was something I did... I think I found the fix on the Steam guide forums.. it might have been this one. Best of luck mate :) steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2293516203

    • @goatruso3198
      @goatruso3198 3 роки тому +1

      @@AndysTake Thanks a lot. Did you do all the steps? Because the DXwrapper stuff makes the map look ugly, which wasn't the case with you. Could you please tell me which of the steps you did?

    • @AndysTake
      @AndysTake  3 роки тому +1

      @@goatruso3198 I’ll try to check later, bro, I’m out right now :)

    • @goatruso3198
      @goatruso3198 3 роки тому

      @@AndysTake Alright, thx in advance 👍

    • @goatruso3198
      @goatruso3198 3 роки тому

      @@AndysTake Hey man it seems like you forgot 😬

  • @Sirlopsteropster
    @Sirlopsteropster 7 місяців тому

    yes you should

  • @utopia8177
    @utopia8177 9 місяців тому

    can i play multiplayer campaign ?

  • @CJ-111
    @CJ-111 11 місяців тому

    Man, the UI looks terrible now. The original looks better in every way except for the battle graphics

  • @PoketMon1008
    @PoketMon1008 5 місяців тому

    It's a good game, but not a better game. No Total War is actually better than the next one. Easy and pie.
    Well now they fixed everything. It's very good. Not sure? We need to review and research bro. Lol.
    I am not saying Total War is great or good. All I am saying is Total War is my favorite franchise and game as it discusses History and Battles in an RTS strategy game.

  • @Vichter1221
    @Vichter1221 5 місяців тому

    I loved the start, that i wanted it, till the part he started to swear about the battles 😂😂😂😂 so i skip to get this game i stick to rome total war and rome 2 😊

  • @nagashtheundyingking4404
    @nagashtheundyingking4404 2 роки тому

    well watching this back it seems they took some notes for warhammer 3 not all the way but closer atleast the cities are way bigger

  • @arnoldnieuwoudt
    @arnoldnieuwoudt 11 днів тому

    Rome OG stay best 🤌 this is not total war😢

  • @SouthCaliDreams
    @SouthCaliDreams Рік тому +6

    Well, i liked more old visualization for cities in campaign map. With each level they change, now isn't like this

  • @donalddurham7874
    @donalddurham7874 2 роки тому

    Don't need stupid multiplayer.

  • @imperatorromanorum_official
    @imperatorromanorum_official 3 роки тому

    Yeah yeah the game look better. But that's it. No way that worthies 25$

    • @AndysTake
      @AndysTake  3 роки тому +1

      I think it’s worth it if you want a functioning Rome Total War that doesn’t run like absolute shite on modern hardware. Other than that, completely up to you, bro

  • @satzbau9185
    @satzbau9185 3 місяці тому +1

    "Looks so much better" Cap cap cap you fricken lie dude we have eyes it's a bloody eyesore OG Rome looks so much better-- this one looks terrible in almost every aspect. The colors are way too saturated, the textures are absolute dogwater (the textures of buildings legit look better in og rome) The whole screen just looks like they submerged the camera in Vaseline. The new campaign map is such Sid Meiers knock off garbage. They do the bare minimum, make almost everything look worse compared to the original with the sole exception of unit models and textures-- with NO NEW animations, no new AI, no new nothing for the better I'd be willing to bet, and asking $30 on Steam-- 2 years later I'll add-- the temerity!!! CA can literally do no right! All they are capable of doing now is grifting. Genuinely surprised they didn't cut out original factions to try and sell back to the player as DLC. I spit on their entire studio.
    Like legit compare this new cash grab POS to the ABSOLUTELY PERFECT AND MASTERFUL TOTAL CONVERSION EUROPA BARBORUM MOD made by CA 10 years ago, FOR FREE, a true labor of love-- that added A TON OF FACTIONS, A TON OF UNITS, A NEW GOVERNMENT SYSTEM AND EVENTS, HISTORICAL CLIFF NOTES, IMPROVED TEXTURES AND VISUALS. Get the original Rome for cheap and install EB and you can get literally a thousand hours of entertainment out of it.

    • @xotl2780
      @xotl2780 Місяць тому

      I like the way the remaster looks.
      Also the AI was improved, you just don't know that.

  • @IvanIvanoff-d4p
    @IvanIvanoff-d4p 8 місяців тому

    “It looks like a mobile game UI”
    Bruh
    Thus was like 10 years before mobile games were a thing

  • @filipecasanova6719
    @filipecasanova6719 3 роки тому +1

    Ui minimalistic??? are you kidding?? the Ui od the remaster is horrible its way worse, the classic was minimalistic, fast acess to stuff, building and recruitment, this one is hard to spot stuff, many menus, its not clear, i hate the new UI.

    • @AndysTake
      @AndysTake  3 роки тому

      Sad to hear you hate it, mate. It took some time getting used to for me, but I like it just fine now! Hope you’ll enjoy it in the future, or that there’s some changes to it you’ll enjoy!

  • @ZephyrDogma
    @ZephyrDogma 2 роки тому

    Sry but the game is broken u can't click or use keyboard from time to time

  • @mountainjew1474
    @mountainjew1474 6 місяців тому

    Rome total war was great. BFME was great. But Warcraft 3 is best strategy game ever created.

    • @mountainjew1474
      @mountainjew1474 6 місяців тому

      I forgot to mention Command and Conquer Generals. Also great. Sadly after gaming have moved from desktop computers to consoles RTS genre have died.

  • @jimmypimps2734
    @jimmypimps2734 23 дні тому

    i got a refund total shite no 4k 30 fps total pap remake the old one is better

  • @stefos6431
    @stefos6431 3 роки тому

    CA is sooo lazy, they couldn't make a new Rome Total War but had to use the old game with new textures............Booooooo, CA

    • @AndysTake
      @AndysTake  3 роки тому +3

      Maybe they are, CA didn’t make this, Feral Interactive did :/ but I’m really hoping for a Rome III or Medieval III soon!

    • @nervosadustbolt9642
      @nervosadustbolt9642 8 місяців тому

      I love Medieval, but I am just more Partial to Rome.. So a Rome III for me would be even better.@@AndysTake

  • @kamerontoews5737
    @kamerontoews5737 3 роки тому

    Pretty much reading off of a new featured list

  • @jessiemoore3094
    @jessiemoore3094 10 місяців тому +1

    I lvoe the ui im mostpy blind and this one is easier for me to read.