Development studio Creative Assembly has made a name for itself with its Total War franchise, one that has offered up everything from medieval violence to fantasy-laden tropes of elves and orcs. Of the franchise, one of the most beloved titles would be Total War: Rome, released in 2004. Now, it looks like it’s back on the menu from a recent Sega announcement with a title called Total War: Rome Remastered.
The title offered a fresh look at the all-encompassing borders of Rome, filled with era-specific tactics and units. The gameplay shifted from campaign maps to bloodied battlefields, allowing players to develop an over-arching strategy and control individual units against the ferocious Gauls and Spaniards. The title is now more than 15 years old and still manages to come out ahead in the eyes of many players compared to more recent offerings of Creative Assembly.
Sega has just announced that Total War: Rome is being remastered, with a release scheduled for April 29, 2021. The remaster offers 4K graphics, new factions (along with all previously playable), high-quality resolutions, and overhauled missions, environments, and models. Creative Assembly isn’t stopping there, however: the studio has also opted to bring the classic title up to the modern age with tactical maps for battles, Merchant agents, heat maps, and a fully overhauled diplomacy system. The title will offer cross-platform play as well, between Windows, Apple, and Linux operating systems. Fans that own the previous Total War: Rome can purchase the remaster for 50% off until June 1, 2021, bringing the total to $14.99.
With a slew of upgrades and reworks, one may presume that fans of the classic Total War: Rome would be enthused to learn that Creative Assembly is revisiting the classic title. However, some are frustrated about the continued state of Total War: Rome 2, which released in late-2013. Save files continue to corrupt halfway through campaigns, the opposing AI consistently bends the rules in its favor, and the heft of DLCs have left a bad taste in the mouth of many of Creative Assembly’s most ardent admirers. There is a bit of frustration within the Steam forums that Creative Assembly would remaster a prior Total War: Rome instead of ensuring Total War: Rome 2 could be completed.
Others are far more excited, as the remaster is based on the Total War: Rome engine which is considered by many as superior to the current iteration of the Total War engine. Cavalry charges offered far more impact meaning the higher upkeep was worth the ability, and armies were far less likely to mass together into an amorphous blob of blood nand death. Perhaps the time spent with prior iterations of the Total War franchise will rekindle the love of the franchise for Creative Assembly, and remind the studio of how it achieved its adoring fanbase.
Total War: Rome Remastered will release on April 29, 2021, and be playable on Linux, Mac OS X, and Windows.
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