If you’re seeking further glory and are willing to push your PC harder than your legionaries, Jamie casually mentioned you can tweak the preference files to double that number to 64,000. A high-spec machine can enjoy up to 32,000 units on the battlefield during a single real-time encounter. Meanwhile, owners of Skynet-like hardware can get even more out of the game. Our demo session saw the game running – and running well – on a mid-range rig. Even single-core processors are listed in the minimum specs rap sheet, with only a measly 2GB of RAM and a 512MB video card required to get the game off the ground.
You don’t need a Crysis-slaying rig to take Rome II for a spin…Shogun II was a veritable Crysis in terms of how it sought to humble even the beastiest of computers, but Rome II is primed to run on a PC that’s almost as ancient as the game’s epoch. As the game progresses, the training doesn’t end, though, as persistent guidance is offered every step of the way, while an inbuilt encyclopaedia provides gameplay insights and historical context. The separate prologue campaign we played stands as the first pertinent example of this, as training is offered in a meaningful way with an emphasis on historical authenticity and solid storytelling. This time around, though, Total War is seeking to attract the fickle attention of newcomers and, generally, less-hardcore gamers albeit with the added challenge of not alienating devoted fans and watering down the overall product. Rome II will attract new fans and impress loyalists… Given the long-running nature of the Total War series and its tendency to attract a more hardcore audience, The Creative Assembly could be easily forgiven for ignoring mainstream gamers and those with only a passing interest in what is essentially a hybrid version of digital chess. Here are five things you need to know about Rome II, based on our hands-on session and chat with Lead Battle Designer Jamie Ferguson. It's a multi-faceted beast as deep as it is gorgeous, and developer The Creative Assembly has gone to great lengths to ensure it is accessible, scale-able and as true to history as possible. We recently spent a couple of quality hours with the latest entry in the tactical series Rome II.
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