As for the other factions, you’ll have to fight your way into the heart of the ailing Roman Empire and carve your way through to the richest regions to give your people a new homeland. This setup commits players to a steady sense of progression and expansion giving them a connection to the empire they built, Barbarian Invasion inverts this trope.įor the two fractured halves of the Roman Empire, you’ll simply be tasked to survive the waves of barbarian migrations, and hold together your massive crumbling empire. Most strategy games feature you starting small and rising up to become a great power.
Rome Total War is a grand expansion of the series bringing it into 3D and introducing new mechanics, Barbarian Invasion is more about thematic and strategic changes to the Total War formula.
Rome Total War: Barbarian Invasion – RetrospectiveĪ year after its release Rome Total War received its first expansion: Barbarian Invasion. Rome Total War is a grand expansion of the
Rome Total War: Barbarian Invasion – Retrospective A year after its release Rome Total War received its first expansion: Barbarian Invasion.
