When comparing Total War: Rome II vs R.U.S.E., the Slant community recommends Total War: Rome II for most people. In the question“What are the best Real Time Tactics games on Steam?” Total War: Rome II is ranked 3rd while R.U.S.E. is ranked 4th. The most important reason people chose Total War: Rome II is:
Streamlined from previous titles the player focuses more on generals and admirals over regions, which makes moving around the map easier as well as gearing up attacks
Specs
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Pros
Pro Easy army management
Streamlined from previous titles the player focuses more on generals and admirals over regions, which makes moving around the map easier as well as gearing up attacks
Pro Depth through specilization
Due to the limited number of buildings that can be used in a town the player must weight their options smartly of what to build up in these slots in order to succeed.
Pro Excellent campaign
Each mission in the campaign plays out slowly and requires careful planning, make a slight mistake and the game will not be that forgiving. This means the player must give full attention to the game and its enthralling story as it unfolds.
Pro Active multiplayer scene
Despite the age of the game there is still many people playing online so it can be easy to find online matches.
Cons
Con Lacking explanation in areas
The decisions in the game sometimes have little context even though they may result in large consequences, which makes the decisions difficult as there is no way to know the reason to make them or how they will end up.
Con Removed from Steam
Con Slow
The pacing is quite slow, which may take a player quite a while to get interested in the game. This may be a turn off for some as it can take too long before interesting plot points happen.