History Awesome / TotalWarRomeII

* When you command a thousand [[TheAce Oath]][[MightyGlacier sworn]] and [[LightningBruiser Gallic]] [[AuthorityEqualsAsskicking Noble Horse]] and rout three, four, or maybe even five or six thousand [[EliteMooks Roman legionaries]]. It shows us just how spectacular the physical prowess of the Gallo-Germans was, and what they could have achieved had they united and pooled their resources to get their best equipment together.

* Meta Example: The development team finished the game and found they had some cash left over in their Marketing budget. Rather than just buying another round of ads or pocketing the money, what did they do? They got the guys from ''WebAnimation/ExtraCredits'' to do a number of special episodes about the UsefulNotes/PunicWars!
** As an addition, their initiative not only made ''WebAnimation/ExtraCredits'' do some episodes about Hannibal, but it also lead up to the EC team to create ''Extra History'': a series of videos dedicated, as their name implies, solely to universal history.

* Another Meta Example: The developers not only listened to their fanbase at all, but continued working on DLC and patches all the way through 2014, culminating in the ''Emperor Edition''.

* Getting a new DLC Campaign pack ''four years'' after its initial release,in one of the most exciting (Yet obscure) periods in Roman History; The Crisis of the Third Century.

* The Roman campaign in ''Rise of the Republic'' is a reversal of Rome's starting position in the main campaign. Instead of being the Italian hegemon with wealthy provinces and a great army, you're a backwater Italian town with knockoff Etruscan-style armies. Your immediate enemy is the Etruscan city of Veii, a stone's throw from Rome, but around you, the Latin tribes are waiting for any sign of weakness so that they can take Rome by storm, and in the distance, the threat of the Senones is always there. What you ''do'' have is a CitadelCity and a fantastic general in Marcus Furius Camillus. Waging a careful, defensive campaign, you can break the power of your neighbors, consolidate Roman territory, improve your armies, and conquer Italy one city at a time. Roma invicta!

* Getting a new DLC Campaign pack ''four years'' after its initial release,in one of the most exciting (Yet obscure) periods in Roman History; The Crisis of the Third Century.

* Another Meta Example: The developers not only listened to their fanbase at all, but continued working on DLC and patches all the way through 2014, culminating in the ''Emperor Edition''.

** As an addition, their iniciative not only made ''WebAnimation/ExtraCredits'' do some episodes about Hannibal, but it also lead up to the EC team to create ''Extra History'': a series of videos dedicated, as their name implies, solely to universal history.

** Conquering the world as Sparta, especially since you'll have to face armies who were designed specifically to defeat hoplites, such as Macedonian Pikes.
** Re-conquering the world as Macedonia, or any of the dynasties Alexander the Great's generals put up, be it the Ptolemies or the Selucids. Alexander be long gone, but his legacy lives on.

** Re-conquering the world as Macedonia. Or any of the dynasties Alexander the Great's generals put up, be it the Ptolemies or the Selucids. Alexander be long gone, but his legacy loves on.

* Meta Example: The development team finished the game and found they had some cash left over in their Marketing budget. Rather than just buying another round of ads or pocketing the money, what did they do? They got the guys from ''WebVideo/ExtraCredits'' to do a number of special episodes about the UsefulNotes/PunicWars!
** As an addition, their iniciative not only made ''WebVideo/ExtraCredits'' do some episodes about Hannibal, but it also lead up to the EC team to create ''Extra History'': a series of videos dedicated, as their name implies, solely to universal history.

* Another Meta Example: The developers not only listened to their fanbase at all but continued working on DLC and patches into 2014, culimating in the ''Emperor Edition'' .

* Another Meta Example: The developers not only listened to their fanbase at all but continued working on DLC and patchs into 2014, culimating in the ''Emperor Edition'' .

* As in previous Total War games, any time you achieve a Heroic Victory by bringing a seemingly hopelessly outmatched force into battle and [[CurbStompBattle curb-stomping]] a supposedly superior force with relatively few casualties.

* Outwitting Parthians with your own cavalry and archers, taking the north of Britain instead of building a Wall, and taking the fight to Germania; in short, using your own historical knowledge and prowess to do what the Romans could not.
* Conquering the world as Sparta, that should be self explanatory.
** This would be "awesome" because of how difficult it is, especially against armies who were designed specifically to defeat hoplites, such as Macedonian Pikes. Kinda like how punching a tree in half with your bare hands would be "awesome" to some types of people.
** As with all the TW games, generally mucking about and defying history is awesome. Showing the Romans what-for as Carthage or establishing a prosperous, united and technologically advanced Celtic Empire is pretty much the least of what you can do.
* As in most of the other Total War games, when your cavalry suddenly charges in and attacks the enemy in the rear whilst your infantry holds them in place with a desperate slog. Almost feels like a heroic, last-minute charge, and like in the movies, it can completely decide the battle within a few seconds.

* Royal Spartans/Spartan Heroes vs. Oathsworn vs. Praetorian Guards vs. Sword Masters. Every bit as epic as it sounds.

* Generals Bodyguards, at least cavalry, are nerfed compared to the previous RomeTotalWar… but on the other hand, as the Arverni, you can pick Oathsworn. 'Nuff said.

** As with all the TW games, generally mucking about and defying history is awesome. Showing the Romans what-for as Carthage or establishing a prosperous, united and technologically advanced Celtic Empire is pretty much the least of what you can do.

** This would be "awesome" because of how difficult it is, especially against armies who were designed specifically to defeat hoplites, such as Macedonian Pikes. Kinda like how punching a tree in half with your bare hands would be awesome.

* Conquering the world as Sparta, that should be self explanatory.

* Conquering the world as Sparta, that should be self explanetary.

* Meta Example: The development team finished the game and found they had some cash left over in their Marketing budget. Rather than just buying another round of ads or pocketing the money, what did they do? They got the guys from ''WebVideo/ExtraCredits'' to do a number of special episodes about the UsefulNotes/PunicWars!

* Meta Example: The development team finished the game and found they had some cash left over in their Marketing budget. Rather than just buying another round of ads or pocketing the money, what did they do? They got the guys from ''WebVideo/ExtraCredits'' to do a number of special episodes about the PunicWars!