Meta Review: Heir's Faction Focus

I'm calling this a "Meta Review," since it's my $0.02 on Heir of Carthage's review of the playable factions in Total War: Rome II.

In terms of Total War: Rome II itself, I think it's a fun and great looking game: actually, the visuals are one of the inspirations for my homebrew Olde School Dungeons & Dragons, and part of the reason that I shifted the campaign setting from medieval to iron age.  Another thing that I like about the game is the ability for players to use some real tactics, such as Hammer and Anvil strikes.

While there are many folks doing video commentaries of Total War: Rome II, I particularly like Heir of Carthage's body of work because he is quite humble (he freely admits that he's not the best player, though he is still quite skilled).    Here is a review, of the Nervii, where he does a good job of reacting quickly to a changing situation:

Though Heir's Nervii army build was intended to be defensive, when he sees an opportunity, he pushes his infantry forward.  Then, after getting his light cavalry around the flank to slow down the  retreating enemy infantry, Heir is able to destroy his opponent's center in detail.

Another big point is the learning aspect for the viewer: Messr Heir takes the time to explain what he's doing and why, and what he could have done better.  Moreover, he also freely points out where he makes other mistakes and he's not afraid to experiment with unconventional army builds for fun.

Another thing that I really like is how Heir is gracious in both victory and defeat, as you can see here where he plays as the Selecuids against Egypt:

In terms of Heir's review of the factions, Messr Heir has a pretty thorough knowledge of the stats, capabilities and relative economic costs of the various unit types and he goes through the ins-and-outs of each unit of each faction, doing a pretty comphrensive job for each faction.  After a quick battle where he attempts to illustrate these points, he also does a rundown of the faction's relative advantages and disadvantages vis-à-vis the other factions.

So, I think watching Heir's Faction Focus might be helpful to someone who already has a basic knowledge of Total War: Rome II and who wants some advanced knowledge and a quick but fairly comprehensive rundown of a  specific faction.

SC's Parting Shot: 10 of 10