Expeditions: Rome

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User Score
7.9

Generally favorable reviews- based on 79 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 57 out of 79
  2. Mixed: 15 out of 79
  3. Negative: 7 out of 79

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  1. RiZE
    Jan 21, 2022
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Amazing game … Expand
  2. tabakista
    Jan 24, 2022
    10
    It's not a AAA title but if you look at the state of AAA games in last years its probably for the better.
    Viking was a good game but Rome makes a huge step forward in almost every game system.
  3. Aspids
    Jan 27, 2022
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Expeditions Rome is a singularly well written and designed game. There is a richness and a depth to the story and the characters that is rare in games, but that I have come to expect from the Logic Artist team.
    I especially like that the choices you make in the game has consequenses, that carries all through the game (and at least once the consequenses can be fatal for your companions) It shows that the devs have respect for the players.    … Expand
  4. donkusmaximus
    Jan 21, 2022
    9
    If you are a nerd for Rome you will like this game.
    If you are a nerd for tactical crpgs you will like this game.
    If you are a nerd for your men panicking in battle and killing their comrades you will love this game!
  5. Stellagrey
    Jan 27, 2022
    10
    A great game with huge replayability due to the choices you have to make and their consequenses.
    The mix between party and legion action is well balanced. The story is well written, good dialogue (with fantastic voice acting for most parts).
    The vision of Rome the game delivers is as correct as possible, considering this is a game, not a historical treatise.
  6. PerunTheGreat
    Feb 17, 2022
    10
    With historically viable character in character creation game is very authentic and writing is competent and smart. off course they can add crocodile but it is game that you roleplay literally as young Caesar replacement. It is written for young son in of old roman patrician family fallen on hard times. Latter they added character creation menu and options cause they must today.With historically viable character in character creation game is very authentic and writing is competent and smart. off course they can add crocodile but it is game that you roleplay literally as young Caesar replacement. It is written for young son in of old roman patrician family fallen on hard times. Latter they added character creation menu and options cause they must today.
    Gameplay is amazing . Care for every detail is there and love from developers for "good game" is clear. And they did it. Tactically is superior to Divinity games that i love and dialog is written by smarter people.
    If you like turn based game and history role play this is at least strong 9/10 if we are tuff but why not be generous and gave it 10 .    … Expand
  7. Scherzade
    Feb 16, 2022
    10
    Impressive game for turnbased rpg game.
    The historical part was really enjoyable as a roman history fan.
    Also impressed that they also respecting latin words in Voices. However, if you are playing in normal difficulties, and also you just.. gone thorugh picking basically any skills you encounter... you'll gonna have big trobule on progression. I blow up my save file for that one. :(    Impressive game for turnbased rpg game.
    The historical part was really enjoyable as a roman history fan.
    Also impressed that they also respecting latin words in Voices.

    However, if you are playing in normal difficulties, and also you just.. gone thorugh picking basically any skills you encounter... you'll gonna have big trobule on progression.
    I blow up my save file for that one. :( quite challenging really.    … Expand
  8. Nomac69
    Mar 19, 2022
    10
    I really loved this game. The sense of weighted decisions and branches of choices when solving an issue were really not something I've experienced since I played Tyranny. Amazing effort I hope there's a sequel.
  9. Lenymo90
    Feb 12, 2022
    8
    A surprisingly great game from a small studio. It has a big score and lots of details. The Rome theme is quite interesting and the story gets better with time and you really get attached to some of the characters.
    The tactical turned based gameplay is wonderful and very addicting. I could play it all day and they added a lot of interested scenarios around it. But unfortunately, the rest    A surprisingly great game from a small studio. It has a big score and lots of details. The Rome theme is quite interesting and the story gets better with time and you really get attached to some of the characters.
    The tactical turned based gameplay is wonderful and very addicting. I could play it all day and they added a lot of interested scenarios around it. But unfortunately, the rest of the gameplay isn't on par and gets very repetitive and tedious very quickly. Loot systems are also below average. The good news is that you can ignore most of that and focus on the good parts.    … Expand
  10. toxyk
    Jan 27, 2022
    8
    Buen juego, con una historia interesante, tiene algunas mecánicas que se hacen pesadas, pero en lineas generales, un solido 8. La mayor pega es que esperaba un mayor poder de decision
  11. grimsfield
    Apr 28, 2022
    10
    Really great historical 4x game. Probably one of the best 4x titles I've played in the last few years.
  12. Zeltiko2018
    Feb 21, 2022
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. ER is a great xcomlike game. It makes you learning things about roman Right and the common life in time of Republic. But the contras are the antihistory over the acts of the game and the monotone of the mechanics.
    Even so you will enjoy tactical combats.    … Expand
  13. sir_peppiny
    Aug 27, 2022
    8
    Another solid entry in the Expeditions series. After the slight disappointment of Viking, I enjoyed Rome as much as Conquistador.

    Pros: Enjoyable story and setting, logical and interesting characters, fun gameplay, nice soundtrack (but still not as good as Conquistador's). The squad combat is very enjoyable and I really liked the talent trees and armor customization implementation.    Another solid entry in the Expeditions series. After the slight disappointment of Viking, I enjoyed Rome as much as Conquistador.

    Pros: Enjoyable story and setting, logical and interesting characters, fun gameplay, nice soundtrack (but still not as good as Conquistador's). The squad combat is very enjoyable and I really liked the talent trees and armor customization implementation. The character artwork and voice acting is great.

    Cons: There are a lot of mechanics to keep track of, but most are fairly shallow like the camp upgrades, resource management, and strategems. Looting is also an unnecessary burden; running around clicking bodies is not fun, just auto-loot at the end of the fight and show what you got. But my biggest complain is the presence of only four playable classes. The game really would have benefited from perhaps one or two classes from each region to add more flavor. Instead it felt like a chore when I had to use the B-team for pacification missions when it would have been the perfect opportunity for experimentation. My advice to the developer would be cut some of the more superfluous strategy elements and focus on enriching the squad battles.    … Expand
  14. ComandanteCobra
    May 13, 2023
    9
    Entertaining game.
    First "Expedition" games that I tried and I liked it (I find it on Gamepass)
    It's a mix between rpg, simple base building, tactical turn based combat and some adventure elements (Some chapters and quests are completetd by dialogues only). Good plot with some unexpected twist, memorable companions (with dedicated subquest), historical figures cameos that interact    Entertaining game.
    First "Expedition" games that I tried and I liked it (I find it on Gamepass)
    It's a mix between rpg, simple base building, tactical turn based combat and some adventure elements (Some chapters and quests are completetd by dialogues only).
    Good plot with some unexpected twist, memorable companions (with dedicated subquest), historical figures cameos that interact with the player, awesome dub for tons of text.
    It's the kind of game where you'll reload saves or change the gender of the main protagonist just to see different quest or conversations or endings or to see if it change the fate of some NPC.
    Roman theme is gorgeus and well implemented, It raise my interest in ancient history
    It reminds me of Fallout games (The first 2, isometric RPG of late 90's) or Baldur's gate or Shadowrun Dragonfall    … Expand
  15. Sepherim
    Nov 8, 2022
    8
    Expeditions: Rome es un juego muy sólido, aunque no perfecto. La base es una mezcla de juego de estrategia por turnos con elementos de rol, toma de decisiones y progresión de personajes. Y la fórmula funciona, es así de sencillo. No es el mejor juego de estrategia ni es el mejor juego de rol, pero consigue un equilibrio entre ambos aspectos que le sientan francamente bien. La historia noExpeditions: Rome es un juego muy sólido, aunque no perfecto. La base es una mezcla de juego de estrategia por turnos con elementos de rol, toma de decisiones y progresión de personajes. Y la fórmula funciona, es así de sencillo. No es el mejor juego de estrategia ni es el mejor juego de rol, pero consigue un equilibrio entre ambos aspectos que le sientan francamente bien. La historia no está mal, aunque tiene muchos momentos muertos especialmente si somos completistas, y tiene una buena descripción de la vida en la antigua Roma con algunas licencias para que el jugador sea el protagonista (y adoro el setting de Roma en general, así que con eso ya me tenían convencido!).

    Gráficamente es un juego discreto en su ejecución, pero tiene una buena estética fruto de que los lugares que visitas y los personajes son enormemente emblemáticos. El sonido cumple bastante bien, con una música que acompaña bien a los eventos, buenos efectos de sonido, y buen doblaje (al menos en inglés). Eso si, a mi me ha dado bastantes problemas en algunas partes, con reinicio de ordenador, momentos en que se colgaba y esas cosas, aún cuando mi hardware debería dar muy holgado para moverlo al máximo.

    Por todo ello, sin ser un juego perfecto, es sin duda un juego divertido y muy recomendable, que recorre a su manera uno de los periodos más interesantes de la historia. Un 7,5.    … Expand
  16. TastieToasty
    Apr 13, 2023
    10
    Amazing Game.

    Absolutly great German Voice acting.
    Great Story and Characters.

    I want more Expedition games!!
  17. elazf
    Jan 20, 2023
    10
    Oynadığım en iyi oyunlardan biriydi herkesin oynamasını tavsiye ederim keşke Expeditions: Rome 2 çıksa da oynasak dedmim çoğu zaman çok zevk aldım oyundan sırf oyuna yorum yapabilmek için hesap açtım normalde hiçbir oyuna yorum yazmam herkesin oynaması gereken bir oyun
  18. Bushido_DZ95
    Feb 26, 2023
    8
    I love THQ Nordic for not being afraid to experiment and create unusual games and EXPEDITIONS: ROME is one of them. My only complaint is the art design in some cases.
  19. BilgeQaghan
    Jul 25, 2023
    9
    The game does good job on the role playing elements. The character creation screen is not well enough but other than that it was a good role playing experience. The only thing i found dull in the game is the region pacification quests which could be repetitive and might bore you. Main story is gripping and it is merciless. Through the game you must sacrifice something to gain other thingThe game does good job on the role playing elements. The character creation screen is not well enough but other than that it was a good role playing experience. The only thing i found dull in the game is the region pacification quests which could be repetitive and might bore you. Main story is gripping and it is merciless. Through the game you must sacrifice something to gain other thing and this makes the game interesting in his way.… Expand

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Metascore
80

Generally favorable reviews - based on 38 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 31 out of 38
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 38
  3. Negative: 0 out of 38
  1. Jeuxvideo.com
    Mar 27, 2022
    75
    Expeditions: Rome touches a bit of everything and, if it does not succeed in making a perfect copy on its conquest and exploration component, it does rather well on its tactical combats and its very pleasant story to follow. If you're not too sensitive to technique and some heaviness in the game's pace, you should have a good time in the heart of the Roman Empire, building your own legend and pursuing your quest for revenge.
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  2. Riot Pixels
    Feb 23, 2022
    68
    The worst problem is that combat, skill management and trying out tons of various swords are quite boring as a main dish, and Expeditions: Roms has nothing extra to offer.
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  3. Movies Games and Tech
    Feb 23, 2022
    85
    Thanks to a solid turn-based combat system and an extremely convincing set of characters and an enthralling story, Expeditions: Rome manages to be a great RPG but a not so great strategy game.
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