A titan's shadow. The developers could've been more ambitious but it's still a great game nonetheless.
Medieval 2 has done some memorable adjustment to the franchise such us ridding us of the clone wars seen in all the previous games, it also has improved the graphics and the total amount of units on the screen at the same time allowing for epic battles which cannot be seen in other games. The new units give a fresh feeling to the game and the era in which the game takes place is great and the discovery of America gives the game a twist as well as the discovery of gun powder. In my opinion, the developers could've sppent more time with the idea of the discovery of America since there was a lot of potential in that idea.
The point that disappointed me the most was the lack of naval battles and although this has also not been seen in the previous games this would bring a completely new gameplay style concerning how you fight the wars. The franchise always misses the importance of naval battle in the history of man-kind, this could be their next objective for the developer.
A lot of the glitches in the previous Rome: Total War games has been removed making the AI of the individual soldiers better. Where as in the previous game the individual soldiers just made a wall where only the front row fought this game brings the unit in a more realistic and chaotic formations and the finishing moves give an incredible epic feel to the game.
The board game has been improved visually and the additions of princesses and merchants gives the player more and different ways to find a way to rule the world. You are allowed to chose if you want a city built or a castle bringing new alternatives to the player. It would've been nice that the player could build their own cities but you have to let the Computer do all that work for you.
All in all, Mediaval 2: Total war is a fantastic strategy for veterans of the series but for those of you that were looking for more innovation to the franchise shall be disappointed since it takes pretty much the same formula as Rome and improves upon it which isn't necessarily a bad thing. People who haven't played Rome prepare brace yourself because this game will blow you away since gamess don't become more epic and immersive than this.