The only dept from CA who did their job well was the Marketing dept, I've never played a more hollow game in the Series.
Battles are over way to fast with Olympic sprinters running around the map trying to hold Capture points, all tactical aspects of the game are gone, it's just a mosh pit, sieges are meaningless, we have the option to build siege equipment but there is no need, men can just throw torches at these mighty gates and reduce them to ash in a matter of 2 minutes.
I've played Rome TW modded for the last 10 years, I eagerly awaited another Rome game from CA, I could not have been more disappointed.
The Modding sites are weighing heavily under the mass of other dissapointed customers looking to the modding community to fix it.
If you are on the fence about buying this game, wait a few months, much work is needed and you may get the game at a much better price.