

Prince_of_Macedon wrote in his review of a demo of a historical battle included in the game, the Battle of Brandywine Creek, about enjoyable moments in the battle such as this one: However, even some players who aren’t particularly fans of the era found something to be excited about. Some players didn’t like the era, or didn’t see anything but differences from features they liked in earlier games. This is, perhaps, a telling indicator of the mixture of disappointment and hope in the reactions of some players. Interestingly, despite its shortcomings he recommended that readers buy the game. RVFVS wrote in his Eagle Standard review (soon after the game's release) that he would have liked a family tree, battles were repetitive, he didn't enjoy the the music and sound effects and he was disappointed by the limited number of playable factions. Something is happening which you might not expect – I’m having a great time! You might not expect this because of the many criticisms of the game in the ten years since it launched. I’m playing as France in Empire Total War. In the east, France’s army is fighting Austria and Austria’s allies. France’s fleet won a battle and captured a British ship of the line, but is outnumbered by Britain’s navy and falling back to the port of Brest. Meanwhile in Europe, France, like France’s Canadian colony, is in between two threats. A small French army in Quebec is caught in between the invaders. An army of the Iroquois Confederacy are marching to Montreal, the other major French settlement in the area. A British fleet has landed an army on the shores of the Saint Lawrence River, they’re marching upriver to Quebec.
