"Great for masochists and history nerds. Bring a spare friendship." Have you survived a co-op campaign in Rome 2? What faction did you play, and did you betray your ally first?
It is clunky. It is slow. It is occasionally broken. But when you and your ally stand atop the ruins of the Etruscan League, your legions battered but victorious, and you realize the only superpower left to fight is each other… that is not a bug. That is the entire point of the Roman Empire. rome total war 2 co op campaign
There is a specific moment in every Total War: Rome 2 co-op campaign that defines the experience. You are staring at the diplomacy screen. Your friend, who controls the other half of your "alliance," has just marched a full-stack army through your territory without asking. They are "going to raid that rebel settlement," they say. But you notice their spy just entered your capital province. "Great for masochists and history nerds