While this game isn't garnering the most positive feedback, it's far from the worst game in its category. From hype to what fans have come to expect from Paradox, and some people who may have been misled due to their own thoughts on what the game would be, there is a lot of bias in the reviews.

The average critic review, out of 16, is 81, which is better than even a lot of AAA games coming out these days (i.e., Anthem, Fallout 76, Day's Gone, etc.). The average user/gamer review on Metacritic is 5.6 out of 10, which goes to show how extreme gamers are compared to critics, the latter of which have to weigh in on where the title sits in the industry today and it's respective categories; what it brings to the table, what it does right, and what it does wrong.

If anyone hates the game now, that's their own choice based on what they wanted out of it and didn't get. But no one should be review bombing it simply because it's not their type of game, as that's not a fairly weighed in review more than just one-sided rants. And if someone has some legitimate frustrations, I can guarantee you this game will get some good patches and hot fixes, and probably some DLC or expansions. I personally will purchase it when I can afford it.

Marketing can always be better though for any title, with transparency as to what the game is, and what it's not. That's becoming a serious problem as many consumers are feeling misled, which leads to some bad reviews. That's still not fair, but it's what happens when people didn't get what they expected.

https://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/imperator-rome