I played as Aksum and by the time i had built a couple of strong armies and consolidated a decent home province(s) and looked to expand, the whole map was essentially wiped out by hordes. Ive tried to play Attila, there are some gameplay aspects of attila that are better than Rome II. in Attila, everyone is just surviving its about economic migration, plagues and fertility. Rome II is set in a period when there are lots of strong factions all at their mightiest. In TW:Attila i know very little about any of those factions or that period in general. Of course not everything is historically accurate, but i accept that this is a game and not an academic piece so i don't really care. I also appreciate the little historical intricacies which CA implement. I love early antiquity so i know a fair amount about the different factions and units, therefore the campaigns are meaningful to me in Rome II. First off, and this is the most important factor really is the setting.