The 18th Century was the beggining of the modern era. Guns took over, massive empires were forged, natives got screwed out of their futures. All around good times. For a Total War game, it's good, with some caveats. AI is either dumb, or cheating in battles, especially your troops AI. Friendly fire is all too common, and you sometime lose more troops from that then enemy fire. Siege battles are a joke, and troops are pretty glitchy while using fortifications. Also, do not auto-resolve battles, you will lose many more troops then you need to, especially in naval battles.
rating 8/10, would wait for a sale thou

The 18th Century was the beggining of the modern era. Guns took over, massive empires were forged, natives got screwed out of their futures. All around good times. For a Total War game, it's good, with some caveats. AI is either dumb, or cheating in battles, especially your troops AI. Friendly fire is all too common, and you sometime lose more troops from that then enemy fire. Siege battles are a joke, and troops are pretty glitchy while using fortifications. Also, do not auto-resolve battles, you will lose many more troops then you need to, especially in naval battles. rating 8/10, would wait for a sale thou