7) Total War: Rome 2

In Total War: Rome 2, you play as any one of various historical factions that were active during the Classical Period of history, including the Romans and the Carthaginians and other regional powers as you fight to make history yourself.

The Total War series's second visit to the Roman Empire of old, this strategy title sits you on the thrones of emperors, chieftains, and kings from all around Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East. 

This is a series known for its combination of 4x strategy depth with intense, huge tactical battles, simulating the greatest wars of history. Like Civ V, players will become immersed in their chosen faction and in the historical backgrounds through which this game plays.

 
All wars lead to Rome.

While genre purists sometimes call games like these false 4x titles, their sheer capacity for awesomeness cannot be ignored. In Total War: Rome 2, the single most popular and highest-selling entry in the series yet, you can lead your legions of men into countless skirmishes and sieges, controlling them live and watching battles as they unfold. 

Whole hordes of hundreds of men are all represented in-game, and you can watch as they fight and die, bleeding, screaming, enraged in the spirit of war.

With gorgeous, high-budget, intensely colorful graphics and an unprecedented sense of scale, it might not come as a surprise that the game was plagued with technical issues, especially during its launch. Controversy surrounded the game based on difficulties players had running it, since it was so intensive and demanded so much of player's machines. 

When the game ran well, however, it was a beautiful experience. Total War: Rome 2, a solid 4/5, will make you feel epic.