{"id":48747,"date":"2019-06-21T13:20:41","date_gmt":"2019-06-21T20:20:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.quartertothree.com\/fp\/?p=48747"},"modified":"2019-06-21T13:20:42","modified_gmt":"2019-06-21T20:20:42","slug":"imperator-rome-prepares-to-carpe-diem-cras","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.quartertothree.com\/fp\/2019\/06\/21\/imperator-rome-prepares-to-carpe-diem-cras\/","title":{"rendered":"Imperator: Rome prepares to carpe diem cras"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Imperator: Rome, the sequel to Europa Universalis: Rome, has been having a tough time. Since its launch in April, fans have taken the game to task for having some unfulfilling mechanics, unfair opponents, and a monarch power system that&#8217;s been derisively nicknamed &#8220;mana&#8221; due to the way it magically works. It&#8217;s the only Paradox Interactive grand strategy game with a negative average of user ratings on Steam. 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