Total War: Rome 2 is now available for pre-load

Yup I clicked on post twice by a mistake... closed the old one.

you can download the game so it's ready when it releases but it doesn't release until the 3rd. I've heard it's 34GB so for some that may take a while to download.

You'd better check the steam forums or the game official forums instead of watching reviews because you can never find good informations in them. Anyway, there are a couple of official videos upon Rome 2 gameplay - if you are intersted in the game, you can watch them, but if you are familiar with TW series and you like these games, there is no way to say Rome 2 is not a good game.