So true you get railroaded so often and so badly. Act 3 is atrocious in that regard. "Die with honour" Oh come on And I think they killed off the guy at the start of act 2 too quickly and unceremoniously. I don't even get a goodbye? After the reveal at the end it's just sad.
In the republic path in act 3 in Rome certain someone's demise was so... Unneeded. It didn't even matter in the end.
Also I think it's understandable that you're given an option to sleep with Cleopatra but banging Cato is... So funny.
On my second playthrough of Expeditions: Rome. A pretty fun turn-based RPG, I just dislike sieges and hate pacification quests. Don't like managing 12 characters at once or being forced to use non-companions. Otherwise being a legate felt cool.