I really liked this as I did not have what you would call a home turf.
I spent my time as the Visigoths and had a fantastic time. You, of course, have many different factions that you can play as in the campaign. The Roman Empire is falling apart and you have three provinces (which are three regions grouped together) that make up the map. Thankfully, The Creative Assembly does a ton of things right with this one. Rome 2 turned out to be great, but the way that game launched still really bugged me so I was a little unsure of what to expect from Attila.
I will admit that going into Total War: Attila I was starting to feel a bit of burnout from the series.