Just completed a successful Rome: Total War Barbarian Invasion as the Sassanids, driving the Eastern Roman Empire completely out of Asia Minor and North Africa, then mounting a thrilling siege of Constantinople for the final victory.

Oh wait.  That's right.  The final siege involved pushing three massive armies up to the walls, using assassins to pick off family members as they came to try and relieve the siege, and watching the garrison punk out without a fight to give me the victory screen.  Yawn.  But hey, a win's a win.