I've just played around 2 hours with romance mode, and I have to say I'm quite undecided on it so far.
On one hand, making your generals super-powerful (think maxed out heroes from Warhammer 2) seems like a fun idea, in line with the novel and movies like Red Cliff.
But on the other hand, it kind of messes up the balance of the whole game, since three legendary generals can wipe out an enemy army on their own. And you could say the same goes for Warhammer 2 characters, but in WH2 you didn't get them from the start - you had to level them up and get them items to get so strong. In 3K, they are death machines from turn one, which feels a bit strange to me.
Also duels feel kind of meh. They are cool to watch, but you can't influence them in any meaningful way. Feels more like more like watching autoresolve.
So what are your opinions on it?