I could forgive the lack of game play, the simplistic graphics, even find them charming. But Orestes was never emperor, neither was Odoacer, Orestes's son Romulus Augustulus was the last Western Roman Emperor, although Nepos maintained his claim for up to 5 years after Augustulus was deposed by Odoacer.
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If I remember correctly my research(which was relatively short) led me to believe that the true end of the WRE was debated and one source said Odoacer(I think, I don't remember the order of my game) might have been the last "emperor" so that's why I had these guys on here.
Also, how did you find this game?
I was dead tired when I wrote this I hope I didnt come off too abrasive. You are correct that the WRE faded away more than having an abrupt "Constantinople in 1453" end. I just really expected Romulus Agustulus, lol. I believe Odoacer kinda "ended" the chain of WRE emperors by deposing Augustulus and reigning as "King" under the nominal authority of ERE Emperor Zeno.
FInally, I found the game by searching "Rome".. :)