Total War: Attila

1. Karomsir28

   Feb 17, 2015

   10

   Attila is awesome. I couldn't stop giggling while I lost my first battle it was amazing fire arrows raining people dieing in the ditches whileAttila is awesome. I couldn't stop giggling while I lost my first battle it was amazing fire arrows raining people dieing in the ditches while Norsemen chopped at each other in a boat battle. The burning buildings in the sight of the setting sun and the general carnage are an amazing up from rome two. Its makes rome look like sims, and the whole coloring is like those visceral nineties medieval movies with spit and blood. Sadly you'll have to wait for the blood dlc because ratings and what not, but it already is brutal. As for the campaign it hasn't been out that long but already I can see a lot of quality changes. neighbours readily do diplomacy with you and attack you in the back and they generally use every option thats aviable to the player.
   Other random points: Boat battles are fun finally really fun. Your troops will fight to the end if they get a moments rest after each time they break thus making the roman chess board formations useful. This is same for your enemies need to finish them utterly or they'll come back suddenly. Towers are strong now. Game is generally harder than rome 2, think shogun 2. Battles do not feel like a chore as I had to use more tactics in just my first few than in half a campaign for rome. also you won't really have time to use battle animations, but I'm sure that some people will come and say how easy it is for them and unlike "random other rts from the rose tinted past". This is not a dlc or expansion this is a standalone TW game that happens to be in Europe. Them battles are the most cinematic I've seen from a TW game yet. Also I dont understand why 39 people (at the moment of writing this pulled the score down when I haven't read a single negative review from those who played it...
   This is my first ever review I felt motivated to write, go figure... :D… Expand

   • 39 of 69 users found this helpful
2. x0m10m0x

   Feb 23, 2015

   10

   Better than most Total War Games that have come before it. They've really improved alot from the issues that plagued Rome II and the newBetter than most Total War Games that have come before it. They've really improved alot from the issues that plagued Rome II and the new family tree system is better than it ever was. They essentially gave people everything they wanted from Rome II.… Expand

   • 3 of 10 users found this helpful
4. AggonyDuck

   Feb 17, 2015

   9

   Compared to Rome 2, Attila is in many ways what its predecessor should have been. It is polished, with well-crafted campaign and battleCompared to Rome 2, Attila is in many ways what its predecessor should have been. It is polished, with well-crafted campaign and battle mechanics. The unit and building design is complex, requiring careful planning both in army and building construction. The game has a central theme of decline and destruction, which is supported by the game mechanics and the art design that allow the game to mirror a world in a state of disheaval. The music in the game is also atmospheric and the battle maps look like they belong to a living world.
   
   The game is complex, but the UI copes with added complexity well and the game manages to cram a lot of information to the screen that was previously completely inaccessible.
   
   In all ways the single player is superb, offering probably the best campaigns in a Total War to date. Depending on your faction, the experience will vary wildly. However what drags the score down for me is that multiplayer has yet again been overlooked in terms features. The battles are great, but the MP infrastructure is unchanged from Rome 2 and that is a great shame.… Expand

   • 27 of 39 users found this helpful
5. GamersAtHome_

   Mar 8, 2015

   8

   Sega’s Creative Assembly has added another great addition to its Total War strategy game series. Total War: Attila takes you back to the DarkSega’s Creative Assembly has added another great addition to its Total War strategy game series. Total War: Attila takes you back to the Dark ages, way back to 395AD. Total War: Attila is what Rome II should have been, with its dynamic gameplay, this add on is so much more compelling.
   
   Total War: Attila focuses on the fall of the empire, the player chooses from a selection of tribes, each tribe representing different campaigns, which means each tribe offers their own challenges and advantages for the player. With the chosen tribe,the player must try survive and profit from the collapse of order. Trouble comes in many forms, bad weather, court intrigues, diplomatic crises with others and plagues, all of which makes surviving a struggle. The life like battles are thrilling.
   
   With this new add on comes some cool new abilities. It’s now possible for horde tribes to survive out on the road without having to have a static base. The life like battles are thrilling, there are quite a few menus and screens, which take a while to get used to. Even though Creative Assembly have worked on their menus to shorten and simplify them, they are still quite complicated and can be frustrating at times.
   
   There are some technical difficulties and we had trouble getting the game to run smoothly as its such a large game but as soon as we got past this, it was a great, fun game and definitely the addition to this brilliant series that we’ve been waiting for. It can be very difficult and frustrating at times but overall we did enjoy playing Total War: Attila.… Expand

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6. dj_cole

   Feb 17, 2015

   8

   Total War Attila is both a step forward and a step away from what I've come to love with the Total War Series. I've been a fan of the seriesTotal War Attila is both a step forward and a step away from what I've come to love with the Total War Series. I've been a fan of the series playing every game since Total War Medieval. I'm also a fan of grand strategy games as a genre and have played many different iterations from my first love of Star Wars Rebellion to modern iterations like Total War Rome II and Hearts of Iron III. Through all those games I've followed a methodical plan of action. Secure a resource base, research technologies and send out a large force to secure and hold territory. Total War Attila doesn't let me do that. The game held a fire to my feet and forced me into action.
   
   The game starts with the Roman Empire in decline and various factions vying for territory. Playing as the Geats, one of the Norse factions, the game turned against me quickly with famine and a harsh winter that meant I simply could not sit still. So, I gathered my forces, sailed across the sea and did what Vikings do, I invaded the British Isles. Within ten turns I was feeling the same intensity it took dozens to feel in Total War Rome II. With food shortages at home and forces suffering from attrition after the journey across the sea my options were to secure land or die. My first battles were almost as nail biting as a march into Northern Africa with legions of Roman soldiers to face down Carthage because there was so much at stake.
   
   There are some notable improvements, if you want to call them, to the battle system to make it more realistic. It's the little things like having to actually have siege equipment to assault a fortress or having units be able to return to the fight after breaking. The combat, as always, is intense and a joy to watch up close.
   
   One of the more notable aspects of the game is the new horde system that allows you to pick up your faction and move it. You uproot your civilization, losing all you've built up, and move your people into a new area in order to conquer and re-establish yourself. There are four playable factions that start out as hordes. I don't love the feature, but it really is a child of the concept of the game.
   
   The game starts chaotically. In the north harsh winters grip the land forcing the Norse to move south to not starve. Nomadic hordes are moving in from the east to attack the crumbling Roman Empire. The game is very much in flux and, unless you're playing as one of the three established factions (the Western Roman Empire, the Eastern Roman Empire, or the Sassanid Empire) you are pushed to move either from others moving into your territory or harsh environments. I experimented with the horde mechanics, but I'm admittedly a settle and build up type of player so I played intentionally trying to not have to use them as one of the Norse factions. It can be done but it requires building up in other areas to support the motherland, so to speak.
   
   The menus and interfaces are much improved from previous iterations. After the initial confusion from years of Rome II's interfaces I grew to like the much more accessible UI.
   There is a much more in depth internal political system that those who have played Crusader Kings would recognize, albeit in a lighter version. The system is more in depth than in Rome II and I felt like I was in a precarious position quite often trying to maintain loyalty among my members and still retain the influence. Rather than the fairly basic senatorial system in Rome II there is a dual system of dominion and control. Dominion is your influence over the people of your faction while control is how the elite view you and can be lost or gained through political intrigue. Influence is spent on political intrigue to further your goals or secure loyalty.
   
   The game looks great and sounds great. It's a joy to watch the battles unfold and the campaign map is aesthetically pleasing enough to be worth looking at for extended periods of time.
   
   Overall the AI does a good job, but can make strange choices. It will decline political treaties that seem favorable or offer non-aggression pacts with a large payment when I’m not even close to them. Or it will park an army that could easily wipe out the defenders at a settlement a short distance from the settlement and just sit doing nothing for years.
   
   Total War Attila isn’t the perfect game. And at the end of the day it may just end up being a novelty for me. I like being a plodding, methodical empire securing territory and defending it before moving on. What Attila is, is different. It forces me to play a way I don’t want to. It makes that small empire in the distance playable. And sometimes, what you really need is something different. I’m not still playing Star Wars Rebellion, after all. I would recommend Attila to anyone who enjoys grand strategy, and highly recommend it to anyone who enjoys Total War games like myself. It may not be a perfect step forward, but it feels fresh.… Expand

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7. TsarVadim

   Mar 26, 2015

   5

   This game is a modified version of Rome 2 plain and simple, with too much withheld to be sold off as microtransactions. That being said, whenThis game is a modified version of Rome 2 plain and simple, with too much withheld to be sold off as microtransactions. That being said, when you are lucky enough to play the game on an optimized rig it looks great and the battles look amazing. However the game has broken mechanics like Diplomacy penalties way too early, overpowered small nations (we're talking 3 army stacks for a single settlement nation), and relentless AI attacking behavior that chases you through the fog of war, over enemy terrain, no matter what. Overall 5 for being fun for a couple campaign tries, and then not when you realize it's broken.
   
   Plus, **** 50 dollar games that swindle you with DLC.… Expand

   • 6 of 6 users found this helpful
8. argo2001

   May 9, 2022

   0

   Total war для лютых задротов.
   Разработчик сидел и думал как усложнить жизнь игроку прям на каждом элементе игры.
   В результате получилсяTotal war для лютых задротов.
   Разработчик сидел и думал как усложнить жизнь игроку прям на каждом элементе игры.
   В результате получился отстой в который могут играть только профи Тотал Вара.
   Остальным мимо.… Expand

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