Total War: Attila

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  • Publisher: Sega
  • Release Date: Feb 17, 2015
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  1. jyorun
    Jul 23, 2023
    10
    It is probably most hardcore total war game with survival game elements. It is the graphical and mechanical enhancement of Rome 2. Mod library variety is also really good. If you are into survival and strategy games you'll probably like it.
  2. dr-kenobi
    Sep 6, 2022
    8
    An excellent example of mistakes acknowledged after the **** release of Rome 2. Loved the balance between the factions. Diplomacy is still a bit dodgy, but overall it's a decent TW title
  3. 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 получился отстой в который могут играть только профи Тотал Вара.
    Остальным мимо.
  4. Yaav13
    May 9, 2022
    7
    My truthful honorable incorruptible conclusive rating of this considered game: 7.
  5. SirHusson
    Apr 27, 2021
    7
    Pretty good, Modern ish take on Rome but yeah the best Rome game would be Rome total war remastered
  6. Phyrenix
    Dec 9, 2020
    10
    Love the time period! Amazing, just amazing. Vikings is so cool. Too bad they dont have norway tho.... , but still the jutes and their huscarls wow.
  7. Juvelira1
    Aug 18, 2020
    10
    Very solid and beautiful game. The theme is awesome - one of the darkest and most dynamic periods of history, greatly represented by the game. Campaign map is very pleasant, UI is nice and colorful. Game mechanics like siege escalation, religion, seasons, governors, diplomacy - all is great.
    Battles are very diverse, unit types distinguishable with their role, but all and all quite fast    Very solid and beautiful game. The theme is awesome - one of the darkest and most dynamic periods of history, greatly represented by the game. Campaign map is very pleasant, UI is nice and colorful. Game mechanics like siege escalation, religion, seasons, governors, diplomacy - all is great.
    Battles are very diverse, unit types distinguishable with their role, but all and all quite fast paced. They actually need to be more tactical - less micromanagement orientated, still can be moded fairly easily.
    This game is the last proper historical Total War.    … Expand
  8. shadow2000m
    Aug 14, 2020
    10
    An Excellent game with excellent mod! We find a gameplay similar to that of Medieval II! Strategists will love this mix of complexity and enormous possibility offered by the title!
    The DLC offers unique and very valuable content.
    The campaign is very nice and the mods that are available allow you to completely transform it for more fun!
    I recommend the game if you are a fan of strategy games!
  9. MartinG4
    Jul 23, 2020
    5
    Battles are decided within 2 minutes. Success is down to trial and error as there is only one way you can win and that is exactly playing like CA intends you to do. Make one wrong step and start over again. The setting and some of the game mechanics are good but overall it's a rushed and abandoned game without any balance.
  10. MohammadBAghri
    Jun 28, 2020
    9
    This text does not contain spoilers
    And that's just a short review, not all parts of the game, and it's just a summary.
    The best version of this series in recent years (realistic, not fictional) series. Its unique gameplay with stunning graphics.
    And thank God there is no problem loading the game in this version and the environments load quickly.
  11. johnnyb91698
    Jun 5, 2020
    8
    Gonna be honest, didn't play at launch so i wouldn't have known of previous issues. However, based off of the previous game of total war Rome 2, i'd say that the game hast definitely improved in AI game play especially for siege battles where they force you to make quick decisions as they use their ability to control where all their units go at once while you must figure out how stop theirGonna be honest, didn't play at launch so i wouldn't have known of previous issues. However, based off of the previous game of total war Rome 2, i'd say that the game hast definitely improved in AI game play especially for siege battles where they force you to make quick decisions as they use their ability to control where all their units go at once while you must figure out how stop their swarm of attackers. The same cannot be said for the campaign map AI, where they seem to not understand they are fighting battles that aren't even possible for them to win, yet they are to do it anyway. The Family tree and diplomacy were big improvements for the time as the amount of depth was way better then Rome 2 and the screens of the Tree and diplomacy looked a lot more crisp and easy to look at.

    Unit type variety are a very big issue for me in total war games, as the I feel a lot of units should be able to stand out and in this game it could be very hard to figure out which units are which at times. Different outfits or designs would be helpful in finding the correct units I am looking for.

    The Horde Mechanic has its positives and negatives but is a unique edition to the game. The idea of it had and still has a lot of potential to succeed in newer entries in the title. Spawn stacks by Attila is kinda unfair in later game and enemy hordes just chill out in empty territories at times instead of going after my settlements, which are left at times undefended. I also really didn't enjoy playing as the horde because of the amount of down time a player could have just building up their horde buildings. I did enjoy having enemy hordes attack and raze my settlements though, as it gave the game an extra thing to challenge you and if your not careful, your settlements could be constantly sacked.

    Overall, the idea of the horde mechanics and improved AI on the battlefield help improve the game along with the Family tree and diplomacy being easier to look at and understand. While i am not a fan of of the AI on the map and the Unit descriptions and variations, the game succeeds its previous title while improving and attempting to add on to a very unique series, and creativity and attempting to try something will earn a lot more respect from gamer's of war games instead of rolling out the same game over and over. This game gets an 8 outta 10 in my book.    … Expand
  12. Onisukakung
    May 25, 2020
    0
    This total war is hard to play I have to use cheat mod to turn off bloody balance power and foods I can accept a General 's loyalty and rebels are can be retreat if our armies are large for what? I'm so disappointed in this total war.
  13. Wiebe
    Feb 26, 2020
    8
    Decent total war installment. War and units are working great. Building could be more fleshed out and some total war concepts are showing their age.
  14. Shimmeywill
    Feb 26, 2020
    8
    A step up from Rome 2 but still lacking the polish and refinement of the early total war titles.
  15. Mitya64
    Feb 19, 2020
    8
    Мне очень понравилась эта игра. Эпоха довольна не популярна, и у меня к ней большой интерес. Падение римской империи показан хорошо. Игра стала довольно хардкорна. + появились кочевники, и можно вести разный геймплей, оседлый или кочевой. Куча интересных фракций, от римской империи, германцы, гунны, даже славяне есть моя любимая фрака кста. В основном эта часть мало чем отличается, толькоМне очень понравилась эта игра. Эпоха довольна не популярна, и у меня к ней большой интерес. Падение римской империи показан хорошо. Игра стала довольно хардкорна. + появились кочевники, и можно вести разный геймплей, оседлый или кочевой. Куча интересных фракций, от римской империи, германцы, гунны, даже славяне есть моя любимая фрака кста. В основном эта часть мало чем отличается, только небольшими изменениями и эпохой. Но если вам понравился ром 2, то и эта часть вам зайдет… Expand
  16. erdogfu96
    Feb 9, 2020
    6
    It were better than rome 2 but still unbaked bread. It's like beta game and unstable. I remember that the time I defeated hard pc(with full army). I had 3 cavalry units only. Game is sooooooo broken. And unplayable.
    Graphics:9/10
    Sounds: 8/10
    Gameplay: 3/10
    Story: 5/10
  17. WhyshouldIsay
    Oct 2, 2019
    9
    To the people who gave 0:
    60 FPS while 6000+ entities is not "terribly optimised".
    That is not an "empire", that is "imperium", these two are not the same. imperium /ɪmˈpɪərɪəm/ noun absolute power. "an outpost of their economic imperium" empire /ˈɛmpʌɪə/ noun 1. an extensive group of states or countries ruled over by a single monarch, an oligarchy, or a sovereign state.    To the people who gave 0:
    60 FPS while 6000+ entities is not "terribly optimised".
    That is not an "empire", that is "imperium", these two are not the same.
    imperium
    /ɪmˈpɪərɪəm/
    noun
    absolute power.
    "an outpost of their economic imperium"

    empire
    /ˈɛmpʌɪə/
    noun
    1.
    an extensive group of states or countries ruled over by a single monarch, an oligarchy, or a sovereign state.
    "the Roman Empire"
    You can field 3 armies and so can they, because you have the same level of Imperium, these are not smooth.
    You can escape from such a peninsula trap too, and, I assume, the distance is set.
    Microtransactions? There are waaayy worse games    … Expand
  18. shatti
    Apr 20, 2019
    9
    has it irritating problems, but it's the deepest challenging realistic total war game so far
    i love that in every turn u check, ( the towns growth and order, the troops and the battlefield, the diplomatic relations and arrangements, and the family tree, court action) and the family tree in this game makes this total war different and deep and immersive
  19. Tilt1k
    Feb 5, 2019
    8
    Incredible graphics. Published just 2 years after Rome 2 and the graphics are just in another universe. Everything looks so incredibly realistic and dark, really catches the atmosphere of Falling empire. It just seems like its everyone vs Huns. Its really easy to fetch them off your lands, not much challenge even on Legendary.
  20. AstroCat
    Apr 15, 2018
    8
    Solid release, way better than Rome 2's launch. If you are a fan of the series you can safely purchase Attila. My only major gripe is that I wish Rome 2 had these features as well.
  21. post_no_bills
    Mar 4, 2018
    9
    Wow, I went back and read my original mediocre review and my only comment is: "I take it all back".

    Once the DLC came out, and once I got over the learning curve (or more accurately, the "getting used to the new presentation" curve), I loved it.

    So, "strongly recommend".
  22. Mad_RC
    Mar 15, 2017
    4
    Eto ebanaya konveyernaya parasha! Kogda Sega uzhe perestanet` ubivat` Total war? Igrat` v etu huynu ne interesno, ved` vse raspilino na overdohuya DLC! Pust` sega soset i ne ubivaet CA i total war, suka bleat`!!!!
  23. Zorotama
    Feb 19, 2017
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. It's should be best total war game to date, but lack of performance optimization, ai bugs(yes sometimes ai stuck during siege battle) and what the hell is hun they just spawn all the time it's illogical and annoying(although they can be destroyed after AD 425) that some game breaking that make this game little disappointing, the thing that i like in this game is family and court management, building management(yes it is challenging we must really thinking what we should build on our territory)… Expand
  24. pfus2
    Feb 18, 2017
    8
    This is my first total war game, and i am loving it. It's kind difficult to learn all the mechanism, but when you get it, the game turns in a beautiful thing. If you like historical games and with war thematic, buy this game with no no regrets.
  25. jamiemgr
    Feb 2, 2017
    9
    By far the best Total War in the series currently. Really enjoying this one! And there are some great mods being released and in the pipeline. Certainly worth buying
  26. v3ctor
    Jan 28, 2017
    3
    I wish I could have enjoyed this game more - however so many frustrating things keep adding up until I just uninstalled it.

    The game is incredibly buggy with massive problems with pathfinding, AI cheats blatantly and makes it virtually impossible to win, the user interface is clunky and difficult to follow. The custom battles as well are confusing as custom army setups seem to be    I wish I could have enjoyed this game more - however so many frustrating things keep adding up until I just uninstalled it.

    The game is incredibly buggy with massive problems with pathfinding, AI cheats blatantly and makes it virtually impossible to win, the user interface is clunky and difficult to follow. The custom battles as well are confusing as custom army setups seem to be ignored and generated automatically.

    It's a real shame because there were moments in the battles that I really enjoyed, but no where near as much as the earlier Total War games.

    Sad to see the franchise going this way.    … Expand
  27. simesi
    Aug 28, 2016
    9
    The Total War series are exactly what I was looking for. TWA lets you revive the 5 century like a roman/ a rebel/ a barbarian and you'll fight for your faction against external and internal enemies. In conclusion it's a good game (as usually for Creative Assembly).
  28. itchipod
    Jun 1, 2016
    10
    The best Total War for me. It really captures the ambiance of the threat of the savage Huns, and the impending collapse of the Roman Empire. Military units are different almost every faction, love the cinematics, graphics are overhaul and captures the essential battle realism of an RTS game.
  29. zz77
    May 28, 2016
    7
    Attila is the game that Rome 2 was supposed to be. Probably it's the best game in Total War series. It looks perfect, game interface is well organized, and bugs are not disastrous. Attila doesn't add anything new to the Total War (plus CA's marketing policy is just annoying), but this game is very well done in conditions of current TW engine.
  30. JohnTheHUnter
    Apr 15, 2016
    8
    This is a fixed Rome 2 with some new cool features but poor unit and faction diversity.

    The battles are fun and really good with mods (FotE). Unfortunately there are is a clear lack of diversity in terms of factions and units. The game mechanics though work very well together unlike Rome 2. If they would have released Rome 2 with the game mechanics of Attila it would have been a    This is a fixed Rome 2 with some new cool features but poor unit and faction diversity.

    The battles are fun and really good with mods (FotE).

    Unfortunately there are is a clear lack of diversity in terms of factions and units.
    The game mechanics though work very well together unlike Rome 2.

    If they would have released Rome 2 with the game mechanics of Attila it would have been a great great game.
    It is good and enjoyable, but dont expect to be as blown away as you are when playing Medieval II (or Shogun II) or sth.

    Also the only faction with really nice unit diversity (Romans) start with a huge empire that is very difficult to maintain/uphold.
    Its new and might appeal to some, it didnt to me. I like to start with a small faction instead of being so overwhelmed by every possibilty the very first turn. I like the game to become more difficult gradually if that makes any sense.

    No native english speakrinho so very much sorryinho thanks
    Juán Sanchez    … Expand
  31. riley794
    Mar 5, 2016
    10
    I initially gave this game a bad review because I rushed to judgement during the Steam free weekend and the game did not seem nearly deep enough to warrant a stand alone price tag. However, I recently picked it up during a Steam sale and have played through two different factions grand campaigns. Based on my second time with the game I see where I messed up initially. The new hordeI initially gave this game a bad review because I rushed to judgement during the Steam free weekend and the game did not seem nearly deep enough to warrant a stand alone price tag. However, I recently picked it up during a Steam sale and have played through two different factions grand campaigns. Based on my second time with the game I see where I messed up initially. The new horde mode really adds a ton to the game. Playing with the Huns is almost like playing a completely different game. Additionally, almost every faction has vastly different units and building so using the same strategy that worked for one faction may completely fail for another. I am very satisfied this time around with the game.… Expand
  32. ElCaballero
    Feb 7, 2016
    6
    There is no wallls... is stupid. Battles are very fast, that is stupid. Too many unnecessary micromanagement. Better that Rome 2 but worse that Med II and Rome 1.
  33. Amnikarr
    Feb 7, 2016
    0
    1 year on and still runs like crap on AMD processors.
    Intel runs great witch makes you wonder, are they so stupid to not know how to program for AMD hardware or don't they care about AMD.
  34. oz4n
    Jan 27, 2016
    0
    I don't think if it's correct making absolute reviews over a game that belongs to a saga. Total War stepped into a new age with Rome: Total War and lived its golden age with Medieval II: Total War. Ever since it's declining so fast, and yet this Total War: Attila is nothing but another disappointing sequel in Total War history.
  35. JamesBondX
    Jan 12, 2016
    7
    Re-reviewing now as I have gotten the fully patched version and it works well. The game is a lot better than Rome 2.

    The only bothersome things are a few things CA didn't think of, or purposely left out. I have a feeling they're testing a lot of new things in Attila, things that don't quite make sense. Like there's no way to not get a decrease in integrity when deciding what to do with    Re-reviewing now as I have gotten the fully patched version and it works well. The game is a lot better than Rome 2.

    The only bothersome things are a few things CA didn't think of, or purposely left out. I have a feeling they're testing a lot of new things in Attila, things that don't quite make sense. Like there's no way to not get a decrease in integrity when deciding what to do with prisoners.

    There are some unique units, but not enough, and older units get replaced, even though you might want the cheaper versions for a sort of "home guard" army.

    Optimization isn't perfect either, it seems to take a lot of resources when too many units are in one battle, but that is rather hard to fix.

    Another problem is the ever lasting "Agent spam" by AI factions. That and the fact that single territory AI factions, or small AI factions seem to get a lot of cheats to support armies, agents and whatnot.

    Diplomacy is okay, though it gets ridiculously hard to get people to agree to some thing that will be beneficial to them mostly. Oh, and there's no way to threaten factions. So if you're Attila, you can't really threaten people to give you money or trade.

    Some units also have issues with damage and things, armor doesn't really seem to do all that much. But the main complaint must be for slingers. They shoot rocks, and they shred most units, and are really cheap.

    Some DLCs seem kind of rushed and cheap, like the recent Age of Charlemagne. However it is still quite fun.

    Overall, Total War Attila is an enjoyable game for me now. I've racked up many hours, it's far from the best Total War game ever, but it's more on point than that of Rome 2.    … Expand
  36. druout1944
    Jan 4, 2016
    0
    Another stagnant iteration in the Total War series which shows a lack of effort and innovation on the part of Sega/CA (not to mention a case for idiocracy judging by all the hype addled 10s tossed around). The AI in ATW, as in R2TW, is absolutely awful and continues to rely on varying degrees of cheats/handicaps to give the impression of a challenge. This is no longer acceptable; AI shouldAnother stagnant iteration in the Total War series which shows a lack of effort and innovation on the part of Sega/CA (not to mention a case for idiocracy judging by all the hype addled 10s tossed around). The AI in ATW, as in R2TW, is absolutely awful and continues to rely on varying degrees of cheats/handicaps to give the impression of a challenge. This is no longer acceptable; AI should have historically and situationally based strategic and operationally based objectives at this point in the series, unlike the wildly chaotic (and historically/strategically ludicrous) and nonsensical AI on display in this game. A good example of this is the tendency of hordes to commit faction suicide in senseless attacks. Crappy battle AI is still a factor, with AI units sometimes continually exchanging places (re: milling in confusion) or standing still next to a wall while getting machinegunned by archers. If anything the focus of graphics over substance is indicative of the CoD approach the Sega/CA are adopting post-Shogun. The lack of significant AI improvements is pathetic. I have tried many, many mods and put in a lot of hours in the hopes of this game being a worthwhile addition to the series, but nothing can repair this level of deficit. This will be my last Total War game, a sad thing coming from a fan of the series since Shogun I, as this game put the nail in the coffin for the series in tandem with RTW2 with the massive lack of substance and innovation, a poor parody of Barbarian Invasion to RTW I in this case. In the end I would recommend the EBII mod for MTW2 over this game, at least the EBII mod put some effort into the substance.… Expand
  37. Indubitabil12
    Dec 15, 2015
    0
    Its sad ti see what this game has become, game is full rehashed content, reskinned units, most of them on after the other and for the full experience you need to pay endless microtransations, this is not company to support, they will never see a cent from me.
  38. Futong
    Nov 18, 2015
    9
    Total War Attila sieht sehr ähnlich aus wie sein Vorgänger Rome 2, doch es spielt sich völlig anders.

    Der erste große Gameplay Unterschied ist die Hordenmechanik, die entgegen meinen ursprünglich recht niedrigen Erwartungen an das Spiel noch einmal viel Spielspaß und Abwechslung in das Spiel bringen. Horden spielen sich komplett anders als alle bisherigen Total War Fraktionen, und    Total War Attila sieht sehr ähnlich aus wie sein Vorgänger Rome 2, doch es spielt sich völlig anders.

    Der erste große Gameplay Unterschied ist die Hordenmechanik, die entgegen meinen ursprünglich recht niedrigen
    Erwartungen an das Spiel noch einmal viel Spielspaß und Abwechslung in das Spiel bringen.
    Horden spielen sich komplett anders als alle bisherigen Total War Fraktionen, und verändern auch den Spielablauf für alle anderen Fraktionen grundlegend, sie bringen die düstere Atmosphäre der Völkerwanderungen exzellent auf den Bildschirm.

    Auch in anderen Berreichen wie dem Politiksystem bringt Total War Attila Verbesserungen und Veränderungen.
    Allerdings orientiert sich das Spiel in vielen Berreichen sehr stark an seinem Vorgänger und macht auch nicht alles richtig. Größere Bugs habe ich aber noch nicht erlebt.

    Insgesamt ist Total War Attila meiner Meinung nach aber ein sehr gutes und gelungenes Spiel. Es fühlt sich völlig anders
    an als Rome 2 und spielt sich auch anders. Es wird klar vermittelt "die Zeit der großen Helden ist vorbei, jetzt geht es um das nackte überleben", das kann einem gefallen oder auch nicht, aber es ist meiner Meinung nach sowohl den Kauf als auch jede investierte Spielstunde wert.    … Expand
  39. SMIICE
    Nov 3, 2015
    10
    Where do I even start? I have spent 327 hours in this game. It amazing vanilla game but I prefer RADIOUS and Fall of Eagles mods based on my mood.

    Only 2 bad things is forced DLC (not Creative Assembly Fault, yes SEGA looking at you) and lack of optimization (I have SKYLAKE I5 and GTX 980 TI and I get 49 FPS average on all max). I’m writing this even though I bought every DLC. I wish    Where do I even start? I have spent 327 hours in this game. It amazing vanilla game but I prefer RADIOUS and Fall of Eagles mods based on my mood.

    Only 2 bad things is forced DLC (not Creative Assembly Fault, yes SEGA looking at you) and lack of optimization (I have SKYLAKE I5 and GTX 980 TI and I get 49 FPS average on all max). I’m writing this even though I bought every DLC.

    I wish ROME two was like Attila. Love burning settlements and AI is so much better. The difficulty is better.

    The game is a must for history fans like me.

    9 out of 10 for me    … Expand
  40. bohemond1944
    Sep 18, 2015
    2
    CAI and DAI are still terrible, BAI is slighly better, but still goes brain dead, between this and Rome 2 , CA is turning the series into TW:CoD, big on shiny, short on everything else to include seriously improving AI. The morale system is the worst and most unrealistic in the series to date.
  41. lucaluca
    Aug 13, 2015
    9
    Cosa dire?Prima di tutto sono migliorate molte cose tecniche e ora si può interagire di più con la diplomazia rispetto a rome 2,poi gli unni e gli imperi romani sono le uniche varianti a tutte le altre fazioni,il difetto è che dopo un pò ti sembrerà ripetitivo,lo consiglio con last roman che può far continuare le ore di gioco di 50-60 ore,la grafica non è cambiata da rome 2,lo consiglioCosa dire?Prima di tutto sono migliorate molte cose tecniche e ora si può interagire di più con la diplomazia rispetto a rome 2,poi gli unni e gli imperi romani sono le uniche varianti a tutte le altre fazioni,il difetto è che dopo un pò ti sembrerà ripetitivo,lo consiglio con last roman che può far continuare le ore di gioco di 50-60 ore,la grafica non è cambiata da rome 2,lo consiglio caldamente… Expand
  42. Fuddwheat
    Aug 1, 2015
    2
    Have them all up to Rome 2, got Attila and won't ever play again. Won't buy any more after this, they have ruined it for me... Their spies can actually do things like protect their armies from spies. Mine: "Unusually unfortunate but the spy has failed in his mission." As he does every turn. Meanwhile, it has taken me half an hour to move between 4, maybe 5 cities in France because everyHave them all up to Rome 2, got Attila and won't ever play again. Won't buy any more after this, they have ruined it for me... Their spies can actually do things like protect their armies from spies. Mine: "Unusually unfortunate but the spy has failed in his mission." As he does every turn. Meanwhile, it has taken me half an hour to move between 4, maybe 5 cities in France because every single turn their spy misdirects my army. What an awesome experience it has been! If it was the first time I wouldn't be saying anything...… Expand
  43. PeterCorless
    Jul 29, 2015
    2
    Murky graphics combined with turgid gameplay make Total War: Attila an unfortunate disappointment. I had fun with Shogun 2. I did not have fun with Attila.

    Let's start with the graphics. Even on a high-resolution monitor, all of the terrain looks like it came out of the mid-1990s. Villages look more like a collection of mushrooms. Fortified cities look like a case of ringworm. The    Murky graphics combined with turgid gameplay make Total War: Attila an unfortunate disappointment. I had fun with Shogun 2. I did not have fun with Attila.

    Let's start with the graphics. Even on a high-resolution monitor, all of the terrain looks like it came out of the mid-1990s. Villages look more like a collection of mushrooms. Fortified cities look like a case of ringworm. The forests and plains of Europe look like a badly-done miniatures wargame board with artificial flocking. There can be far more realistic, compelling landscape maps done in 2015. Everything on the screen, from faces to national symbols to text dialogue boxes looks a bit mushy.

    I'm not going to get into the tactical combat management because I loathe it. After you go through the tutorial, you need never have to watch your units flail around trying to find the enemy standing a few hundred yards away again. For years I've found the battlefield micromanagement of Total War to be tedious and unnecessary. Although I like the idea of battle management, I've never been impressed with how the system actually works. You create these wonderful lines of troops, you have this wing here and that wing there, and it all ends up smooshed together in the center regardless. Oh well. Plus, whatever I am doing tends to do worse than autoresolve would result in, so, whatever. Hence, I always auto-resolve battles. Thus to me, the only thing that is of interest in TW games is nation-building.

    There are some interesting possibilities for the political system, and I kind of like what they were trying to do with it, but all of that is buried under a hugely punishing system for basic economic growth, development and conquest.

    If you start as a small state, you are nearly constantly-starved for income to even conquer and hold one or two other cities before everything ends in financial ruin and rebellion. If you do conquer what you think of as a rich Roman city, the buildings are culture-specific, which means you can't use them. Thought you were going to conquer the world? Nope. You're stuck in debt with rebels spawning.

    Moreover, turns take forever to resolve cycling through all the nations. (And I thought Civ V was slow...)

    I kept trying to start over and over -- Was I missing something? What can I learn from my prior starts? But the turn delay. Oof!

    That's when I realized: I am not enjoying this regardless.

    Rated Meh for much better things to do instead.

    Mind you, I really, really wanted to like this game. After trying to play a few times, I felt underwhelmed.    … Expand
  44. MrBlue
    Jul 28, 2015
    8
    I'm in a madhouse because I played with western roman empire for you sake don't play as western roman empire or I'll see you in there we are having good times with michael and joel right joel ? Joel put that knive down Joel no Joel no Joel no !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  45. nandmaster
    Jul 11, 2015
    0
    It still has turns... in XXI century... and those turns take about 1,2-3 minutes on high end pc. If you are to lazy to make real time pausable game (like europa universalis or battles in your own game) then least you could do is to pre-process turns when human player plays and then only change those affected by human plaher actions (about 95% ai actions are not affected)
    unreadable map,    It still has turns... in XXI century... and those turns take about 1,2-3 minutes on high end pc. If you are to lazy to make real time pausable game (like europa universalis or battles in your own game) then least you could do is to pre-process turns when human player plays and then only change those affected by human plaher actions (about 95% ai actions are not affected)
    unreadable map, terrible ai both on battlefield and on global map. bad upgrade system for military units. You will complete whole game with basic ones. Bad system for civil unrest and so on and so on.    … Expand
  46. MatsLincoln
    Jun 29, 2015
    9
    From the detailed campaign map to the mind blowing large scale battles Attila is leaps and bounds better than Rome 2 disappointing release. At the start off the game the Western and Eastern Romans Empires are Militarily and economically exhausted from decades of un-interupted war. From the German tribes in the North to the Sassanids in the East to the Huns in the Steppe the Game is diverseFrom the detailed campaign map to the mind blowing large scale battles Attila is leaps and bounds better than Rome 2 disappointing release. At the start off the game the Western and Eastern Romans Empires are Militarily and economically exhausted from decades of un-interupted war. From the German tribes in the North to the Sassanids in the East to the Huns in the Steppe the Game is diverse and one of the best total war games to date.… Expand
  47. rd1349
    Jun 27, 2015
    9
    Total war Attila is a mixed bag for me. In comparison to the previous installment in the series it is the second coming however, only because the previous installment was a hollow shell of what it should have been.

    Total war Attila on it's own merit gets a 9 out of ten. Why the final verdict comes so early in the review you ask? because I like to give games a subjective and objective    Total war Attila is a mixed bag for me. In comparison to the previous installment in the series it is the second coming however, only because the previous installment was a hollow shell of what it should have been.

    Total war Attila on it's own merit gets a 9 out of ten.

    Why the final verdict comes so early in the review you ask? because I like to give games a subjective and objective review and give the highest of the two. If you think that this is not fair then think it through and you might understand why I do this.

    The previous Total war was in my eyes a complete failure. Mountains of bugs, bad AI and less content than any of it's predecessors. And I do mean any even the first first installment which released in 2000. All this was an even harder pill to swallow considering how good the installment before that was.

    The fact that Attila remains party unchanged since the last installment makes me feel like this is what Rome II should have been on release but wasn't what we got. That puts a sour taste in my mouth and leaves me no choice but to give this game 5.5 out of 10 subjectively.

    But since I go with the higher objective rating of 9...

    The games graphics are amazing. The sight of up to tens of thousands of soldier fighting on the battlefield in real time is still a sight to behold and the actual graphical fidelity only enhances this.

    Combat is great with an almost rock paper scissors approach to units. It takes a good amount of strategy and planning to beat the extremely competent AI. The campaign plays oddly asymmetrical with the migratory factions seeming to be almost purpose built to destroy the much more defensively oriented Romans.

    All the side features fans have been begging for for a long time done extremely well. The family tree is back and it really gives a feel of political instability to factions that might be completely impervious to foreign forces. This leaves an hidden layer to everything you do. You might not land up sending an extremely competent general on the war path simply because him gaining fame might upset the delicate balance of power.

    Final verdict 9 out of 10
    The game plays great and looks great. Any grand strategy fan ought to enjoy the hell out of it. The reason it doesn't get a ten is it's surprisingly small unit roster which leaves little room for diverse army composition and it's horrible DLC practice. They try to sell you the occasional man vomiting on his armor... for 2 euros... alongside stuff that's already in the game. All in all they seem to be taking one too many tips from capcom Japan.
    So should you buy this game...
    If you bought Rome II and feel swindled then no. Save your money because this is the game Rome should have been. (unless you're a die hard fan)
    If you didn't buy Rome II then yes pick this up the game is amazing.    … Expand
  48. jmhoffer
    Jun 27, 2015
    0
    I couldn't even get going in this game as there were no factions I wanted to play.

    I prefer horse archer factions. They are my mainstay throughout all the Total War games other than Medieval 2, where I liked playing with Britain's longbows. In Attila, they butcher history and leave you with only two horse archer factions worth playing; the Huns or the Sassanids. The Sassanids are    I couldn't even get going in this game as there were no factions I wanted to play.

    I prefer horse archer factions. They are my mainstay throughout all the Total War games other than Medieval 2, where I liked playing with Britain's longbows.

    In Attila, they butcher history and leave you with only two horse archer factions worth playing; the Huns or the Sassanids.

    The Sassanids are not a good faction to learn to play with due to their starting size. I like playing as a smaller faction and discovering the game as I grow larger rather than having everything from a large empire thrown at me in the beginning. They're out.

    I have no interest in playing a culture that can't settle down and is forced to remain nomadic no matter what you want to do. The Huns are out.

    The last possible faction of potential interest is the Alans, the descendents of the Scythians. And oh boy, did CA screw THAT up! They get only two horse archer units and neither are available while migrating. This makes absolutely no sense on its own. The far worse part is that their horse archers are crap. They can't shoot 360 like the Huns and the Sassanids which makes absolutely no sense. They were descended from the freakin' Scythians!

    So there is no one interesting to play at all in the whole game. Bad enough that every Total War game makes horse archer ridiculously under powered.    … Expand
  49. trnicek
    Jun 27, 2015
    9
    Finaly!! After long considering (after start in rome II, nobody isnt surprised) of playing game, i gave it chance and its perfect! When a lost hope of being unbeaten by AI in rome (even if i was outnumbered 1:5/1:7/1:10), there is turnover and will be punish if you try it. More and more time in game looks for me, that ui is different lvl, he dont throw smaller army, he wait, attack withFinaly!! After long considering (after start in rome II, nobody isnt surprised) of playing game, i gave it chance and its perfect! When a lost hope of being unbeaten by AI in rome (even if i was outnumbered 1:5/1:7/1:10), there is turnover and will be punish if you try it. More and more time in game looks for me, that ui is different lvl, he dont throw smaller army, he wait, attack with biggest army and you need be focus and actually use some tactic. He even wait for me, hiding and after i go out of army, he attack. Battle dont boring, because for me, they are be less frequent (its because of city, you cant go next to next if you want hold it)

    AI little bit cheats in economy! But its good (god dam if people start cry like in shogun 2), if people want challenge, they must fight outnumbered 1:2/3. System of army, that unit dont cost to much, but salary is huge is welcome change for me (at start, i was little bit sceptic, but time shows that its right). You must think about "if i buy 3 unit, i can win battle, but have about +-700 money gone". On legendary dificulty, care of city is on huge lvl. You conquer one city (frst in teritority) and you cant step away 20. Little bit anoying, but time to time, battles are because of it less.

    Amazing, right step forward in AI. Good work here.    … Expand
  50. YeIIow
    Jun 27, 2015
    8
    The game itself is not bad, but it should never have been a stand alone full price title in my opinion. Instead it should have been an expansion to Rome 2, and many of it's "new" features(family tree, etc) should have been integrated into the core game(Rome 2).

    This is exactly the same thing CA did with Empire and Napoleon... created a buggy, clustered and non-optimised game(Empire) and    The game itself is not bad, but it should never have been a stand alone full price title in my opinion. Instead it should have been an expansion to Rome 2, and many of it's "new" features(family tree, etc) should have been integrated into the core game(Rome 2).

    This is exactly the same thing CA did with Empire and Napoleon... created a buggy, clustered and non-optimised game(Empire) and in stead of improve it, just decided to release Napoleon shortly after, a game that is basically a re-skin of Empire with a cleaner UI and less bugs...

    To add salt to the injury, they keep releasing those faction DLCs, pre-order exclusive factions, and what not... Total War Games have sadly become a DLC and microtransaction(look at the Total War Battle games) force-feeding-instrument.

    Do yourself a favor and stay away from anything CA and SEGA releases, do not support their anti consumer practices them with your money!    … Expand
  51. Aky03gamer
    Jun 13, 2015
    6
    IS A "COPY AND PASTE" OF HIS ANTECESOR, and you can pass this if the game didn't had this details: BAD OPTIMIZATION, is a very unoptimized game and even if you play "GTA V" in Ultra, you will play this game (with a Nvidia GeForce gtx 760 4GB) in high or even medium, and the second and the detail that i HATE more is this: IF YOU WANT TO ENJOY THE GAME, BUY ALL THE DLC!!
    it could be an    IS A "COPY AND PASTE" OF HIS ANTECESOR, and you can pass this if the game didn't had this details: BAD OPTIMIZATION, is a very unoptimized game and even if you play "GTA V" in Ultra, you will play this game (with a Nvidia GeForce gtx 760 4GB) in high or even medium, and the second and the detail that i HATE more is this: IF YOU WANT TO ENJOY THE GAME, BUY ALL THE DLC!!
    it could be an excellent game, but if The Creative Assembly makes more total war like this, this saga will dissapear very,very soon    … Expand
  52. maxster47
    Jun 12, 2015
    5
    I really tried not to buy into the hype of this game but at the last minute I pre-ordered it on steam. Unfortunately I was right to be skeptical. I've found rome 1 and every tw game since to be quite enjoy-able. I keep reading reviews saying it is just a rome 2 re-hash but I disagree. This game has serious OP cavalry and pathetic arty units (lack of ammunition and power). The missile unitsI really tried not to buy into the hype of this game but at the last minute I pre-ordered it on steam. Unfortunately I was right to be skeptical. I've found rome 1 and every tw game since to be quite enjoy-able. I keep reading reviews saying it is just a rome 2 re-hash but I disagree. This game has serious OP cavalry and pathetic arty units (lack of ammunition and power). The missile units are decent is you can manage to keep them from dying or retreating (like all other units).The infantry units are total push overs for the most part, especially at the beginning of a campaign. That leads me to my next point, your men die waaaaay to fast and route waaaaay too soon, making for really short battles (especially compared to other TW games).Speaking of campaigns, I just can't bring myself to follow through a campaign with Attila, no matter how hard I try, It feels like more of a burden than a pleasure. It's not too hard for my skill level, I just don't have fun with this game. The campaign gameplay and graphics are why I'm giving this game a 5 instead of a 1-3 rating.… Expand
  53. IE-33
    Jun 12, 2015
    1
    I learned the hard way how terribly optimized and buggy ROME 2 was.... I saw on Youtube how terribly optimized Attila is, sorry not getting my money this time.

    Seriously, what the hell is wrong with CA lately? First unplayanle ROME 2 (Which is still bugged and unoptimized, not to mention that horrible world map which for some reason plays at 20 FPS...) now Attila (aka DLC sold at    I learned the hard way how terribly optimized and buggy ROME 2 was.... I saw on Youtube how terribly optimized Attila is, sorry not getting my money this time.

    Seriously, what the hell is wrong with CA lately?

    First unplayanle ROME 2 (Which is still bugged and unoptimized, not to mention that horrible world map which for some reason plays at 20 FPS...) now Attila (aka DLC sold at full price...)

    Game may be fun, but product they sell for full price is just a joke.    … Expand
  54. mortendc
    May 17, 2015
    3
    The game is generally good. It has very interesting new unit types and features like the horde mode for some factions. The reason for the low score is simply because the game is unplayable with the crashes. I my self have only experienced the game breaking CTD when clicking the faction button far into a campaign. but I understand several other crashes have been reported as well
  55. northernlad
    May 13, 2015
    5
    rome 2 rehashed very average game creative assembly have gone two steps backwards since shogun 2 which was a great game the only light on the horizon is warhammer.
  56. ToxicHumor
    May 4, 2015
    10
    First I want to say that this game deserves probably an 8.5 I feel obligated to give it a 10 however to offset those who unfairly rate a game.

    What I mean is that if your computer cant run the game, your game crashes, or it freezes this does not mean the game is bad. Clearly we know that there are people who run this game fine correct? I do with an i4 and nividia 770 so with this in    First I want to say that this game deserves probably an 8.5 I feel obligated to give it a 10 however to offset those who unfairly rate a game.

    What I mean is that if your computer cant run the game, your game crashes, or it freezes this does not mean the game is bad. Clearly we know that there are people who run this game fine correct? I do with an i4 and nividia 770 so with this in mind just because your computer cant run this game does not mean it deserves a zero. Did you attempt to see if you would be able to run it prior?

    Next dlc yes it is awful how developers bundle dlc on a games release, yes it would be nice if it came out already in the game on launch. Does that make the game bad? No most certainly it does not it speaks nothing of the finely crafted graphics, gameplay, and new roving cultures system. My point being you arent objectively looking at the game for its own inherent value.
    Example would be if say crash bandicoot one of my favorite games had released exactly as it did but then released 10 dlc levels you would say it was a micro transaction piece of **** My point is by itself Crash bandicoot by itself is still a wonderful game but by including dlc albeit poorly it some how makes the game worse which is absurd.

    Sorry that I did not in too many ways address the game itself I had to go on a mini rant about misdirected anger and undue hate. The game itself is very fun definitely worth playing.    … Expand
  57. Ciecieji
    Apr 21, 2015
    6
    In many important ways a step backwards for the series. Many incremental improvements as others have discussed but suffers from a few crippling design problems. 1) Corruption mechanic is completely broken making it nearly impossible to expand and dominate the map 2) AI has a slight movement bonus (may be difficulty dependent) meaning you have to surround them in order to corner themIn many important ways a step backwards for the series. Many incremental improvements as others have discussed but suffers from a few crippling design problems. 1) Corruption mechanic is completely broken making it nearly impossible to expand and dominate the map 2) AI has a slight movement bonus (may be difficulty dependent) meaning you have to surround them in order to corner them into a fight. If you don't do so they will kick around forever as "hordes". 3) Virtually impossible to tell when appointing a person to office will create an issue with others loyalties. I probably have 15 charters suffering from a loyalty penalty due to "subordinates promoted to a higher office" without any sense of a hierarchy in my political structure (non-family members show up in a slider to the left) 4) A great deal of issues telling the functional difference between units. 5) The encyclopedia is a virtual necessity due to the vast variations between cultures in terms of play mechanics, however it is neither a pleasure to browse or easy to find information in. One example, it reloads every time I want to look at different type of building (farms versus ports) making comparing building, recruitment or virtually any other option a tedious chore.
    I could continue to nitpick on small design decisions or mention a variety of overall improvements for the series, but at the end of the day the issues above made the game not a pleasure to play, and it is the only game in the series from the original Shogun game that I decided not to play to completion.    … Expand
  58. Tubey
    Apr 20, 2015
    7
    Picked it up on sale after being disappointed (to say the least) with Rome 2.

    Thankfully. this isn't a broken mess like its' predecessor was - but it also lacks the spark of imagination that the series sorely needs as a whole. Don't get me wrong, a lot of this game can be applauded, as it has got rid of a lot of the flaws of Rome 2 and went back to basics, making it almost as good as    Picked it up on sale after being disappointed (to say the least) with Rome 2.

    Thankfully. this isn't a broken mess like its' predecessor was - but it also lacks the spark of imagination that the series sorely needs as a whole.

    Don't get me wrong, a lot of this game can be applauded, as it has got rid of a lot of the flaws of Rome 2 and went back to basics, making it almost as good as Shogun 2... but it just feels a bit lacking to me in innovation. It also feels that the difficulty has been artificially inflated - it's hard for the sake of being hard, rather than hard through any particular challenging strategy in the game.

    There's little to no "charm" in the title - whereas in the older Total War titles you could play your own story out, with your generals in the game feeling like they have a life and tale of their own... In Attila, there's none of that. It feels you're playing a well-tuned but soulless game that has become a by the numbers AAA strategy title that mimics what it did well in the past, rather than enhance those features.

    You won't regret buying this as such if you're new to the series, but if you're an old hand you'll be hankering for Shogun 2 within a week.    … Expand
  59. neigenoire
    Apr 19, 2015
    7
    Attila Total War is a polished and improved version of Rome 2. At least in most areas.

    Positive: (+)Visually pleasant (+)No more of the bland and boring Rome 2 UI (+)Building and unit cards no longer generic and confusing (+)40 unit cards fit in a single row (+)Battles are overall fun (+)Cavalry charges are more impactful and don't look as bad as in Rome 2 (+)Flaming torches are    Attila Total War is a polished and improved version of Rome 2. At least in most areas.

    Positive:
    (+)Visually pleasant
    (+)No more of the bland and boring Rome 2 UI
    (+)Building and unit cards no longer generic and confusing
    (+)40 unit cards fit in a single row
    (+)Battles are overall fun
    (+)Cavalry charges are more impactful and don't look as bad as in Rome 2
    (+)Flaming torches are gone
    (+)Walled settlements look great, any town can be upgraded to have walls
    (+)Battle AI is more aggressive on flanking
    (+)Return of the family tree with some cool options, like assassinate your own subjects, even your faction leader, and appoint whatever heir you want
    (+)Politics are easier to understand and manage
    (+)City building and food system makes sense and is interesting to fiddle with

    Negative:
    (-)Poor optimization, low performance especially on AMD side
    (-)Some things are still counter-intuitive in the UI
    (-)Unit stats are still too cumbersome to read and compare between units
    (-)Unit status still crammed into a single blinking icon
    (-)Unit flags replaced with generic red and yellow squares
    (-)Battles need balancing, for example phalanxes are not deadly enough, you can charge right into them without worries, the low-ish morale makes otherwise lengthy melee engagements end prematurely which also causes battles to be rather short
    (-)Still no optional Guard mode
    (-)Overall units still feel a bit weightless and collisions tend to end abruptly, it is too easy to disengage from melee
    (-)Towers collapse instead of being captured in sieges. Don't understand why capturing them was removed...
    (-)Battle AI is still bad overall, battles lack real challenge unless played on high difficulties where the AI gets stats buffs
    (-)The same battle system as in Rome 2 - units have more than 1 health point (up to several hundred for certain units) and can get hit multiple times before dying. Therefore, when you first attack a unit, it will "absorb" the incoming damage until it actually becomes vulnerable (health is brought down to low values). This sometimes makes for some awkward and unnatural situations where a cavalry charge will cause no casualties or missiles will take a few volleys before they start inflicting damage. Defending is based on two stats - melee defense and armor, none of which block a set amount of damage but are rather based on a chance to completely avoid the damage (in the case of melee defense) and a CHANCE to block a certain amount of damage, which can be anything from 0% to 100% depending on stats (in the case of armour). There needs to be a hard cap for high armour that always blocks a certain amount of damage. There is no such cap in this game and that is why things like Testudo and Cataphracts are not as powerful against missiles as they should be - because there is usually some normal damage and AP damage hitting them no matter what. You can up the useless armour stat to 10000, they will still get chopped up by missiles due to their AP damage. This is somewhat balanced out with the unnatural health system. Still I feel like the old system was overall better and more consistent and easier to balance. More complex doesn't always equal better and this is one of those cases.
    (-)Ultimately the politics system still doesn't add that much to the game. When your empire grows large enough at some point managing your subjects becomes convoluted and bothersome and you no longer care as much. Having several characters with identical names doesn't help in this regard as well and it happens way too often in some of my campaigns.
    (-)Overall the difficulty of campaign is still low
    (-)Campaign AI is extremely passive - never sieges your towns, never resettles desolate regions, never presents big enough threats, large empires never form to hinder your progress, by turn 50 you're the strongest faction but the rest of the map is still fragmented and weak.
    (-)Campaign AI doesn't know when to use razing properly. It gets abused way too much.
    (-)No option to trade regions in diplomacy.
    (-)When your empire gets large enough, you begin to suffer a diplomatic penalty with almost all factions from being a "Great power", which is annoying because it makes it very difficult to keep good relations with your puppet states or allies, and in higher difficulties you need to constantly bribe them to keep them in check which can be very tedious. It's not as effective as Realm Divide and therefore not as fun or challenging. It just adds to the tedium without accomplishing anything meaningful.
    (-)Long loading screen and turn times.
    (-)Campaign variety seems unimpressive, there are the Eastern tribes, the Romans, the Northmen and the rest of the world is Germanic. This will be mended with DLCs, no doubt.

    Verdict:
    If they fix performance and the AI (both seem unlikely at this stage), this game will be a solid 9/10. For now, as things stand, I give it 7/10 which is generous enough.    … Expand
  60. eiswort
    Apr 18, 2015
    0
    DLCs whoring at its worst other than serious balance issue and boring game-play,only about 10 factions without dlc, it should be a expension but it is not.
    AI are so foolish with some skill and reduced army size, level 2 town can defeat a full stacked army not to mention about land combat and fort. And worst of all is Huns never defeated until 420 when Attila can be killed. You will wish    DLCs whoring at its worst other than serious balance issue and boring game-play,only about 10 factions without dlc, it should be a expension but it is not.
    AI are so foolish with some skill and reduced army size, level 2 town can defeat a full stacked army not to mention about land combat and fort. And worst of all is Huns never defeated until 420 when Attila can be killed. You will wish to see Attila and kill it instead of running away from them because the only way you can defeat Huns which is extreme stupid. It will be like waste of time even you can defeat the Huns army over 50 times within 46 turns they will instant respawn at the eastern europe.    … Expand
  61. KiwiTracker
    Apr 15, 2015
    6
    Eh... Nothing memorable. This gets a 6 because it fixed everything that was wrong in Rome II. It's not full of bugs, the family tree is back, the AI is improved significantly, and the city building/specialization is what it should be. Additionally the actual combat is really fun. The improved AI really makes you think, but the improved pathing and unit AI makes even harrowing situationsEh... Nothing memorable. This gets a 6 because it fixed everything that was wrong in Rome II. It's not full of bugs, the family tree is back, the AI is improved significantly, and the city building/specialization is what it should be. Additionally the actual combat is really fun. The improved AI really makes you think, but the improved pathing and unit AI makes even harrowing situations beatable; just difficult, and rightly so.

    Unfortunately what holds this game back is the worst sin of them all. It's boring. After logging many, many hours (400+) in Rome II once it was patched to perfection, this game is just, boring. 75% of the factions feel EXACTLY THE SAME. Unless you are the Huns, or the Romans, every faction feels the same. And the fact that this game has launched with 6 factions just means you are already severely limited in your experience. I want to add that the Roman soldiers even look like everyone else, especially in early game. Isn't the Roman Empire supposed to have peaked? They should not look and feel like the Visigoths. But they do.

    The only other thing I can say about this game is it is really heavy, and has some issues running at a smooth frame rate. Even with a more than adequate machine (I far exceed the recommended specs) this game looks clunky and feels slow.

    Basically this game breaks immersion at every turn. Unless you play as the Huns. Wait until this game goes on a fire sale, you will be glad you did.    … Expand
  62. Bazoozou
    Apr 8, 2015
    9
    if the barbarians did not destroy every city on its way, the game would be more fun. this was to be Rome 2. Burning DLC - must-have for everyone. glhf.
  63. Bribarian
    Apr 7, 2015
    8
    I love the Total War series. Although Attila feels like a Rome II expansion, it has a lot of good qualities that sets it apart. The factions and units arent really wowing me so far, but I do enjoy the overall gothic look of the game.

    Be prepared to play this on normal or hard, as it's one of the more challenging Total War games I've ever played. Which in my opinion is a plus.    I love the Total War series. Although Attila feels like a Rome II expansion, it has a lot of good qualities that sets it apart. The factions and units arent really wowing me so far, but I do enjoy the overall gothic look of the game.

    Be prepared to play this on normal or hard, as it's one of the more challenging Total War games I've ever played. Which in my opinion is a plus. Challenging > Steamrolling computer. I failed 3 campaigns as Saxons on Hard. I moved over to Franks and so far I'm making progress. Make as many alliances as possible and have a plan.    … Expand
  64. Vagiclean
    Apr 5, 2015
    9
    I played on legendary for ostgots. The first 50 courses it was happy that at last that Rome became the present. But I was disappointed with each course more and more. AI simply surprised with the dullness. Romans lost 3 armies and left 10-15 provinces. In further generally without protection which I plundered generally without resistance.... I started playing for Sasanids. I made satrapyI played on legendary for ostgots. The first 50 courses it was happy that at last that Rome became the present. But I was disappointed with each course more and more. AI simply surprised with the dullness. Romans lost 3 armies and left 10-15 provinces. In further generally without protection which I plundered generally without resistance.... I started playing for Sasanids. I made satrapy of 3 more small states. I bought them for 5000 динариев, without war. I saved up troops (magenta ugly troops...). I broke 2 armies of east Rome and already without resistance I destroyed, I could not be at war generally with Rome, my satrapies would consult without me..........
    The interface - 10
    The company - 1
    The general assessment - 3...    … Expand
  65. xbrick
    Apr 1, 2015
    9
    This makes the most out of what Rome II should have been and polishes it. Everything works and graphic fidelity with added gameplay complexity creates a beautiful and not overly complicated game with depth. Politics are now relevant with added depth and options. Province management is still a bit of a downer cant trade lands or build buildings without consequence. Gameplay is balanced andThis makes the most out of what Rome II should have been and polishes it. Everything works and graphic fidelity with added gameplay complexity creates a beautiful and not overly complicated game with depth. Politics are now relevant with added depth and options. Province management is still a bit of a downer cant trade lands or build buildings without consequence. Gameplay is balanced and refined and doesn't suffer the issues from Rome II and Empire. (only singleplayer) I don't play miltiplayer it could be botched.… Expand
  66. themans
    Mar 30, 2015
    0
    I've played every total war game, and for a current release this is easily the worst one i've ever played. Its worthless. 90% of the units dont even have a description, its just a generic faction description. Not that it would matter anyway, because the soldiers won't even fight each other anymore. 2 armys will just stand near each other and swing axes at the air while random soldiersI've played every total war game, and for a current release this is easily the worst one i've ever played. Its worthless. 90% of the units dont even have a description, its just a generic faction description. Not that it would matter anyway, because the soldiers won't even fight each other anymore. 2 armys will just stand near each other and swing axes at the air while random soldiers die from apparent heart failure. This is a pathetic excuse for a game and should not have been released. I would give it a ZERO if I could..… Expand
  67. lord_cotter
    Mar 30, 2015
    10
    Been playing the total war series for over 8 years, this is by far one of the best they have done, it seems these games have really reached there peak.

    I'm currently doing a hard campaign as the Western Romans and it is very challenging and fun to play, there are times when the AI does outwit me, I feel they have vastly improved the AI overall in battle and on the world map. Some of    Been playing the total war series for over 8 years, this is by far one of the best they have done, it seems these games have really reached there peak.

    I'm currently doing a hard campaign as the Western Romans and it is very challenging and fun to play, there are times when the AI does outwit me, I feel they have vastly improved the AI overall in battle and on the world map.

    Some of the new features are really fun especially watching a city burn, I haven't even tried the new horde mechanic yet but i look forward to playing as the huns.    … Expand
  68. 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, 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 singleThis 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
  69. Zenren
    Mar 25, 2015
    3
    With slow performance, greedy methods of money grabbing, and a game that seems more like a Rome II expansion than it's own incarnation, I recommend people steer clear.
  70. Clean
    Mar 25, 2015
    10
    The base game is not that great, BUT the day 1 DLC and DLCs released afterwards are very outstanding in quality, even better than Rome 1 and Medieval 2!!!

    Here is the ranking of total war series: DLCs of ATW > S2TW > M2TW > RTW > NTW > ATW > ETW = R2TW If Rome 2 could keep up with a good quality DLC scheme, it would be a great success. Unfortunately, it failed, so it has a very poor    The base game is not that great, BUT the day 1 DLC and DLCs released afterwards are very outstanding in quality, even better than Rome 1 and Medieval 2!!!

    Here is the ranking of total war series:
    DLCs of ATW > S2TW > M2TW > RTW > NTW > ATW > ETW = R2TW

    If Rome 2 could keep up with a good quality DLC scheme, it would be a great success. Unfortunately, it failed, so it has a very poor user score due to low quantity and quality of DLCs.

    But don't worry this time, I have a great feeling that there will be tons of high-quality DLCs available for us in this installment.

    Developers, don't keep us waiting, release more DLCs ASAP please!!!

    Total war fans have already accumulated a high expectations on DLCs, and are demanding them aggressively in Steam store page.    … Expand
  71. vickvaloure
    Mar 24, 2015
    9
    Attila is definitely a refurbished, yet highly polished Rome II. Although, it's much more enjoyable "all-around" than any previous Total War title before it.
    Many of the UI features have been stream-lined & simplified so as to allow newbies space to breathe, while learning the complex, but infinitely rewarding game mechanics.All the while, (without hampering newbies with bothersome    Attila is definitely a refurbished, yet highly polished Rome II. Although, it's much more enjoyable "all-around" than any previous Total War title before it.
    Many of the UI features have been stream-lined & simplified so as to allow newbies space to breathe, while learning the complex, but infinitely rewarding game mechanics.All the while, (without hampering newbies with bothersome requirements to play successfully, mind you), CA brilliantly granted veteran gamer request for a more diversified & upgraded political system derived from the original Rome 1 title.

    With Attila, CA has nearly mastered the art of " rewarding loyal fans, while prioritizing overall game design to attract outside interest ". Which is a VERY rare achievement in the gaming industry.
    There is definitely someone at CA who knows how to motivate the team to sacrifice - compromise - improve - & - deliver an awesome product time & time again. I do wonder if,..... they can out-do themselves yet, again with their next title?    … Expand
  72. MrJade
    Mar 24, 2015
    2
    Same as Rome II, soulless, churned out like a machine, and utterly lacking of all charm. This game is nothing but a slap to the face of all of the older games' fans.
  73. supercagan
    Mar 21, 2015
    5
    I have played almost all total war games and this one is unfortunately one of the worst.
    -Game is horribly optimized. Even though I have a great system I still have a lot of freezes and low frame rates
    -Cheating AI - what is the point of hiding your army in a forest in Norway if the AI in Africe knows your exact location. All your moves are against an enemy that can see all the map. Not    I have played almost all total war games and this one is unfortunately one of the worst.
    -Game is horribly optimized. Even though I have a great system I still have a lot of freezes and low frame rates
    -Cheating AI - what is the point of hiding your army in a forest in Norway if the AI in Africe knows your exact location. All your moves are against an enemy that can see all the map. Not to mention a small faction with 1 settlement can afford to have 3 armies of 10 heavy knights where I cannot afford half of that with my 6 region kingdom...
    -It just feels very unattractive. I am used to playing strategy games with just numbers, hexagons and stick art as unit figures, but even with all these fancy 3d animations and graphics the game feels very boring after 2 days.
    -DLC fest: can you just add a few scenarios and content to your already overpriced game instead of coming up with more stuff we have to pay?    … Expand
  74. iWillSuyall
    Mar 21, 2015
    10
    Great game, huge improvement upon Rome 2 and the price is great for the quality. Really love the gameplay, the huge map, and the politial/government system. A very good, polished game. An addition to Rome II and a good one at that.
  75. DarthInvader
    Mar 20, 2015
    2
    So far so bad, first off the tedious Character Family Tree/relationship features of no interest, its far more difficult to navigate around than previous TW games, The AI has huge armies to attack you from all sides, if you move an army to one side to carry out a mission they attack the other, there are constant rebellions that appear from nowhere, the battles are short and so farSo far so bad, first off the tedious Character Family Tree/relationship features of no interest, its far more difficult to navigate around than previous TW games, The AI has huge armies to attack you from all sides, if you move an army to one side to carry out a mission they attack the other, there are constant rebellions that appear from nowhere, the battles are short and so far uninteresting. The layout of the Technology and Building pages are poor. Fog of war very useful to AI to appear from with huge armies against your meagre resources, and on and on...game looks great. Hope the game play is improved feel I have wasted £47 on this.… Expand
  76. alexnode
    Mar 19, 2015
    9
    One of the good total wars . Played a Visigoth campaign and enjoyed it a lot. No crashes just a few AI hiccups but love the new family tree and hordes, Only downside is that having cities and hordes are exclusive. I believe developing hordes should not exclude having permanent settlements in your empire.
  77. rudraksh
    Mar 19, 2015
    10
    Its a vast improvement on the already great Rome 2.

    When the barbarian invasion expansion was released for the greatest total war title, it was a bit of a let down as Rome was great and barbarian invasion was not. With Attila, it's the other way around. While Rome 2 was great, Attila (which is similar in context to the barbarian invasion) is 10 times greater. The AI is now a ****    Its a vast improvement on the already great Rome 2.

    When the barbarian invasion expansion was released for the greatest total war title, it was a bit of a let down as Rome was great and barbarian invasion was not.

    With Attila, it's the other way around. While Rome 2 was great, Attila (which is similar in context to the barbarian invasion) is 10 times greater.

    The AI is now a **** unlike its complacent predictable predecessors. The graphics are even better. The soundtrack is amazing, but the real kicker is the reintroduction of some of the original Rome concepts (improved and evolved of course). You do feel like managing an empire more with the family tree concept, political dynamics, and with generals having a more direct impact on warfare.

    Attila will make you refine the choice of the composition of your army with a variety of melee, spear, cavalry, specialist, range, and artillery units. It used to be a monotonously simpler composition in earlier games.

    You can also utilize combined might of naval and units more effectively and the battles are simply more fun.

    The new features are great. This is a great game.

    I will only ask CA to give us enough time to learn and enjoy this game in it's totality before you release the next TW title. There is no hurry. At least give us 6-12 months.

    Another 1000+ hours reserved for pure total war!    … Expand
  78. LaughingSam
    Mar 17, 2015
    2
    Half the factions and more than half of the cultures were cut from the game to be sold as dlc. The only cultures playable are germanic, roman and eastern. Take a look at any of the total war games before tweedle dee and tweedle dum started making the frat boy specials video series and you can see pretty clearly what's wrong with this picture. This shameful dispray will not be forgotten.
  79. kirkwall
    Mar 17, 2015
    10
    I started with the first and original Total War game (Shogun 1) many years ago and have owned them all. I've got over 300 hours into Attila and it's clearly Creative Assembly's best yet. I especially love the addition of the family hierarchy that was originally an original Rome 1 feature but then dropped.

    The AI is solid and has unpredictable / challenging characteristics as would a    I started with the first and original Total War game (Shogun 1) many years ago and have owned them all. I've got over 300 hours into Attila and it's clearly Creative Assembly's best yet. I especially love the addition of the family hierarchy that was originally an original Rome 1 feature but then dropped.

    The AI is solid and has unpredictable / challenging characteristics as would a good human opponent. I'm still learning various nuances such as maximizing the field general and governors promotion rubric. The game is deep, smooth play-ability and importantly it's re-play-ability factor is excellent.

    Kudos Creative Assembly!    … Expand
  80. elessarelfstone
    Mar 15, 2015
    9
    When I heard about all the new features and fixes and promises being announced to be put in this game, I was really hyped so I decided to give this game a chance. Total War: Rome II - EE was pretty much improved and polished compared to the catastrophe that was Rome II, but I still found it wanting. Well, almost all those thoughts vanished when I first played Total War: Attila. Here areWhen I heard about all the new features and fixes and promises being announced to be put in this game, I was really hyped so I decided to give this game a chance. Total War: Rome II - EE was pretty much improved and polished compared to the catastrophe that was Rome II, but I still found it wanting. Well, almost all those thoughts vanished when I first played Total War: Attila. Here are some pros and cons about the game:
    +Pros:
    - Well executed basic concept.
    - Nice graphics, darker color tone.
    - Some nice touches here and there to the UI, the ranking system tweak helps tracking things better.
    - Pretty well optimized, efficient use of CPU cores.
    - Much more aggressive Campaign AI, combined with other problems that may arise in progress: sanitation, food surplus/shortage, corruption, immigration, internal strifes, politics.... actually makes for a more challenging experience overall, especially when played as the ERE or the WRE.
    - Battle AI is pretty good now, even the Siege AI has been fixed and sieges are better than ever, closer to that of Shogun 2, maybe even better in some cases. It's still not the perfect AI but it'll do.
    - The family and skill trees are back after all. Helps the immersion. And you can now develop and plan out your characters the way you want, just like in Shogun 2.
    - Weather, disasters, famine,..... actually have visible and in some cases, brutal effects now.
    + Cons:
    - Still have pretty ridiculous AI pathfinding problem, especially in settlement and siege battles.
    - Diplomacy still has no option to gift or give lands to other factions, trading technologies and so on.
    - Still pretty hard to initiate trade with other factions, especially if you're playing as one of the two Roman Empires, even if the faction you're trying to initiate trade with is only a small faction and actually needs help with their coffers (everyone hates the Romans).
    - Politics get tedious and unnecessary after a while, with practically nothing to do except checking for your subjects loyalties and adopting other characters or gathering support for your family to maintain the bonus gained by the imperium level.
    - Formation collision is still a bit bad, looking from afar is pretty okay, but zooming in close and 8 out of 10 times you would get a moshpit.
    I'm gonna give this game a 9 to balance out a lot of negative ratings and because this game is actually of its own, it's no expansion to Rome II at all, but its own game in its own rights.    … Expand
  81. Ninja-Puffs
    Mar 12, 2015
    10
    Attila is amazing! I always enjoy strategy game with historic backgrounds to back it up. The game play is brilliant and awesome. I recommend everyone to try this awesome game out. I have no regrets.
  82. Shoegazer
    Mar 10, 2015
    9
    All the bad from Rome II are gone and all the wanted features from Shogun 2 are back, only made better. Actually feels like a new TW title, being nothing like just a DLC for ROME II. All the factions have unique troops, yet they start with the basic Levy, archers etc. If you want the most unique and fresh experience with TW, play either with Huns or Western Rome.
  83. 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 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,    Sega’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
  84. Dave-Champagne
    Mar 6, 2015
    10
    Attila was totally a new game play and you will love it

    seriously the people who say the game was not playable ... what the **** dude stop watching porn

    and build a ****ing pc for play with high graphic on Attila
  85. AstraL
    Mar 6, 2015
    0
    1)Not playable on release.
    2)Not playable coop.
    3)Broken Russian localization.
    4)In Russion Total War encyclopedia missing whole sections...
    WTF CA?
  86. NorCalRoach
    Mar 4, 2015
    10
    I absolutely enjoy the game. The game mechanics are transparent, in terms of stats and functionality. Graphics and game play are top notch. Minor annoyance is the actual battles. It looks amazing at a distance, but it looks like a big mosh pit of individuals shoving each other around. One other thing that could use improvement is the multiplayer battle options. It would be great ifI absolutely enjoy the game. The game mechanics are transparent, in terms of stats and functionality. Graphics and game play are top notch. Minor annoyance is the actual battles. It looks amazing at a distance, but it looks like a big mosh pit of individuals shoving each other around. One other thing that could use improvement is the multiplayer battle options. It would be great if they would've used the same system used in shogun 2. Outside of that, its a fantastic strategy game. I particularly enjoy the implementation of health, family and political options. Every turn counts. I will admit I'm always hesitant to press the end turn button even, I always feel re-evaluate every action before committing to the next turn. Awesome Awesome strategy game.… Expand
  87. MrThornton
    Mar 4, 2015
    9
    A very nice progression from Rome 2. The same old tiresome drip feeding of dlc and a few glitches and inbalances here and there, but overall a nice direction for the series and a unique take on the usual Total War formula.
    This is more Attila Total Survival and perhaps the better for it.

    Oh and family tree. You know who you are.
  88. Vovik9312
    Mar 3, 2015
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Обман на деньги, играть и смотреть не приятно. Скучная но можно скачать,пройти и забыть. Игра не заслуживает внимания и таких оценок. Есть стратегии и получше.… Expand
  89. TotalBore
    Mar 2, 2015
    0
    First, let me just say this is a buggy release. Crashes and freezes - and I have the game-generated crash reports to prove it. Hopefully they will debug the game and release patches some time soon.

    Also, there is the possibility they could balance and patch this game, and it might become a good game with time. Right now the AI is horrific. It is the worst kind of cheating AI - where    First, let me just say this is a buggy release. Crashes and freezes - and I have the game-generated crash reports to prove it. Hopefully they will debug the game and release patches some time soon.

    Also, there is the possibility they could balance and patch this game, and it might become a good game with time. Right now the AI is horrific. It is the worst kind of cheating AI - where one faction knows what the other is doing on the far side of the map. Worst, AI enemy factions will ignore each other to throw 100% of their forces against you, leaving their home provinces completely unprotected - but who cares because the AI knows another AI faction will never attack them. Enemy factions will support each other in combat if you attack one of their armies in support range of the other. There are all kinds of quirks in the game - you can have a conquered territory that insta-generates a rebel army that in turn insta-conquers a city. One minute there is nothing there and the next minute there is an enemy army and a conquered town. I even had a time when I had TWO different rebel factions conquering the same town - backing each other up - even though they were both enemies. The final straw is the broken diplomacy system. Once you get three territories, just ignore diplomacy because NOTHING you can do will improve your diplomacy status. This game reminds me of the early days of computer gaming when one AI opponent would declare war and you would watch as ALL the other AI opponents would jump on board, zerg rush from the far side of the map, and ignore all odds (and all other enemies) to overwhelm you with wave after wave of suicide attacks. The AI enemy can't catch disease. The AI enemy can't starve. Those are just for the PLAYER armies. Oh and the best part of all, if your empire is short of food in aggregate, your armies can't heal - regardless of the local food situation. So you might be in Egypt, watching mountains of food rot in the sun, but you can't eat it because people are starving in Britain. Yes, it's that stupid. Give this game some time - right now it is VERY raw.    … Expand
  90. SaintJames012
    Mar 2, 2015
    8
    The hero Rome II needed, but not the one it deserved. The simple fact that Total War was able to pick up the shattered pieces that was Rome II's failure and put this together is a phenomenon in and of itself. The game plays much better than it's predecessor and looks just as much better. happiness is much easier to deal with as there is a wider variety of structures and buildings thatThe hero Rome II needed, but not the one it deserved. The simple fact that Total War was able to pick up the shattered pieces that was Rome II's failure and put this together is a phenomenon in and of itself. The game plays much better than it's predecessor and looks just as much better. happiness is much easier to deal with as there is a wider variety of structures and buildings that provide smiles to the populace instead of the single religious building for R2 that did that and nothing else. AI in the game is not so easily fooled this time around, as simple strategies may work against low level generals, but not against battle hardened veterans. Fire adds a new addition to game play. Have not tried online yet, so I cannot voice my opinion on the problems and whether or not R2 problems were addressed. While Shogun 2 is still the best Total War title to date, this should have been the game that succeeded Shogun 2.… Expand
  91. Kela-Appi
    Feb 28, 2015
    9
    Much better optimized, new features and such. The game that Rome 2 should have been.

    Gameplay is somewhat harder, so I think this might not be the best choise for first Total War game. But for a hardcore fan of the series, this is what you are looking for.
  92. Szlomka
    Feb 27, 2015
    0
    Yet another abortion.

    Those following the franchise will remember the small scandal with some executive blathering on about how they aimed to get a metacritic rating with rome 2 and look what we have today... , at the time of writing this, 50 "professional" reviews totalling the previously aimed at mark... and oh... look just 50 player reviews.. doesn't that tell a tale right there    Yet another abortion.

    Those following the franchise will remember the small scandal with some executive blathering on about how they aimed to get a metacritic rating with rome 2 and look what we have today... , at the time of writing this, 50 "professional" reviews totalling the previously aimed at mark... and oh... look just 50 player reviews.. doesn't that tell a tale right there (almost more "pros" with sizzlin pens lining up to give praise to the same turd we have been sold only 5 times before).

    Fear not though, Szlomo is here to deliver the soundest advice possible:

    Option 1 for those who never played any totalwar game... BUY ROME 1 or if You really must try the newer gfx engine try the broken but playable Shogun 2.

    Option 2 for those who are avid followers of the franchise and have played the previous titles to death... GO PLAY TETRIS! Plenty more strategy in the russian grandaddy of games than in this steaming pile of rotten, promoted to the point of vomiting, bile. Delivered in an excruciatingly expensive package (think of buying all the DLC for a complete game) coupled with taxing requirements, unwarranted by anything You might experience.

    Up yours blokes at CA! Doubt your laughing all the way to the bank.    … Expand
  93. KillfaceMC
    Feb 27, 2015
    3
    The game is probably fine, but I wouldn't know. The game is impossible to run properly even with specs the exceeds the recommended specs. A waste of money unless you own a brand new monster PC. Dont even try and play it on a Mac. It is hopeless.
  94. fanest
    Feb 26, 2015
    9
    In short Attila is really good. Its challenging, beautiful to look at, has some very smart additions, and whats most important its fun to play.

    It has some issues though like optimization, balance, exploding captured towers etc. but on overall its definitely on par with STW2 in terms of quality well in my opinion its even better, because of greater unit variety and map detail.
  95. gAndyGD86
    Feb 26, 2015
    8
    This is the rome 2 i ever wanted. much more polished than the original game. even the ai is pretty descent this time. creative assembly really learned from their mistakes.
  96. AK32
    Feb 25, 2015
    8
    If you are buying the game to play the campaign then its a must have. Campaign is amazing. Some may its the same exact game as R2. I would say its not true, so many new features, slick ui, and a brand new way of playing total wars. You need to survive to win and not conquer the entire world!!
    However, if you are gonna buy it for the online games and quick battles then you are at the wrong    If you are buying the game to play the campaign then its a must have. Campaign is amazing. Some may its the same exact game as R2. I would say its not true, so many new features, slick ui, and a brand new way of playing total wars. You need to survive to win and not conquer the entire world!!
    However, if you are gonna buy it for the online games and quick battles then you are at the wrong game. The battles barely last any time giving u no real tactics to finish off. Quick battles are filled with droppers and wannabees. Every single F***** faction have the same exact unit roster. You would think the huns are good but no they are useless. Known for their cav power you would expect them to have a strong cavalry advantage.
    But no!! Their cav is so bad they cant even compete with other faction's cavs. Yet, their infantry is very powerful. WTF???? Sassanids are also so bad its quite unbelievable considering they were a powerhouse back then. They have ele, which cost 1/4 (!!!!!) of ur army but barely do anything. Tagmeta cav can kill them without losing more than 15 soldiers. WTF???? You can even recruit units that cost less and completely decimate more expensive units of the same kind. And to add to all this pile of ****, every single online game consist of cavalry charge at the beginning, its so f***** repetitive, and battles barely last for more than 5 minutes. How the hell does an entire army route in 5 minutes???
    This doesn't mean u cant have fun at some times, but u would have to know people before to find some fun battles. Im in a clan so I can find them battles but for newbies, I wouldn't recommend joining the mpo scene.
    Basically the mp is so unbalanced, so repetitive, so lackluster, so boring, so stupid that I would never recommend players to buy this game for the multiplayer. Considering the amazing campaign, i see no reason why anyone would play online battles.
    In all, I would give an 80 over 85 for the campaign mode and a 2 out of 10 for the multiplayer side of the game. Adding 5 points for the replayability of the game and the nice historical battles included, that would make a total of 87.
    However since CA f*ckn loves money and have their eyes stuck on gold with their f*kn DLCs, (not even 1 week and we have more faction DLCs?????) i'm taking off 10 points for a GRAND TOTAL of 77.

    p.s. I have always purchased DLC like a dumbass but this is going way too far. At this pace, we are gonna see more than 50 (!!!!) factions in the game. Adding the useless unit packs and the short campaigns, this game will turn out to cost around 200$. 200$????? WTF??? This needs to stop!    … Expand
  97. Xelath
    Feb 25, 2015
    10
    Thank you CA for release this game.....This is a real step forward for the series, i like all aspect of ATTILA.
    Compared to previous game this is more Realistc, immersive, more managerial, difficult. i Really like Music, atmosphere that for me recreate perfectly the storic period of time, as always amazing graphics. really recommended it!!! Total war forever!
    Pro: -Intuitive interface    Thank you CA for release this game.....This is a real step forward for the series, i like all aspect of ATTILA.
    Compared to previous game this is more Realistc, immersive, more managerial, difficult. i Really like Music, atmosphere that for me recreate perfectly the storic period of time, as always amazing graphics. really recommended it!!! Total war forever!

    Pro:
    -Intuitive interface and amazing desing
    -Atmosphere and immersion
    -More managerial and accurate campaing
    -Huge content with many hours of play for Rts lovers
    -AI

    Con:

    - graphics performance in some situation (hope to fix in updates like rome 2)
    - it's a shame not to have all this beautiful stuff in ROME 2    … Expand
  98. absynth69
    Feb 25, 2015
    10
    I actualy did not want to buy this game after the HUGE disappointment of rome 2 but since I played all total war games since the very beginning with shogun total war I had a try and I have to say I love it. I freaking love it. I have realy good framerates although I am playing the game with my notebook. The battles are a lot of fun and the new features like civilians and barricades areI actualy did not want to buy this game after the HUGE disappointment of rome 2 but since I played all total war games since the very beginning with shogun total war I had a try and I have to say I love it. I freaking love it. I have realy good framerates although I am playing the game with my notebook. The battles are a lot of fun and the new features like civilians and barricades are pretty cool. I can recommend this game to every pc strategy fan.… Expand
  99. weasleye
    Feb 24, 2015
    9
    lightbane: it sounds like you are having computer issues. I have been playing this game for a solid eighteen hours now and it has yet to freeze up. This iteration of total war even alt tabs well. That being said this game is a wonderful historical battle map for the fall of rome and the rise of the barbarians and persians. The only gripe i have is the ill representation of celticlightbane: it sounds like you are having computer issues. I have been playing this game for a solid eighteen hours now and it has yet to freeze up. This iteration of total war even alt tabs well. That being said this game is a wonderful historical battle map for the fall of rome and the rise of the barbarians and persians. The only gripe i have is the ill representation of celtic civilizations in this time period as they were major players. I assume this will be resolved by dlc fully if not with fully resolved with the viking forefather dlc. The political system is confusing and the control always seems to teeter within the fifty to fifty six percentile range regardless of user actions taken. It seems hard to improve but also hard to make worse. The unit combat is much better than that of rome 2 but still struggles with AI during siege. Dancing ladder syndrome is still apparent but no boats fly through the map and no units seem to aimlessly walk in circles. Overall I am impressed and the addition of more unique gameplay with the nomadic factions is enough to keep me coming back for another campaign.… Expand
  100. 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 new family tree system is better than it ever was. They essentially gave people everything they wanted from Rome II.
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  1. Gaming Nexus
    May 21, 2015
    88
    For the uninitiated, Total War: Attila does a good enough job introducing a very detailed world and mechanics.
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  2. Riot Pixels
    Apr 19, 2015
    68
    Creative Assembly needs to put extra effort into the making of the upcoming Total War: Warhammer so as not to lose the last vestiges of the studio’s credibility.
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  3. Games Master UK
    Apr 9, 2015
    91
    Like the man himself, Attila is brutal, unforgiving and complex, and all the better for it. A triumph. [April 2015, p.68]
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