Total War: Attila

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  • Publisher: Sega
  • Release Date: Feb 17, 2015
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  1. DukeJon
    Feb 17, 2015
    8
    Although lacking any genuine innovation for the Total War series, this game is essentially Rome 2 done right. The apocalyptic, frantic and atmosphere of the game, particularly on the strategy map, makes for a compelling experience. The AI is markedly stronger than Rome 2 and the effects and music are very well done. Overall this is a strong effort. What we need from the next Total War gameAlthough lacking any genuine innovation for the Total War series, this game is essentially Rome 2 done right. The apocalyptic, frantic and atmosphere of the game, particularly on the strategy map, makes for a compelling experience. The AI is markedly stronger than Rome 2 and the effects and music are very well done. Overall this is a strong effort. What we need from the next Total War game from the Creative Assembly is the addition of more innovative features.… Expand
  2. monkeylizard99
    Feb 17, 2015
    9
    Attila is a great addition to the Total War series. It builds off the basic Rome 2 system and, while throwing out broken features and poor balance, it adds new features the greatly improve the look and feel of the game.

    The battle AI is much improved, with fewer path finding issues and new siege mechanics. Even unwalled settlements are defensible and the AI is effective at both    Attila is a great addition to the Total War series. It builds off the basic Rome 2 system and, while throwing out broken features and poor balance, it adds new features the greatly improve the look and feel of the game.

    The battle AI is much improved, with fewer path finding issues and new siege mechanics. Even unwalled settlements are defensible and the AI is effective at both defending and attacking the new maps.

    The campaign map is also significantly improved. All provinces contain 3 regions, making each province a little more balanced, while making the actually building system more of a balancing act between food, squalor, happiness, and religion. It becomes very difficult to keep your settlements in order and continue to progress to the next building tiers, but all this ties in well to the feeling of just trying to survive. When you demolish buildings, it just drops them down one tier at a time, because as the game progresses, you will find that you need to step back and actually decrease the size of some settlements in less fertile areas. During this time period even Rome decreased in size as more people dispersed in order to better survive on what little each acre of land could provide.

    As the game progresses you will not only have to contend with Huns, a force to be reckoned with, particularly after the birth of Attia, but also with global climate change. Driving the food shortages at the time was a state of global cooling. as the snows advance southward, your lands will become increasing less fertile and you will have to fight to survive. You really feel the pressure to advance toward the south and west into more fertile lands, regardless of who may already be there.

    The family tree is back, and also sees significant improvements, being far more engaging and interactive than ever before. pulling from some ideas within the politics systems from Rome 2, CA clearly threw out the old system and kept only the handful of things that really worked. Managing influence and control in order to maintain the appropriate level of power can be very difficult and sometimes trying to juggle it all is daunting. Fortunately things won't slip out of control too quickly as long as you're paying attention to your internal politics. It's definitely worth popping in every turn just to keep on top of things.

    There are several types of factions that can be played. There are the large empires of Western Rome, Eastern Rome, and the Sassanids. The Sassanids are relatively easy faction to play with ample cash, easily manageable squalor, high religious tolerance, and a secure starting position. If you're looking for a good place to get you're feet wet without drowning in all the new mechanics, this is the place. The two Roman Empires, though, are only for the veteran players as they are floundering empires, in a state of decay. Both will lose territory before they can begin to expand again and regain their former glory.

    You may play as several barbarian factions playing through a more typical Total War experience, beginning with one province and expanding outward, often into the more established empires. Each faction has similarities with the other factions, but they each also have their own flavor and will play a little differently. The only factions I lament, are the Celts lack of individuality,feeling more like Romans than Celtic natives. However, hopefully they will fix this in the future with another culture pack.

    You can play as one of the migratory tribes and march across Europe in order to find your new homeland, fleeing the destruction and cold of the north east. They play similarly to the other barbarian factions but start in horde mode. All barbarian factions may enter horde mode when they lose their last settlement, but the migratory tribes start on the run. You'll have to rampage across the Roman Empires, and probably take a nice chunk out of one of them for your new homeland, in order to reach relative safety. However, while on the march, your armies are your cities, and as such, you will periodically have to encamp them in order to build more structures to produce food, wealth, and troops. Eventually you will need to settle as no one wants to run forever...

    ...unless you're the Huns. The Huns are like a migratory tribe that can never settle. You will burn the world, desolating entire swaths of the east, driving into Europe, killing and burning all that dare defy you. The horde mechanic creates a distinctly unique experience even for Total War veterans.

    I gave this game a 9, because while it is not perfect, it is a big step in the right direction, making one of the best Total Wars to date. From it's minute details of allowing you to rename each individual settlement, all the way to the sweeping new mechanic of being able to desolate regions, leaving charred and uninhabited craters where once there had been a thriving city, Attila lets us truly experience the dark ages.    … Expand
  3. AggonyDuck
    Feb 17, 2015
    9
    Compared to Rome 2, Attila is in many ways what its predecessor should have been. It is polished, with well-crafted campaign and battle mechanics. The unit and building design is complex, requiring careful planning both in army and building construction. The game has a central theme of decline and destruction, which is supported by the game mechanics and the art design that allow the gameCompared to Rome 2, Attila is in many ways what its predecessor should have been. It is polished, with well-crafted campaign and battle mechanics. The unit and building design is complex, requiring careful planning both in army and building construction. The game has a central theme of decline and destruction, which is supported by the game mechanics and the art design that allow the game to mirror a world in a state of disheaval. The music in the game is also atmospheric and the battle maps look like they belong to a living world.

    The game is complex, but the UI copes with added complexity well and the game manages to cram a lot of information to the screen that was previously completely inaccessible.

    In all ways the single player is superb, offering probably the best campaigns in a Total War to date. Depending on your faction, the experience will vary wildly. However what drags the score down for me is that multiplayer has yet again been overlooked in terms features. The battles are great, but the MP infrastructure is unchanged from Rome 2 and that is a great shame.    … Expand
  4. Kragmire
    Feb 21, 2015
    0
    I'm about to give up on this game... after playing it for about a week. Let me guarantee you that I own and have played all the other Total War games - vanilla, modded, etc. Attila has broken AI that sucks all the fun out of the game for me. It isn't that it is "hard". It is that it is unplayably unfair. Let me give you a few examples:
    (1) Apparently you can have an empire of five    I'm about to give up on this game... after playing it for about a week. Let me guarantee you that I own and have played all the other Total War games - vanilla, modded, etc. Attila has broken AI that sucks all the fun out of the game for me. It isn't that it is "hard". It is that it is unplayably unfair. Let me give you a few examples:
    (1) Apparently you can have an empire of five territories, but can just barely afford to field 3 full armies. Meanwhile every AI empire consisting of a single territory can field 3 armies as well. How? Who knows?
    (2) The AI knows where your armies are, even when you are out of line of sight. I can save the game, and move my armies to one side of my empire, and an enemy will pop up and attack the city I just left. Meanwhile if I load the game and move my armies in the OTHER direction, a DIFFERENT enemy will pop up and attach the cities I left on the OTHER side of the map.
    (3) Because the AI cheats, there is no way to "surprise" the enemy. For example, if you move a single army (from out of line of sight) to an enemy city, you will find it strongly defended. Reload the game, and move TWO armies to an enemy city - and you find it abandoned because the forces fled before you were even within line of sight.
    (4) The AI will declare war on you - even when outnumbered. Then they will abandon their home territory, march their armies through four or five enemy empires - untouched - and attack you. Meanwhile their home empire is never touched even though surrounded by other enemies. If you defeat them and try to pursue, every AI empire you try to pass through will attack you, and the MOMENT you are one turn's move away from your home empire, every one of your neighbors (who are not supposed to know where your armies are) will raid your empire.
    (5) AI enemies will come to each other's defense, even though they are enemies.
    (6) I can trap an enemy army on a peninsula, and when I attack them they can "magically" retreat off the peninsula into deep woods three turns of movement away. While I am trying to pursue them through the deep woods that they magically teleported into, they are free to pop out the other side and raid my cities.
    It goes on and on. There is nothing more disappointing in a strategy game than cheating AI. Everything the AI does is supposed to be based on the game environment and evaluations of risks, rewards, and relationships.

    There are other glitches and problems in this game, and I have had one crash. Given that it is brand new, this is not too bad, and I assume they will patch the small problems. But until they fix the AI, this game is dead to me.    … Expand
  5. Hildor
    Feb 17, 2015
    9
    Creative assembly has truly taken to heart the criticism leveled at the previous title, and the result is an enthralling portrayal of the fall of Rome that has by far surpasses the most recent games in the series.

    This is a return to Total War at it's best
  6. Karomsir28
    Feb 17, 2015
    10
    Attila is awesome. I couldn't stop giggling while I lost my first battle it was amazing fire arrows raining people dieing in the ditches while Norsemen chopped at each other in a boat battle. The burning buildings in the sight of the setting sun and the general carnage are an amazing up from rome two. Its makes rome look like sims, and the whole coloring is like those visceral ninetiesAttila is awesome. I couldn't stop giggling while I lost my first battle it was amazing fire arrows raining people dieing in the ditches while Norsemen chopped at each other in a boat battle. The burning buildings in the sight of the setting sun and the general carnage are an amazing up from rome two. Its makes rome look like sims, and the whole coloring is like those visceral nineties medieval movies with spit and blood. Sadly you'll have to wait for the blood dlc because ratings and what not, but it already is brutal. As for the campaign it hasn't been out that long but already I can see a lot of quality changes. neighbours readily do diplomacy with you and attack you in the back and they generally use every option thats aviable to the player.
    Other random points: Boat battles are fun finally really fun. Your troops will fight to the end if they get a moments rest after each time they break thus making the roman chess board formations useful. This is same for your enemies need to finish them utterly or they'll come back suddenly. Towers are strong now. Game is generally harder than rome 2, think shogun 2. Battles do not feel like a chore as I had to use more tactics in just my first few than in half a campaign for rome. also you won't really have time to use battle animations, but I'm sure that some people will come and say how easy it is for them and unlike "random other rts from the rose tinted past". This is not a dlc or expansion this is a standalone TW game that happens to be in Europe. Them battles are the most cinematic I've seen from a TW game yet. Also I dont understand why 39 people (at the moment of writing this pulled the score down when I haven't read a single negative review from those who played it...
    This is my first ever review I felt motivated to write, go figure... :D    … Expand
  7. Rufsian
    Feb 17, 2015
    10
    I'm making it a 10 just to counter other people rating it 0 just because Rome 2 MASSIVE FAIL on release and people are rating Attila based on that.

    Attila Total War is a solid 8 on my book. Stability, graphical fidelity, GAMEPLAY wise and the best A.I. in a Total War to date. HANDS DOWN. Anyone who played past Total War games and became a fan of the franchise and then comes here to    I'm making it a 10 just to counter other people rating it 0 just because Rome 2 MASSIVE FAIL on release and people are rating Attila based on that.

    Attila Total War is a solid 8 on my book. Stability, graphical fidelity, GAMEPLAY wise and the best A.I. in a Total War to date. HANDS DOWN.

    Anyone who played past Total War games and became a fan of the franchise and then comes here to rate Attila less than a 6 has some serious life issues that need addressing because you are just projecting your bitterness in the wrong place in a futile act to fix them.

    Best Total War to date. Hands down, up, in & out. These words come from someone who absolutely despised Rome 2 Total War and all the fiasco that came with it.

    SEGA Japan, CA UK, whoever did learn the lesson whatever there was to learn. Good job. Great game.    … Expand
  8. Wintermist
    Feb 17, 2015
    10
    Clearly they took the complaints on Rome II to heart, what I've played so far it has all the things I missed from Total War for a long time, it's actually Campaign focused now rather than just Battle focused. I'm loving it, and if this is the way future Total War games will be like, I'm one happy gamer!!
  9. 11eleven11
    Feb 17, 2015
    10
    This gam deserves solid 8. However, I am giving 10 since there are still many people who are bitter at CA after Rome 2. Its good that Attila is stand alone. Avoid rome 2 support Attila!
  10. 1muflon1
    Feb 17, 2015
    10
    Attila is everything what Rome 2 supposed to be, but wasn't. The game is challenging, more complex, intricate and deep.

    Those players who played total war just for an eyecandy and battles may not like the new complex political system, but those of you who really enjoy strategies like CK2 or other paradox games, will love it.

    The Attila is a step in the right direction for the franchise.
  11. mblomstrand92
    Feb 17, 2015
    0
    !WARNING! Horribly optimized game !WARNING!

    I have a Geforce NVIDIA GTX 970, Intel Core i5 4670K 3.8 Ghz and 8 GB of ram. This game can't run near 60fps in a big battle even if I choose the next lowest settings on everything and with very few filters, and also those on the lower settings. I can't play the battles if they turn to big and therefore all sieges and larger battles are    !WARNING! Horribly optimized game !WARNING!

    I have a Geforce NVIDIA GTX 970, Intel Core i5 4670K 3.8 Ghz and 8 GB of ram. This game can't run near 60fps in a big battle even if I choose the next lowest settings on everything and with very few filters, and also those on the lower settings. I can't play the battles if they turn to big and therefore all sieges and larger battles are instantly unplayable for me. Game looks to be a step up from Rome 2 but I can't deal with this. As fast as you hover over a lot of units the framerate just drops like hell. So if you have a real solid rig and can deal with playing around 30 fps I guess it could be fun. But not for me. 30 euros wasted. Thanks alot.    … Expand
  12. 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
  13. 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
  14. 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
  15. 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`!!!!
  16. 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.
  17. 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.
  18. 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.
  19. 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
  20. 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
  21. 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
  22. 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
  23. 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 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  24. 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
  25. 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.
  26. 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.
  27. 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.
  28. 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
  29. 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
  30. 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.
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#69 Best PC Game of 2015
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80

Generally favorable reviews - based on 66 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 52 out of 66
  2. Mixed: 14 out of 66
  3. Negative: 0 out of 66
  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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