Total War: Attila

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  • Publisher: Sega
  • Release Date: Feb 17, 2015
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  1. 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
  2. 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
  3. 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!!
  4. 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
  5. 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
  6. 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
  7. 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
  8. 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
  9. 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.
  10. 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
  11. 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.
  12. Papaflower
    Feb 18, 2015
    10
    Finally an effort to return to what made the Total War series great. CA at last seems to understand that oversimplification and false advertising are not methods which attract new fans. Whoever thinks that Attila is a copycat of Rome 2 misses the point of a FRANCHISE. Attila, after some tweaking,is to become a Great Total War Title.
  13. 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
  14. 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.
  15. 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!
  16. meusli
    Feb 17, 2015
    10
    The best Total War to date and that includes AI that works and depth that will keep you coming back for more. Their are many new additions to this game and my favorite is the Family/Faction controls.
  17. GMoon777
    Feb 17, 2015
    10
    CA have made many good games in the past. sometimes they go wrong and can't achieve the targets that they set, this may be due to SEGA forcing an early release (they fund it, they own it) or because of lack of experience with features, but Total War: Attila is everything that Rome II should have been, this has happened before with Empire total war and then they sorted it out with Napoleon,CA have made many good games in the past. sometimes they go wrong and can't achieve the targets that they set, this may be due to SEGA forcing an early release (they fund it, they own it) or because of lack of experience with features, but Total War: Attila is everything that Rome II should have been, this has happened before with Empire total war and then they sorted it out with Napoleon, Total War Attila is amazing, in depth, immersive, fun and almost bug free, give CA another chance and pick this up.… Expand
  18. sebseb
    Feb 17, 2015
    10
    One of the best total war games, includes good old and new mechanics, and way more optimized at launch than Rome 2, Still haven't found any bugs yet. Recommended for Total War fans.
  19. Mikeyisroc
    Feb 17, 2015
    10
    A huge improvement over Rome 2, Attila is dark, gritty, and different. The Grand campaign is very interesting, and the AI very much improved. A couple of release day glitches and bugs here and there, but nothing serious.

    This series is stepping in the right direction.
  20. Haromerr
    Feb 17, 2015
    10
    If you have ever craved the feeling in a strategy game that the entity you are playing is every bit as smart as you, if not smarter, then Creative Assembly's newest offering Total War: Attila is for you. It has a superficial resemblance to its predecessor, Rome II, and obviously it uses a development of the same engine, but whereas Rome II had a certain predictability about it, Attila hasIf you have ever craved the feeling in a strategy game that the entity you are playing is every bit as smart as you, if not smarter, then Creative Assembly's newest offering Total War: Attila is for you. It has a superficial resemblance to its predecessor, Rome II, and obviously it uses a development of the same engine, but whereas Rome II had a certain predictability about it, Attila has moved beyond that. On campaign or on the battlefield, it is full of surprises, and even on lower difficulty settings it's almost a certainty that at some stage you're going to have to reload an earlier save and start over.

    The game captures superbly the grim onset of the Dark Ages, as Rome collapses, the barbarians arrive, and the landscape is littered with empty, desolate settlements that signpost the savage passing of the hordes, chief among them the massive, seemingly unchallengeable might of the Huns.

    This game on release is a huge advance on Rome II, which itself was a work of flawed genius, in my opinion. It's definitely worth wheeling out the General's armchair and sallying forth to remake the ancient world in whatever image you care to try and make it in. Glory awaits!    … Expand
  21. MK32USMC
    Feb 18, 2015
    10
    Most fun campaign in total war history, and I have not yet been attacked by the huns! Very fun multiplayer.
    A must have. Only bad thing I can think of is that battles finish way too quickly, not allowing us to execute more battle tactics. Other than that,its a bloody good game!
  22. Trajan
    Feb 18, 2015
    10
    Awesome Game. It feels great again playing total war. Rome 2 was a let down and Attila brought my favorite strategy series back. Great Faction and Unit variety. Great single player experience. Loads of features with several layers. I highly recommend this game. As expected optimizations and tweaking will happen over the next few months but Creative Assembly has built a fantasticAwesome Game. It feels great again playing total war. Rome 2 was a let down and Attila brought my favorite strategy series back. Great Faction and Unit variety. Great single player experience. Loads of features with several layers. I highly recommend this game. As expected optimizations and tweaking will happen over the next few months but Creative Assembly has built a fantastic game to keep me entertained for years to come. I will rate the game 10 to offset the Trolls who try to mess with metacritics scoring. Reality I would give the game no less than 8.5 and up to 9.… Expand
  23. wolfswoosh
    Feb 19, 2015
    10
    Fantastic Singleplayer - good out of the box multiplayer.

    If your a fan of the series its never been this good in singleplayer - buy without hesitation!
  24. svablas
    Feb 20, 2015
    10
    We must agree that this is best TW game so far but what best means that is not much to say. Its better in all apspects compare to shogun 2 (second best) so i give 10, because its best so far and 10 is only logical score it could have. There is bunch of idiots that have problems with theyr gaming setup blaming game for problems that ruins theyr experience. Computer specs do not mater mostWe must agree that this is best TW game so far but what best means that is not much to say. Its better in all apspects compare to shogun 2 (second best) so i give 10, because its best so far and 10 is only logical score it could have. There is bunch of idiots that have problems with theyr gaming setup blaming game for problems that ruins theyr experience. Computer specs do not mater most of the time (old man can beat young criple without sweat) .

    Solid game, but there is lots of space to improve it expecialy AI. Yep AI best so far but if you take closer look you will see that Ai do very good job at positioning units right before he charge/counter charge and if you counter it he still folow the same path. I saw no units rotation at the heat of battle, no fake retreat/mini ambushes. Thats is crucial. Break AI formation, battle plan (pretty easy to find out) and thats it, if you know what you doing, IF you follow SUN TSU rules of ART OF WAR AI no match for you, but if you go straight you will be SLAIN as newer before. What i noticed that now AI likes split his formation, make larger gabs, not like old one with his monolite formation that is cannons meat. Now its much harder to devastate AI with catapults etc. need good timing. But common battle rule is that if you make gaps you must move a lot more that is hard for this AI, he just cant handle it, but stil creates a chalenge if you are 1:2 and in 1:4 you need good position and army composition to actualy try your luck that in most cases ends very bad, better avoid this :) also i talk only about legendary difficulty.

    Solid game.

    Buy

    Slay

    Be slayed (most likely)

    And enjoy!!!    … Expand
  25. 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.
  26. 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
  27. 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.
  28. 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
  29. 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
  30. 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
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Metascore
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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