Total War: Attila

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  • Publisher: Sega
  • Release Date: Feb 17, 2015
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  1. 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
  2. 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
  3. 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
  4. 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
  5. 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.
  6. 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
  7. 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
  8. 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
  9. Shimmeywill
    Feb 26, 2020
    8
    A step up from Rome 2 but still lacking the polish and refinement of the early total war titles.
  10. 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
  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. 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.
  13. 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!
  14. 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
  15. 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
  16. 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
  17. 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.
  18. 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
  19. 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
  20. 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
  21. 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
  22. 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
  23. 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.
  24. 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".
  25. 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.
  26. 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.
  27. 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
  28. 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.
  29. 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.
  30. 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
  31. 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
  32. 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
  33. 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
  34. 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.
  35. 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
  36. 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).
  37. 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.
  38. 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.
  39. SirHusson
    Apr 27, 2021
    7
    Pretty good, Modern ish take on Rome but yeah the best Rome game would be Rome total war remastered
  40. Yaav13
    May 9, 2022
    7
    My truthful honorable incorruptible conclusive rating of this considered game: 7.
  41. 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
  42. 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.
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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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