Total War: WARHAMMER - Realm of the Wood Elves

 PC
  • Publisher: Sega
  • Release Date: Dec 8, 2016
Metascore
76

Generally favorable reviews - based on 9 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 9
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 9
  3. Negative: 0 out of 9
  1. XGN
    Dec 19, 2016
    70
    Realm of the Wood Elves is a mediocre to good expansion for Total War Warhammer. New intriguing races and a different playstyle offers some more fun with the game. Although not every feature works that well.
  2. PC Invasion
    Dec 12, 2016
    70
    Out on the plains and forest floors, the Wood Elf forces emphasise mobility, micro-management (which can just mean lots of using the pause button in single player), and, to perhaps a lesser extent than expected, archery prowess. They represent another smart translation from tabletop to Total War, and add further tactical challenges to Creative Assembly’s ever-evolving game through their expanded economy and unique campaign goal.
  3. GameGrin
    Mar 3, 2017
    65
    Those who are looking to add some pointy-ears to their game will find a faction with a high skill ceiling and impressive design. At £14 for just one faction, however, you might want to wait until it’s on sale.
  5. Gamer.no
    Jan 25, 2017
    60
    Realm of the Wood Elves brings a fairly exciting campaign to Total War: Warhammer. The amber resource and the new focuses on alliances versus war forces us to think again on how to approach potential enemies, but as you grow more powerful, the game becomes a little bit easier, and a little more boring.
This publication does not provide a score for their reviews.
This publication has not posted a final review score yet.
These unscored reviews do not factor into the Metascore calculation.

In Progress & Unscored

?
  1. Rock, Paper, Shotgun
    Dec 12, 2016
    As a faction, however, the Wood Elves are a worthy addition to Total War: Warhammer’s burgeoning list of fantastical armies. Distinct and terribly tricky, they make the game feel new again, while forcing half-arsed commanders like myself to up our game.

User Reviews

All reviews »
User Score
6.5

Mixed or average reviews- based on 16 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 16
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 16
  3. Negative: 4 out of 16
  1. Thazari
    Dec 14, 2016
    9
    Easily one of the most extensive DLCs, Realm of the Wood Elves has way more content than the expansion packs of old. All the Wood Elf unitsEasily one of the most extensive DLCs, Realm of the Wood Elves has way more content than the expansion packs of old. All the Wood Elf units from the tabletop are present, a set of new magic spells has been introduced and Wood Elves have a whole set of new play mechanics on the campaign map, making them very distinct when compared to all the races that have come before.

    Overall the difficulty has been ramped up a bit as you'll now have to manage a new strategic resource called amber which is needed everywhere: buildings, tech, units and even your progression towards victory all rely on it. In the battles, Wood Elves need quite a bit more micro management than other races, but when you master them, they become very powerful indeed. The building trees and character skill trees are also more complicated than you'd be used to.

    But if you've already been playing the game with all the other races for many months, the challenge is more than welcome and the addition of Wood Elves gives Total War Warhammer a fresh feeling and adds a lots more hours of enjoyment.    … Full Review »
  2. Master_Squishy
    Jan 22, 2018
    1
    The people saying this is extensive are clearly paid by CA.
    This DLC contains a half finished faction which could if implemented properly be    The people saying this is extensive are clearly paid by CA.
    This DLC contains a half finished faction which could if implemented properly be the most interesting and fun faction in the game.
    What it is instead, is an over complicated micro managing nightmare with not a shred of sense to it getting in the way of you being able to even notice how cool it is that you have an army of trees. Every siege battle is the same map, and it isn't even a siege map it's just a regular generic flat map that you can't defend properly and can't run from. Everyone invades the forest so you're always fighting on that same generic boring map every single battle it's boring the first time but you will have to fight on it at least 200 times if you try the DLC campaign, the other wood elves fight each other more than the invaders, they have an extra requirement of amber which is a stupid resource you can't actually control and this turns what could be the greatest thing ever into a monotonous load of crap. Endless boring micro-managing and searching online for a mod to make this DLC more interesting which somehow still has not been made. Just don't bother until they actually make it worth paying for, they still can, wouldn't even be that hard for them, just gotta remove the nonsense making it too fiddly and add some good maps.

    It's a game, that means it's meant to be fun, micro managing things between boring fights, is not fun.    … Full Review »
  3. tjohobbit
    Mar 2, 2017
    3
    Greed greed greed.
    Bad game that is not finished. Ridicules diplomacy where you get declared on by your race even when you have their real    Greed greed greed.
    Bad game that is not finished. Ridicules diplomacy where you get declared on by your race even when you have their real enemy on the map between you. Do not buy and give such greedy companies any more money when they shortchange us players all the time. Wait until the sales when u get everything hopefullly cheaper.    … Full Review »
See all user reviews »