Total War: WARHAMMER II

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  • Publisher: Sega
  • Release Date: Sep 28, 2017
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7.9

Generally favorable reviews- based on 603 Ratings

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  1. Cioby
    Sep 30, 2017
    0
    **** game, another disgrace to the Total War series. Same game copy/pasted into new cool looking unit. And that's it. Nothing else is good or "strategic" about this game.

    Some monsters are overpowered and can destroy everything, some monsters in other factions are expensive but weak. Did I mention you get 4 factions only? Can't wait for DLCs with 1 new faction for 15-20$. But    **** game, another disgrace to the Total War series. Same game copy/pasted into new cool looking unit. And that's it. Nothing else is good or "strategic" about this game.

    Some monsters are overpowered and can destroy everything, some monsters in other factions are expensive but weak.

    Did I mention you get 4 factions only? Can't wait for DLCs with 1 new faction for 15-20$.
    But fangays of this abomination will say that previous games were bad for giving 3 factions with new mechanics and scripts while they soak up this garbage.

    There is still no actual combat or strategy, just send units into other units, keep your chariots moving, cast spells that make no sense and are almost the same as the previous game.    … Expand
  2. Deathmarch
    Feb 2, 2020
    10
    Best totalwar ever ! every faction is different ,the mechanics , the unit s, techtrees, 1000 of hours of gameplay. love it
  3. Inq
    May 21, 2020
    10
    Yes, it's pricy. No doubt about that, but if you judge hours of fun per buck it's absolutely up there - doubly so if you even slightly enjoy Warhammer lore. Easy recommendation on that one.
  4. marcantoineg
    Sep 14, 2019
    10
    Diversity of units never found in other total war games. Nice graphics. Decent performance on a good PC. Can't wait for the 3rd.
  5. Renaigse
    Aug 5, 2020
    9
    самый разнообразный и интересный tw с кучей уникальных механик, в зависимости от выбранной фракции
  6. cheese-eater
    Mar 1, 2020
    10
    1800 hours on steam.

    the sandbox gameplay and the constand updates make this a gread game. that can be played endlessly. just 1 campaign can take up to 100 hours. and if you start the same campiagn agian you wil stil have a differend expirians
  7. kirovairship
    May 11, 2020
    10
    Absolutely amazing game! I've spent many hours (...days) enjoying myself playing this awesome game! ( also great modding community!). It's a must have if you enjoy fantasy RTS!
  8. DaveyGee
    Jul 23, 2020
    9
    The game is a really high quality total war game and delivers above and beyond others in the series.
    It's visually stunning, the sound is excellent and the combat mechanics feel very well adjusted. The negatives are: 1.sometimes the agents on the campaign map bug out and tpose across the map, which really pulls you out of it.
    2. Enemy factions in campaign mode carry out frustrating spam    The game is a really high quality total war game and delivers above and beyond others in the series.
    It's visually stunning, the sound is excellent and the combat mechanics feel very well adjusted. The negatives are: 1.sometimes the agents on the campaign map bug out and tpose across the map, which really pulls you out of it.
    2. Enemy factions in campaign mode carry out frustrating spam and swarm tactics, such as spamming agents to assassinate and wound all your heroes.
    3. Higher difficulties don't mean more complex behaviour from the A.I. just that the A.I.'s units are buffed with additional damage leadership defence etc. These negatives are nowhere near enough to bring the game down from is excellent level. There is a lot of DLC but it isn't necessary to buy all of it, you can pick and choose what appeal to you or just play the base game and you will not be barred from major mechanics or updates. Best to also own tww1 so you have access to the massive mortal empires campaign.
    Amazing game, definitely worth playing for strategy fans and newcomers.    … Expand
  9. OmeQuicksilver
    Nov 15, 2019
    9
    While the sequel does not necessarily break any new ground for the previous installment in terms of gameplay, it does refine it and make it even better. The new races are far more diverse in aesthetics and playstyle then those of the original game, allowing for more varied playstyles and replayability.
    Those that have the first game will also be able to play in a grand special    While the sequel does not necessarily break any new ground for the previous installment in terms of gameplay, it does refine it and make it even better. The new races are far more diverse in aesthetics and playstyle then those of the original game, allowing for more varied playstyles and replayability.
    Those that have the first game will also be able to play in a grand special map-spanning campaign mode as well as the default Vortex mode.    … Expand
  10. shatti
    Apr 20, 2019
    8
    the battles are awesome with magic
    but the campaign is simplistic and it feels more a casual total war game
    but again battles are great and variety of units also great
  11. Jochokilla
    May 29, 2020
    9
    Incredible game for single player and coop multiplayer. Astonishing variety of factions, races and units for each one of them. Warhammer`s lore only helps stablish the richness and variety never seen in a game before. Stunning, colossal cinematic style battle. Strategy at macro and micro level are essential, If you are going to get it, start on Hard difficulty. The real game begins whenIncredible game for single player and coop multiplayer. Astonishing variety of factions, races and units for each one of them. Warhammer`s lore only helps stablish the richness and variety never seen in a game before. Stunning, colossal cinematic style battle. Strategy at macro and micro level are essential, If you are going to get it, start on Hard difficulty. The real game begins when you choose either Very Hard or Legendary. I just lowered it to 9 and not 10 bcause there a ton of DLCs, however, FreeLcs are plentiful and will give you hundred of hours of gameplay.
    OST: 10/10
    GAMEPLAY: 10/0
    GAME ENGINE: 9/10 (High ammounts of units at the same time will cause alg unless youre running it on a super machine).

    Also, developers put the CREATIVE in CREATIVE ASSEMBLY.    … Expand
  12. Sanadoon
    Feb 26, 2019
    10
    My favorite Total War game to date. Magic, monsters, dragons, it's got it all. You will certainly get your money's worth with all the content available. Playing coop is a lot of fun, and mechanics are straight forward but with great depth. It has many RPG elements, with experience, skill points, gear, followers, traits gained, etc.

    If you like Strategy, tactics, or RPG's, this is the    My favorite Total War game to date. Magic, monsters, dragons, it's got it all. You will certainly get your money's worth with all the content available. Playing coop is a lot of fun, and mechanics are straight forward but with great depth. It has many RPG elements, with experience, skill points, gear, followers, traits gained, etc.

    If you like Strategy, tactics, or RPG's, this is the game for you    … Expand
  13. Fudgeyman
    May 14, 2018
    9
    Great game, just like the first installment. Beautiful graphics, excellent rpg elements and character customization, factions all feel unique and don't seem to be copy pastes from the previous title with new skins. My only complaint is that the AI doesn't really present any challenge for anyone familiar with the total war franchise on lower difficulties, and on harder difficulties the AIGreat game, just like the first installment. Beautiful graphics, excellent rpg elements and character customization, factions all feel unique and don't seem to be copy pastes from the previous title with new skins. My only complaint is that the AI doesn't really present any challenge for anyone familiar with the total war franchise on lower difficulties, and on harder difficulties the AI does not play any better just simply gets buffs/player gets de-buffs.

    However the game is still incredibly fun with a strategic campaign and intense tactical battles. On it's own I would say this game is definitely worth it for the vortex campaign (which is more than you will ever need) but if you happen to already own Total War: WARHAMMER then you get the added benefit of the Mortal Empires Campaign which simply just combines the maps of the two games in an epic sandbox mashup, although not for the faint of heart with it's insanely long end turn phase and lack of narrative it is a great bonus for owning both titles and is easily something you could pour hundreds if not thousands of hours into.

    Overview

    9/10

    Definitely worth the price
    If you buy this and do not already own WARHAMMER 1 and are thinking of getting it just for Mortal Empires I would wait until it's on sale as I don't think it's worth paying full price just for that but even as little as %20 off and I would say go for it.    … Expand
  14. ScreamHorn
    Aug 14, 2020
    10
    Very fresh and original Total War game. Introduction of magic, big monsters, epic lords, different races make this game really good. Playing with different race is just like playing different game. I almost lost interest in historical Total War titles because of Warhammer, because they are not as complex and they dont have so much content.
  15. Elcreyente
    Sep 16, 2020
    9
    i skipped 'Total war: warhammer I', I thought that i wouldn't enjoy a total war based on fiction. Boy was i wrong, this game sure is the best total war up until this day.
  16. Danisco
    Aug 8, 2019
    10
    I enjoy playing this game and also free DLCs keeps coming. well, this is one of the best total war games I ever played. and I hope they complete all Skaven races, more lores and also add those missing troops on the game like large rats, War Litter, Rat Swarms, Wolf Rats, Troglodon, Dread Saurian, Lothern SkyCutter, Ellyrian Reavers, White Lion Chariot, Scourgerunner Chariot, BloodwrackI enjoy playing this game and also free DLCs keeps coming. well, this is one of the best total war games I ever played. and I hope they complete all Skaven races, more lores and also add those missing troops on the game like large rats, War Litter, Rat Swarms, Wolf Rats, Troglodon, Dread Saurian, Lothern SkyCutter, Ellyrian Reavers, White Lion Chariot, Scourgerunner Chariot, Bloodwrack Medusa, Bloodwarck Shrine, Khemric Titan… Expand
  17. GarethB
    Nov 11, 2018
    9
    An amazing strategy game with a wide array of mods, great visuals and the magic offers a system that total war was lacking before. There is great variety in the factions. My only problem is the lack of challenge end game.
  18. tychodragon
    Dec 6, 2018
    10
    Warhammer 2 Is a Incredible time for any who loves Fantasy battles. Even If you are not a fan of Warhammer fantasy and the lore you are in for an incredible battle simulator as well as a masterful grand campaign experience. The world is rich and full. This was a game that could have been poorly done but was done beautifully. If you are a warhammer fan Let me say nothing encases the bloodyWarhammer 2 Is a Incredible time for any who loves Fantasy battles. Even If you are not a fan of Warhammer fantasy and the lore you are in for an incredible battle simulator as well as a masterful grand campaign experience. The world is rich and full. This was a game that could have been poorly done but was done beautifully. If you are a warhammer fan Let me say nothing encases the bloody grim dark warfare like this engine. Its simply fun to just watch the battles pressing K during battle and seeing things play out. I'm about 800 hours in with mods, there are a few essential mods but even the base game is worthy of praise. Its A complete shame this game has not been put up for best RTS of all time because put simply it is. I grew up with RTS games and no game has come close to fulfilling my dreams of creating stories in a fantasy world like Total war warhammer has. Warcraft has always been the standard of fantasy RTS but Warhammer 2 blows anything blizzard has made RTS wise out of the water. Look no further than this game if you ever felt sad you couldn't play out the epic lord of the rings movies battles. These battles look just as good and are in my opinion much cooler lore wise.… Expand
  19. elvis002
    Feb 1, 2020
    10
    one of the best game i even played. I have about 1000 hour in game and if i play more game is more funny, interesting and rewarding.
  20. Lennac
    Aug 11, 2020
    8
    The game itself is fantastic. The DLC is overpriced for what you get. $22 (CAD) for the Beastmen? Another $22 for the Wood Elves. Repeat for each non-base game faction... Oh, and you need to own the first game to have access to a lot of what the second game has to offer... So two full price games plus all of the DLC? You're looking at well over $200. For that price, you better be certainThe game itself is fantastic. The DLC is overpriced for what you get. $22 (CAD) for the Beastmen? Another $22 for the Wood Elves. Repeat for each non-base game faction... Oh, and you need to own the first game to have access to a lot of what the second game has to offer... So two full price games plus all of the DLC? You're looking at well over $200. For that price, you better be certain this is the type of game for you.… Expand
  21. Coldhandsyo
    Apr 13, 2019
    10
    I love total war but I had always wanted more faction variety, both in playstyle and mechanics. Warhammer 2 does this and does it much better than Warhammer 1. The factions all play so differently, that each faction and in some cases even lords of the same faction feel fresh on each playthrough.

    I enjoyed Warhammer 1 but this one really hit a home run, 100s of hours of fun to be had and    I love total war but I had always wanted more faction variety, both in playstyle and mechanics. Warhammer 2 does this and does it much better than Warhammer 1. The factions all play so differently, that each faction and in some cases even lords of the same faction feel fresh on each playthrough.

    I enjoyed Warhammer 1 but this one really hit a home run, 100s of hours of fun to be had and well worth full price imo, the dlc has also been fairly priced and very decent in content.    … Expand
  22. Tilt1k
    Nov 11, 2019
    9
    Warhammer 1 but better and larger what can you ask more? I will be addicted to this one :D
  23. ChumaGG
    Jul 18, 2020
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. review de 400 letras o menos
    PRO
    -combinacion de RTS con estrategia por turnos
    -jugabilidad unica (por las magias)
    -buenas fisicas de tropas
    -buena IA
    -infinita rejugabilidad
    -amplia variedad de mods
    CON
    -requiere de tener varios dlc para disfrutar del juego (el primer juego es basicamente un dlc de este)
    -mal balanceado
    -mala paleta de colores
    -NETA... MUCHOS DLC (pero para mi si valen la pena)    … Expand
  24. Juanou
    Jun 4, 2019
    10
    Un des meilleur TW car très innovant et complet au niveau des bataille. En revanche le système diplomatique est plutôt pauvre.
  25. Ale1991
    Nov 8, 2020
    10
    A masterpiece, one of the best strategy games of all times, congratulations to CA.
  26. SerGjant
    Jun 20, 2020
    9
    Almost perfect game in this genre. Probably part 3 will pull 10 out of 10. We'll see..
  27. DaveyDiablo
    Feb 4, 2020
    8
    A pretty pricey investment, but it's given me many, many hours of enjoyment.
  28. Raffx
    Jan 31, 2020
    10
    It is my favourite game from all total war games. There is nearly all I dreamed in fantasy total war games. World is huge with many different races, factions, weapons from shield and sword to huge dragons or "egyptian" sphinxs. Gamaplay is similiar to other total war games, ale with quite good magic, monsters and of course artillery.
    Many game mechanics is different for each races for    It is my favourite game from all total war games. There is nearly all I dreamed in fantasy total war games. World is huge with many different races, factions, weapons from shield and sword to huge dragons or "egyptian" sphinxs. Gamaplay is similiar to other total war games, ale with quite good magic, monsters and of course artillery.
    Many game mechanics is different for each races for example grudge mechanic for dwarves, slaves for dark elves , empire mechanic from humans from empire.
    This game will provide many hours good total war gameplay with fantasy    … Expand
  29. Everchosen
    Feb 5, 2020
    10
    One of the greatest strategy games ever.
    A good combination between turn-based strategy with RTS.
    Real time battle with hundreds or thousands soldiers, huge monsters, air force, powerful magics, legendary warriors, hundreds projectiles in the air and much more. 15 races - which the game-play for each differs widely. Two big campaigns: One big with the 6 races of the Total War    One of the greatest strategy games ever.
    A good combination between turn-based strategy with RTS.

    Real time battle with hundreds or thousands soldiers, huge monsters, air force, powerful magics, legendary warriors, hundreds projectiles in the air and much more.
    15 races - which the game-play for each differs widely.

    Two big campaigns:
    One big with the 6 races of the Total War Warhammer 2 and 2 races from Total War Warhammer.
    Second campaign with bigger map, much longer game play, and all the races - but you will need both Total War Warhammer to play it.
    In each campaign every race have different mechanisms that have big effect on the gameplay.
    Also there are different mechanisms between the campaigns that have big effect the gameplay.

    Disadvantages:
    * It is not easy to learn this game if you not play any Total War game before.
    * This is not cheap game, has a lot of DLCs, and to have it in its complete form, you need both Total War Warhammer and Total War Warhammer 2 (for the mortal empire campaign and some of the races).But even the basic game, without DLCs, is amazing.    … Expand
  30. frostinfernal
    Aug 7, 2020
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Good old total war, only variability in the choice of race appeared. Each race is unique and has unique mechanics. A rich selection of units and amazing battlegrounds. Cons: too simple politics, no branches of power, and the complete uselessness of all cavalry in the game.… Expand
  31. Biberattacke
    May 1, 2020
    8
    Fantasy Setting in einer Mixtur aus globaler Rundenstrategie und optionalen Echtzeitschlachten.
    Es macht Spaß und ist kann durchaus anspruchsvoll sein, wenn man tief ins Spiel eintauchen möchte,
    Die Fraktionen sind unterschiedlich genug um Abwechslung zu bieten, bleiben dabei aber immer verständlich. Einige kleinere Kritikpunkte muss sich das Spiel aber dennoch gefallen lassen:    Fantasy Setting in einer Mixtur aus globaler Rundenstrategie und optionalen Echtzeitschlachten.
    Es macht Spaß und ist kann durchaus anspruchsvoll sein, wenn man tief ins Spiel eintauchen möchte,
    Die Fraktionen sind unterschiedlich genug um Abwechslung zu bieten, bleiben dabei aber immer verständlich.

    Einige kleinere Kritikpunkte muss sich das Spiel aber dennoch gefallen lassen:

    -Die Mechanik des Kampagnen Sieges über die Rituale ist nicht so gelungen und hätte besser umgesetzt werden können.

    -Gegen Ende der Kampagne ist man zu stark und fegt über die Karte ohne großartige Herausforderungen. Das ist zwar logisch,
    aber ich habe mich dabei erwischt das Spiel nicht mehr zu genießen. Ich wollte einfach nur zum Ende kommen, Das ist sehr
    schade, denn TW Warhammer II ist eigentlich ein großartiges Spiel und verdient es nicht wie Fast Food behandelt zu werden.
    Zum Glück bin ich kein Entwickler und muss mir dafür keine Lösung einfallen lassen.

    Wenn ich einen Wusch für TW Warhammer III äußern dürfte, dann würde ich mir einen Weltkarten Multiplayermodus wünschen. Ganz klassisch wie die Singleplayerkampagne.

    Abschließend nochmal:
    TW Warhammer 2 ist ein tolles Spiel für Menschen Rundenstrategie mögen, aber auch gern mal in die Echtzeitstragie ablgeiten wollen. Cineastische Echtzeitschlachten aller Lord of the Rings sind inklusive und das Warhammer Fantasy Universum passt wie der ♥♥♥♥♥ auf den sprichwörtlichen Eimer.    … Expand
  32. Cantila
    May 16, 2020
    10
    Warhammer 1 was apretty good title, but it always felt like it lacked many things to keep it interesting. Warhammer 2 fixed that and beyond, With all the extra content and balancing patches over the years, this is now one of the best PC RTS games of all time. The sheer content with all DLCs will keep you busy for years. With a total of 1500 hours on Warhammer 1 and 2, I've still only triedWarhammer 1 was apretty good title, but it always felt like it lacked many things to keep it interesting. Warhammer 2 fixed that and beyond, With all the extra content and balancing patches over the years, this is now one of the best PC RTS games of all time. The sheer content with all DLCs will keep you busy for years. With a total of 1500 hours on Warhammer 1 and 2, I've still only tried out half of the factions in the game!

    Best of all, it will get even better with Warhammer 3.    … Expand
  33. buggy86
    May 18, 2020
    9
    Right now, this game offers endless replay-ability. so many factions and heroes to choose from and a huge campaign map to conquer. They fixed a lot of the performance issues too, it is a really solid game now and with mod enhancements, this total war title is going to have longevity like no other.

    What stands out: - Voice acting is really good - Dinosaurs vs Undead - Fully kitted    Right now, this game offers endless replay-ability. so many factions and heroes to choose from and a huge campaign map to conquer. They fixed a lot of the performance issues too, it is a really solid game now and with mod enhancements, this total war title is going to have longevity like no other.

    What stands out:
    - Voice acting is really good
    - Dinosaurs vs Undead
    - Fully kitted lords is an army by itself
    - Faction design oozes character, owing to the warhammer fantasy world it self
    - Some units and heroes are over the top fun to use    … Expand
  34. ArcTrooper390
    Jun 20, 2020
    9
    Just improves upon the first game. If you liked Total War: Warhammer definitely pick this up.
  35. RussianB0t
    Jun 21, 2020
    10
    I like this game very much my daddy bought it for me i like play as the dark elves be casue they are so cool and badass and i cut my self
  36. Ita_JM
    Jul 14, 2020
    9
    An amazing strategic game in a fantasy scenario. It's unbelievably well balanced considered the number of different races. The number of races and how different they make it very replayable. you can play with and you can basically play it forever without getting ever tired of it.
    The game isn't perfect though. The load screens take far too long and the story quest battle could be more    An amazing strategic game in a fantasy scenario. It's unbelievably well balanced considered the number of different races. The number of races and how different they make it very replayable. you can play with and you can basically play it forever without getting ever tired of it.
    The game isn't perfect though. The load screens take far too long and the story quest battle could be more explored, there are two few of them and if you are not into the Warhammer world you might not even understand those quests.
    Another issue is the reliability system of the game. In some situations, it doesn't make much sense, situations completely out of your control may make you lose reliability.

    8.7/10    … Expand
  37. Elevoros
    Jun 27, 2020
    10
    Why write a review for a 2017 game at 2020? Easy. Because you have sunk 2000+ hours on a game that keeps re-invening itself every few months or so.
    Allot of things have been said by others on the mechanics and flaws and whatnot.
    I can only speak on how this game affected me, as a long time, hardcore Total War fan since Rome. This game will conquer you. The historical titles will feel    Why write a review for a 2017 game at 2020? Easy. Because you have sunk 2000+ hours on a game that keeps re-invening itself every few months or so.
    Allot of things have been said by others on the mechanics and flaws and whatnot.
    I can only speak on how this game affected me, as a long time, hardcore Total War fan since Rome.
    This game will conquer you. The historical titles will feel blunt in comparison. If you are a Warhammer fan in addition, it's even worse. You life will be consumed. You are not prepared. Buy that **** It's awesome.    … Expand
  38. Selmaya
    Jul 8, 2020
    10
    Very solid game. Alot of interesting mechanics with constant updates. Great options for mods and overall an experience that keeps on giving.
  39. GerardL88
    Jul 20, 2020
    10
    1000+ hours on Steam. The game has the most complex and rewarding structures of any Total War, with a very active modding community, regular large DLC updates from CA that add significant features or factions. The biggest negative is that you do need to buy a lot of DLC to get the full experience, but there are regular sales which make the cost easier to stomach, and there are potentially1000+ hours on Steam. The game has the most complex and rewarding structures of any Total War, with a very active modding community, regular large DLC updates from CA that add significant features or factions. The biggest negative is that you do need to buy a lot of DLC to get the full experience, but there are regular sales which make the cost easier to stomach, and there are potentially thousands of hours play time to be found.… Expand
  40. Andymion08
    Dec 19, 2017
    7
    Total War: Warhammer 2 "suffers" from a similar problem to other big strategist games like Civilization: by the time the sequel is out the previous version has over a years worth of patches and DLC. Because of this when the new vortex campaign mechanics fell flat and the mortal empires campaign arrived late and unpolished it was easy to move on. It's not bad or incomplete by any means, butTotal War: Warhammer 2 "suffers" from a similar problem to other big strategist games like Civilization: by the time the sequel is out the previous version has over a years worth of patches and DLC. Because of this when the new vortex campaign mechanics fell flat and the mortal empires campaign arrived late and unpolished it was easy to move on. It's not bad or incomplete by any means, but I know that my time would be better spent if I waited another 6 to 9 months before diving back in.… Expand
  41. Bakana
    Oct 6, 2017
    5
    I played for roughly 24 hours and I have to say that I'm pretty disappointed. I have played almost all of the Total War games ( Shogun 2, Rome, Rome 2, Empire, Napoleon, Attila and the first of the Warhammer ones ). So it's not a stretch to tell you that I have a fair share of experience up my sleeve.

    To the game. Some mechanics feel really odd. Im not going into too much detail, but    I played for roughly 24 hours and I have to say that I'm pretty disappointed. I have played almost all of the Total War games ( Shogun 2, Rome, Rome 2, Empire, Napoleon, Attila and the first of the Warhammer ones ). So it's not a stretch to tell you that I have a fair share of experience up my sleeve.

    To the game.
    Some mechanics feel really odd. Im not going into too much detail, but when you reach the end game - ( lil spoiler? ) enemies can just pay money to spawn an army to tear down your cities involved in the Ritual.

    It is just not interactive.. and the excuse "Well its Magic" does not make it any less frustrating.

    To be honest.. It probably makes the balancing better overall cause at some point in the game you are just going to steamroll the hell out of anyone who get's in your way.. but i would prefer something like, "If you get to a certain degree of possessed power everyone turns on you". They could unite against you.. and it would make sense to unite against an overwhelming force that threatens to take over everything.

    But just paying money.. to send an army is not fun.. not for the one that pays neither for the one who may get blown up.

    I didn't even make such bad experiences with it.. It made the game closer and harder, which I always enjoy.. but in a way that didn't make sense to me.

    Maybe it was the fact that I only played on hard.. but the AI was pretty lackluster too.

    Units just getting stuck behind their own troops causing them to not fight till the warriors in front of them die.

    I once won a fight with the prediction of only like 10%-15% winning.. and that causes me to not really feel like being in danger most of the time..

    Maybe I should try an even harder difficulty. But what I experienced is that with harder difficulty the only thing that changes until the break point of becoming an unstoppable force is that I need to wait long times to stabilize economy. Just passing turn for turn to get to the next step and the next step.
    Which I personally blame the low amount of buildings to choose from for.

    There is only one building that makes the citizens happier. Often I had to build only this one building in every city I conquered. It just isn't the diversity that I have been loving in other Total War games.

    To this date I think that shogun was the best one. Though not as big in troop diversity which is obviously easier to achieve for a fantasy game.

    It had a really nice balance in buildings to choose from as far as I can remember.

    The Maelstrom was kind of cool.. and kind of annoying.. again part wise cause you often had to teleport to a fight, just because it was on the other side of the map.. but that caused you to never really being punished.. I wouldve enjoyed it more to maybe having to send a spy or any kind of special unit to the other rituals.. maybe having like 10 round's to do so..

    and my last point to make is, that I didn't like having just like 8 characters and only 4 factions to choose from.. pretty disappointed with that as well..

    but I heard that the devs are planning on bringing the map and factions of the first and the second installment of TW Warhammer together as a bigger Campaign option.. looking forward to that.

    Thanks for reading if anyone made it through. :P
    Have a wonderful day    … Expand
  42. guinevere2
    Dec 9, 2017
    8
    Very good game, just like the first installment. Beautiful graphics, gexcellent rpg elements and possibility of heroes customizations, factions are very different and not just copy pastes with different skins. My only complain is the AI that does not present any challenge on lower difficulties, and on harder difficulties equally stupid AI just gets bunch of bonuses while player is givenVery good game, just like the first installment. Beautiful graphics, gexcellent rpg elements and possibility of heroes customizations, factions are very different and not just copy pastes with different skins. My only complain is the AI that does not present any challenge on lower difficulties, and on harder difficulties equally stupid AI just gets bunch of bonuses while player is given annoying penalties that simply take a lot of fun from the gameplay (you just sit with the armies guarding public order or constantly recovering armies instead fighting). But overall this is a solid game with great replayability value.… Expand
  43. Rorak
    Mar 17, 2018
    10
    Best RTS i have played, awesome graphics, attention to detail. Will give you thousand of hours worth of game play, many different factions to choose from with own strengths and weakness. AI needs to be improved and also balancing between new and old factions , however community mods can help you take care of this problems.
  44. redsooonia
    Nov 12, 2017
    10
    Skavens. Overall, good story. Was enjoying this one. Very long, big map. New races. Spend 3 days till the final battle. And this was a lot of fun. Best Total War I played.
  45. destinyfan1
    Nov 7, 2017
    9
    YES total war warhammer 2 is a great sequel that is just amazing executed with strategic depth , great graphics and if you zoom in on the battle there are just so many details
    The campaign is just great again with actual brains needed to complete
    The new races / factions are great but.... 2 elf races while you have only 4 races in the game is dull because they are definitely different    YES total war warhammer 2 is a great sequel that is just amazing executed with strategic depth , great graphics and if you zoom in on the battle there are just so many details
    The campaign is just great again with actual brains needed to complete
    The new races / factions are great but.... 2 elf races while you have only 4 races in the game is dull because they are definitely different but becaue they are both elves they also feel the same
    Skaven and lizardmen are absolutely awesome and have so much awesome units ,infact the skaven are now my favourite race off all time in any warhammer game
    However this sequel is more a building on what is good then a real changer because there is really not so many changes compared to warhammer 1
    But the changes that where made are awesome and needed like more objective to races,rituals
    Overall a great sequel and an amazing warhammer game    … Expand
  46. Togoyeng
    Dec 4, 2017
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Pre-ordered and started playing the game the day it was released.
    Played this game (without mods and Mortal Empires update) for 240 hours.
    SOME SPOILERS

    Pros:
    1. Experienced very few, almost unnoticeable bugs or glitches when playing the Eye of Vortex campaign.
    2. Every main faction was a lot of fun to play, particularly the Skaven! So much variety, and each main faction has a very different way of being played, albeit having the same end goal.
    3. Great soundtrack!! Intense, uplifting... epic. Sometimes I listen to the soundtrack while working :)
    4. At full Ultra settings, the graphics are a thing of beauty for a strategy game, both during battles and on the campaign map.
    5. The new features for the campaign map, such as climates, ocean treasures, ruins that can be explored, Rogue Factions, etc, make the campaign more fun. Nice end turn reminders :D
    6. Magic has a much stronger impact than in the first game.
    7. An army of Ratmen vs a stack of Dinosaurs, led by a Dinosaur riding a bigger Dinosaur!!

    Cons:
    1. The Eye of Vortex campaign could have been much better if not for the anti-climatic final battle. I enjoyed the build up, the journey, only to reach a final battle (which I thought was going to be a Free-For-All) that felt like "that's it?" With the threat of the Horned Rat entering the world, maybe there should have been at least one Verminlord?
    2. I think CA should start adding unique non-playable units (not counting the Lord of Change in the first game, pre-Norsca) or even factions. Pirates, for instance :)
    3. Most sieges still feel very generic like in the first game, even though they are visually stunning.

    Overall, Total War: Warhammer II has improved from the first game. Lots of fun and I enjoyed it tremendously.    … Expand
  47. Snakedoc2609
    Oct 12, 2017
    10
    A dream game for me. It improves on everything compared to total war warhammer 1 .

    From the more interesting races, new great cinematics, dozens and dozens of little tweaks to the game and the vortex campaing that its not just about conquering and actually feels like a true race that you might loose make this the best total war to date. The map is also beautifully detailed with alot of    A dream game for me. It improves on everything compared to total war warhammer 1 .

    From the more interesting races, new great cinematics, dozens and dozens of little tweaks to the game and the vortex campaing that its not just about conquering and actually feels like a true race that you might loose make this the best total war to date. The map is also beautifully detailed with alot of of different factions.

    With the future inclusion of the mortal campaign this game will have umbeliavable replayability.
    I played TWW1 arround 750 hours and i think i will play this one alot more, all the people complaining about the price is just pure nonsense with all the time you will spend having fun with this game.    … Expand
  48. G-K
    Nov 17, 2017
    10
    Great strategy Game set in the Warhammer fantasy Universe. In my Opinion one of the strongest entry to the Total War series and a nice breath of fresh air between the historical titles.
  49. marc5477
    Oct 27, 2017
    6
    Tries to combine too many elements but does not excel at any of them.

    4x is there but much shallower than games like Galciv or Civilizations. Even Stellaris and Star Ruler offered more 4x content than this game. City building is not its strong point. RTS elements are available during combat. Its actually pretty fun but gets old real quick. Its very slow due to how many hit points    Tries to combine too many elements but does not excel at any of them.

    4x is there but much shallower than games like Galciv or Civilizations. Even Stellaris and Star Ruler offered more 4x content than this game. City building is not its strong point.

    RTS elements are available during combat. Its actually pretty fun but gets old real quick. Its very slow due to how many hit points everything has and how little damage units do especially early in the game. I like the army management but I wish battles would go faster. You can simulate battles but that takes the fun out of the RTS but after about 2 hours of playing I really cringed at fighting battles because they simply take too much time. You also cannot customize races, factions, heroes or anything like that.

    RPG elements exist similar to many 4x games like Fallen Enchantress or Endless Legend. In this game you recruit heroes (and lords) but the problem is there is little variation between them resulting in everyone being a generic carbon copy of each other. Once your army is large, it literally feels like the heroes are all generic and just another unit taking the charm out of the idea of heroes and RPG advancement. As for story, forget it. The story is super generic and dull and there is practically zero character development. Dont buy this looking for a good story.

    Overall I would say this game is slightly above average and I strongly suggest that they focus on one element in the future and push it to give the game some character. Otherwise the game is simply too generic and too similar to everything else that has come out the last 15 years. I cant think of a single feature that was unique in this game and after playing 3 campaigns I have zero interest in ever playing it again. Heck I didnt even want to finish the campaigns after 100 turns so I did have to push myself a bit despite boredom.    … Expand
  50. Mikimax
    Nov 11, 2018
    3
    Once again we have a Total War game which is a waiting simulator. Loading after loading, turn waiting after turn waiting.
    I am sick and tired of waiting for an optimized TW game. Every single TW game wastes my time and it doesn't care.
    Screw this crap!
  51. clayesterling
    Nov 26, 2018
    8
    Very enjoyable... even though the time between turns is too long. I can't get enough of building massive dinosaur armies. Watching triceratops charge ranks of undead and fling them around is just too fun.
  52. chaosxk
    Sep 28, 2017
    10
    Very fun game, compared to Total War: Warhammer this game has a better introduction to beginners as it goes through the basic steps that i had to learn through googling for the first game.

    The models and animation of the game is a lot better than the first one, also the dragons look and animate so much better than the first game. Overall they improved from their last game and made it    Very fun game, compared to Total War: Warhammer this game has a better introduction to beginners as it goes through the basic steps that i had to learn through googling for the first game.

    The models and animation of the game is a lot better than the first one, also the dragons look and animate so much better than the first game.

    Overall they improved from their last game and made it a lot more beginner friendly with their introduction.

    The only complaint i have with this game is the performance, it's worse than the first game. But it will probrobly be improved over the next few patches.    … Expand
  53. Tecco
    Feb 11, 2019
    2
    Seriously, its like this game is designed to crash just before you are able to save. **** this.
    Had it been a WHTW 1 Mini dlc this would have been a nice addition, if the ridiculous bugs were ironed out.
  54. gibbstar
    Oct 26, 2017
    10
    Great follow up to WH1, with a lot of improvements to campaign mechanics, and factions. Now, the factions feel truly different, and the LLs make their own faction play differently, at least initially. Dark Elves with slaves!
  55. TheRavenousEye
    Oct 3, 2017
    9
    Total War: Warhammer 2 is an excellent extension of Total War: Warhammer 1.

    Bringing in several more of the iconic races of the Warhammer universe, the game has a more streamlined objective for all the races this time around: Capture certain settlements to generate ritual resource, start ritual once you have enough and defend 3 settlements determined by the ritual (usually your 3    Total War: Warhammer 2 is an excellent extension of Total War: Warhammer 1.

    Bringing in several more of the iconic races of the Warhammer universe, the game has a more streamlined objective for all the races this time around: Capture certain settlements to generate ritual resource, start ritual once you have enough and defend 3 settlements determined by the ritual (usually your 3 largest). While the campaign's narrative is much more engaging than in the first one, not having personal victory conditions does hurt the experience a little bit. The initial missions you are given also hurt the experience a little bit for more advanced players, since you are encouraged to take a specific course of action when another course might prove better to you. The Queek campaign and Kroq-gar especially suffer from this.

    In terms of the campaign map, it is massive. It is so large, the mere thought of conquering it all will make your rat-whiskers tingle, your serrated blades restless, your flames roar and your primal instincts take over. Exploring the world is exciting, as one faces new factions, opportunities and enemies at every turn. This is further enhanced by the treasure mechanic at sea, the treasure hunting mechanic and the increased number of unique buildings available in specific regions in the world.
    On the other hand, the racing mechanic of the ritual combined with the huge map means you will most likely complete your first campaign without seeing two thirds of the map, which can feel frustrating after having built an empire ready to conquer it all. It will also somewhat limit the opponents you will fight, seeing as the races are primarily divided on the 4 continents. The mortal empires campaign will most likely solve this. Apart from that, it DOES improve replayability.

    The campaign interface has also had a bit of a fixer-upper, adding several quality of life improvements, such as an interface for camera control during other factions' turns. No more having to closely follow neutral factions' movements! Feelsgoodman.

    The battle mechanics have also been slightly improved, with more interesting abilities such as rampage introduced. Perhaps a little overly introduced as 3 out of 4 races now has an ability based on whether they are on 50% max health. Arrow physics have been majorly improved and can now have a more vertical trajectory. A small change, but one you will doubtlessly find compelling, coming from the first game.

    Army abilities have also been introduced and boy are they a blast to use. Summon more ratmen, invoke the power of the ancient plaques, bombard your enemies from above and much more. Players who found their armies inflexible in the first game, will enjoy these global spells that can be used anywhere on the map at any time as they make you feel more in control of a battle where units can be cumbersome to move around.

    The voice acting is okay. Malekith's voice is as presented in the trailer, Queek headtaker's voice is a mix of weird and adorable, while the high elves are noble-sounding as it should be. It is not incredible, but it gets the job done.

    The soundtracks are interesting, having most likely taken some pages out of World of Warcrafts book. They are enjoyable for a while, but you will want to have a mix appropriate for your race ready once you really get invested.

    Overall an excellent game and a worthy successor to Warhammer 1, but does not bring in anything revitalizing new mechanics in terms of the gameplay. If you liked the previous one, you will most likely enjoy this one as well.

    Best of luck on the battlefields of the New World!    … Expand
  56. blainicus
    Oct 2, 2017
    9
    Very good game. Having never played a Total War game, but dabbling in Civ, the reduced difficulty introductory campaigns were great for me. I've been flat-out addicted since day 1.

    The Skaven are very fun to play for me, I really like using their special abilities. Also, what other strategy game lets you command a battlefield of rat-people in real time?! Performance was... well not    Very good game. Having never played a Total War game, but dabbling in Civ, the reduced difficulty introductory campaigns were great for me. I've been flat-out addicted since day 1.

    The Skaven are very fun to play for me, I really like using their special abilities. Also, what other strategy game lets you command a battlefield of rat-people in real time?!

    Performance was... well not great for my computer. Some of my friends play on 10fps and don't mind. But if you tweak your graphics settings you can get it above 30 FPS in battles and campaign. They have a slider for resolution scale, and if you're ok with the blurry effects, you can get your framerate up to 60 running at half resolution. I'm running at 85% resolution scale and the difference isn't noticeable, but the framerate increase is. It's really crucial to turn down terrain and unit detail to low if your computer can't handle the game. Unit count ultra actually isn't too bad if your unit detail is down.

    One thing that I think could have been done better is the auto-resolve system. As I've progressed into late-game, I've only fought critical battles. I don't know what the solution to this would be, maybe you can only auto-resolve one battle per turn or something.

    I think it's fair to say there's not a huge amount of new design from the first game, for people who played that. But since I didn't play the first one, I've been having a great experience. I'm not getting that 'samey' feeling a lot of the fans might get.

    All in all a fantastic game. It's not without its flaws, but if you have some patience it delivers an engrossing, enjoyable experience.    … Expand
  57. Dezrezen
    Dec 23, 2017
    1
    Complete lack of balance between the new factions.
    New factions have too many advantages over old ones
  58. Rrichard
    Oct 2, 2017
    5
    Same weaknesses as the first game: the battles are not fun to play. It is very difficult to track all of the units across the map, particularly with the huge variations in sizes. All of the battles are huge 20v20 brawls without any tactical depth. I just spammed armies of Spearmen and autoresolved everything to get through the campaign.

    The loyalty mechanic makes the Dark Elves and    Same weaknesses as the first game: the battles are not fun to play. It is very difficult to track all of the units across the map, particularly with the huge variations in sizes. All of the battles are huge 20v20 brawls without any tactical depth. I just spammed armies of Spearmen and autoresolved everything to get through the campaign.

    The loyalty mechanic makes the Dark Elves and Skaven a PITA to play, with risk of mini civil war (the mechanic that ruined Rome 2 and Attila) constantly. The campaign itself is quite weak, with less depth than the first game. The 'rituals' just involve defending yourself against multiple 20-stack armies placed into your territory every few turns.

    A sad downturn in enjoyment as compared to the awesome Empire and Shogun 2 games. The series has been on a downard trajectory since Rome.    … Expand
  59. albertpross
    Oct 13, 2017
    7
    AIfter all these years and TW games, the AI is still gamy
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    Elves/dark elves destroy everybody without any effort - Lizardmen were a huge disappointment. no range + no speed = easy target (they're okayish against AI) - Buildings & units are unbalanced. The only "strategy" is figuring out which to build and which to ignore. - Battles basically involve kiting with ranged units and    AIfter all these years and TW games, the AI is still gamy
    -
    Elves/dark elves destroy everybody without any effort
    -
    Lizardmen were a huge disappointment. no range + no speed = easy target (they're okayish against AI)
    -
    Buildings & units are unbalanced. The only "strategy" is figuring out which to build and which to ignore.
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    Battles basically involve kiting with ranged units and charging with cavalry. Not very deep.
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    Still an above average game but needed more playtesting. Typical publisher shortsightedness.    … Expand
  60. Galgotit
    Sep 25, 2018
    1
    A blatant cash grab looking to milk the little bit of good will for the minorly bugged previous game. This review is authentic if not accurate.
  61. jseph1234
    Oct 5, 2020
    6
    Game is excellent in and of itself. Wha I don't like the idea of this Trilogy being just adding on new content on top of old content and charging another $60. In other words You can buy Warhammer 1 for $60 and then will buy Warhammer 2 which will have the same content as Warhammer 1 and then you can buy Warhammer 3 which will have the same content as 1 & 2! Why spend $180 instead ofGame is excellent in and of itself. Wha I don't like the idea of this Trilogy being just adding on new content on top of old content and charging another $60. In other words You can buy Warhammer 1 for $60 and then will buy Warhammer 2 which will have the same content as Warhammer 1 and then you can buy Warhammer 3 which will have the same content as 1 & 2! Why spend $180 instead of just waiting for Warhammer 3 and saving yourself $120?? RIPOFF!!

    A.I. STILL Sucks (They same bad as Rome 2)    … Expand
  62. oneplayer
    Oct 22, 2017
    10
    Game play is amazing! I've spent more time playing this game than any other game i've owned in recent memory. Elves feel like a traditional TW game. Skaven on the other hand makes this game feel completely different. There is a lot of depth in both the kingdom management and as well as in battle. You fight with soo many different factions that there is more variety than other RTS games.Game play is amazing! I've spent more time playing this game than any other game i've owned in recent memory. Elves feel like a traditional TW game. Skaven on the other hand makes this game feel completely different. There is a lot of depth in both the kingdom management and as well as in battle. You fight with soo many different factions that there is more variety than other RTS games. The battle feels epic, especially when trying to siege or defending against an attack on a high tier settlement. Truly feels like something out of a LOTR movie.

    I played Rome, Napoleon, and Shogun 2 in the past. This game blew my mind as to how far the graphics has evolved for a RTS game that involves hundreds of units. Many of the units (especially lords and heroes) have very specific choreographed synchronized battles against each other. Zoom in and watch how they dodge and block each other.

    Haven't ran into any bugs yet despite putting over 120 hours into the game so far.    … Expand
  63. kukid1987
    Jan 21, 2019
    1
    Well, my score is a basic version. EA have to pay for each one more. Or at least fix the bug from the last update (almost two months of the game crash - not able to finish any campaign).
  64. D3D11
    Mar 1, 2020
    3
    This is my first Total War game so I can't compare it to the former ones. This game is very interesting and has a lot of mechanics which makes a strategy game a good one. Essentially this is Heroes Of Might And Magic with a decent battlefield and a deeper game mechanics.

    ONLY, it is completely ruined by bugs / mistakes. 1. The game AI is hard-core, even in normal, except if it has to    This is my first Total War game so I can't compare it to the former ones. This game is very interesting and has a lot of mechanics which makes a strategy game a good one. Essentially this is Heroes Of Might And Magic with a decent battlefield and a deeper game mechanics.

    ONLY, it is completely ruined by bugs / mistakes.

    1. The game AI is hard-core, even in normal, except if it has to help you. Then it becomes dumb.

    2. The loading screen is unacceptably long, even on SSD. This is a huge disappointment.

    3. There is the black-screen bug when start. You can fix this by constantly clicking the right and the left mouse button on the Windows panel while the game is loading (welcome to 2020).

    4. There is a black-screen bug coming back to the map from battle. You can fix this by completely disabling shadows.

    5. There is a sudden desktop crash during loading the battlefield. You CAN NOT fix this. I lowered the graphics to the lowest level to see if it has something to do with video memory (RX580 4gb), nothing has changed (not even the loading time). This is that frequent that it happening in every three battles. This is literally game breaking, since you have to restart the whole game and enjoy the loading screen. Completely unacceptable.

    6. Camera angle bug on the main map. All of a sudden, the camera angle has changed itself to be too vertical from horizontal. Changing options doesn't do anything. Thank you. Are you telling me that I going to play 100+ hours with a bad camera angle?

    I could forgive anything, except the 5. You can finish the game by auto-resolving every battle, but it can be boring after a while.

    If these bugs / mistakes were not present, this game will be a steady 8/10. But I literally had to abandon it because of them, and I can't see that these bugs going to be fixed, so I can't see I going to play it again or recommend this game to anyone.    … Expand
  65. Regulator2020
    Jan 16, 2018
    10
    This game is a great sequel and well worth the long wait. You can tell that Sega actually listen to their customers and took their feedback into consideration when playing the game. The graphics and combat mechanics are easy to pickup and amazing.
  66. avaro
    Mar 27, 2020
    2
    Hauling an overrated and boring fantasy setting that pales compared to others the unholy trio of CA, SEGA and GAMES WORKSHOP managed to create this abomination. There is hardly any reason to talk about the predatory and downright lititious DLC practices as everyone has already spoken about it, therefore this review is only about the gameplay.

    Technical: -Total War Warhammer 2 only    Hauling an overrated and boring fantasy setting that pales compared to others the unholy trio of CA, SEGA and GAMES WORKSHOP managed to create this abomination. There is hardly any reason to talk about the predatory and downright lititious DLC practices as everyone has already spoken about it, therefore this review is only about the gameplay.

    Technical:
    -Total War Warhammer 2 only seems like a beautiful game, yet even on ultra it is downright ugly with poor models.
    -This game has a myriad of bugs and glitches that have appeared in the first game raging from mere annoyance to downright game breaking (LOS bug for direct fire units the most insulting).
    -Crashes galore with no discernable reason and no crash report with the most common crash the "battle loading screen" one and best of all no solution to it.
    -Poor perfomance thanks to an old engine coupled with long load times.
    -Poor mod support, alas, don't expect Medieval II levels of modding in this.
    -No patch support as it exist only to accompany DLCs.
    -Ai does not play by the same rules even on normal difficulty, sustaining 2 stacks of troops with only one province.

    CAMPAING:
    -Plenty of unique races that in the end play the same and are just as boring.
    -Small selection of buildings and restrictive building slots since SHOGUN 2 any sort of complexity.
    -No Tax control, no population restiction (only growth) and easy asf to maintain Public Order.
    -No discernable choices in campaing.
    -No unit upgrades making the absurdity of existing 2 tipes of units, for example the High Elves have archer and archer with light (armor) with the latter only costing a little more with better stats (we had an entire system in ATTILA devoted to avoid unit redudancy and saturation while making technology more important).
    -Economy sucks beyond reason far too easy to be swimming in gold.
    -Most bare bones diplomacy in the series and out of place in this "grim fantasy" where everyone is an ****
    -Poor camera controls and UI making a drag to try and micromanage your lords and heroes.
    -Too many AI players doing their stuff resulting in long turn times and being forced to watch every single AI troop move his ass around.
    -On the topic of technology none of it unlocks new units, upgrades, buildings or changes the playstyle of a faction, on the contrary, they are all stats buffs.
    -Resources are not used as restrictions to build units or as means of improving them like in past games, this results in doomstack spam later in the game.
    -To avoiud the doomstack CA had the brillaint idea of making it impossible to have more than one army around (supply lines).
    -Armies are still bound to generals making movement a drag add to that how little movement points there are.
    -Armies still replenish automatically so good luck with guerrila warfare and wars of attrition.

    BATTLES:
    -Most bland total war game out there despite of the different factions.
    -Uses the poor new system of HP and armor which makes ranged weak unless you stack a bunch of bonuses.
    -Ranged units will not shoot because of LOS and obstructions.
    -Terrible selection maps that are also too damn small for any tactical play other than doomstack.
    -Terrain, apart from blocking ranged attacks, have little effect on the tactical play since there is hardly any difference in holding a high ground or not.
    -Battles are still too fast with units.
    -No unit formations as apparently in "grim fantasy" using one's brain to position one's troop is blasphemy.
    -Cavalry still sucks even the fabled Brettonia are eaten alive by the new monstrous units (blame this damn engine and its terrible fluidity) and still get stuck everywhere.
    -Leadership might not even exist as units barely rout in this one even the cowardly skaven will only rout when led by a level 1 lord, add to that fact that units get "broken" meaning they keep returning to pester the other side, because of this they fight to the death most of the time.
    -Not only that but attack on the sides and the rear no longer yields massive gains and quick routing (making ranged and cavalry even weaker).
    -The fantastical elements are no better since all that matters is stats check.
    -Lords are unbalanced with meele ones being unstoppable machines while ranged ones are weak asf.
    -Magic is either underpowered or overpowered with no middle ground.
    -No sea battles even though this game has vampirates.
    -Sieges are at its worst with no towns to fight on, to burn and civilians to kill ala ATTILA ( add to that no towers to aid the garrison).
    -Cities are a pain to siege thanks to overpowered towers, long siege-holdouts and instant ladders.

    When you add the consumer unfriendly policy of CA , it is safe to say that the entire purpose of the Total War Warhammer series is to be a plataform for selling DLC and for this, I have no hope that the third entry in the seires will be any different.    … Expand
  67. geistreiches
    Oct 14, 2017
    10
    it's my first total war game and it's amazing, especially the battles and character animations are unmatched, it's a complete joy to watch the replay of a fight to zoom in on the chaos and see all those troops running around and fighting, it's like a battle in lord of the rings movie every time.. tactical gameplay on the world map as well as battles is of course also top notch, it's fun toit's my first total war game and it's amazing, especially the battles and character animations are unmatched, it's a complete joy to watch the replay of a fight to zoom in on the chaos and see all those troops running around and fighting, it's like a battle in lord of the rings movie every time.. tactical gameplay on the world map as well as battles is of course also top notch, it's fun to upgrade your army and dominate the map.. if you like strategy games this is the best I've ever palyed… Expand
  68. Thazari
    Sep 28, 2017
    10
    95/100
    Summary:
    Solid turn based empire building strategy game with amazing real time battles. Great quality of life improvements over its predecessor. Better UI and better graphics (campaign map and monster animations in particular), more city management thanks to being able to settle all regions and getting more buildings and building slots, bigger more impressive creatures to fight    95/100
    Summary:
    Solid turn based empire building strategy game with amazing real time battles. Great quality of life improvements over its predecessor. Better UI and better graphics (campaign map and monster animations in particular), more city management thanks to being able to settle all regions and getting more buildings and building slots, bigger more impressive creatures to fight with. Has an objective-based campaign, with a few cutscenes thrown in. Biggest negative are the less-than-stellar siege battles.

    First the positives:
    * Nice combination of sandbox and story/objective based gameplay on the campaign
    * 4 characterful races, each with their own unique mechanics and 2 different starting positions each
    * Expanded building system with more building slots, more building chains and better rewards for having resource buildings
    * Lots of region-specific special wonder buildings (temples, wizard-towers, special ports, palaces, etc)
    * Capture and build cities anywhere, but with race-specific climate preferences
    * Campaign map looks amazing, many different areas of the game, making conquest feel fresh
    * Better skill trees with more unique skills for legendary lords
    * Very complete army rosters, none of the iconic big monster stuff held back (dragons, phoenixes, hydra, dinos, hellpit, doomwheel)
    * Most magic spells feel much more powerful
    * More variation in battle maps (river battles, chokepoint battles, slightly more variation in sieges, more terrain features such as cliffs inside the playable area)
    * Battles seem to play slightly slower, allowing for more tactics
    * Music has improved a lot
    * Performance is very good
    * Additional free mega campaign map for owners of warhammer 1 to be released soon
    * Hopefully lots of free content, like in warhammer 1

    The negatives aren't too huge an issue, but I'll list everything that bothered me at some point:
    * Siege battle maps are still small and even with more variation, these maps are still rather similar
    * Campaign camera perspective has changed for the worse, with camera aimed at the sky and not zooming out very far, battle camera doesn't zoom out far enough and view is often obstructed by trees
    * Still blobbing going on in battles
    * Can't really tell how good units REALLY perform in battle as stats don't tell everything (like attack speed)
    * Having multiple armies increases upkeep of each army, so having 10+ armies like in historical TW games is prohibitively expensive
    * All playable factions are non-human and you might not like all the factions' playstyle/theme
    * Magic-specialized races High Elves and Dark Elves lack a lord-level wizard and can access fewer spells than the human faction in Warhammer 1
    * Treasure hunts seems bugged and mostly gives penalties instead of rewards
    * Unit stats are not always in line with what the units have in the warhammer tabletop game and what you'd expect    … Expand
  69. kazumyn
    Oct 4, 2017
    10
    Total war: Warhammer 2 is a great game, if you like strategic games you have to try it. I like the entire Total War series, but Warhammer 2 has fun with me most.
  70. BigBossManXXXX
    Sep 29, 2017
    9
    Soooo' good that i'm back in the "One More Turn" phase all over again.. And this time it's even better than ever!!!

    Running it on a modest rig: I7 4790K. W10 Pro. 16GB RAM. EVGA GTX 1070 SC Black 8GB. All set according to optimal settings and running really smoothly, well above 80 fps at most times even on the larger scale battles. Note: (I personally have not yet encountered any    Soooo' good that i'm back in the "One More Turn" phase all over again.. And this time it's even better than ever!!!

    Running it on a modest rig: I7 4790K. W10 Pro. 16GB RAM. EVGA GTX 1070 SC Black 8GB.
    All set according to optimal settings and running really smoothly, well above 80 fps at most times even on the larger scale battles.

    Note: (I personally have not yet encountered any game breaking bugs etc whatsoever.)
    For my short review i can only currently say this:

    The overall graphics to me are looking very bright and beautiful just the way they should be.
    Sound wise it's also really well done and it adds nicely to the TW:W2 concept as a whole.
    The campaign has a lengthy tutorial based system which i suspect can get annoying but personally i don't mind it at all here.
    This game will again be really huge with all the additional content being released soon, so i'm already looking forward to that myself.
    Hopefully the pricing won't be the only element to spoil a great deal of fun i've been having with this amazing game so far.
    I bought/preordered the game a bit cheaper online, and got a nice TW:W1 Norsca dlc in addition to that..
    Thus i can't be anything else but overjoyed by this awesome deal that i made and i already know i won't even regret it one tiny bit.

    It's a really great game guys trust me on this one,.. Do yourself a real favor and just buy it and have fun!!!

    Personal score: 87/100    … Expand
  71. northernlad
    Oct 6, 2017
    9
    its not perfect but with mortal empires added and modding speaking as a guy who's steam account says i've played over 600 plus hrs into first game this is fantastic not keen on vortex campaign gimmick but u can't have everything
  72. Maeglin
    Oct 6, 2017
    9
    Total Warhammer 1 was great, this game is even better. From the moment of release a challenging game with stunning visuals, good gameplay and great tutorial. Absolutely love it!
  73. GamingSince76
    Oct 12, 2017
    9
    Been playing Total War series since Shogun 2 + all DLC's: this game is worth the price of admission, fellas (and ladies). I read the people who gave this a zero because the DLC for Blood & Gore isn't up yet; others for a 5 for saying they auto-resolved everything and didn't understand the Total War series in general. Look, this is exactly what you want in a Total War game--if you play theBeen playing Total War series since Shogun 2 + all DLC's: this game is worth the price of admission, fellas (and ladies). I read the people who gave this a zero because the DLC for Blood & Gore isn't up yet; others for a 5 for saying they auto-resolved everything and didn't understand the Total War series in general. Look, this is exactly what you want in a Total War game--if you play the series, you know what to expect and Creative Assembly delivers in a significant way.

    It's Part II of a trilogy and this is a vast improvement over WH1, most notably you can declare war geographically on whomever you'd like, i.e. you are not pinned into warring with certain factions. Also, WH2 made spells feel more cohesive, more powerful. For example you can rotate your wind spells now. The effects and animations are simply gorgeous. Rat Ogres pick up foes and slam them down. Hydras can throw an enemy in the air and completely devour it, the combat animations are great.

    Trade and diplomacy are typical with the Total War series and I've heard, "Hey this isn't total PEACE, it's total WAR," I understand that. I wouldn't mind a little more opportunity to trade in this one, just to uptick my economy and yes, I don't want to be a financial accountant in this either, I want to use good tactics and squash my enemies. As such, you'll be rewarded for using strategy on the field.

    The combat itself -- I don't understand the complaints about people who "blob up" their units and then complain. You still need to know how combat works -- you get bonuses for flanking, hitting units from the back, and using terrain to your advantage. If you just want to click once, then this game, and the Total War series is not for you. They have a new command to wheel units around and flank, but you'll still have to micromanage your army. But don't worry if you are overwhelmed, you can hit pause, adjust your units, re-form your lines, and position your spellcasters.

    The even better news is: the best is yet to come. More factions, more DLC, and the community workshop mods. If you're someone who gave this a zero because you're DLC is not out yet, then you're a poster child for birth control.    … Expand
  74. nobugs
    Apr 9, 2021
    0
    Worst game ever made. thank god sega doesnt make consoles anymore. It is well known that SEGA implements AI that cheats if you are doing too well. They ruined Company of Heroes and Total War. They cant even make a decent sonic game anymore. If i ever meet a SEGA employee, i have 2 middle fingers waiting to flick you off! They should call is White Hammer since they hate nonwhite people soWorst game ever made. thank god sega doesnt make consoles anymore. It is well known that SEGA implements AI that cheats if you are doing too well. They ruined Company of Heroes and Total War. They cant even make a decent sonic game anymore. If i ever meet a SEGA employee, i have 2 middle fingers waiting to flick you off! They should call is White Hammer since they hate nonwhite people so much there isnt 1 man or woman character that is not white… Expand
  75. Alexthecritic
    Oct 3, 2017
    5
    This game is essentially a $60 DLC with a few new mechanics. Activision is getting more and more greedy. The Total War series in the past would usually release standalone expansions like the Fall of Samurai and Attila that cost consumers 30-40 dollars. But this time, Activision decided to market the expansion like a brand new game by calling it "Warhammer II." However, this "new" gameThis game is essentially a $60 DLC with a few new mechanics. Activision is getting more and more greedy. The Total War series in the past would usually release standalone expansions like the Fall of Samurai and Attila that cost consumers 30-40 dollars. But this time, Activision decided to market the expansion like a brand new game by calling it "Warhammer II." However, this "new" game fails to address the flaws of the previous game and there are not a lot of innovations in it. All you get is the vortex mechanic and the beautiful reskins of the old units. I would not recommend this game at $60. You could pick it up after Activision offers a huge discount. If you decided to skip this game, you would not miss anything.… Expand
  76. Silverbow
    Sep 30, 2017
    10
    Amazing game, with truly distinct factions. Massive campaign map that keeps you interested hundreds of turns in.

    The dark elves feel like an inevitable evil that crawls over the land, with unstoppable marshal prowess. The lizardmen are rock hard, like fighting with a dinosaur army should feel like. Massive carnosaurs, stegodons and bastilidons brush off damage mangoes being thrown at    Amazing game, with truly distinct factions. Massive campaign map that keeps you interested hundreds of turns in.

    The dark elves feel like an inevitable evil that crawls over the land, with unstoppable marshal prowess.

    The lizardmen are rock hard, like fighting with a dinosaur army should feel like. Massive carnosaurs, stegodons and bastilidons brush off damage mangoes being thrown at a bus. Incredible feeling of power.

    Skaven, my god they got the feel of Skaven so right. The voice acting is so nervous, so manic, just like their troops. Feels like rats can overrun anything.

    You need to experience this for yourself, but the 3 factions I've played so far feels like 3 different games.    … Expand
  77. DarkSylver
    Oct 4, 2017
    9
    I was an early adopter of TW1 (preordered and jumped on the hype train) but when it first came out it wasn't everything I thought it was going to be. Now, my opinion improved as they added more and more content to it but, just comparing initial releases, TW2 is...well it's incredible! I've only played it for 4 hours this morning but it's got me hooked! Beautiful campaign map! The detail inI was an early adopter of TW1 (preordered and jumped on the hype train) but when it first came out it wasn't everything I thought it was going to be. Now, my opinion improved as they added more and more content to it but, just comparing initial releases, TW2 is...well it's incredible! I've only played it for 4 hours this morning but it's got me hooked! Beautiful campaign map! The detail in every inch is amazing! Great new units and diverse races with unique mechanics! Magic also seems to have been given a large buff, but that could be because I've been played as the Slann mage. Nothing more satisfying than lining up the perfect comet of cassandora (sp?)!! Also the rituals are an interesting, if sometimes frustrating mechanic. Frustration in this sense is good bc if it was too easy to complete then I'd get bored in a week or two. It's basically a choice. Do I defend my lands and progress further towards (vortex) victory or do I focus my efforts on conquering and/interfering with everyone else's rituals? And a note about conquering, this map is huge. Like, what the heck! When I zoomed out and looked around I was stunned! If I conquered Lustria (which I fully intend to do) I'm pretty sure I'd have the same, if not more, territories than all the human settlements combined in the TW1 campaign! And Lustria is about 1/3 to 1/4 of the whole campaign area!!!
    Anyways, I just wanted to put it out there that if you're on the fence about this game, don't be. If you can afford it, this game is a great game with tons of fun content!    … Expand
  78. Gme
    Mar 18, 2020
    2
    The dumbing down of the franchise continues. Now with added bad performance.
  79. Imlas
    Sep 30, 2017
    10
    Total War Warhammer was the best Total War game to date. TWW II is even better. Evrything that worked has been polished and expanded. When the combined campaign and the third entry in the series are out they will come together into a true monument to gaming.
  80. xorbane
    Aug 9, 2020
    4
    Playable only on mid difficulty level if you really want the Total War experience, which is a very bad thing for HC strategy games fans and for TW fans. All the higher difficulty levels are mostly about exploiting AI stupidity or using some silly cheeses so there is almost nothing in the strategy dimension, core units no longer have the passive/active skills that can turn the battle tides,Playable only on mid difficulty level if you really want the Total War experience, which is a very bad thing for HC strategy games fans and for TW fans. All the higher difficulty levels are mostly about exploiting AI stupidity or using some silly cheeses so there is almost nothing in the strategy dimension, core units no longer have the passive/active skills that can turn the battle tides, all melee units are the same garbage so this game on legendary difficulty level is just about getting some giant flying monster and support it with archers and artillery to harass the enemy for eternity while eating a sandwich and thinking about some Mia Khalifa.… Expand
  81. aldo_levi
    Sep 28, 2017
    10
    92 / 100
    es una secuela de nombre, realmente es el mismo juego con mismo motor grafico, con mismo universo, con mismas mecánicas, ¿es acaso un DLC del primero? que no lo quieren cobrar a precio de juego completo.
    Por que razón lleva el 2 entonces, es parte de una plataforma, que trata de unir tres juegos en uno, las ventajas son de que podrás peleas contra cualquier facción del mundo    92 / 100
    es una secuela de nombre, realmente es el mismo juego con mismo motor grafico, con mismo universo, con mismas mecánicas, ¿es acaso un DLC del primero? que no lo quieren cobrar a precio de juego completo.
    Por que razón lleva el 2 entonces, es parte de una plataforma, que trata de unir tres juegos en uno, las ventajas son de que podrás peleas contra cualquier facción del mundo existente sin la necesidad de comprar los otros 2 juegos, esto nos da una libertad para poder escoger las razas de nuestro agrado, y así conquistar el nuevo mundo. dicho eso comencemos con las partes buenas y malas del juego.

    cosas malas primero:

    si llegas nuevo a esta saga te parecerá que te venden una intima parte de lo que la plataforma, pero esto tiene una justificación (ojo no quita la sensación de producto cortado) divido a los tiempos de desarrollo decidieron entregar 3 partes que funcionaran en conjunto un ejemplo pokemon sol y pokemon luna, misma región diferentes pokemon exclusivos, así es esto diferentes regiones diferentes facciones que se unen en un mismo mega mapa con cientos de facciones.

    otro punto malo y este no tiene justificación, es la estrategia de DLC que tienen, si bien van liberando contenido gratuito de excelente calidad, el contenido de pago en la antigua entrega era mayor al que traía de base, en pocas palabras un juego a la mitad, lo cual hace que me quede con la duda de si repetirán los errores del pasado o esta ves darán menos DLC y mas FLC

    por ultimo los servidores mas bien la falta de ellos, el multijugador es entretenido y no e tenido problemas de conexión muy grandes (ojo si ay problemas y pueden llegar a ser muy molestos) esto se debe que la partida toma un anfitrión y si este tiene mal pc o un pésimo internet, la partida se va por la coladera, debido al gran esfuerzo que les pide a las maquinas promedio, sumado a las diferencias de regiones, logran una experiencia, de un gameplay excelente, pero un Lag del infierno

    cosas buenas puedo decir que tanto la jugabilidad como la variedad, están aseguradas, el numero de posibilidades entre una facción y otra son casi ilimitadas y bien balanceadas.

    los gráficos son excelentes y bien optimizados, si bien es un juego difícil de mover, los PC que puedan moverlo, lo pondrán mover a mas de 60fps a una resolución de 1080p, e juego esta muy bien optimizado y se agradece, entrando a fondo, es fantástico ver las animaciones tan detalladas, los efectos de partículas impresionantes, los efectos de física al destruir edificios, los efectos de iluminación, sin duda uno de los mejores gráficos en juegos de estrategia de los últimos tiempos

    multijugador es estupendo salvo por unos errores de conexión antes mencionados, nos presentan facciones bien balanceadas con diferentes estilos de pelea, pero dentro de esos estilos una infinidad de ejércitos para crear que irán desde el aire hasta el subsuelo (invocaciones) poniendo en nuestras manos un juego fácil de jugar difícil de dominar, desde una estrategia vertical hasta una horizontal que incluye hechizos habilidades y sinergias que aran que la pelea comience desde antes que entres en el campo de batalla.

    y que mas puedo agregar que no sepan ya de los total war un juego sobresaliente, que se gana la posición de secuela que es mas del que ofrece cualquier expansión, con gráficos geniales jugabilidad muy buena y su propia identidad

    muy recomendable para los amantes del genero    … Expand
  82. Tornan
    May 3, 2018
    0
    This full priced dlc is worth playing If you don't have Totalwar :Warhammer
  83. adrianho
    Oct 2, 2017
    3
    As a long time fan of Games Workshops’ IP’s Warhammer Fantasy and Warhammer 40k, when the Total War team announced they were using the Warhammer IP to create Total War: Warhammer I was ecstatic. Having over 200 hours logged into the first title, I was very much anticipating the hotly announced sequel – announced a year after the first game, and being released less than a week ago. TotalAs a long time fan of Games Workshops’ IP’s Warhammer Fantasy and Warhammer 40k, when the Total War team announced they were using the Warhammer IP to create Total War: Warhammer I was ecstatic. Having over 200 hours logged into the first title, I was very much anticipating the hotly announced sequel – announced a year after the first game, and being released less than a week ago. Total War: Warhammer is a fantastic blend of fantasy and large scale war simulating, and its campaign mode had me hooked. Creative Assembly uses their almost neurotic attention to detail to craft an aesthetically gorgeous display of war – every single person in their legion is unique and detailed. Even the artwork throughout the game lends a fantasy beauty that feels unique to Warhammer – but of course its derivative of Tolkien’s legendarium, which becomes obvious to anyone who is familiar with both canons.

    The old industry adage goes that ‘sequels never work’ – but this isn’t necessarily true, for example, look at the Godfather II, or the new Mad Max. When sequels succeed, it’s usually because they attempt something innovative, but still remain a homage to the original, and this is where Total War: Warhammer II fails horribly. When we examine feature AAA titles critically, critics tear apart IP’s like Call of Duty or sports games like Fifa for being derivative of its predecessors; the criticism isn’t important though, as, much like superhero films, they chain these releases because they guarantee a safe profit and return on investment, as commercial audiences want these releases based on the quality of the IP. Warhammer II more or less received nothing but critical acclaim, and objectively, it’s deserved. Warhammer II is a fantastic title with unique and re-playable gameplay and engaging characters and armies; a.k.a. a total delight for any fans of Total War or Warhammer. Warhammer II introduces new stories and four new races, but it feels like a glorified expansion/DLC.
    The user interface is completely the same, and the base image assets for every mechanical choice in the game is the same – everything down to the sound assets and loading screens borrow the exact same outline as its predecessor, so why did the game receive critical acclaim? It’s an arguably more polished version of the first one, and that makes it better. So why did Creative Assembly feel the need to release this a feature title with an MSRP of $71.99 CAD? Another age old adage is of course ‘if it’s not broken, don’t fix it’ and of course that rings true. But Firaxis rolled out patches for Civilization V that drastically changed the game until they felt it was right; and their sequel, Civilization VI not only changed almost every internal mechanic, but the aesthetic style as well. The game industry shouldn’t be monotonous and derivative like it is now – new and exciting experiences in gaming comes from innovation, so why don’t companies risks in their sequels – because of money. And hey, I love Warhammer 2, so I guess I’m just another sucker.    … Expand
  84. alex_dragon
    Oct 3, 2017
    0
    All of us needs to wait a month for the god damn Blood and Gore pack. its impossible to play without it. Battles dont feel immersive and lacking. And it was not mention Blood pack will not be in the release.

    Now all of us have to wait for it. Waited on 28th hoping to see blood for the blood god but nope. its cucked and now all that hype dies down. so the true release of the game is    All of us needs to wait a month for the god damn Blood and Gore pack. its impossible to play without it. Battles dont feel immersive and lacking. And it was not mention Blood pack will not be in the release.

    Now all of us have to wait for it. Waited on 28th hoping to see blood for the blood god but nope. its cucked and now all that hype dies down. so the true release of the game is actually a month later.    … Expand
  85. StrangerMerso
    Jun 19, 2021
    0
    **** retarded garbage with broken gameplay
    0 balance
    100 random ****
    also waiting simulator
  86. noglitcheandbug
    Jan 11, 2020
    0
    This game is a waste of time. They could have done better. This is no better than total war was 10+ years ago. I can whole heartedly say **** TOTAL WAR! THIS IS THE WORST TOTAL WAR GAME EVER MADE. PREDATORY AND GREEDY! FAME IS RIGGED WHERE KILLING A FACTIONS WHILE ARMY AND ALL BUT 1 SETTLEMENT, THEY CAN MAKE A GIANT ARMY LARGER THAN YOURS AND TRANSPORT IT ACROSS THE SEA ALL IN 1 TURN.This game is a waste of time. They could have done better. This is no better than total war was 10+ years ago. I can whole heartedly say **** TOTAL WAR! THIS IS THE WORST TOTAL WAR GAME EVER MADE. PREDATORY AND GREEDY! FAME IS RIGGED WHERE KILLING A FACTIONS WHILE ARMY AND ALL BUT 1 SETTLEMENT, THEY CAN MAKE A GIANT ARMY LARGER THAN YOURS AND TRANSPORT IT ACROSS THE SEA ALL IN 1 TURN. WARHAMMER 2 IS RIGGED!… Expand
  87. CAsucksballs111
    Nov 21, 2017
    1
    there are tons of different factions for this game after the Mortal empires patch, but if you are not Skaven you lose in multiplayer. Nuff said. GL playing trash tier factions such as beastmen/WE/VC(yes they are trash after nerf) and expect to win LMAO. awful multiplayer, no skill based matchmaking totally random. can either match you with a complete newbie one game and a cheese spammingthere are tons of different factions for this game after the Mortal empires patch, but if you are not Skaven you lose in multiplayer. Nuff said. GL playing trash tier factions such as beastmen/WE/VC(yes they are trash after nerf) and expect to win LMAO. awful multiplayer, no skill based matchmaking totally random. can either match you with a complete newbie one game and a cheese spamming pro the other game. LOL no skill required to win either, just spam things the other factions cannot deal with and last minute faction switch to gain the advantage since this game does not hide your faction choices. LOL. CA devs are terrible at multiplayer and clueless about balancing. Be prepared to spend more money for OP dlc units/lords like they did with warhammer 1. Yes im looking at you boris/red duke.
    Singleplayer is fine but you are still at disadvantage if you dont have dlc since ai will acess to all the DLC units regardless if you have brought the DLCs    … Expand
  88. Mandulum
    Apr 18, 2021
    8
    Very similar to the first one. I wish they would have done more with the story but it's still rather enjoyable.

    Date Completed: 2021-04-18
    Playtime: 44h
    Enjoyment: 8/10
    Recommendation: I enjoyed it so I'd say "yes".
  89. EyesofWrath
    Jan 10, 2021
    8
    I'm only about 10 hours into the game at the moment, and for a Total War game, that leaves a lot of ground to be covered. But after years of watching this game and waiting for a moment where its price dipped to a point that I could afford *and* my head was in the right place to fully indulge the game, I finally got my claws on it and felt eager to offer some of my impressions for anyone inI'm only about 10 hours into the game at the moment, and for a Total War game, that leaves a lot of ground to be covered. But after years of watching this game and waiting for a moment where its price dipped to a point that I could afford *and* my head was in the right place to fully indulge the game, I finally got my claws on it and felt eager to offer some of my impressions for anyone in the same boat.

    First thing's first - the game isn't *that* much different from its predecessor. More than anything, it's a different setting with different playable races in the same world. The game is functionally the same in terms of its general mechanics and presentation. The main campaign revolves around the opening and closing of a magical Vortex in the Elven lands and seems to place its story in a much more central role than the previous game. I'm not gonna lie, I don't much care about that story. Total War has always been about chasing supremacy, and while I appreciate the fact that they've tried to develop a narrative, I can't say I've found a lot of time to divert my actions to what the story wants me to achieve when I've got two factions of undead pirates with seemingly endless resources at their disposal constantly raiding my territories.

    I didn't ask them to attack me. The game made that happen. So it's a bit frustrating to be strategising, building armies, maneuvering them into place and getting ready for the coup de gras, only for the game to strip control away from you and move the camera to some other area in which a bunch of magic stuff is going on that means absolutely nothing to me, and then hits me with half a dozen pop-ups with timed missions pertaining to everything other than the immediate existential threat to my civilisation.

    I can't account for Warhammer 1, as it's been a while since I've played it, but I don't recall ever struggling so much against individual enemies as I have against these pirates. They live on isolated atolls out in the middle of the ocean, so you have to rally your army and take them on a 3 turn journey to get to their stronghold. On the way you might encounter a pirate army that chips away at your forces, and attrition from being in corrupted territory might make you weaker still. Then, when you finally get to their last settlement, you find it's full of 2000 pirate soldiers and monsters. You've come all this way, so you attack, and you put on a good show - taking out 75% of their forces, but losing the battle. So you have to journey back to your lands 3 turns away to muster more forces, and when you return you find that the single, lone settlement the pirates hold is suddenly filled to the brim with soldiers, as well as two full armies floating around the area.

    Seems a bit unfair that you have to own 6-8 settlements to get one full army of reasonable strength without bankrupting your nation, while the pirates are here pumping 5 thousand soldiers out in a few turns from one location. The end result is that you spend hours trying to whittle them down to the last man, only to have it all undone in 10 minutes and their armies replenished to full strength straight away. I've should have accepted it when they sued for peace. Instead I've wasted a bunch of time fighting for an objective that now seems insurmountable, and I've had to disengage and wait for them to lay waste to my nearest city while I'm distracted. I guess that's war against the undead for you. I've read complaints about the game tweaking the rules for CPU armies. Maybe this is what that is.

    I also recently realised that certain elements of the game have been paywalled in a way I don't recall from the first. Namely, that you can't confederate with factions within your own race if they have paid DLC attached to them. An example of this is the Yvresse faction of Elves. The game gave me a mission to ally with them, so I did. Now they're my greatest ally, and own a bunch of territory I helped them acquire, and I can't confederate with them because controlling their Lord requires paid DLC. Putting them in the game for free inclines the player to invest in them, only find a big dollar-sign roadblock in their way. It's sneaky and gross.

    That said, it can't be denied that most of what made Warhammer 1 good is on display here. And the fact that you get the Mortal Empires sandbox mode, in which you can play on a giant map of the combined areas of both games, with 117 playable factions, is just bonkers. That's perhaps the best reason to buy. But because of the frustrating DLC and suspicious AI, I'd still say the game is only worth it at a steep discount. 90 bucks for a three-year-old game that pressures you to pay for DLC in order to stop basic diplomatic gameplay being gated off from factions it gives you no choice but to interact with...it's just not worth it.

    Go for number 1 first, or if you have it, get this and play Mortal Empires.    … Expand
  90. zombox5000
    Jan 6, 2021
    6
    I love the way the game captures the huge scale of the wars between the factions. The only problem continues to be the lazy AI that all Total War games use. The challenge comes in the form of the computer opponents cheating to instant build huge armies or create units that they clearly couldn't (and faster than they should be able to). They also don't have to deal with territorialI love the way the game captures the huge scale of the wars between the factions. The only problem continues to be the lazy AI that all Total War games use. The challenge comes in the form of the computer opponents cheating to instant build huge armies or create units that they clearly couldn't (and faster than they should be able to). They also don't have to deal with territorial stability or politics and the computer will always favor attacking a player over another PC, regardless of political affiliation. If the developers would fix these issues, the game would truly be amazing.… Expand
  91. Vaulie
    May 12, 2021
    8
    Easily the best Warhammer and Total War game in either series. 30 hours into the High Elf campaign and im not sure I have the stamina for any of the others just yet, but after some very memorable battles defending Ulthuan from CONSTANT skaven ambushes and feeling sure I had conqured the northern wastes. The final battle makes it worth it, especially seing the Old World realised like this.Easily the best Warhammer and Total War game in either series. 30 hours into the High Elf campaign and im not sure I have the stamina for any of the others just yet, but after some very memorable battles defending Ulthuan from CONSTANT skaven ambushes and feeling sure I had conqured the northern wastes. The final battle makes it worth it, especially seing the Old World realised like this. Great game.… Expand
  92. Steve4500
    Dec 28, 2020
    10
    Metacritic, a place for raging gamers to slate games, and paid reviewers to unjustly inflate positive reviews. Total War: Warhammer 2 however, is a an absolute masterpiece.

    Total War meets Warhammer, is there anything more to say? I would only critise the DLC prices.
  93. garyw_81
    Apr 25, 2021
    10
    best RTS ever made?, probably
    should prefice this by saying that I am a warhammer fan in general so perhaps I am a little biased.
    for me the whole system is(you can tweek things o your like i.e you can turn off the chaos invasion) fantastic and it has a fantastic fantasy setting which for me puts it above the other TW games.
  94. Paciorr
    Oct 20, 2021
    8
    I'm McLoving it! Game's great and gets only better with every patch and expansion CA releases. Can't wait for TWWH3
  95. Wiebe
    Feb 26, 2020
    7
    Warhammer makes total war definitely more interesting. But heroes abilities and agents, as well as buildings could have been better developed. Overall it seems as total war has barely evolved over the years.
  96. GJA
    Apr 20, 2021
    6
    Better than the last but still not a good total war game. Many total war features were simplified for casuals that are new to the genre and overall the game is much easier. The only good thing it has is the fantasy setting but there isn't much replayability once you have tried each one of the races.
  97. ume1994
    Sep 2, 2019
    7
    优点：天马行空的想象力；气势恢宏的战争场面；
    缺点：无聊的经济与外交系统；空洞的人物背景；令人忽视的音乐；
  98. Psendo
    Jul 13, 2022
    10
    So glad I tried this game. Had enormous fun with it. Really enjoyed the battles which were easy to pick up, as was the incremental learning curve which was interesting and felt comfortable. Had a blast. Definitely a fan, recommended!
  99. CraterGames
    Mar 24, 2019
    6
    Total War: Warhammer II. My god that game is so damn good! In stock game you can choose with "class" you wanna play. You want to be quick and deadly, chose skavens, you wanna be slow and heavy armored, chose Lizardmen, or maybe you want tyo play save and fight from range, than chose Elfs. Game is very balanced so every class it strong in something else.
    As much I love this game, for    Total War: Warhammer II. My god that game is so damn good! In stock game you can choose with "class" you wanna play. You want to be quick and deadly, chose skavens, you wanna be slow and heavy armored, chose Lizardmen, or maybe you want tyo play save and fight from range, than chose Elfs. Game is very balanced so every class it strong in something else.
    As much I love this game, for whatever reason when they added new DLC, the game starts to frick out. It crashes to desktop, in game screen looks like it is low quality, at overall there is so many bugs that destroy any fun from the game. Dunno what's going on but until this thing is not fixed, I will leave lower review.    … Expand
  100. GrumpySarcasm
    Jun 20, 2023
    4
    I feel very conflicted about this game. I have spent over a 100 hours in this game but the longer you play the more the faults of the game shine through.

    My main complaint is that the campaign AI is TERRIBLE. In order for the AI to be competitive they receive massive bonuses to everythin. Some examples: The AI cannot be relied upon to build the correct buildings so they will just have    I feel very conflicted about this game. I have spent over a 100 hours in this game but the longer you play the more the faults of the game shine through.

    My main complaint is that the campaign AI is TERRIBLE. In order for the AI to be competitive they receive massive bonuses to everythin. Some examples:
    The AI cannot be relied upon to build the correct buildings so they will just have the ability to recruit whatever units they want no matter the buildings. They get enormous bonuses population growth and happiness. These are just a couple of examples, and this means that a strategy to make the enemy populace rebel is just impossible because the AI gets such a huge bonus to population happiness.

    Only one map. I get that this is the warhammer world map. But the game would just be infinitely more replayable if it was not the same map every time.

    Diplomacy is useless and only serves to be annoying. The mod "no diplomacy" is basically a requirement to play this game without going insane.

    Units and combat tactics are very poorly balanced.

    This game is fun in the beginning, but the more you play the more the problems with the game become obvious. In my opinion the DLC monetization model has failed this game. Instead of improving the game they are adding more unique lords and unbalanced units.    … Expand
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Awards & Rankings

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#14 Best PC Game of 2017
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#31 Most Discussed PC Game of 2017
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#14 Most Shared PC Game of 2017

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87

Generally favorable reviews - based on 69 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 66 out of 69
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 69
  3. Negative: 0 out of 69
  1. The Digital Fix
    Mar 25, 2019
    90
    In short, Total War: Warhammer II offers plenty of content for fans of strategy games, Warhammer and Total Warhammer fans, and new starters to the genre. It is easily one of the genre's finest, standing alongside X-Com 2 as one of the best PC games of the last few years.
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  2. LEVEL (Czech Republic)
    Feb 16, 2018
    100
    An innovative, original structure built on the solid foundations of the first game has exceedingly succeeded. Who was afraid that at second Warhammer developers will lose their breath, was terribly mistaken. [Issue#279]
  3. GameCritics
    Jan 23, 2018
    85
    As weird as some the diplomacy and other mechanics can be, it’s an impressive title with a ton of depth to get stuck into. Now, I’d better get back to my current mission in progress — those enemy armies won’t eat themselves, after all.
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