Total War: WARHAMMER II

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  • Publisher: Sega
  • Release Date: Sep 28, 2017
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  1. 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
  2. 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!
  3. 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
  4. 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
  5. 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.
  6. 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.
  7. 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.
  8. 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.
  9. 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.
  10. 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
  11. 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.
  12. 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
  13. 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
  14. 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
  15. 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.
  16. 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
  17. 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
  18. 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.
  19. 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
  20. 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.
  21. 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.
  22. 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
  23. 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.
  24. 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
  25. 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!
  26. 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.
  27. 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
  28. 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.
  29. Ale1991
    Nov 8, 2020
    10
    A masterpiece, one of the best strategy games of all times, congratulations to CA.
  30. 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
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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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