Total War: WARHAMMER III

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  • Publisher: Sega
  • Release Date: Feb 17, 2022
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5.1

Mixed or average reviews- based on 354 Ratings

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  1. angmarec
    Aug 7, 2023
    8
    On the start game was not really finished, and campaign is boring, but Immortal Empires campaign is great. Still need some work, and many races need updates, but now game is great
  2. Jblitz
    Mar 25, 2023
    10
    The games have been patched very well now; I love it so much. Super addictive, and there have been so many small but noteworthy additions that work.

    Like sieges now cause attrition. If a rival nation lord is parading your lands, you can threaten war if they don’t leave pronto. The new factions are great. The sieges with supplies introduced a more protected asymmetric warfare for even    The games have been patched very well now; I love it so much. Super addictive, and there have been so many small but noteworthy additions that work.

    Like sieges now cause attrition.

    If a rival nation lord is parading your lands, you can threaten war if they don’t leave pronto. The new factions are great.

    The sieges with supplies introduced a more protected asymmetric warfare for even more trickery with the defending army.    … Expand
  3. Wave0Cloud
    Feb 26, 2023
    9
    This review addresses the current state of the game, if it would have been written a year ago it would have been neutral if not negative.

    Total War Warhammer 3 manages to deliver an interesting campaign that can be enjoyed in a nice single player or a multiplayer and also features the amazing Immortal Empires (Sandbox) Campaign to all players alike. With various interesting factions which    This review addresses the current state of the game, if it would have been written a year ago it would have been neutral if not negative.

    Total War Warhammer 3 manages to deliver an interesting campaign that can be enjoyed in a nice single player or a multiplayer and also features the amazing Immortal Empires (Sandbox) Campaign to all players alike. With various interesting factions which can be played in various ways and be expanded into various directions across the gargantuan map.

    A big selling point for me personally is the big mod support which can give players an endless amount of content for both the strategic and tactical side of the game.    … Expand
  4. ikillu2xD
    Feb 20, 2023
    10
    The Release of the Game was aweful, now its the best Warhammer strategy Game
  5. apeot2002
    Jan 12, 2023
    9
    I made the jump from Total War Warhammer 2 to 3 more out of curiosity than necessity. 2 is a very fine game I have sunk over a hundred hours in, and wasn’t really looking for change. But, when Immortal Empires was released I thought it was time to start the Wood Elves playthrough I always wanted to do and the new hotness was too hard to resist.

    And now I can never go back. It’s not    I made the jump from Total War Warhammer 2 to 3 more out of curiosity than necessity. 2 is a very fine game I have sunk over a hundred hours in, and wasn’t really looking for change. But, when Immortal Empires was released I thought it was time to start the Wood Elves playthrough I always wanted to do and the new hotness was too hard to resist.

    And now I can never go back.

    It’s not just the gigantic new map with the eight new and all the old factions to fight. It’s definitely not the campaign I haven’t even started yet and that I hear so much bad things about. It’s all the little and not so little gameplay improvements that were added, all of them belonging to the category “I didn’t know I needed this, but now I can never give it up”.

    The reworked diplomacy system finally clearly communicates why certain offers are always going to be denied. The ally system allows for an even greater variety in army composition without changing the character of the faction armies too much. The millions of little changes to the battle systems make it so much easier to navigate the great battles and pull off some really stunning reversals at times. The late game crisis events that have the potential to shake up the end game grind. And, yes, the metric tons of new content helps a lot, too.

    Meanwhile the core gameplay loop is the same addictive power fantasy it always was. The production values are as atmospheric as before. Hopefully the commitment to the game by the studio will be as exemplary as it has been in the past, too. With one very substantial DLC pack already out, it sure looks that way.

    This game is a substantial improvement over Warhammer 2, without losing any of its essence. If you liked that one, absolutely go get this one.    … Expand
  6. TheOldestOak
    Nov 14, 2022
    10
    Great game unfortunately being review bombed by nerds. It's a fantastic achievement, especially the Immortal Empires campaign!

    Highly recommended!
  7. Basilnth
    Oct 26, 2022
    8
    Any reviewsfrom before now are pretty valid. Loke previous war hammers the game was buggy and some changes to the estetic arent perfect BUT mod community allows for prefe free preference changing and the company has killed it in adding/fixibg/altering the game.

    Catch war hammer 3 in sale at least to try the veryvwell made tutorial and if your in? GRAB ALL THE GAMES base copies and join    Any reviewsfrom before now are pretty valid. Loke previous war hammers the game was buggy and some changes to the estetic arent perfect BUT mod community allows for prefe free preference changing and the company has killed it in adding/fixibg/altering the game.

    Catch war hammer 3 in sale at least to try the veryvwell made tutorial and if your in? GRAB ALL THE GAMES base copies and join the fight

    Dlc do a little research incase some stuff isnt your cup of tea    … Expand
  8. Spartan1
    Sep 16, 2022
    10
    Simply the best TTW experience when added to the previous two titles to complete the game as far as I am concerned. Immortal Empires is a massively impressive gaming experience in the Warhammer universe. Once you add in some mods from the Steam workshop, one can simply get lost in the game, especially if you have a high-end PC and Odyssey Neo monitors for an astonishingly immersive experience.
  9. Oldboimo
    Sep 3, 2022
    8
    The launch was terrible with a campaign that was only fun for 1 playthrough and very repetitive afterwards and a lot of bugs, crashes and performance issues. Now, with finally getting Immortal Empires the campaign problems are fixed and the game at least is playable for more than 1 playthrough again and running pretty smooth.
  10. Thesign
    Jun 11, 2022
    9
    Great game overall, lots of improvements over previous entries. The campaign is very narrative based and not a good sandbox experience, but personally I like that. Looking forward to what's coming next
  11. myboyblue43
    May 16, 2022
    8
    It is an 8. Most content we have ever had on release when they had to work through lockdown. Most characters, factions, and most ambitious campaign they have ever attempted. Are their issues? Yes. There are issues for every game on release. Heck Elden Ring had issues on release. They have fixed the game breaking problems, have been transparent with their plans, and have VASTLY improved theIt is an 8. Most content we have ever had on release when they had to work through lockdown. Most characters, factions, and most ambitious campaign they have ever attempted. Are their issues? Yes. There are issues for every game on release. Heck Elden Ring had issues on release. They have fixed the game breaking problems, have been transparent with their plans, and have VASTLY improved the multiplayer side of the game that desperately needed overhauling.

    If the blood DLC, which I am annoyed with do not get me wrong, is what you are using to justify giving this a negative review then you honestly shouldn't be taken seriously.    … Expand
  12. Mandulum
    Apr 24, 2022
    8
    I rather enjoyed it at the start. But the game turns into a slog. Especially if you dally with the portals. I wasn't ready for the first one and got beat out on the second. It took forever to get my four souls.

    Date Completed: 2022-04-24
    Playtime: 45h
    Enjoyment: 8/10
    Recommendation: If you played the first two then you can answer this yourself
  13. Turbostar
    Apr 23, 2022
    9
    After finishing 4 campaigns, i think i can say that is a very very good game. Nice graphics, nice gamplay, nice difficulties. Ai maybe can be upgraded. Playability is ver nice but the objetive is always the same. I cant understand "0 points" critics here when only 0.7% of players have finished Slaneesh campaign, for example. Not a 10 because i want inmortal empires.
  14. davedave1125
    Apr 11, 2022
    10
    Great game despite what some of the trolls have been saying on here. Cannot wait for the Mortal Empires 2 map!
  15. Kdizzle88
    Mar 31, 2022
    10
    So this game in its full form with all 3 games, all DLC & factions, ME, fully patched will be a 10/10. There is absolutely no doubt in my mind about that, The release version has its faults but its still an enjoyable experience. There's no other game in this genre that comes anywhere near close to Total war - war hammer. I'm reviewing a 10 for the full package and an 8.5 for the game inSo this game in its full form with all 3 games, all DLC & factions, ME, fully patched will be a 10/10. There is absolutely no doubt in my mind about that, The release version has its faults but its still an enjoyable experience. There's no other game in this genre that comes anywhere near close to Total war - war hammer. I'm reviewing a 10 for the full package and an 8.5 for the game in its current state. Review trolls below do one.… Expand
  16. Warhammer123213
    Mar 15, 2022
    10
    Rough around the edge, but got a lot of potential. I think the battle control need work, but the rest is fun and fixes are coming soon.
  17. Ragnar1987
    Mar 10, 2022
    9
    Great game, real dope. I can't stop playing. Very interesting company with new mechanics. Great art & graphic. But optimization really sucks, I was waiting for 15 minutes before start, my friend was waiting for 30 minutes. And one more thing, if you don't now what to do get free version or pay full price for Ogre Kingdoms - don't pay! You can take free code until 24.02.2022.
  18. benjaminva
    Mar 9, 2022
    10
    Visuals are great and it there is a lot more narrative involved in the game, also huge improvement in diplomacy. I see a lot of people complaining that TW2 is better, and I also have about 1800 + hours in TW2, however TW3 has been out for just 1 month, it took TW2 about two years to get as good as it is with the dlcs and the mods workshop. TW3 is it good enough for me as it is, and I knowVisuals are great and it there is a lot more narrative involved in the game, also huge improvement in diplomacy. I see a lot of people complaining that TW2 is better, and I also have about 1800 + hours in TW2, however TW3 has been out for just 1 month, it took TW2 about two years to get as good as it is with the dlcs and the mods workshop. TW3 is it good enough for me as it is, and I know that it will only get better the same way TW1 and TW2 did, I look forward to playing the other campaigns as well.

    Also I haven´t crashes and I´m at 70 hours play time, I´m running a GTX 1660 Ti on windows 11    … Expand
  19. Cramnit
    Mar 6, 2022
    10
    Un juegazo, de principio a fin. La mejor manera de terminar la trilogia TW Warhammer, recomendado sin dudarlo.
  20. ChamoRTS
    Mar 2, 2022
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. There are several things to take into account but the most important thing is the gameplay and in that section there are things that do not add up to me, such as the fact that the demons or the undead suffer from fatigue.… Expand
  21. Hollerfish
    Mar 2, 2022
    10
    Everything is working fine. No crashes, good FPS on avg-high end machine.

    Sadly, they didn't take anything from previous TW games and improved (campaign, balancing at least). I just feel it's a long grindy boring good looking TW game.
  22. moisture84
    Feb 27, 2022
    10
    If optimization improves and a few good DLCs are released, this game will be remembered as one of the best PC games.
  23. PMG-Writer
    Feb 26, 2022
    8
    On the whole, the developers from Creative Assembly stick to the familiar gameplay in "Total War: Warhammer III". Thus, you still get exciting and interesting battles in numerous hours. Nevertheless, some things didn't turn out quite right and fans might have imagined something different. There are a lot of new and interesting approaches, and the introduction for newcomers is successful inOn the whole, the developers from Creative Assembly stick to the familiar gameplay in "Total War: Warhammer III". Thus, you still get exciting and interesting battles in numerous hours. Nevertheless, some things didn't turn out quite right and fans might have imagined something different. There are a lot of new and interesting approaches, and the introduction for newcomers is successful in our opinion. The technology also fits the game very well. Fans of the genre should take a closer look at "Total War: Warhammer III" and you won't be disappointed.… Expand
  24. AcerolaOrion
    Feb 24, 2022
    9
    A huge step forward and for me the best entry in the series. Siege battles in particular are much much better this time around.

    Basically TWW2 had problems with magic since none of the other total war games have magic as a system - their usual "walled settlement" system just made it so you could use spellcasters to win the sieges by themselves after 2 or 3 catapults destroyed enemy    A huge step forward and for me the best entry in the series. Siege battles in particular are much much better this time around.

    Basically TWW2 had problems with magic since none of the other total war games have magic as a system - their usual "walled settlement" system just made it so you could use spellcasters to win the sieges by themselves after 2 or 3 catapults destroyed enemy towers.
    They made it so that the towers can be rebuilt if you take too long (which was the case for spamming spells since you had to wait for cooldowns) which fixes A LOT of exploits that were previously possible but the varied new maps offer a great variety of REAL strategical options and it plays MUCH better.

    Factions have more interesting campaign mechanics, marginally improved diplomacy and the chaos realms are all really cool tho i can see the final fight in the chaos realms get a bit annoying eventually since it takes like 30 minutes - luckily those are surprisingly easy to autoresolve if you really dont want to bother.

    Great job on all of that!

    Issues are relatively poor perfomance which was confirmed by PCInvasion to be denuvo related (since the press version ran much better and didnt have it). The snow effect in particular absolutely destroys my performance. Worse faction and unit variety compared to warhammer 2 (this will inevitably get fixed with mortal empires and DLC).

    It also might be interesting to mention that the "recommended first campaigns" are both unreasonably hard due to horrendous starter locations (especially the chaos undivided one - jesus christ - 3 20 stacks coming my way on turn 3)

    Overall a MUCH better experience than the previous TW Warhammer titles.    … Expand
  25. morti_cian
    Feb 24, 2022
    10
    Одна из лучших стратегий, в которую я играл. У меня имеется 300+ часов во второй части этой серии и я могу сказать, что разработчики доработали массу интерфейсных проблем прошлых частей. Баланс между фаркциями вышел неплохим, а карта кампании фантастически красивой. В первые двое суток мы в кооперативе наиграли 22 часа. Ждем новых фракций и надеемся, что оптимизацию подтянут (встречаютсяОдна из лучших стратегий, в которую я играл. У меня имеется 300+ часов во второй части этой серии и я могу сказать, что разработчики доработали массу интерфейсных проблем прошлых частей. Баланс между фаркциями вышел неплохим, а карта кампании фантастически красивой. В первые двое суток мы в кооперативе наиграли 22 часа. Ждем новых фракций и надеемся, что оптимизацию подтянут (встречаются вылеты при Alt+Tab и фризы на ходе вторичных фракций в кампании).… Expand
  26. DukeJon
    Feb 23, 2022
    10
    Best Total War game ever. If you like Wh1 and Wh2, you will love Wh3. You will immerse in fantastic world, well designed factions and characters, gigantic battles. I absolutely love this game and my adventure only begins.
  27. The_VoidX
    Feb 23, 2022
    9
    Für mich ein guter 3. Teil der Total War: Warhammer Reihe. Der Prolog bietet eine gute Story und einen guten Einstieg in die Reiche des Chaos Kampagne. Schon viele Stunden mit Freunden im Koop und der Alten Welt verbracht. Klare Empfehlung.
  28. Unknighted
    Feb 22, 2022
    9
    Look if you loved TW:WH2 then you should already get this. There are, however, some issues that need to be noted. Firstly, Siege battles are better and worse in this one. Minor settlements are 1000% better and are fun to play. WALLED seige battles however are not. If you play online against another player then Walled maps might be tolerable but even still design wise they have a few flaws.Look if you loved TW:WH2 then you should already get this. There are, however, some issues that need to be noted. Firstly, Siege battles are better and worse in this one. Minor settlements are 1000% better and are fun to play. WALLED seige battles however are not. If you play online against another player then Walled maps might be tolerable but even still design wise they have a few flaws. When you add in CA's famously bad AI then you have a recipe for disaster. The AI for walled maps are hilariously bad and remind me of Rome 2. Yeah that bad. Don't get me wrong the AI seems to work everywhere else it just turns -1000 IQ for these battles. The other are bugs. Yes yes What's a Total War launch without it's share of bugs. However I believe the big onesshould be ironed out within a month. So if buggy launchs scare you away just keep your ear to the ground and buy it once it's clean. It's still playable now and I have yet to come across major game breaking bugs that other people have said existed but your milage may vary. The minor gripes are that the human/ordertide factions feel a bit undercooked mechanics wise. Kislev feels meh and Cathey is the better of the two but doesn't feel complete or unique from eachother. The "secret" unlockables of *spoiler* are a HUUUUGE let down. If you know you know.

    But everything else ****ing rocks. The Chaos factions are badass. Khorn, Nurgle, Slannesh, and he who I can't spell right all look and feel right. Nurgle mechanically wise feels the weirdest slowest but it fits him well even if it can be annoying. Khorn is straightforward but fun as hell. Slannesh is probably the most meh of the 4 but works well and is likely the faction for people who prefer the campaign map side than the actual battles. **** **** it he is the funnest and funniest with his changer of ways mechanic. The maps for campaign and battles LOOK and SOUND amazing. 11/10 for presentation easily. Battles are more fun than ever and the new units themselves for all factions look amazing. In short there are 2 or 3 minor issues that do balloon into MASSIVE problems in seige battles and bugs. But everything else **** rules. And when we get Immortal Empires map this game will be a must buy even if seige battles suck.    … Expand
  29. AndrewIronic
    Feb 21, 2022
    10
    Great game. A worthy end to the trilogy, looking forward to the combined campaign.
  30. Sonic1305
    Feb 20, 2022
    10
    Total War: Warhammer 3 is an epic successor to the previous title, refining gameplay in many aspects like siege battles and soon to have the biggest map any total war game has ever had.

    Probably the best strategy game ever made.
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86

Generally favorable reviews - based on 65 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 61 out of 65
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 65
  3. Negative: 0 out of 65
  1. LEVEL (Czech Republic)
    Jan 30, 2024
    100
    Although the Immortal Empires format, which will combine all three games into one large map, was not yet available at the time of review, the world itself is large even in the individual parts. Its treatment and variety of climatic zones and chaotic crevasses deserve high praise, and the freedom of creative license has been used to the fullest by the authors at Creative Assembly in this regard as well. [Issue#318]
  2. Game World Navigator Magazine
    Oct 19, 2022
    84
    Selling Ogres as a separate Day-1 DLC is definitely an anti-consumer practice, AI would be best described as “braindead", and some mechanics only work because of duct-tape solutions like “background income”. Yet, CA has managed to capture that certain “je ne sais quoi” of Warhammer: every faction plays differently, but they all feel awesome. [Issue#259, p.42]
  3. Het Nieuwsblad
    Oct 6, 2022
    60
    If the "Total War" series had been a cow, PETA would have been at the door a long time ago. That's how milked she is. When you're not fighting, you're trying to build your empire. This part of the game combines both the best and worst of Total War: on the one hand, the factions you can play differ substantially and all offer a different experience; on the other, after a strong start, the campaign collapses like a pudding. You focus mainly on one powerful army, so the overall overview disappears somewhat from view. Too bad.
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