Total War: WARHAMMER

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  1. Keron_Heruman
    Aug 25, 2023
    10
    Simplified tactical considerations regards others TW games and an expensive DLC politic... The game is far to be perfect. But is an absolutely huge game, with a lot of factions of warhammer series (some of them paid ones) and full of different units with all the essence of warhammer, the graphics are beautiful in tactical and strategical views and the settlements management is complex andSimplified tactical considerations regards others TW games and an expensive DLC politic... The game is far to be perfect. But is an absolutely huge game, with a lot of factions of warhammer series (some of them paid ones) and full of different units with all the essence of warhammer, the graphics are beautiful in tactical and strategical views and the settlements management is complex and deep... All factions has also different game mechanics and the replayaibility is infinite.… Expand
  2. Nick7000
    Mar 5, 2023
    8
    Крайне залипательно, люблю Вархаммер, люблю Тотал Вор, а потому это крайне прекрасная смесь.
  3. ShaggyPlayer
    Mar 15, 2022
    8
    Really good strategy ;) I have played 2 fractions and dwarfs are boring but vampires pretty good.
  4. tyr8338
    Apr 3, 2021
    10
    Brilliant game, it rekindled my intrest in strategy games. Great graphics, sound and music, every race plays completely diffrent, I`m now well over 100 hours played and I`ve done empire, chaos ,beastmen campaigns and now I`m doing dwarves, each one is fresh and diffrent and there is still a lot of campaigns to do.
  5. Mandulum
    Mar 1, 2021
    9
    My one negative is the lack of a story. They could have turned the whole chaos thing into a grand epic but instead of get a "Baby's First Book". That aside, the gameplay is rather quite enjoyable.

    Date Completed: 2021-03-01
    Playtime: 77h (Failed around turn 90, 2nd time completed the long campaign)
    Enjoyment: 9/10
    Recommendation: I was surprised by how much I enjoyed it.
  6. Mister_Jey
    Jan 12, 2021
    8
    → Quand Total War change de direction.
    Pour la première fois, la franchise prend une tout autre direction que les événements historiques importants, en explorant le riche univers de l'heroic-fantasy, et plus précisément de Warhammer. C'est franchement réussi. Les unités très diversifiées, la magie ainsi que les héros apportent un gameplay de bataille jusqu'à lors inégalité par les autres    → Quand Total War change de direction.
    Pour la première fois, la franchise prend une tout autre direction que les événements historiques importants, en explorant le riche univers de l'heroic-fantasy, et plus précisément de Warhammer. C'est franchement réussi. Les unités très diversifiées, la magie ainsi que les héros apportent un gameplay de bataille jusqu'à lors inégalité par les autres Total War, pourtant nombreux. Bravo !

    Sortie en mai 2016 / Développé par Creative Assembly.    … Expand
  7. almax
    Jul 19, 2020
    9
    Enjoy your fantasy battles with the different factions. do not miss this addictive game
  8. Everchosen
    Feb 5, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. 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.
    9 races - which the game-play for each differs widely.

    In 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 DLCsBut even the basic game, without DLCs, is amazing.    … Expand
  9. 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
  10. Tilt1k
    Feb 5, 2019
    9
    You take the best strategy series in the world and put it in the Warhammer fantasy setting. Its not so tactical as usual but hell more fun when you see your Grimgor Inronhide smashing those nasty dwarfs. Orc Boiz FTW!
  11. ChosenUndead99
    Apr 29, 2018
    8
    TW:W is a very fun game that allows you to live out your dreams of massive fantasy battles. I personally play custom battles, but from what I have played, the campaign is also quite a lot of fun!
  12. Winipuh
    Nov 15, 2017
    8
    Неплохая стратегия, которая переняла самое лучше из прошлых частей. Правда минус за космические цены на DLC, но это уже норма для сеги ;)
  13. BatFat09
    Oct 7, 2017
    10
    Gameplay is fun, different, and engaging. Visuals are nice to look at. All that Warhammer charm is there. While there is a ton of replayability to start with there is a lot of dlc that doesn't make sense.
  14. wiss2wiss
    Sep 28, 2017
    8
    I was not a very big fan of Total War and knew nothing about Warhammer, but when a fantasy TW game is out, I simply could not ignore. I have played some historical TW games before. I enjoyed them quite a bit, but manual battle managing was not my favourite part of those titles (I used to auto-resolve most battles). Surprisingly, TW Warhammer has changed the way I play TW. It makes me wantI was not a very big fan of Total War and knew nothing about Warhammer, but when a fantasy TW game is out, I simply could not ignore. I have played some historical TW games before. I enjoyed them quite a bit, but manual battle managing was not my favourite part of those titles (I used to auto-resolve most battles). Surprisingly, TW Warhammer has changed the way I play TW. It makes me want to control troops by myself and now I rarely auto-resolve. I also spent more time with this game as each race has its own unique units and play-style. However, building, trades and politics do not lived up to the level of the historical ones. In addition, I wish that CA would give options for people to adjust complexity/difficulty of battle, diplomacy and economy. To sum up, I strongly recommended this game for those who enjoy fantasy and planing, but maybe get it on a discount as it has quite many dlcs.… Expand
  15. Askador
    Jul 5, 2017
    10
    One of the best Games i played the last 10 years. Together with Witcher 3 and X-com.
    All Factions are Unique and all got Unique Units. Not like the previous TW games with all those Copy&Paste Units and Factions.
    So far it was worth every cent i did spend on it. I played around 1000 Hours now and already preordered the next part of the Triology. CA/Sega will have a hard time with the next    One of the best Games i played the last 10 years. Together with Witcher 3 and X-com.
    All Factions are Unique and all got Unique Units. Not like the previous TW games with all those Copy&Paste Units and Factions.
    So far it was worth every cent i did spend on it. I played around 1000 Hours now and already preordered the next part of the Triology. CA/Sega will have a hard time with the next Historical title because if they go back to copy&Paste factions, people will hate it. They tasted the High standard now and most people cant go back. If you want to have hundreds of Hours good entertainment with a High replayability in a Fantasy strategy Game: This is your Game. Its will be the first complete Warhammer Game ever made. And im sure such a mammuth Project will not come again so soon.
    Thanks CA/Sega to be so brave and made such a High Risk niche Project of High quality.    … Expand
  16. pdh115
    Jun 29, 2017
    10
    This game has exceeded my expectations on release. It runs very smoothly and I haven't encountered any bugs within 40 hours of gameplay. I didn't pre-order and I got the Chaos DLC for free on the first week. This is a great example of companies listening to their fan-base as I wanted to see how the game turned out before purchasing. Good AI, Unpredictable AI, New hero system, Air unit
  17. crystough
    Apr 21, 2017
    10
    I´ve played a lot GW Warhammer (and 40k) in the 80s and 90s - and well: Total war Warhammer is (after many tries of GW) the best digital transcription. It is just Total War in the Warhammer Univers - and you can´t stop play ... one more turn ... and another! Just Great!

    ... and can´t wait to get a hand on TWW2!
  18. VitaminK
    Feb 12, 2017
    9
    F*cking amazing. Love TW and love WH universe. Did not think this game would come out so good. Lots of hate for them and their DLC policy which I agree is pretty wack but the game itself is so much fun. Grabbed it off Humble monthly for only 12$. There is so much variety in the races and styles of play this will definitely be on of the longest times I've spent playing a TW game. May evenF*cking amazing. Love TW and love WH universe. Did not think this game would come out so good. Lots of hate for them and their DLC policy which I agree is pretty wack but the game itself is so much fun. Grabbed it off Humble monthly for only 12$. There is so much variety in the races and styles of play this will definitely be on of the longest times I've spent playing a TW game. May even take the top spot of Shogun 2. Just get it on sale, same with DLC and you will have NO regrets.… Expand
  19. destinyfan1
    Feb 9, 2017
    10
    very good strategy game it is my personal favorite of 2016 don't listen to the 0-5 scores they don't know **** of strategy games or maby even just games in general. It has a lot of units and factions with still a lot of dlc's incoming with even more units. Great strategy elements were you actually have to think off .
    if you love warhammer or strategy game you just need to have this game
  20. jeffz816
    Oct 14, 2016
    10
    If anyone recalls the previous Warhammer 40K games, they had DLC as well. Winter Assault came out and you got one new playable faction. Then another DLC installment came out and you got to play as Dark Eldar and one more faction. I just don't see the problem with it. The DLC adds to the replay value of the games and makes them more fun. And they are all less than $15. BTW. Not aIf anyone recalls the previous Warhammer 40K games, they had DLC as well. Winter Assault came out and you got one new playable faction. Then another DLC installment came out and you got to play as Dark Eldar and one more faction. I just don't see the problem with it. The DLC adds to the replay value of the games and makes them more fun. And they are all less than $15. BTW. Not a millennial. 40 years old. Wife, kids and mortgage. Quite yer **** cheap asses!!
    This game is super fun and highly addictive. To the dude who logged in 150 hours of gameplay to give this game a 2. Are you friggin' kidding me? How could anyone play a game that long if you hate it? That's putting in 5 hours a day for a month! Unless you're getting some serious coin reviewing games, you need a lady friend bro.    … Expand
  21. SharkTankGamer
    Oct 7, 2016
    8
    The game is good it works great and the game play is smooth everything is how it should be. However the worthless DLC is a point against the game. Locking off factions and troop types. Keeping out the major races like the Elves and Bretonia seems like another penny pinching scam in that regard but by no means a bad game.
  22. MattHarter
    Aug 12, 2016
    8
    Lets just start off with the rating, I love the total war turn based strategy and battles, it takes the "speed" out of your average RTS and really lets you play like a king ruling a kingdom. I loved the new direction, even if it was just trying it out. The fantasy world let it try out so many cool new things and was very exciting to play and sets it apart from all other total wars. TheLets just start off with the rating, I love the total war turn based strategy and battles, it takes the "speed" out of your average RTS and really lets you play like a king ruling a kingdom. I loved the new direction, even if it was just trying it out. The fantasy world let it try out so many cool new things and was very exciting to play and sets it apart from all other total wars. The two big cons, all the content you have to pay for. Im dropping $60 on a game i dont want to have to buy $100s more. And of course the dumb down combat. I thought al lthe new units and powerful heros would ADD to the combat but sieges are a joke. The land combat which is the majority of the fighting lives up to the hype. I only wish siege battles which are critical points on the map were a little more fun (shogun 2 was far superior in this....). Anyways, a fun series and a new twist on it was worth the buy. 8/10.… Expand
  23. Nautiloidor
    Aug 10, 2016
    9
    This game is so much fun, and a title worth of the Total War name. The battles are some of the most satisfying in any Total War game. Each faction has its own unique range of foot soldiers, cavalry, beast, giants, flying units, heroes and magic casters, which adds new complexity, depth and strategy. You can level up your lords and heroes to be unstoppable in battle. Each faction leadersThis game is so much fun, and a title worth of the Total War name. The battles are some of the most satisfying in any Total War game. Each faction has its own unique range of foot soldiers, cavalry, beast, giants, flying units, heroes and magic casters, which adds new complexity, depth and strategy. You can level up your lords and heroes to be unstoppable in battle. Each faction leaders has specific quests to get powerful items that make them even more powerful. Outside of battle, there are new aspects such as vampiric and chaotic corruption that spreads to neighbouring provinces causing unrest. Different thing cause attrition to your armies depending on faction, for example the orcs start to fight amongst themselves in their lust for battle is not satisfied. Different faction have different trade and diplomacy capabilities.
    Diplomacy is the only thing that seems to be underdone compared to other Total War games, but this is forgivable (it does have the word "war" twice in the title...)    … Expand
  24. Silverbow
    Aug 10, 2016
    10
    Best total war game in a long long while. Improved AI, none of the game breaking bugs that Rome II had. Graphics are the same as Rome II, but the fantasy setting makes it look amazing. Each faction feels so very different to the others, it really gives you a lot of replay value.
    Load times are the only thing I can complain about, so get an SSD.
  25. Lone_Wolf_Sones
    Aug 7, 2016
    8
    I was hesitant to purchase Total War: Warhammer. Rome II was such a disappointment when it released that it soured my love for the series to the point I never bothered with Attila. I played every Total War game prior as far back as Medieval Total War. I even picked up Total War Eras. Sure Empire and Napoleon had their problems. But even they paled in comparison to the mess that Rome III was hesitant to purchase Total War: Warhammer. Rome II was such a disappointment when it released that it soured my love for the series to the point I never bothered with Attila. I played every Total War game prior as far back as Medieval Total War. I even picked up Total War Eras. Sure Empire and Napoleon had their problems. But even they paled in comparison to the mess that Rome II released as.

    My concern with this Warhammer iteration was whether CA had learned from their mistakes and could deliver a game that worked upon release. I am pleased to say that Total War: Warhammer is a solid effort. Its well optimized and runs well even on my modest i5 with 8gb of Ram and a GTX 750ti with 2gb of Vram. Surprisingly the GPU requirements for the game seem rather low. My 750ti falls just short of the recommended GTX 760. File size is also odd considering the minimum and recommend specs call for 35gb of HD space yet the download from Steam was only 9gb. The game had a few delays and perhaps they were for the best given how polished the end product is. The game is richly detailed on the unit models themselves right down to the UI. The UI is also highly customizable allowing you turn off unit markers.

    It needs to be said that I know very little if anything about the Warhammer universe. However I love high fantasy, magic and fantastical creatures. Its this new spin on the Total War formula that spoke to me. Yes you can jump into this game without any prior knowledge and have a good time. The intro cinematic gives you a quick rundown of the four factions Empire (Humans), Dwarves, Greenskins (Orcs), Vampire Counts and a fifth the Chaos faction as dlc (more on this later). The core of the game is still very much a Total War game and will immediately feel familiar to series veterans. You still build buildings and units, manage taxes, etc. However there is a noticeable lack of troop formations like wedge, etc. The developers have said they used them where applicable as many of them aren't part of the Warhammer IP.

    You still have your infantry, ranged, and mounted units as well as siege units like steam tanks. In my time with the game it appears as though there are no naval battles like in previous games. The game does however feature aerial units like gyrocopter and gyrobombers which add another layer of tactical strategy to the equation. (This makes me dream of a Warcraft Total War someday). You also have giants and trolls as well. Among other new touches are subterranean battles where you can fight. There are tunnels that give you shortcuts but can present ambushes. One of the cool new features is a tactical map. You can move the scroll wheel to pull the camera back to an overhead view and get a general look of the battlefield at a glance.

    The AI is something CA has been trying to get right for a while. It was an absolute mess in Rome II at launch. Its certainly a good deal better here. Enemies will flee only to reform and try to flank you. Reinforcements may appear behind your position. I have also noticed less 'clumping'. That isn't to say there still aren't issues. I have had instances where I give a unit an order and it seems to just remain in the same place. Fortunately these instances have been infrequent.

    The biggest issue I have with the Total War license and indeed SEGA is the 'whoring' of faction DLC. SEGA already does this with Relic's Company of Heroes. Its no secret that the announcement of Chaos as a preorder bonus rubbed fans the wrong way. This prompted CA to change the preorder bonus to being available for the first week the game was on sale. This was a step in the right direction but I feel its a band-aid on a bigger problem. When you announce DLC 6 months ahead of release that will be available day one? It should be in the base game. Its not like this game has a ton of playable factions anyway with just 4 available (not counting Chaos).

    In game content shouldn't be locked behind a pre-order paywall under the guise of a 'bonus'. Certainly not on day one when most games have embargoes leaving many consumers with few reviews of said game. If your game is good you shouldn't have to worry about embargoes or giving fans 'incentive' to buy it. It wouldn't surprise me if they charge $5 for 'blood' like they did for Rome II. On a positive note they have said that the game will be supported with free DLC including Lord, Race, and Campaign packs. Hopefully we see other races like the elves get their own campaigns.

    In the end if you are a fan of high fantasy or Warhammer I think there is a lot here to like about Total War: Warhammer even if it may have a learning curve. Conversely if you are a Total War fan; the change to a fantasy setting may prove to be an engaging unique experience.    … Expand
  26. Red9
    Aug 3, 2016
    8
    Great combination of Total War and fantasy world of Warhammer.

    What else to say. I never enjoyed TW since Shogun 2. I didn't play Rome 2 but i played Attilla and i tried but didn't like it. Warhammer became more simple to handle, new type of units entered on the fields of battle and we have 6 different fracrtions. Battles are more enjoyable, especially when you start using magic. We    Great combination of Total War and fantasy world of Warhammer.

    What else to say. I never enjoyed TW since Shogun 2. I didn't play Rome 2 but i played Attilla and i tried but didn't like it. Warhammer became more simple to handle, new type of units entered on the fields of battle and we have 6 different fracrtions.

    Battles are more enjoyable, especially when you start using magic. We have more war-machines, guns and cannons, and also big world which is gonna expand even further in near future.

    Dont even read negatives comments of this game, its just pure cancer from people who expected another Rome.    … Expand
  27. rrebelo1
    Jul 23, 2016
    10
    The Total War series and the Warhammer series is a marriage 33 years in the making.

    Starting in 1983, Games Workshop began to publish its enormously popular tabletop game Warhammer. Taking a page from classic strategy games such as those from Avalon Hill and putting it in a fantasy setting seemed ideal for players. Strategy gamers have dreamt of the ultimate electronic version of those    The Total War series and the Warhammer series is a marriage 33 years in the making.

    Starting in 1983, Games Workshop began to publish its enormously popular tabletop game Warhammer. Taking a page from classic strategy games such as those from Avalon Hill and putting it in a fantasy setting seemed ideal for players. Strategy gamers have dreamt of the ultimate electronic version of those tabletop settings they have played their entire lives. The Total War series, beginning with Shogun: Total War in 2000, has achieved that for them better than any other. Total War gives players the ability to have sophisticated strategy play without taking up an entire table (or in some cases the entire basement) to satisfy their needs.

    Fast forward to today and we get to see the collaboration of both of these monster titles. Total War: Warhammer, created by Creative Assembly and published by Sega, is the most sophisticated and intricate strategy game ever to invade a PC, utilizing and upgrading the game play from Total War: Atilla while incorporating five of the factions from Warhammer: The Warriors of Chaos, Dwarfs, The Empire, Greenskins, and The Vampire Counts. Each faction is flush with abilities specific to themselves. This gives Total War: Warhammer some fresh new strategies that had become a little stale in the Total War universe. The fantasy aspects are a departure from Total War’s usual historical approach but I feel that long-time fans will forgive this when they begin to play the game.

    An Example of the organization of troops
    Total War: Warhammer is not a game that you just pick up and play. Warhammer is a rich universe and the Total War system takes time to learn. What you get for your labor is a game experience that makes you feel that you have mastered all aspects of global leadership and not just battle. Diplomacy and civic management are just as important as knocking down walls or casting spells. The size and richness of your army, generals, and heroes also comes from a very deep skill tree. The game does provide an ongoing adviser to assist you through most of this and Creative Assembly has built a wonderful help system with in-depth video tutorials as well to guide all of the newcomers who may be intimidated by the complexities of the game.    … Expand
  28. feaurie
    Jul 19, 2016
    10
    Oh my god this game dumb down im too smart everyone else is stupid for liking this stupid game. Seriously, just ignore the haters. This game is a new generation of total war, and it is utterly excellent. The winds of change are blowing, and it is glorious.
  29. barth_desade
    Jul 4, 2016
    9
    I'm writing this review as a long time both Warhammer and Total War fan. I was waiting for this game for a long time as I could see from the first Shogun how much the Total War is influenced by the Warhammer's mechanics so I always thought it wouldn't be that difficult to implement it. I understand there were various licensing issues, but actually both franchises should benefit from thatI'm writing this review as a long time both Warhammer and Total War fan. I was waiting for this game for a long time as I could see from the first Shogun how much the Total War is influenced by the Warhammer's mechanics so I always thought it wouldn't be that difficult to implement it. I understand there were various licensing issues, but actually both franchises should benefit from that fusion. Finally they did it, released it and... I have a very mixed feelings. Actually this game completely changed my approach to Total War. Up until this point I always played single player campaigns. They were easy enough even on the hardest diff level, but you felt quite nice about changing the history of the world with some unimportant faction. In this title the Single Player Campaign is slightly flat with factions you can't conquer, dumbed down cities management which worked pretty well in Rome, but somehow it is not the case in here - maybe due to the limited number of units available. There are some tasty features - like when you are playing with vampires you can summon high level units in places of big famous battles or nice different stances for your units depending on your race. I wouldn't count lack of naval battles as negative - they are just not that important part of warhammer world. So all in all - it is not bad Single Player Campaign but not great either and I would prefer playing Rome or Empire. As to multiplayer battles - they were usually too similar from one title to another (with exception of Empire and Napoleon for obvious reasons), hence I didn't play them often. And when I did it was usually pretty boring and repetitive. This Total War seems to be made for multiplayer battles though. I just can't get enough of them. The mix of all Total Wars with addition of magic, heroes and monsters is playable as hell. It brings the memory of Dark Omen played through the serial ports link but on much bigger scale. I've seen some comments about battles being too short - of course, for a Warhammer player they would be, but if had 4 hours spare I would take my figurines out of their boxes and play for real. In Total War Warhammer I fought battles for half an hour and this seemed quite long as the intensity of it was there all the time. So if you have friends which you can't play real Warhammer due to the distance, lack of time or price of figurines then this game is for you. If you want a campaign like in older Total Wars then you can buy it, but don't expect too much.… Expand
  30. BioTofu
    Jun 20, 2016
    8
    Played this for 108hrs, tried all 5 factions, and beat the long campaign with Empire, Chaos and Dwarf. Very fun varied play styles with all 5 factions. I wish theres a better item/equipment management system than drop boxes.

    I think CA did a good job with integrating the warhammer universe into the total war format. But that preoder for chaos deal was such BS. They need to stop    Played this for 108hrs, tried all 5 factions, and beat the long campaign with Empire, Chaos and Dwarf. Very fun varied play styles with all 5 factions. I wish theres a better item/equipment management system than drop boxes.

    I think CA did a good job with integrating the warhammer universe into the total war format.

    But that preoder for chaos deal was such BS. They need to stop that greedy business strategy. If you release a game with a paid DLC at launch, that means that DLC should be included in the the core game!

    Looking forward to expansions.    … Expand
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#19 Best PC Game of 2016
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 77 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 72 out of 77
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 77
  3. Negative: 0 out of 77
  1. DarkStation
    Aug 5, 2016
    90
    By building on a strong foundation, it allows its players the freedom of determining their own destiny, with little in the way of flaws holding it back. Sure, I may have some grudges that may never be removed from the great book, but in the end, this is the best experience I’ve had, bar none, when it comes to real time strategy games.
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  2. Games Master UK
    Jul 25, 2016
    92
    A richly-crafted recreation of the Warhammer world and the best Total War game in years. [July 2016, p.66]
  3. CD-Action
    Jul 21, 2016
    95
    Total War and Warhammer are a match made in heaven and Creative Assembly’s latest release is a dream come true for the aficionados of both franchises. As a fan of Game Workshop’s tabletop original I have waited my whole life for this game. [07/2016, p.70]
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