Total War: WARHAMMER

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  1. daanelf
    May 24, 2016
    10
    For anyone wondering if this will be another rtw2 kind of launch. No worries. This total war is stable and a very solid launch. Considering the staggering number of new unit types. Flying units, giants, trolls etc this game is really well designed which exceeds my expections. The game does tell a brilliant story from what i have seen so far. The develops hit a bullseye with this fantasyFor anyone wondering if this will be another rtw2 kind of launch. No worries. This total war is stable and a very solid launch. Considering the staggering number of new unit types. Flying units, giants, trolls etc this game is really well designed which exceeds my expections. The game does tell a brilliant story from what i have seen so far. The develops hit a bullseye with this fantasy total war mix.

    Like any tw game it does have its typical total war issues. Nothing serious. The game performs great on my old gtx 780. I`m getting high/ultra settings and a lot of eye candy on. + huge unit numbers. Which is perfect for me.

    Keep in mind that installing the latest nvidia driver makes the game hang on the warhammer logo. Playing steam offline helps for now. Suppose this will get fixed soon as rtw2 had the same issue.    … Expand
  2. Thazari
    May 24, 2016
    9
    Warhammer is the first Total War game in a fantasy setting, so it was the question whether CA could pull this off. I believe they did. Then you may ask "Is this another Rome 2 fail launch?" and I'd say no, for me, the game is fine on launch and there are no obvious game breaking issues.

    TW Warhammer offers the choice of 5 distinct races. Each of the races plays quite differently and has    Warhammer is the first Total War game in a fantasy setting, so it was the question whether CA could pull this off. I believe they did. Then you may ask "Is this another Rome 2 fail launch?" and I'd say no, for me, the game is fine on launch and there are no obvious game breaking issues.

    TW Warhammer offers the choice of 5 distinct races. Each of the races plays quite differently and has some unique mechanics going for them. Character customization is better than any TW game before, with lots of magic items, skills and followers to tailor them to your needs. The campaign map looks spectacular, with lots of awesome-looking landmarks such as skull mountains, volcanoes and unique structures allover the place and when the evil factions Chaos or Vampires get hold of a province, the terrain changes to a hellish landscape, which is a nice touch.

    The battles run a lot smoother than Rome 2 and the the variation in units is massive. Each race starts with some basic stuff like spearmen and archers, but as you progress in the game you start to unlock the creatures that make them unique, such as demigryph riding knights, flame cannons, boar-riding orcs towering giants or undead dragons. Bringing your customized generals and heroes into the fray feels really rewarding, as they send lesser warriors flying just like Sauron did in the Lord of the Rings movie.

    Overall the game seems somewhat easier to play. In Rome 2 and Attila in particular you had to juggle food, squalor, sanitation and all that, but in Warhammer the buildings have no penalties so you can just build whatever you want. Some regions have unique buildings or resources so there is some variation and not every province will be a carbon copy.

    Since the Campaign part of the game is turn based, the time it takes to resolve rounds is important, and I have to say they are REALLY quick, roughly 15-20 seconds with the movement of enemy characters turned off, which is a breather since Attila would take up to a minute which is really frustrating sometimes.

    There are two negatives I can point out so far. First, in battles, the magic spells are not completely balanced yet; magic is a limited resource so you can only cast so many spells, but magic missiles seem to miss all the time and do less damage than a cannonball if they do hit while the recharge of magic spells is so fast that you wonder why they even have a recharge time, as you're waiting for mana anyway.

    The second is the lack of variety in battle maps. The battles in the field have a lot of variation, but siege maps are mostly the same. And there is not really any other type of battle (no river battle, no minor village battle), which is a bit of a shame if you're in it for the multiplayer battles and you want to play a different type of battle.

    So, overall, 9/10, good performance, beautiful fantasy setting, lots of unit variation, nicely distinct races to play, but it lost a point because of no good balancing on magic and they should have put in more different battle maps.    … Expand
  3. 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
  4. 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
  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. Quetzalcoatl81
    May 26, 2016
    10
    I was worried at first about the limited number of factions but after playing for about 35-40 hours so far I can say that there seems to be way more replay ability between the races then there would be between factions with slightly different textures and maybe a unit or two.

    That plus CA and GW's decision to allow mod support gives me a lot of faith that any future DLCs/FLCs/mods will    I was worried at first about the limited number of factions but after playing for about 35-40 hours so far I can say that there seems to be way more replay ability between the races then there would be between factions with slightly different textures and maybe a unit or two.

    That plus CA and GW's decision to allow mod support gives me a lot of faith that any future DLCs/FLCs/mods will keep fleshing this game out over time, but I totally feel that the game is worth the 60 bucks as is right now.

    Didn't pre-order but purchased day 1 and still got the pre-order bonus race pack which seems worth it for the different race experience.

    It doesn't run 100% perfect but it seems to run better then Rome2 or Attila and I thought those games were alright so this is easily "good performance" in my book.

    The economy is simplified but idk if I really miss trying to juggling squalor and corruption forcing me to build certain buildings i don't want instead of just the unit producers/stat buffers that i really want. Corruption is now more tied to number of armies instead of settlements which seems like a pretty good game play change so far too.

    agent spam is annoying but not completely broken, there are mods for them though to give you less headaches.

    Lords/Agents don't age and die so it actually makes them matter way more to me, wasn't expecting that. Some spells need tweaking but overall pretty good.

    performance 8/10
    battles 10/10
    races 10/10
    settlement management (seriously, I haven't enjoyed this part of total war since Rome1) 9/10    … Expand
  7. 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
  8. cr0mag
    May 30, 2016
    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.

    Each race plays differently and each has a massive    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.

    Each race plays differently and each has a massive amount of character and charisma. The graphics and sound are lovingly crafted, nothing in this game has been skimped. Each of the 5 factions has fully fleshed out graphics, sound and story. It all gels into an immersive atmosphere which can suck you in for hours.

    All in all this is a very well put together and polished game. It was clearly crafted by a team that loves warhammer and the result shows. Delaying the game has turned out to be for the best because it has been such a sweet and smooth release. A truly great game, worthy of soaking up endless hours. Recommended    … Expand
  9. smw119
    May 26, 2016
    10
    It appears the reviews fall into two groups. The positive group loves this game for the fresh life that this title breathes into a series that seemed to be losing momentum. The negative group dislikes this because the game appears simpler and seems to have lost features.
    Having played over 30+ hours now, I can say that I think the negative reviews reflect only the growing pains for this    It appears the reviews fall into two groups. The positive group loves this game for the fresh life that this title breathes into a series that seemed to be losing momentum. The negative group dislikes this because the game appears simpler and seems to have lost features.
    Having played over 30+ hours now, I can say that I think the negative reviews reflect only the growing pains for this expanding series. This game bespeaks polish and genuine care for the source material. The game, while having been simplified, also throws in a lot of new mechanics that, in the end, wouldn't work with the unique needs of these fantasy factions. As such, newer, streamlined, and more intuitive campaign mechanics have taken their place. Not to mention the fact that this game does more than any other to get new players up to speed quickly.
    If you like both Total War and Warhammer this may well be unmissable. Just know, this game is more Warhammer than it is Total War. I think most of the bad reviews expected this to be a Total War game with Warhammer mechanics, it's not. This is a Warhammer game with Total War mechanics. If you want this to feel like a follow up to Attila, you may want to give this a skip. Everyone else should come and enjoy one of the best Warhammer games ever made.    … Expand
  10. 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!
  11. 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
  12. Novax_Bash
    May 24, 2016
    9
    This game is getting a bad rap for some launch issues, but do not let these steer you away from this game. A couple hours in and I can't find anything to knock this game for. I will update with a more articulated review TBD.
  13. GeneralGonzo
    May 24, 2016
    9
    So here it is we all Fans of Warhammer have waited for: a deep tactical computer simulation from our beloved table top game.
    And they did a great job in letting it come alive: the units look beautiful on the battlefield as they do also on the strategic map.
    Your heroes level up and chose skills, you wield powerful magic, equip your heroes with legendary items and earn new mounts in    So here it is we all Fans of Warhammer have waited for: a deep tactical computer simulation from our beloved table top game.
    And they did a great job in letting it come alive: the units look beautiful on the battlefield as they do also on the strategic map.
    Your heroes level up and chose skills, you wield powerful magic, equip your heroes with legendary items and earn new mounts in special quests, each individually for every race.
    The map is huge and you get headaches when your imperium armies already fight on 2 sides and then the chaos begins to invade the lands.....
    I can just recommend every Warhammer Fan to get this game asap and also thos who either love fantasy strategy or are addicted to the lord of the rings....    … Expand
  14. 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
  15. 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
  16. galilleos
    May 24, 2016
    10
    This is a total war with a soul, and an Epic soul!
    Fantasy setting is well used:
    Why using ram when you can have a giant smashing fortress gates? Support your sieges tower with flying monsters! Compensate a lack of artillery with powerful spells! Send hero break enemy troops, raise dead to block enemy cavalries... They are so many examples of what have never been possible in other    This is a total war with a soul, and an Epic soul!
    Fantasy setting is well used:
    Why using ram when you can have a giant smashing fortress gates?
    Support your sieges tower with flying monsters!
    Compensate a lack of artillery with powerful spells!
    Send hero break enemy troops, raise dead to block enemy cavalries... They are so many examples of what have never been possible in other Total war.

    Also, they have truly succeed to create 5 factions with different gameplay:
    - Dwarfs need to avenge any insults against them. If they cannot avenge, they face revolt and they are mistrust by other dwarfs allies
    - Ork can chain victory to start Waaaagh that spawn armies to attack opponent
    - Vampire can corrupt around them and raise armies at old battlefields
    - Chaos ... ok it is like Attila horde (with giants monsters and spawned horrors)
    - Empire may be more classic if you do not want to be too lost in a fantasy world

    So in short word: This game will get its place as one of the best Total war. (And the best Warhammer strategic game, but there is less competition for this one)    … Expand
  17. Bladehawk
    May 25, 2016
    10
    A very solid Total War game. Performance, presentation, play; all are solid.

    To those complaining that it's "dumbed down" or "too simple", most of these changes were made for the AI's benefit (both in the campaign and on the battlemaps). Oh, but CA should've magically made the AI better to handle more complex mechanics! Sure, but they've been trying that for YEARS and they haven't    A very solid Total War game. Performance, presentation, play; all are solid.

    To those complaining that it's "dumbed down" or "too simple", most of these changes were made for the AI's benefit (both in the campaign and on the battlemaps). Oh, but CA should've magically made the AI better to handle more complex mechanics! Sure, but they've been trying that for YEARS and they haven't succeeded. You know what that means? It's not possible. You think you can do better? Go submit your resume; I'm sure they could use you. Total War: Warhammer was a good chance to simplify some of these mechanics because the fantasy elements provide complexity in other areas (like character development) to help offset some of the sacrifices.

    To clarify for those who don't know, building trees and province management have been simplified. Gone is Food; gone is squalor; gone is a variable tax rate (you can choose to turn taxes on or off, that's it). In exchange, enemy Agents (especially those of Chaos and the Vampire Counts, who have a Corruption mechanic) provide a source of constant/repetitive negative Public Order, as well as the normal things like conquest. Dwarfs have a unique mechanic, their Book of Grudges, which also affects Public Order. It's not as difficult to manage PO as it was in previous Total Wars, but that doesn't mean you'll have +100 in every region.

    As for performance, there were some Day 1 issues, completely normal for any major release. They've been resolved for the vast majority. The game runs well at 1080p, but at 1440p+ you'll start to notice the framerate if you have anything less than the most powerful graphics cards. More optimization can be done, yes, but it's LEAGUES better than Rome II or even Attila.

    I gave it a 9 because there's one thing that I know will be fixed, but which is still a bit of a problem right now: the lack of additional units and playable factions. I can't rate the game based on what will be coming in the future, I have to look at what's here now, and while it isn't lacking - each faction feels different enough to warrant a full campaign, unlike previous Total Wars where everyone was human and more or less the same - it does make me wish for the rest of the world. For those who don't know, this series is planned to be a trilogy, with two sizable expansions coming in the future. DLC and Free-LC will come in the meantime.

    Oh, and probably the best thing - if you don't like something, there's a good chance you can mod it out. Don't like regional occupation (the system that limits you from occupying every region on the map)? There's a mod for that. Want both Legendary Lords to start at the same time? There's a mod for that. Think battles are too fast or the AI is not aggressive enough? There's a mod for that. Any game that provides mod support deserves much more than a bad rating simply because you don't like what's there in the vanilla version. Think about it!    … Expand
  18. Mavtop
    May 27, 2016
    10
    I'm my opinion this game is great. Very playable, not overcrowded with historical stuff like the other Total war games.
    I see the many dichotomous reviews on this site, but after actually playing the game, I am not disappointed.
    If anything this is my first real dive into the warhammer universe, and what a dive it has been! The graphics are good, the gameplay is actually really fun,    I'm my opinion this game is great. Very playable, not overcrowded with historical stuff like the other Total war games.
    I see the many dichotomous reviews on this site, but after actually playing the game, I am not disappointed.
    If anything this is my first real dive into the warhammer universe, and what a dive it has been!
    The graphics are good, the gameplay is actually really fun, the battles are excellent, but unit just throw themselves into the enemy. So grouping them up is really important. The way hero's just demolish ranks of units is awesome to behold.
    To be completely honest, I'm a battlefield player, but Total War Warhammer has won my heart. 10/10 will be playing this until BF1 comes out.    … Expand
  19. 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.
  20. FramerTerminate
    May 31, 2016
    8
    So I feel a large majority of reviews are written inadequately so as someone with over a hundred hours and a long time total war fan(medieval tw 1) I'll give my thoughts for those who are familiar with tw

    Note: I, like total biscuit, don't believe in scores. I just gave it an 8 cause it was green symbolizing my overall approval. Pros: -Game is stable on release *for the majority    So I feel a large majority of reviews are written inadequately so as someone with over a hundred hours and a long time total war fan(medieval tw 1) I'll give my thoughts for those who are familiar with tw

    Note: I, like total biscuit, don't believe in scores. I just gave it an 8 cause it was green symbolizing my overall approval.

    Pros:

    -Game is stable on release *for the majority of people*

    -Heroes add a new dynamic to the game that can make battles much more involving

    -Asymmetrical factions are a definite plus

    -The ai is much better about diplomacy(although on legendary they are all war mongers)

    -Large units are functional for the first time ever in a tw game. My biggest concern for this game was, based on the crappy unusual unit ai for elephants, chariots, etc in past tw games, the large units were going to suffer from abhorrent pathing, which turned out not to be the case.

    -Each faction as a unique research tree and mechanic making for unique play styles on the campaign map as well as the battlefield for each faction.

    -Removed unfortified city battles. This decision is great imo because the majority of battles in my experience with atilla and rome2 were unfortified city fights. These fights always degenerate into uninspiring meat grinders with little to offer in terms of diversity.

    -Great mod support

    Cons:

    -Auto balance is absolutely horrid(more so than usual). Particularly with 1 man units(certain heroes, giant monsters). You will auto resolve a fight with 99 percent chance and they die every time despite everything. Another issue is that sometimes auto resolve is just illogical when reinforcements are involved. I've seen on multiple occasions I have attacked a settlement where I had a 99 percent chance to win the auto resolve despite the fact the enemy had the same number and composition of units as me spread over two stacks.

    -The hero item system in the game is absolutely pathetic. The stat bonuses they provide are negligible the majority of the time. This combined with the fact there is no way to buy items(which would have been a great feature) makes their presence quite hollow. Items also do not affect your hero cosmetically which is a damn shame.

    -Magic system is simply dysfunctional in the game's current state. A lack of direct damage scaling for larger unit sizes combined with useless vortex spells makes for some disappointing fireworks.

    -The multiplayer is barebones, but for some reason they have a ladder despite the fact this game is absolutely NOT balanced yet.

    -Battle AI still can't handle pincer attacks from front and back. It will simple face all of it's melee units to one front and let itself get sandwiched

    -*MY BIGGEST PROBLEM*City siege battles are a joke. Ever since Shogun 2 and ESPECIALLY after Rome 2 I've be absolutely appalled that my favorite type of battle in the game, sieges, no longer feels like a siege. In warhammer tw all units have ladders FOR SOME UNEXPLAINED REASON and yet they can't attack the city without having a battering ram, siege tower, or some piece of siege equipment. Also for some unexplained reason the large iron gates can literally be punched open FASTER THAN A BATTERING RAM by a squad of infantry when accounting for how long and how many casualties a ram receives when trying to knock down a gate. Now turrets seem to have infinite range to attack units on the edge of the battlefield for some reason which is ungodly stupid because if you put reserve cavalry in the back of the map it is dispiriting to discover they all died before the gate opened...

    -AI controlled group attack is missing for some reason...

    -Playing as chaos feels quite hollow as they have access to all of their best units quite quickly

    My thoughts on some other issues

    No Naval Battles: To be honest, I always felt like naval combat has been a hollow feature and more of a check box then a fully fleshed out feature. The simplistic nature combined with the tedious unrewarding style of combat make for an interesting spectacle maybe once or twice but afterwards i would just auto resolve everything naval after that.

    The unusual restriction on races being unable to capture certain types of provinces: CA knew about this, so they worked with modders so there would be a day 1 mod to change it so you could capture everything like normal tw.

    Battles are too short!:Another mod that was released day 1 which properly adjusts moral, armor, damage, etc for fights that feel much more weighty. Unfortunately you also have to take the various building, hero, and recruitment changes as well as the improved campaign ai(oh no) that come with it. Just know you may find the battle system in vanilla unacceptable if you which for more realistic drawn out fights.

    Overall I feel this tw game, as many people have put it, is a step in the right direction lacking the stellar qualities to make it truly amazing but no doubt a good experience for a triple A title(if you are into tw).    … Expand
  21. TheRavenousEye
    Jun 4, 2016
    8
    Total War: Warhammer is a masterpiece as far as game concepts go. The battles are huge, the map is identical to the fantasy universe most players know and love. Pit in the 5 factions and you got yourself one, epic game. There are however some issues which need to be adressed:

    Gameplay: The gameplay in general is smooth and entertaining. The core mechanics revolve around tailoring your    Total War: Warhammer is a masterpiece as far as game concepts go. The battles are huge, the map is identical to the fantasy universe most players know and love. Pit in the 5 factions and you got yourself one, epic game. There are however some issues which need to be adressed:

    Gameplay:
    The gameplay in general is smooth and entertaining. The core mechanics revolve around tailoring your army to your opponent and having the right dudes fight the right bad guys. Flank your opponent and when a unit you don't like gets too close, bring it down in a hail of bolts and bullets. Sadistics like myself will find endless entertainment in seeing broken enemies get run down by ones sinister forces.
    However the gameplay have some issues:

    1. Lord Characters.

    Being the embodiment of the player on the battlefield, it is not surprising that these guys are true powerhouses. Maybe even on the tip of being too powerful. Seeing as individual models in the game do almost no damage, and characters having a minimal amount of space around them, it is not uncommon that you can have 10 units hitting a fleeing lord and it still takes like 30 seconds before they kill him. While the Lords aren't exactly overpowered, I think units should have more of a chance against them. They aren't even human right now.
    2. Running and walking.

    Seriously this is a mess. Clicking AND ATTACKING makes your units walk. Meaning if I want my units to actually charge an opponent (and get a bonus) I need to press R.

    3. Fog of War.

    Want to attack that ranged unit in the forest over there? Okay, point and click, press R to run.
    However if that unit stops shooting for a second and goes invisible again? Well, then you have to manually re-assign your unit go kill them or just walk/run into the forest. More an annoyance because of the lack of an attack move button which usually exist within the RTS-genre.

    4. Missions and Quests.

    The quest system in TW:W is fantastic, giving you quests based on your current situation during the campaign, giving you these small objectives every now and then. The missions however, to get some of your Special Character's gear? I went through the entire Empire normal campaign without ever touching it (which was stupid of me since those were easy). The Vampire Counts however, need to travel across half the map to a region they have no interest in and win a battle there. Whether that is historically correct or not is irrelevant. That is just annoying to have to do...

    Graphics:

    Gorgeous. Playing it on low graphics is a nightmare (which I had to with my Radeon 6930), almost pixelated, but it runs excellently on my new GTX 960. Very nice.

    Setting:

    The setting in general is glorious as I mentioned in the intro. My only complaint are the Vampires who are absolute jokes. I don't know why, but Creative Assembly has for some reason made them all talk like they were part of a horrible Shakespearean play. They even make references to stupid parodies of his plays. "You wouldn't want to make the same mistake as McDeath". Come on. Way to butcher the characters of an entire race. YOU EVEN HAVE A QUOTE IN-GAME WHERE MANNFRED SPEAKS NORMALLY! God dammit CA.

    Other than that, it is really, really good. The distrustful elector counts, the arrogant nobles of Bretonnia, the destructive forces of Chaos and Orks and the stubborn and grudge-holding Dwarves. Everything feels incredible.

    In terms of blood and gore, I tend to agree with the public opinion that it is missing. Also, most models have some sort of invulnerability save. Hitting them with direct hits from bloody mortars sends half the dudes flying and yet doesn't kill a single one. Not a single time occurence. You'll see.

    And yet, I am hopeful.

    The game has quite a lot of glitches but none which are gamebreaking. The fundamentals are definetely there, but with some patch-polishing I believe this game could truly shine the way it should.

    Overall the score is 8. The game is lacking alot of things but also have lots of positive sides which are plain for most people to see. The game is entertaining and fun in that sadistic and maniacal way which I tend to enjoy, and I think alot of people would support that statement.

    While many give the game bad reviews, my gut-feeling tells me they are basing it too much off the earlier Total War games, which I have never played and never intend to play.

    In newer releases I would like to see:
    - Attack move Button
    - More non-magic and non-hero ways to kill heroes
    - Blood and Gore
    - Attacking makes the player's units run
    - More Races (Skaven are obvious, Wood Elves/High Elves would be pretty good too)

    And of course.
    NEW VOICES FOR THE VAMPIRE COUNTS! (And you can help by donating on www.makethevoncarsteinsgreatagain.com. That was a lie. rip Von Carsteins.) All in all a nice game, easily on par with other newer releases from most other firms.    … Expand
  22. Erwinn07
    May 30, 2016
    10
    This is a great game and they'll only make it better. There's not much bad I can say about it. I've really enjoyed it but then again, i'm a huge fan of Total War AND Warhammer so combining them together is like a match made in Heaven.
  23. Riskyreview
    May 24, 2016
    8
    Even though history is a better setting they still managed to make an interesting game with the Warhammer franchise.

    There are lots of new units and features here to qualify the 50€ price tag so even if you don't like fantasy and Warhammer like me there's still a good game here.
  24. Suyadon
    May 27, 2016
    10
    Best Total War game to date, bar none! The negative reviews are real nonsense on this one. I get it for Rome 2 and Attila, but pure bs in my opinion. Note, I've logged in only 40 hrs so far.

    Just a few highlights to point out: -Highly optimized (late game turn time in seconds with my ssd), no lag with the AI -beautiful graphics and no frame-rate lag on normal graphics setting with my    Best Total War game to date, bar none! The negative reviews are real nonsense on this one. I get it for Rome 2 and Attila, but pure bs in my opinion. Note, I've logged in only 40 hrs so far.

    Just a few highlights to point out:
    -Highly optimized (late game turn time in seconds with my ssd), no lag with the AI
    -beautiful graphics and no frame-rate lag on normal graphics setting with my gtx 960 2gb card
    -tons of factions even with only a couple races, but huge unit diversity compared to any previous title
    -smart and unforgiving AI
    -very deep strategy development of "agents", lords and cities
    -Mod support!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    Lastly, sure, I'm not thrilled with how everything has been implement (fixed race colonization(able) locations, but who cares. Mods already resolving these "issues".    … Expand
  25. Alcard9
    May 30, 2016
    10
    The best Total War i've played since the original Rome.
    And yes, i'm an old-timer.

    The factions all play vastly different from each other in both grand strategy and real-time, but appear to be reasonably balanced in strenghts and weaknesses.
  26. AggonyDuck
    May 26, 2016
    9
    This game is polished, stable, fun and diverse. It is breath of fresh air for Total War, radically changing established Total War gameplay while still having the same basic elements. It is both great in multiplayer battles and single player campaign and I can't wait to see how the game will grow with the release of DLC. It looks gorgeous and the battles are great. My only real issues withThis game is polished, stable, fun and diverse. It is breath of fresh air for Total War, radically changing established Total War gameplay while still having the same basic elements. It is both great in multiplayer battles and single player campaign and I can't wait to see how the game will grow with the release of DLC. It looks gorgeous and the battles are great. My only real issues with it is that each faction has limited replayability in campaign and multiplayer features are barebones. Overall this game is a lot of fun and if you enjoy great and diverse TW battles, this is the game for you.… Expand
  27. gamesrus
    May 24, 2016
    10
    My Favourite war hammer game so far maybe not the best total war game ever due to lack of factions meaning less re playability but i am sure that will chance as more factions and mods are created.
  28. Philistine21
    May 24, 2016
    10
    Absolutely love the breath of fresh air that this game breathes into the Total War series. The various races have completely different play styles and the new monstrous units and war machines add a bevy of new tactical depth. The campaign map is fun and varied. Difficulty at the higher levels is punishing in a way that makes pulling out the win all the more rewarding.

    As a long-time fan    Absolutely love the breath of fresh air that this game breathes into the Total War series. The various races have completely different play styles and the new monstrous units and war machines add a bevy of new tactical depth. The campaign map is fun and varied. Difficulty at the higher levels is punishing in a way that makes pulling out the win all the more rewarding.

    As a long-time fan of the series I don't say this lightly: Definitely the best Total War game I have played    … Expand
  29. Kranox
    May 24, 2016
    10
    well srly the critic here are so much negative and idk why all negative critic have arrived here, i scrolled down for 10 min without stoping in the user review on steam and i heavent seen anybody dont recommend it, so srly dont base yourself on these review
  30. Frank70
    May 24, 2016
    10
    Very good especially in something that was HORRIBLE in the latest TW games : AI . Also the strategic campaign is very solid and challenging . Battle are good ,sieges are finally good again !. Now ive more faith that a Medieval Total War 3 will be excellent ( even if i will be tempted by a Total War : Game of thrones !! ).
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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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