Total War: WARHAMMER

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  1. Raayaar
    Jun 7, 2016
    10
    For me, it's the best TW game so far, together with Rome 1.

    Technically it's perfect, played for almost 40 hours without any crashes or glitches and it looks fantastic. Complaints that there are only 4(5) factions - not true at all. There are 5 different RACES - that's a huge difference. Each race has many different factions. Following this logic, all previous TW games only had ONE    For me, it's the best TW game so far, together with Rome 1.

    Technically it's perfect, played for almost 40 hours without any crashes or glitches and it looks fantastic.

    Complaints that there are only 4(5) factions - not true at all. There are 5 different RACES - that's a huge difference. Each race has many different factions. Following this logic, all previous TW games only had ONE faction, did anybody complain about that? Also, with a mod we can play pretty much any faction of any race we want (haven't tried it yet).

    About dumbing the game down: For me it just feels like they removed a lot of unnecessary stuff and made things clearer. But there's still plenty of complex decision making involved when managing settlements, diplomacy and armies. So far I love the fact that I don't have to spend 10 minutes in city screen for each settlement. Makes the game flow so much smoother.

    After spending 40 hours in game, I can only say good things about it. And I'm looking forward to at least 160 more hours :)    … Expand
  2. 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
  3. Surg3on
    Jun 1, 2016
    10
    TLDNR: This is the Warhammer game fans have been waiting for since somebody thought Warhammer and Video Games were a good idea.

    Graphics: Runs well. Looks good. Matched animations are gone which is a pity but they really destroyed performance so I guess it was a sacrifice that had to be made. I hope they bring them back for lords and large monsters. Single Player AI: AI is solid.    TLDNR: This is the Warhammer game fans have been waiting for since somebody thought Warhammer and Video Games were a good idea.

    Graphics: Runs well. Looks good. Matched animations are gone which is a pity but they really destroyed performance so I guess it was a sacrifice that had to be made. I hope they bring them back for lords and large monsters.

    Single Player AI: AI is solid. Easily as good /better than any other TW to date on both campaign and battle levels. Agent spam is a problem but there are a multitude of mods for you to fix it how you want already.

    Races/Replayability: Only 4(or 5) but they are completely and utterly different. Better than 20 factions that are 90% the same.

    Negatives: Some animations seem to be missing (gun reloads). No river battles. Autoresolve is heavily in the players favour on harder difficulties (tempting to skip battles entirely).    … Expand
  4. 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
  5. Ericius
    May 29, 2016
    10
    After playing the Warhammer table top game for multiple years in the 90's and much later the Total War games I have waited for this game to be made a long time. It was great to hear the game finally announced last year. But it was tricky. Hopes and expectation have a tendency to grow toward unachievable heights. After playing for 30 plus hours I can say that I have experienced one of theAfter playing the Warhammer table top game for multiple years in the 90's and much later the Total War games I have waited for this game to be made a long time. It was great to hear the game finally announced last year. But it was tricky. Hopes and expectation have a tendency to grow toward unachievable heights. After playing for 30 plus hours I can say that I have experienced one of the best gaming weeks in my life. Longswords, Karl Franz, Slayers, Doomdivers, Hordes of undead, Winds of magic, Flying creatures I can't take much more of this great stuff. It is Total war in overdrive and Warhammer in it's proper PC jacket.… Expand
  6. degrassinoel
    May 29, 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. It's graphically beautiful. The campaign will absorb you for weeks, if not months, and it's the type of TW that you'll come back to again    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.

    It's graphically beautiful.

    The campaign will absorb you for weeks, if not months, and it's the type of TW that you'll come back to again and again.
    For pure escapism, this is the game you need in your life.

    It could have used some more of the really excellent FMV throughout the campaign, but overall it's genuinely a highly recommended game for strategy gamers.

    I have very little bad to say about it, as i experienced no bugs or issues, the launch was the best one i've seen for the entire franchise.    … Expand
  7. 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.
  8. 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.
  9. 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.
  10. Star13fox13
    May 27, 2016
    10
    Great combo of total war adn fantasy. I see some **** about it being to dumbed down, And it is to an extent, But at least i don't feel like i need to have the same buildings no matter what, then have one super military providence. Can have much different set ups and still keep places happy.

    I'm sure that will come back in the next historical Total war though.
  11. 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
  12. Swight
    May 30, 2016
    10
    As a competitive multiplayer gamer Im impressed by this game.
    I ONLY play multiplayer in TW games since NTW and im also a fairly good coh2 sc2 grey goo and moba player.
    this game knocks it out of the park. with 6 great multiplayer factions who are hugely different the competitive aspect is great. It plays great in comparison to the poor TWR2 and the removal of many bad systems    As a competitive multiplayer gamer Im impressed by this game.
    I ONLY play multiplayer in TW games since NTW and im also a fairly good coh2 sc2 grey goo and moba player.

    this game knocks it out of the park.
    with 6 great multiplayer factions who are hugely different the competitive aspect is great.
    It plays great in comparison to the poor TWR2 and the removal of many bad systems combinded with the addition of some great new unit types make this game complex and not shallow at all.

    First Magic, it is a huge change and influences the game tremendously. Use your mana well as the regen depens on the amount, Fun mechanic!

    Furthermore the ''large'' units like gigants are great they are super strong and beat every other units but are hugely expensive. this makes it risk reward as every faction has access to multiple strong anti lange units. even artillery functions as it.

    Speaking of artillery, they nailed it. Art (artillery) is fun to use and relativly balanced. Cannons will shoot down hordes of skeletons but wont do **** against some scaled dragon ogers. art can now also target air which is great, using explosive rounds against dragons is huge.

    The races are fun in every way. but the new way they affect atributes is even better, Armor(the mechanic) is great, Deathblow, terror spectral units, these are all new tools that we havent had before.

    All in all I can tell everybody that the multiplayer is competitive and more complex that it has ever been.
    There for I give it a soild good, which means a 10 on this platform.    … Expand
  13. 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
  14. 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
  15. 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!
  16. 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
  17. 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.
  18. 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.
  19. 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.
  20. Tvink_DeSeRtoda
    May 28, 2016
    10
    Потрясающая игра!!! Одна лучшая стратегия 2016 года! Разработчики просто молодцы! Остался доволен игрой, своих денег она стоит!
  21. noxo33
    Jun 1, 2016
    10
    Super jeux rien a dire quelques défauts mais bon franchement quel jeux n'en n'as pas ?
    L'univers est juste fabuleux, encore quelques race et quelques améliorations et il deviendras avec le patch et dlc le meilleur jeux de stratégie de tous les temps !
  22. Hohum
    May 24, 2016
    10
    Awesome game - certainly reinvigorated my love for the TW series for the first time since Shogun 2. All of the stability improvements and other launch betterments aside, what this game really nails is the epic sense of scale which has been missing for a while now. I haven't had so much fun since the epic siege warfare in Medieval. All of the comments about gore or limited factions - that'sAwesome game - certainly reinvigorated my love for the TW series for the first time since Shogun 2. All of the stability improvements and other launch betterments aside, what this game really nails is the epic sense of scale which has been missing for a while now. I haven't had so much fun since the epic siege warfare in Medieval. All of the comments about gore or limited factions - that's what the modding community will add.… Expand
  23. 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
  24. 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
  25. 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 !! ).
  26. jeff007s
    May 24, 2016
    10
    Despite some issues others have had with starting the game, I've had a good launch. Just getting into the meat of TW:W, but so far, I have thoroughly enjoyed it.
  27. navytent
    May 24, 2016
    10
    unique and fun
    non stop playing it. CA should get blood and gore out real quick.
    why 10/10 because this is a very cheap game that make me waste a lot of my time.
    worth it!!!!
  28. Tran
    May 24, 2016
    10
    Excellent jeu qui tourne parfaitement après le premier patch. Se révèle très addictif dès les premiers tours.
    On retrouve parfaitement l'ambiance de Warhammer et les 4 factions très différentes les unes des autres proposées (5 avec le chaos) pose les base d'un gameplay asymétrique qui rallonge considérablement la durée de vie ... sans compter les mods (2 majeurs déjà disponibles : le    Excellent jeu qui tourne parfaitement après le premier patch. Se révèle très addictif dès les premiers tours.
    On retrouve parfaitement l'ambiance de Warhammer et les 4 factions très différentes les unes des autres proposées (5 avec le chaos) pose les base d'un gameplay asymétrique qui rallonge considérablement la durée de vie ... sans compter les mods (2 majeurs déjà disponibles : le premier permet une coop entre 2 joueurs dans une même faction, le second supprime les règles (controversées) de contrôle régionale. Must have !!!    … Expand
  29. Norman1214
    May 25, 2016
    10
    Played a few hours- enjoyed all of them. This game is awesome!! The only thing that i miss is blood. I hope they release DLC soon enough so i could enjoy this game even more !
  30. SiriusSam
    May 26, 2016
    10
    Fan de la série depuis le premier épisode, j'ai fini par me lasser de la formule jusqu'à n'avoir tenu que 20 minutes sur Charlemagne avant de raccrocher...
    Ce volet apporte enfin un souffle nouveau à la série. Et quel souffle épique!
    Evidemment, si vous préfériez la partie campagne vous pourriez être déçus, Warhammer est résolument tourné vers les batailles. La gestion à été simplifiée    Fan de la série depuis le premier épisode, j'ai fini par me lasser de la formule jusqu'à n'avoir tenu que 20 minutes sur Charlemagne avant de raccrocher...
    Ce volet apporte enfin un souffle nouveau à la série. Et quel souffle épique!

    Evidemment, si vous préfériez la partie campagne vous pourriez être déçus, Warhammer est résolument tourné vers les batailles. La gestion à été simplifiée : il n'y a plus de malus associés aux bâtiments, ni de curseur de taxes... pour ma part c'est un mieux : les tours vont vite, et on se concentre sur la guerre.

    Certains éléments des batailles ont aussi été simplifiés, les unités restent en formation serrée et il n'y a pas de formations spécifiques (murs de piques, tortues, etc). Si bien que ma foi de total warrior à un moment vascillé. Mais après 30 heures de jeu (c'est à dire non stop depuis la sortie), je suis totalement convaincu. Les batailles sont beaucoup plus fluides, on perd moins de temps à micro manager les formations et on se concentre sur le terrain, les encerclements, le papier pierre ciseaux et les héros.

    Et avec l'équipement de ceux ci, leur classe, leur monture, leurs perks... l'éventail tactique qui s'offre à vous contre balance nettement le manque de formations. Voir Karl Franz sauter dans la bataille, accompagné d'un prêtre de Sigmar et d'un capitaine impérial pour repousser une charge de trolls, sous couverture d'un mage et d'un chasseur de sorcières... impérial!

    Malgré le fait d'avoir fini la campagne avec l'empire, je pense n'avoir pas vu le quart des unités disponibles. Je n'ai presque pas affronté les orcs ou les vampires et je n'ai croisé les nains que lors de batailles contre un ennemi commun. Bref... sachant que j'ai joué la faction la plus classique pour un TW, il reste nettement de quoi être dépaysé.

    Pas vu l'ombre d'un bug. L'IA est nettement améliorée, elle ne se laisse plus prendre à des pièges à 2 balles frôlant l'exploit comme dans tous les précédant épisodes.

    Bref un régal!    … Expand
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#19 Best PC Game of 2016
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#29 Most Discussed PC Game of 2016
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#27 Most Shared 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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