Total War: WARHAMMER

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  1. TrueReview01
    May 28, 2016
    1
    Re skin the engine-Check
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    Tell sheeple stripped features are really added features because MAGIC-check Marketing budget-Check Give game to reviews and gamers that will rate it up blindly because its free-Check Make the beginning seem deep-Check This is another weakly developed game from CA with a great base to build upon, but squandered. Every single    Re skin the engine-Check
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    This is another weakly developed game from CA with a great base to build upon, but squandered. Every single faction you play is exactly the same. Same start point, same tactics, literally the same beginning. Thinned out, slimmed, SIMPLIFIED, streamlined, there will be nothing left when the decision makers of the current CA are done. Most of their games are just cash grabs with ONLY enough development to look the part, but not be the part. Such a great chance to endear yourself to the fans, but instead go for casuals. This type of game ins't for hardcore casuals but apparently that's all they have working on their games, and its a mandate at the company. So make a title, strip out features, market it like crazy, and find people shallow enough to pretend its another great title when IT IS NOT A GREAT TITLE AT ALL.    … Expand
  2. kalimah
    May 26, 2016
    3
    I love how some people say this is the best strategy game of 2016.. This game is for carebears and wimps. So frackin watered down easy mode strategy is horrible. It is so not like other Total War games. The only people that give this game a 10 are Warhammer Fanbois. I wish I didn't go past my 2 hour refund period on Steam because I would have gotten a refund. What's next? Total WarI love how some people say this is the best strategy game of 2016.. This game is for carebears and wimps. So frackin watered down easy mode strategy is horrible. It is so not like other Total War games. The only people that give this game a 10 are Warhammer Fanbois. I wish I didn't go past my 2 hour refund period on Steam because I would have gotten a refund. What's next? Total War Pokemon? Sad sad sad… Expand
  3. Decoy
    May 24, 2016
    4
    Not good, the WARHAMMER spirit is totally missing. No blood, no gore, just feels like regular Total War with Warhammer models and textures.

    Waste of Warhammer license.
  4. honestabe
    May 24, 2016
    1
    My gawd at the lag and this game gets 2 points off because we can't post on Steam forum page. They have locked us out. This could go down as worse than Rome Total War II and that's pretty bad.
  5. RealQi
    May 24, 2016
    0
    Weak game. No cinematic combat. Units hit the air instead of other units.

    Skip this one. Also you only get 4 factions. This is really sickening. Scam!
  6. nefer
    May 24, 2016
    0
    Daha küçükken Total war oyunlarını hep sevmiş, bütün oyunlarını oynamış biri olarak yazıyorum. Total war zamanla daha derin bir strateji ve taktik özellikleri, simulasyon tarzında (arcade olmadan) ortaya çıkarmak yerine, tam zıttı yönde ilerlemektedir. Bir europa universalis oyununa göre diplomasisi komik kalır. Hadi diyeceksinizki eu4 bir grand strateji oyunu bunda aramayın... NedenDaha küçükken Total war oyunlarını hep sevmiş, bütün oyunlarını oynamış biri olarak yazıyorum. Total war zamanla daha derin bir strateji ve taktik özellikleri, simulasyon tarzında (arcade olmadan) ortaya çıkarmak yerine, tam zıttı yönde ilerlemektedir. Bir europa universalis oyununa göre diplomasisi komik kalır. Hadi diyeceksinizki eu4 bir grand strateji oyunu bunda aramayın... Neden aramayalım eu4 kadar olmasada biraz kendisini geliştirmesini beklersiniz, sonuçta buda bir strateji oyunu. Trade agreement al, dost ol, işte size total war diplomasisini özetledim, bu bitti...

    Ha tamam hadi bunu geçtik total war'un en güzel ve benimde en sevdiğim özelliği RTS yanıdır. İşte burada taktik ve simulasyon özellikleri konuşulabilir. Serinin en iyi animasyonları kuşkusuz Shogun 2 oyunundadır. Rome 2 ve Atilla ve tabiki bu warhammer oyununda iste askerler havaya kılıç sallamakta, birileri sebepsiz ölmektedir. Askerin arkası dönükken 5 kişi ona vurmakta ancak hala Hit point (Hp) mantığıyla oyun yaptıkları için saçma bir şekilde ölmemektedir. Serinin ilk oyunlarından grafiklerinin daha gösterişli olması dışında hiçbir artı yanı bulunmamaktadır. Bütün birimler tam disiplin dikdörtgen prizmaları halinde durmaktadırlar, oysa özellikler rome 2 ve Atilla oyunu için konuşursak, barbar ırklarda bu disiplini görmememiz gerekir. Ayrıca 3-4 varyasyon dışında bütün askerler hala aynı görünmektedir, hala aynı hareket sekansını tekrarlamaktadır. Dövüş durumu zaten bahsettiğim üzere daha vahim bir haldedir. Kimin neden öldüğü bile bazen belli olmamaktadır. Serinin ilk oyunları bile bu konuda daha iyidir. Hele atlı karşılaşmalarına hiç girmiyorum...

    Yani bütün bunlar söz konusuyken bu saçma sapan oyun, Total War camiasına bir hakarettir. Almayınız...    … Expand
  7. Boras
    Sep 3, 2016
    0
    the game is oversimplified, and for 60 bucks was completely undone. many previous features of Total War franchise are missing, campaign strategies and battle tactics are childish at least, I repeat the game is undone.

    and the worst thing: more than being a stupid game and no more a strategy game, SEGA and Games Workshop are working together to sell any DLC possible, including the    the game is oversimplified, and for 60 bucks was completely undone. many previous features of Total War franchise are missing, campaign strategies and battle tactics are childish at least, I repeat the game is undone.

    and the worst thing: more than being a stupid game and no more a strategy game, SEGA and Games Workshop are working together to sell any DLC possible, including the silliest one I've ever heard about: a payable DLC for blood and gore during battles...that's amazing a payable DLC for pure aesthetics...that's madness.

    I will never ever spend money again on SEGA, Total War nor Games Workshop products. Their policy is just to get as much money as they can from kids. Mature players bye bye    … Expand
  8. alex_dragon
    May 28, 2016
    2
    They didnt finish warhammer the game as a whole but they instead decided to split it in different parts. so stuff like elves etc will appear in warhammer total war 2 / 3 and it will keep asking for money. in the end if you want to get everything we will end up paying 150$ +.

    also lack of gore option and those again will come as DLC and chaos etc which all cost **** ton of money.    They didnt finish warhammer the game as a whole but they instead decided to split it in different parts. so stuff like elves etc will appear in warhammer total war 2 / 3 and it will keep asking for money. in the end if you want to get everything we will end up paying 150$ +.

    also lack of gore option and those again will come as DLC and chaos etc which all cost **** ton of money.

    there are only 4 factions which is total not worth it considering how much time they spent making the game.    … Expand
  9. Timmiiii
    Sep 18, 2016
    2
    After putting in more than 150 hours in this game I feel like I am ready to give a valid review of this game. I have never had any experience with any Warhamme games before, so I was mesmorized when I entered my first battle, but that was soon to fade.

    It is not that battles are bad or poorly made, they are just all the same, and it becomes very tedious in the long run. The enemy very    After putting in more than 150 hours in this game I feel like I am ready to give a valid review of this game. I have never had any experience with any Warhamme games before, so I was mesmorized when I entered my first battle, but that was soon to fade.

    It is not that battles are bad or poorly made, they are just all the same, and it becomes very tedious in the long run. The enemy very rarely engages you, they just stand there and wait for you to engage. And sieges are all exactly alike, which after 100 hours of gameplay makes you auto resolve more or less every battle there is.

    Diplomacy is a joke - an utter joke. Vey little effort were put into this by the devs. You can play the game without ever really engaging in diplomacy, but just pressing "ok" and move on. It is not really that important for succes of your progress, sure it will make things a bit easier, but not much. What really makes my blood boil, is "Join War" option. If you you allies, or ask them to participate in a war against a certain faction, they never show up or help you defeating the enemy faction. The "Join war" option is random at best, and more or less useless. The overall feel of this game becomes "lather-rinse-repeat".

    But, the one thing I loathe, the thing I absolutely hate and makes me scream at this effing game and ragequit is the "Heroes", and their lack of succes. Now, math has never been my strong side, as go the same for the devs. How so? Let me explain. If a hero has, for instance, 59% chance of succeding in a certain action, how come it takes up to 15 attempts for that action to succed?! If succesrate is 50% or more, it should according to my calculation take a maximum of 2 attempts, for an action to be succesful. Nothing is more frustrating than watching a single enemy hero massacre an entire army, while you can do nothing to prevent this. There is no point in having heroes, except bolstering your army with perks.

    Despite all of this, my real beef with this game is the DLC´s. This game has become a symbol of GIG (Gaming Industry Greed). The game itself is 60 euros, and at the current moment the total price of DLC´s are 34 euros, so total price of game pushing almost a total of 100 euros. This is insane. All the DLC should already be in the game at the price of 60 euros. Now, the DLC´s look good and fun, but if I buy this, I would support GIG hence signalling that in the future they can pick apart games and sell them off at ridiculous and unaffordable prices. I simply cannot and will not support this action

    So, my advice is do not buy this game in its current state. Put it on your wishlist, and buy it on sale in about a year or so.

    Thank you for your time    … Expand
  10. Indubitabil12
    May 28, 2016
    2
    Total War = Total Rip-off, this game is a platform for a huge cash shop. Take my advice, wait 2 years and buy it in a bundle. Dont support greedy tactics like this.
  11. eldumloido
    Oct 30, 2016
    0
    Had to lower scores as more dlc came to divide players even more. Crappiest total war game, even shogun1 was more complex. This was clearly made to sell loads of dlc. There's nothing wrong with having dlc but it's priced almost the same as the figures and they sell you unit or couple at a time like the figures. Because of all the complaining and bad sales they give you free dlc characterHad to lower scores as more dlc came to divide players even more. Crappiest total war game, even shogun1 was more complex. This was clearly made to sell loads of dlc. There's nothing wrong with having dlc but it's priced almost the same as the figures and they sell you unit or couple at a time like the figures. Because of all the complaining and bad sales they give you free dlc character if you go to games workshop store, flight to nearest one (500miles) costs the same as the game with all dlc.… Expand
  12. Rickhart
    Jul 21, 2016
    0
    Zero => Really? 3 Reasons:
    1st - This game is full of crashs. Don't be fooled, you try everything they ask and after 8 hours of download it still does not work. Crash at launcher ffs!!2016 with Crash at launcher! Gzz The support team is useless. All they can do is ask for endless files of your pc, instead of making a decent patch with the already hundreds of troubleshooting's (check Steam    Zero => Really? 3 Reasons:
    1st - This game is full of crashs. Don't be fooled, you try everything they ask and after 8 hours of download it still does not work. Crash at launcher ffs!!2016 with Crash at launcher! Gzz The support team is useless. All they can do is ask for endless files of your pc, instead of making a decent patch with the already hundreds of troubleshooting's (check Steam community forum).
    2nd - 4 Faction's only. Ah hey there's a new one... just 18 Euros for one.faction....but hey "there's a lot of units here" - Total war official page on facebook =D
    3rd - In-game: Just check the DrunkWisdom review. Just. check it. now.

    They make an expensive product and can't even deliver a good quality product.    … Expand
  13. cyllan
    Sep 20, 2016
    0
    am not surprised most of the comments are positive........if the players were mostly married and with a mortgage they would scream murder.....but the millennials are mostly buying this scam....they have no houses to pay...no wives....most live at home with their parents......and clueless about capitalism and politics.......someday...they will have to leave the nest......single oram not surprised most of the comments are positive........if the players were mostly married and with a mortgage they would scream murder.....but the millennials are mostly buying this scam....they have no houses to pay...no wives....most live at home with their parents......and clueless about capitalism and politics.......someday...they will have to leave the nest......single or married....and then maybe they will wonder ....is it right to buy a war-hammer strategy game at full price with only 5/24 factions?????

    and not even a total war game......no cannons to breach (from afar ).....no built cities.....all copy paste settlements without a difference........dumb and dumber AI with each installment..........paying for blood...........paying for blood.....in a supposedly total war game........WHAT IS YOUR IQ????    … Expand
  14. Midnightmare
    Jul 13, 2016
    0
    .....horrible as the last few releases of total war...dumbed down so much it hurts....i expect next version will be released on mobile phones.....rip total war you used to be my number 1 game.
  15. SpartaCommand
    Jul 10, 2016
    1
    I do not know what this is. This is not Warhammer, this is not Total War. It is some sort of weird unfun ameglam of both. I was seeing massive hordes of chaos. Endless waves of orks. Elite human and griffon armies. The War Machines of the dwarves, and the stealth units of the elves. What I got was a few little small units and token set piece battles with uninspired and samey forces on either side.
  16. meunomeeninguem
    Aug 13, 2016
    2
    DrunkWisdom review describes pretty much what i have to say. My only addition is, as long as the base game has a fair amount of content and the dlc price/content balance if fair enough i have no problem with DLC. However this is rather the opposite with total war, more over warhammer series. So i really cannot support a business that is going into this direction, probably this is the myDrunkWisdom review describes pretty much what i have to say. My only addition is, as long as the base game has a fair amount of content and the dlc price/content balance if fair enough i have no problem with DLC. However this is rather the opposite with total war, more over warhammer series. So i really cannot support a business that is going into this direction, probably this is the my last total war game.… Expand
  17. dylem77
    Dec 8, 2016
    3
    Graphics are so poor that it totally ruins gameplay for me. Looks like the game is 15 years old. Even if this game was released in the year 2000, I wouldn't be impressed with it.
    Rome ii, Atilla & Shogun 2 are graphically much better.
    I have the game on my gaming laptop + saw it on a friend's desktop on ultra settings
  18. adamf13
    Sep 7, 2017
    4
    For a big total war fan who has played every game since the beginning this game doesn't grab me. I have no knowledge of Warhammer and because of that I find it difficult to be immersed, The game is very well optimised and one of the best so far in terms of the mechanics. Although there are some positives I find the campaign map featureless and boring to play. But with considering all thatFor a big total war fan who has played every game since the beginning this game doesn't grab me. I have no knowledge of Warhammer and because of that I find it difficult to be immersed, The game is very well optimised and one of the best so far in terms of the mechanics. Although there are some positives I find the campaign map featureless and boring to play. But with considering all that I would probably give it a 6 or 7 out of 10, but with this ridiculous DLC policy where you have to pay around $80 dollars for all the current DLC it has to have a negative review.… Expand
  19. Glennsadvice
    May 26, 2016
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Honestly no kill animations, no micro management, you do not cater for the population at all, you dont worry about food you dont worry about taxes and at what level your taxing them at its just plain on or off, thats taxes... on or off like the very foundation of society and goverment is Taxes and the most complicated total war can do for us is either on or off. Each City has like 3 or 4 buildings in it that you can build so the great city of Altorf can have like one bar, one black smith and a shrine.... imagine your city your in has those three things. A bar a shrine and a blacksmith thats it, sounds more like a hillbilly village. No kill animations at all, forget what you herd or think you saw bottom line is its all a bunch of air fighting infact those plastic models warhammer make are closer to actually fighting then the digital cousins total war made. Simply put its air weapon slapping fighting. No blood, not a drop in this world of eternal warfare where soldiers eat drink and sleep war and some races actually eat other races there no blood. Heroes literally are insane walking robo cop Jesus type characters, they care nothing of the world no taxes food, water supplies buildings nothing they just pick up a hammer and go to war aand if they die they resurrect. Its retarded, the whole world revolves around these characters which makes it seem empty, the map seems so cluttered and it looks like there is 400 thousand things you can do but it literally all bells and whistles, you can build like 3 things in each city, recruit like a handfull of troop types in each army, theres nothing total war about this, war-hammer is to involved this is not a marriage of equality its all about war-hammer, War-hammer is the abusive partner and total war is dish washing cloth cleaning food cooking quiet scared spouse who gets **** beat if one foot is out of place. The Dwarfs all have axes????? No dwarf in a total war game is that retarded to only have regiments of axe men, oh right but this is all about Warhammer and only about warhammer so if the units in warhammer world dont have it then it shouldnt exist.... this is not a fair deal at all I do not even blame CA for doing this game half arsed I mean its dumbed down and limited because Warhammer the table top game is not designed for total wars capacity. Total war can do anyhting if allowed but they are not allowed so I guess Ill have another regement of axemen thank you to go along with my other 34 groups of axe men that means I have 35 regiments of axes, seems like the old rock paper scissors is way more advanced then warhammer total war, I mean axes is all i get for infantry so I just have rock.... 1 step forward 3 steps back. The battle field is again the same, its just plain and no adverse affects no real benefits at all like even just a generic fence that you can place gunners on should make them more accurate, or long grass to make goblins better at killing because you cant see them, its just stale and old gos sake get a new engine total war really your not innocent in this **** hole of a game. Once you give us kill animations theres no going back, you can not have airfighting we will get bored, every total war player loved zooming in to see the death blows romans did to barbarians and now nothing, you know the saying you dont know what youv got till its gone well I knew what I had, the community told you to stop the kill animtions so the gameplays better well longevity is key not how the gameplays I guess its a bit of both but no not in this case boredom will set in Heavy with no cool **** to keep your brain saying wow what a kill move, the one time you can wow us with Legolas / Gimli / Chuck Norris/ Bruce Lee / can go on forever you give us airfighting... and dwarfs just hit the floor in anger and everyone dies somehow, it boring, so so boring. In its current state it Super Cartoonish it all looks like cartoons, nothing looks like its made of flesh, nothing has meat to it, the cavalry chargers are pathetic, they are so bad it hurts, how do you fly 30 feet when a horse hits you? how, your a dead rag doll with no life not a **** bouncing ball when a Horse hits you your a rag doll there is no flying, it tramples you it doesnt make you a baloon zero physics and this is 2016 ladies and gentlemen so this franchise is dead. CA you need an entire new team, new ideas fresh young and eager because you making the same game with different skinz adding and removing the same things you have done before while no progress, your like madden now, same game with different skinz. Here is what I am really pissed of about I spent alot on the highkingedition and im ok with that rob me whatever but what im most pissed about is this and this is hard to explain so let me get started. I had no hero, I was on a mountain had 5 ranged units and 5 infantry enemy had about the same size with hero, My plan was to just kill the hero so all 5 crossbow men regiments shot him repeatedly till he engaged them, he was almost untouched...... I repeat UNTOUCHED??? 120 men in each regiment so 600 crossbows in total shot 4-5 volleys at him so around 3000 arrows, bolted arrows hit him.... and he wasnt dead??? he wasnt even scratched so his men engaged me fresh as i focused on him he was fresh and I got slaughtered, my plan was pointless, 3000 arrows do nothing, I mean **** off. what is this game so if you do not have a hero your army is pointless I mean come on wtf like I said Robo cop walking jesus Legendary lords and its all about them so why dont they just dual and everyone goes to the bar in town???… Expand
  20. Avadon
    Jun 17, 2016
    3
    This is my first Total War game, so I decided to play my very first campaign as Dwarves, which are supposed to be the easiest ones, and on easy difficulty. I've restarted 3 times now, since even with everything on easy I just get slaughtered by turn 40-50 by orcs waaaaagh. I have 7-8 cities at that point and as much army as I can upkeep, I play the battles manually and according toThis is my first Total War game, so I decided to play my very first campaign as Dwarves, which are supposed to be the easiest ones, and on easy difficulty. I've restarted 3 times now, since even with everything on easy I just get slaughtered by turn 40-50 by orcs waaaaagh. I have 7-8 cities at that point and as much army as I can upkeep, I play the battles manually and according to community guides (dwarves = have lots of ranged, never move, make formation with melee at front, ranged behind and cannons further behind, and keep some more melee on the sides and behind to intercept enemies that are trying to flank you, wait for them to come to you), and it doesn't matter, I still get slaughtered because orcs arrive with 4-5 lords with maxed armies, all moving together. They also move way faster on the campaign map than me, and the AI always moves them just out of your range when it's not ready to fight you, so it's impossible to catch them out of position. So there's nothing you can do apart from just wait to get slaughtered while the enemy heroes assassinate everyone you own with what appears to be a 90% success rate (while my own heroes have 25% and always fail and critical-fail). I have to admit that I don't understand this game and what I'm doing wrong. I've almost given up on it, and my score will reflect that. It's not the challenge that bugs me, but the fact that I feel helpless and I'm just not having fun. Sorry.… Expand
  21. SpaceyCasey
    May 27, 2016
    3
    As a long time Warhammer fan, I was so excited for this game. Unfortunately this game is a huge disappointment for me. It is clearly for Total War fans only. I could never get into TW games before and this is no different. The steep learning curve and slow drawn out battles are the same as any other game in the series. The graphics might be great for a TW game, but they are not good for aAs a long time Warhammer fan, I was so excited for this game. Unfortunately this game is a huge disappointment for me. It is clearly for Total War fans only. I could never get into TW games before and this is no different. The steep learning curve and slow drawn out battles are the same as any other game in the series. The graphics might be great for a TW game, but they are not good for a modern PC game and much worse than the trailers (I'm playing at max settings). This game is also sad for long time WH fans since most of the spells and a lot of the units were discontinued last year. I'll try to slog through the campaign at some point since I'm such a die hard WH fan, but it feels like a chore and right now I have a lot of better things to be doing.… Expand
  22. BigJ69
    Dec 29, 2016
    0
    It's **** garbage. I know CA is pumping up the Metascore with **** nonsense like most developers who aren't even worth their salt. Warscape is garbage.
  23. chrisjb1983
    May 26, 2016
    1
    It's a simplified, mindless point and click affair. Gameplay is lackluster, graphics are horrid, pace is uneven. Not recommended for long time strategy fans.
  24. MaxPaine
    Apr 27, 2017
    0
    Don't believe 86 score here! It's 80 at the best! But if be honest it's 75 and not more. After SEGA bought CA they have been only spamming low quality games - Empire, Napoleon, Rome 2, Attila.... (Medieval 2 started making as Activision title).

    The best times of CA (as well as Relic's best times) had passed long ago before SAGA bought 'em. You can take a look the first and best DoW was    Don't believe 86 score here! It's 80 at the best! But if be honest it's 75 and not more. After SEGA bought CA they have been only spamming low quality games - Empire, Napoleon, Rome 2, Attila.... (Medieval 2 started making as Activision title).

    The best times of CA (as well as Relic's best times) had passed long ago before SAGA bought 'em. You can take a look the first and best DoW was made under THQ patronage, the first and best CoH under THQ patronage. The first and best TW were made under Activision patronage. SEGA are just **** and sponsors of **** making practice in video gaming.    … Expand
  25. bippyg
    May 15, 2017
    1
    I have been playing Total War games for years. Rome, Rome II, Medieval, Medieval II. I was looking forward to this one. What an unplayable game! Even on the easy setting, this game is extremely difficult. Prepare to be annihilated. The AI gives your enemies all the best units and a lot of them while you struggle to build basic units with your minimal economy. It's amazing how enemyI have been playing Total War games for years. Rome, Rome II, Medieval, Medieval II. I was looking forward to this one. What an unplayable game! Even on the easy setting, this game is extremely difficult. Prepare to be annihilated. The AI gives your enemies all the best units and a lot of them while you struggle to build basic units with your minimal economy. It's amazing how enemy settlements with two buildings can field hordes of elite units. Terrible game balance, destroyed by 20 turns or less, and that's the easy setting. I give it one point for nice graphics.… Expand
  26. MegaCok1900
    Feb 15, 2017
    2
    This game crash 17/20 times I tried to play it. 3 times when it work, it work good. Have wasted 17 hours (track hours on Steam) trying to get game to work. But is not good work. When work is good but not playable.
  27. Eskapiszmus
    Mar 31, 2017
    0
    I really love the series total war. My acquaintance began with Rome 1. The series developed all these years and reached its peak at Atilla. But, in my opinion, the warhammer, a serious step backward.
  28. cableguy3333
    Apr 30, 2019
    4
    Another poor effort from CA they really are living off the back of Rome total war now. This game offers no challenge it's just easy. I won the long campaine without ever being the strongest faction or ever having to fight the strongest faction which just seems dumb. Some of the factions will have no involvement in your game what so ever. The graphics are stunning but that shouldn't be whatAnother poor effort from CA they really are living off the back of Rome total war now. This game offers no challenge it's just easy. I won the long campaine without ever being the strongest faction or ever having to fight the strongest faction which just seems dumb. Some of the factions will have no involvement in your game what so ever. The graphics are stunning but that shouldn't be what a total war game is about… Expand
  29. jamiemgr
    Sep 29, 2017
    4
    Very boring game. I can't wait until they get back to the historical titles, this fantasy crap sucks. Think I will just stick to Rome 2 for the time being, much more enjoyable.
  30. GJA
    Apr 20, 2021
    4
    Very meh game. Many total war features were simplified for casuals that are new to the genre and overall the game is much easier. The only good thing it has is the fantasy setting but there isn't much replayability once you have tried each one of the races.

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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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86

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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