Total War: Warhammer

[LoyalHeretic]

Anyone else bought this gem of a game?

 

I've been a fan of the Total War series for a while, although the last one I purchased was Shogun 2, however this was too good an opportunity to miss.

 

Currently playing through the Dwarf campaign and fighting wars on two fronts and can't get enough of it, yet to encounter a single game breaking bug which is rare for a TW game. Sad to say Stellaris is sat unplayed at the moment..

[LincolnE]

I'm going to get it at some point.

 

I recon once it hits £20, I'll be all over it. I can't justify buying it now because I'm still sinking hours into Fallout 4

[ZeroHour]

I have it but I think Shogun 2 is still my favourite.

[haci]

Really tempted but some of the TW series I've sunk loads of time into others I've played a couple of hours max, while the reviews seem promising £40 for something I may never play more than a few hours is too much

[LoyalHeretic]

I plumped for the pre-order version which handily came with the Chaos forces as a bonus (now an additional DLC) and was very pleasantly surprised. Having been an old player of the tabletop game but now lacking in the funds and time it felt very familiar to be playing with the forces involved.

 

One thing that has radically changed the game is how different the forces are in their tactics and behaviour, whereas previously in games like Shogun the armies needed a rock/paper/scissors approach, there are a lot more variations you can use in tactics and force compositions. The ability to upgrade your Lord and Hero with different abilities, wargear and even mounts just adds to that, to the point that some of them are capable of becoming a one man army in themselves.

 

I could gush on about it for ages, the planned expansion of the game (apparently this is part one of a trilogy) down to all the little additional characters and units they are planning to add. To me it feels like they really captured the essence of the tabletop game, I can't see myself playing anything else for a long time.

[CAM]

It's on my list of things to pick up. I'm just getting into Fantasy Battle after playing 40k for ages, although most of the terms, lore and units are similar across both games (Chaos, Eldar/Elven Gods, etc). Can you summon Great Unclean Ones yet?

 

Also I hear Slaanesh will cause your troops to become, ahem, distracted.