Total War: Warhammer II

I feel like a broken record saying this is the best Total War game so far, since I’ve felt that way about each major release since Attila. But it really is true: Creative Assembly’s designers are honing their campaign and faction design consistently from game to game, and that progression is clearly on display in Total War Warhammer 2. There’s not as much progress as I’d have liked to see in the p...

Total War: Warhammer 3 is a big game by nearly every measure. It hosts big battles across enormous campaign maps, contains multiple armies with unique units, and effortlessly shifts between the Old World and Chaos Realms. It will get even bigger post-launch. It features absolutely gorgeous art in its many cutscenes that marry lush animation with the classic fantasy oil painting style and often hil...

The original Total War: Warhammer proved high fantasy was an explosive ingredient to add to Creative Assembly’s longstanding strategy franchise. The Warhammer property has been used in all manner of games, with plenty of misses to go along with the hits, but it finds a perfect pairing here, adding flying units and magic without sacrificing the tactical core gameplay. With Total War: Warhammer II, ...

Total war has returned to the Warhammer universe. The second installment of the Total War series in a dark fantasy setting does not introduce a revolution in the proven formula, but it improves many elements from the first one. Welcome to the New World.

Total War: Warhammer 3 is a uniquely complex game, mildly overwhelming with the diversity of features and options it offers, each adding their own nuances to gameplay. Any strategy or RPG lover will find something to enjoy in this game, from memorable cast of characters to massive army battles and sieges.

With a second dose of Warhammer, Total War is going loco...

For fans of the original game, Total War: Warhammer II is a great follow-up. Creative Assembly has created something both new and familiar, keeping that central core intact while transporting players to a part of this universe ignored in previous video game adaptations. That change of setting and the narrative drive of the Great Vortex will be enough for most, alongside a suite of smaller, more su...

Taking the familiar end-game in a much needed new direction and introducing four new races, Total War: Warhammer 2 is packed with fresh content, with more yet to come. Although some of the additions are more annoying than engaging, the overall experience delivers strategy and style in spades. A must-have for Warhammer tabletop players and Total War fans alike.

Although flawed, Thrones of Decay is a desperately needed step in the right direction for Total War: Warhammer 3. The strong roster of Legendary Lords alongside new units that add flavor and fill gaps in their factions’ rosters do the heavy lifting. They offer compelling reasons to revisit or try out their respective races, especially if you also factor in the reworks coming in update 5.0.

Total War and Warhammer is a match made in heaven.  I’ve always been a fan of Warhammer from the sidelines – I could never afford the figurines but the lore is so in-depth that it’s hard not to get excited when a new Warhammer game comes along.  Add Total War into that mix and, to me, I think you’ve get a perfect strategic blend. Total War: WARHAMMER II is what I imagine thousands of dollars of fi...