For better or worse, Total War: Warhammer initially plays a lot like Rome II or Attila, right down to the interface and the way you manage diplomatic relations with dozens of different factions. Having said that, if you decide to forego the mythical and choose to play the Grand Campaign as the humanoid Empire faction and take on the role of Emperor Karl Franz, the early parts of the game feel a lot like other Total Wars. It’s a blast to play, and the even with the deep mechanics and steep learning curve for newcomers, the complexity adds to the overall experience and enjoyment. In fact, when you come right down to it, this is probably the most fun Total War has ever been.
And more importantly, Empire versus Dwarf, Vampire Count versus Chaos, and Greenskins versus anything that breathes, is remarkably more replay-able than any other human versus human Total War of recent times.
You don’t need to be series veteran or even fan to find enjoyment with it as a Warhammer game. It proves that the series works as more than a historical empire builder and real-time strategy game. With the final game now available it’s not hard to see why Total War: Warhammer is the most important Total War release in a long time. A connection that felt inevitable and one that is in many ways, to quote the cover of 1991’s WWF Summerslam VHS featuring the wedding of Macho Man Randy Savage and Miss Elizabeth, a match made in heaven. Thinking back to when Total War: Warhammer was first announced, you could almost sense the various synapses and parts of your brain that deal with these two franchises make the connection. And with a history of historical settings for each new Total War game, there’s something about Total War: Warhammer that just, well, feels right.Įxcept for the missed opportunity of calling it Total Warhammer. Which is just as well, because the traditionally table top Warhammer has always been a perfect fit for the computer screen. But they’ve always been quite specific in appealing to those whose fantasy blends the historical with the idea of being in charge of a civilisation like the Romans during Caesar Salad times or the French during the days of tiny-warlord Napoleon Bonaparte.Ĭoupled with a focus on large-scale real-time battles where players are put in charge of hundreds, even thousands of units, the Total War series is one that you could just as easily envision playing out on a large table top as well as on a computer screen. The Total War series of games from Creative Assembly have always played on this part of our nature. Sometimes we use fantasy to escape reality, imagine life in a completely different but by that same token familiar world.
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