Total War: WARHAMMER II

Gameplay: Great
Story: Great
Controls: Good
Graphics: Good for its time.
Length: The Vortex campaign is a bit long but alright.
Cutscenes: Good
Characters: Great
Mechanics: Great

Total War: Warhammer 2 takes everything the first game did right and expands on it in every way. The game introduces even more factions, including the High Elves, Dark Elves, Lizardmen, and Skaven, each with their own unique mechanics, units, and playstyles. This increased diversity is one of the major strengths of the game, offering players a massive variety of approaches to gameplay. The map is larger and more complex, tying together the Old World with new areas, making the world feel more interconnected. The introduction of the Vortex campaign mechanic adds another layer of strategy, as factions compete for control over a powerful vortex, adding urgency to the proceedings.

The battle mechanics continue to shine, with visually stunning units and dynamic, large-scale combat that truly feels epic. The campaign has more depth, with each faction’s unique traits adding replayability, and the diplomacy system is more fleshed out. Managing your empire and navigating political situations feels as satisfying as commanding troops in battle. The game also introduced legendary lords with new abilities, making each playthrough feel distinct. Overall, Warhammer 2 refines the formula, adding depth, complexity, and even more content, making it a must-play for fans of grand strategy and fantasy.

I will not act like this game isn't expensive when it all adds up, but it is really good and really detailed.

I would recommend playing and getting the DLC of the first Warhammer game, before getting this as the DLC is transferable between games. (Yes. including the third one.)

I would purchase this game or the first TW: Warhammer game before getting TW: Warhammer 3. While it does lack some of the newer mechanics that 3 introduces, you really will not be missing much. Overall this game has more balance to the game play/factions.

Vortex campaign at times can feel like a race, it is not, it can be fun at times. The main attraction though is the ME (mortal empires) campaign, which is still massive.

So much fun. a bit daunting at first as it has quite a huge learning curve built into it but the payoff is excellent. I'd suggest new players enjoy a campaign on easy, take 25-30 turns to wrap their head around the game. Then watch veteran players play it on youtube. Once you get a better understanding for how all the infrastructure works and the benchmarks you are trying to hit in game. It provides endless entertainment as every faction poses new challenges, and no two campaigns are alike.

Well I would say No to a game that you have to watch your friend do stuffs solo in coop. Also no achievement at all. Thats called watching no coop!

For the full price, no. At a discount, absolutely yes. This game is a ton of fun but unfortunately the base game feels lacking and the only fix being to pay for the DLC which really adds up. The Warhammer games stack on top of each other so I found myself purchasing the first game as essentially DLC (not to mention the countless character add-ons that cost a pretty penny for essentially a similar character re-skinned). Again, at a discount no big deal but for the full $60 you won't be able to enjoy the game without feeling ripped off. All that being said this Warhammer franchise is unique and just as well done, if not better, than most entries in the TotalWar series.

utter bollox, lovely visuals and gfx, but never seen such an un balanced game in my life. ridicules.

Um dos melhores jogos de estratégia, divertido, original e cativante. 5 estrelas!

I only have this to say. Sitting down for hours on end, for days in a row, is SO easy with this game. Get yourself the free DLC and play around with some mods as well. Nearly the most re-playable game in the Total War series, and overall.

Great factions, campaign, and gameplay!

Great strategy game with tons of content. A lot of credit goes to the hardworking modders who help perfect the game.

Great game! alot of fun and nice content.

Very enjoyable. Great graphics and gameplay. A bit different to the first Warhammer but you'll get used to it :-)

i would recommend this game to anyone at firt i tried it and couldnt get used to it but when i got shown the ropes and the in and out of the game it really is a brilliant game i love it 100% in love with this game

Linux version is unplayable due to save bug. Do not buy if you are on linux.

its a fun game and i like the free legendary lords, i'd recommend this over TW3 as you get more lord options and it runs much better

Any problem can be solved if you just throw enough dinosaurs/dragons/eldritch abominations at it.

It's really good and has a lot of replayability!

Very complicated compared to previous Total War games. I came late to the party and was recommended the second game first. Ended up buying the first one too, since I needed it to play the more expansive Mortal Empires campaign.
Once I got the hang of it, it was epic! Very cool units, and grand scale battles. Love it!

Cant play III because of a stupid bug CA hasnt cared about for the past year, so i went back to II, and i gotta say its still a damn good game, mechanically a lot smoother than I remember my first 200hrs being in III.

Definetly an Improvement of WH1, recomend starting with WH2 and playing WH1 as an expansion vice standalone game like I did. That being said though I have enjoyed both.

The battles are more enjoyable than in any previous total war game, but, oh my gosh, how much I hate the campaign mechanics. If you get an army hit by plague then just disband it. That or watch 10 turns of plague weaken it until it's at 7% health ripe to be finished off by a slight breeze. And all the troops experience, well, too bad. It's just crazy to me that there are mechanics so completely busted that made it into this game (for comparison's sake that actual plague only killed 30-60% of Europe's population-- well less than the 93% in this game).

Lol yeah this game has the balls to call itself a strategy game when in fact it is just a shitty whack-a-mole simulator where nothing makes any sense strategy wise.

Enemy attacks you with heavy defensive units and artillery? Yes, they ATTACKED and now you have to rush their static turtle army or you lose because of timer. What a bullshit piece of garbage. Years of game development experience on a franchise and this is their end "grand strategy" product. One man indie studios develop better games than this piece of crap.

Game very slow to load and often freezes. The few times is does load none of the game control keys work. Impossible to play

Amazing game with so much complexity and detail. (Better than the third in my opinion)

Although the DLC gets very annoying.

Great experience for new players to total war entries imo, with fun rosters and great campaign

dope game, but wish it was sold as a complete game istead of nickle and dimming every little thing with dlc

Most tactical thing i done in this game is run 40 man squad of grots and swarm them at an elf army. Gork will love that!

i can not get enought of the game and this trilogy so far. it just tickles my boardgame itch, but on the computer. Seriously, if you dont like strategy or hard games that require a learning curve, these games will not be for you. For those of daring heart and sharp wit, this trilogy can be very rewarding. You have been warned. Also, youtube has a host of tutorials and guide videos that i have found helpful.

i am very much enjoying playing through didn't expect skaven to be op

A lot better compared to the 1st Warhammer game, but there are still no naval battles D:
Playing as pirates, this feels really criminal (no pun intended)
I mean, COME ON! You have naval battles in other TW games, and this game has really cool pirate characters and I cant simulate some POTC battle shenanigans?! Disappointing...

Ah, Total War: Warhammer 2, a game where I can finally roleplay as a grumpy old dwarf with trust issues. The game is fantastic, but nothing prepares you for the true experience: playing with friends and keeping a very real Book of Grudges against them.

Did my friend abandon our alliance to make a "strategic" deal with the Skaven? Grudge recorded.
Did he "accidentally" sack my hold for gold? Grudge recorded.
Did he just exist as an Elf? Grudge recorded.

The game itself? Amazing. The balance? Sometimes questionable. The AI? Consistently drunk. The multiplayer? A friendship-ruining simulator. Would I recommend it? Aye. Just make sure you have a long memory and an even longer axe.

10/10. Would declare a decades-long blood feud again.

gigantic proportions of endless content, polished over the years

The apex of strategy gaming. Recently purchased WH3, and after 3 years of updates it still doesn't compare.

Better than warhammer 1 but overall worse than older games like Shogun 2.
Is it fun. Yes.
Is it interesting to play. No. Its just very repetitive gameplay.
Factions like Skaven and Lizardman are incredible its sad there are only 4 races and unit varaiety isn't the best.
Best thing i can say is the sound quality. Skaven voicelines are in my opinion the best, it adds nice touch to the game.

This game still has serious balance issues at each point in the game. I'm not even going to bother trying 3.

Good if you need a non-confrontational way of getting your wife to leave you but you can't afford WH3

Constant crashes with top gen hardware. Trash program. 7 crashes for 1 run.

It's one of my favorite RTS games. There are so many different aspects that add enjoyment to playing it. For me it is the modern and more realistic version of Heroes of Might and Magic.

It's just about AI spam armies. When you try to keep 2 armies with 4 regions sylvania just spam armies at me with high tier units having 2 regions. I like hard games but when it`s just because AI use cheat for me it`s not fun.

Awesome game, been playing total war games since the original Shogun total war from the 90's. This one is the best since first Rome total war game. The unit variety and the differences between the factions makes replayability so much easier and so much more fun. Add the hero mechanics and spell mechanics to the overall experience, you got your self a winner.
Some might claim the third installation of the game is better but I think this one is superior for now (dont know the future improvements for the third one). Dont hesitate to try it.

I just completed a ~40 hour campaign as Fantasy Joan d'Arc stomping tomb kings in a desert on normal. I don't get the point of this game. In a campaign about 75% of the battles aren't even worth playing because it's a 20 unit power stack against some 5-unit garrison or a bunch of cannon fodder units. The battles that were worth playing could be won with the same tactics every time. The strategic layer is honestly more frustrating than anything else; I found no reason to differentiate what I built in provinces besides one recruiting province. Plus a raiding army inside your territory is just frustrating to catch and typically trivial to defeat once they do finally make some mistake. I've tried other factions and leaders in the past with similar results. Meh.

You like or hate it, game feels extremely overwhelming from beginning to late stage, but personally battles are biggest problem, limited to 2 stances with 20 different parts of army to somehow manage, if AI would have at least 1% of own thinking except running away and not break groups doing absolute mess blending in trees it would be totally different. Game is not bad but gameplay just depends purely on person its not real time strategy like any other, its just own kind

this game is a freaking blast once you get the hang of it also anything you have from the previous game you can use in this so if its on sale you should get this game

Very fun battle simulator, watching the goblins blow up is super satisfying to me.

All around solid game if you enjoy this genre whatsoever. Can take some time to get used to it if you haven't played Total War games before, but it is totally worth it.

An epic blend of deep strategy and massive battles. Each faction offers unique mechanics, making every campaign fresh and engaging. With stunning visuals and intricate gameplay, it’s a top-tier Total War experience.

Designed to be as unfun as possible and it doesn't even work anymore

One of my favourite Warhammer 3 DLCs!

In all seriousness though, but it on sale because otherwise playing this game is crazy expensive. If you don't own or plan on getting Warhammer 3 then make sure you get Warhammer 1 for the Mortal Empires map because the Vortex campaign is kind of balls. DLC lords get to avoid it though, and have far more interesting, personalised and fun campaigns.

Also props to CA for actually pulling this whole big trilogy off. The only other studio that's tried was IOI and they shit the bed with how content migration works for Hitman 3. Imagine if more studios did this? You get the new WCR or Forza and keep the old tracks, new Mortal Kombat's keep the legacy fighters, and so on. It'd be amazing if this became more common. So this is a cool series that managed something actually impressive that no one else (to my knowledge) has managed. Good job lads.