Total War: WARHAMMER II

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.

gameplay-wise the game is outdated, lots of bad game design decisions, don't recommend it.

One of the best games I've ever played, but I wish the game was more focused on pure battle tactics, rather than buffing your legendary lords to the point they can solo 4 armies alone simultaneously.

I'm giving this a thumbs up because I cannot deny the addicting gameplay loop even for someone that sucks at total war games. However, be warned, a lot of content necessary for certain races practically requires paid dlc. High elves give you a false sense of security at the start as the recommended starting race, but get 70 turns in and you realise that your armies suddenly suck. Turns out you're stuck at tier 2 archers (out of 5 general tiers) without dlc. Not related to dlc, you are also not warned about the massive difficulty spikes like the cult of pleasure having two 20 stack armies spawn right on your doorstep before you could possibly fund a single army of that size 10 turns in. There are some extremely frustrating parts of this game for me as a casual that hasn't watched tutorials on how to not suck, but ultimately I cannot deny that I keep putting it on in my spare time. It is a VERY good game, and with more time I might give a different review, and I would say it is worth every penny if you like total war games. If the only frustration I had was a skill issue that would be fine, and hardcore players could probably finish the game without thought on the hardest difficulty with no dlc, but casual me hits a wall that cannot be climbed without spending money and that is very frustrating.

Some of the added mechanics from the 1st game just made this game a real chore to slog through.

I bought this on sale so its definitely worth it 75-80% off but I'm reminded of how scummy a company Creative Assembly is the longer I play.

They don't sell you complete games, they sell you some of a game then sell you many of the cool features that synergize with your favorite factions separately through DLC... if your favorite faction isn't a DLC in itself that is. Factions like Wood Elves are locked away behind over priced DLC you can only buy from TWW1 and there's now 3 TWW games, and many, many DLCs with bonus lords, heroes and entire factions locked away within them.

I'm playing a Dark Elf campaign and its a lot of fun to be honest. Being a dick head slaver is cool... what's not cool? Some of my best lords and heroes are locked away behind 2 different DLCs. The 'Master' hero who kicks butt and takes slaves, and the 'Supreme Sorcerer' lord, so you can have a powerful spellcaster instead of a typical warrior/captain Dreadlord. One of both of these are 18.99... that's you want to play the Dark Elf with their complete roster and mechanic. If you want to play with multiple factions in their entirety through the 3 games? God help you, you poor financially milked bastard.

Total War: Warhammer 2 is what happens when the best of Total War meets the wild fantasy of Warhammer—and it works brilliantly. The factions are incredibly unique, each offering different playstyles, from the hyper-aggressive Skaven to the structured defenses of the High Elves.

The campaign is fast-paced and engaging, especially compared to more traditional historical Total War titles. The variety of units, spells, and monstrous creatures makes battles feel epic in a way no other Total War game does.

However, AI behavior can be frustrating, and diplomacy, while improved, still doesn’t feel as important as raw conquest. Also, the DLC model is steep, making it expensive to get the full experience.

✔ Incredibly diverse factions and playstyles
✔ Huge, dynamic campaign with multiple victory conditions
✔ Epic fantasy battles unlike anything in Total War history

✖ AI can be frustrating and unpredictable
✖ DLC pricing is steep

If you love Total War and don’t mind a bit of fantasy, this is easily one of the best games in the series.

If Total War Warhammer 2 had all the same factions as Total War Warhammer 3 then it would be a better game in literally every way

Absolute Monster of a game, Love it all, So many different outcomes so many factions so many mods. cmon Total war Warhammer 40k Gotta happen

The clue is in the name. It's Total war and it's Warhammer. What's not to like.

i like total war games, you trade cool unit diversity and magic for worse sieges. I liked this one, i'm not a critic watch a youtuber if you want more info

(imho) Still the best in the Warhammer series. Though I've played them all, (40k & Sigmar too) I always come back to this one. It should be in everyone's RTS library ! (7 years/3,000+ hrs w/ no game issues) Speaking of... there are a few negative reviews to this game but "most" are NOT a problem with the game. Read them and you'll see it's normal Steam or Mod issues. (dlc boxes coming unchecked, crashing because a mod is out of order, etc.) You can't blame the game for that. :)

As a personal suggestion, you should also take advantage of all the years of Youtube content out there. This community is terrific ! And after you play through a few times hit the Workshop. You could start by subscribing to some of the "Most Subscribed" and test out the awesome add-ons this wonderful community creates. If you can't tell, I love this game !
(I'm subscribed to 949 mods, hehehe)

Have a good one my friend and thank you for reading my review ! ~Mu

great game. good balance of campaign and battles.

Great game, very balanced for Total War and tons of content even on the base game.

Warhammer 2 excels in delivering an exhilarating strategy experience. The immersive graphics and rich lore draw you in, while the diverse factions offer unique gameplay and endless replayability. The campaign is engaging, with challenging battles that keep you hooked. Whether you're a veteran or a newcomer, Warhammer 2 is a fantastic game that promises countless hours of enjoyment. Highly recommended!