1 person found this review helpful
Not Recommended
21.5 hrs last two weeks / 408.3 hrs on record (40.5 hrs at review time)
Posted: 12 Mar, 2022 @ 5:40am

This review is about the launch of the game and I will update it if they fix what I have to complain about. This will contain a few spoilers about the story and gameplay.

I've played through the tutorial and beaten two campaigns while started a couple of others. The tutorial's story is really good and worthwhile even for those that know how the game works. The main campaign is where the real issue is. It is by no means bad by itself. Every faction is trying to get to the same end goal but that makes it so that every single campaign is essentionally the same. There are cutscenes for all the factions but some are pretty lazy made.

The campaign forces the player to play in a defensive playstyle which drains all the fun away from trying to expand your empire. The realm of chaos and the chaos rift mechanics are just plain boring after the first time. It feels like a chore to get through when it could have been so much better with less annoying mechanics.

There are several maps that feels like they haven't been tested even once, especially the new siege battles. Units respond slower than ever before and will sometimes just not do anything when commanded. There are a lot of bugs and design issue that they will most likely fix but not much has been said so far.

The final battle is a tedious boring battle that can be beaten easily even on harder difficulties. The reward for beating the campaign is lackluster and is the same for every faction even when it doesn't make much sense.

Until Immortal empires comes around I can't recommend the game in it's current state. It's currently just plain worse than warhammer 2 by a lot. It is currently an unfinished mess that isn't worth buying at full price. Don't let developers who have known about issues like this for a long time get away with treating people like this.

Also check out LegendofTotalwar on youtube to see how content creators have tried helping out but have been ignored for the most part. (Note that I don't know if it is true or not but it's worth hearing their story)

I will update this when/if they fix the game and add more content.
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