Before I got further, I have to admit that I am 100% biased, this is my favorite game franchise and the Warhammer series of it is the best version of it, I was never not going to like it.
What Works Well:
- Tutorial!!!! They finally have made a useful and entertaining
tutorial to introduce fans to the game. For veterans …
Before I got further, I have to admit that I am 100% biased, this is my favorite game franchise and the Warhammer series of it is the best version of it, I was never not going to like it.
What Works Well:
- Tutorial!!!! They finally have made a useful and entertaining
tutorial to introduce fans to the game. For veterans of the game,
this isn't a big deal, but since I have helped at introduce at least
a dozen friends to this game, I have to say its amazing it took so
long to get this. The tutorial is really engaging too, giving a story
complete with solid cutscenes and brilliant voice work. For a
franchise whose main draw is the armies clashing and the strategy,
touches like this tend to be glossed over, but they are great in
Warhammer 3.
- Army variety, this is something that has continually been a strength
of Warhammer Total War series, each faction has a TON of variety,
making playing each new faction feel like a fresh game. This gives a
ton of replayability. The factions themselves are also really interesting, and I think reward a really wide range of strategies.
- Pacing, unlike some previous Total Wars, this one doesn't have the
end slog where you are inevitably going to win, and you just need to
keep conquering. Putting the central conflict as a race to achieve 4
goals and then jump in and fight the final battle, its satisfying,
rewards planning, AND each section has cool cutscenes and lore. If I
was picky, it is over just a bit too fast for my taste, but
considering Immortal Empires is coming, and will be massive, that is
fine.
- There are a lot of little touches that I think make the game better
then previous, but I think one of the biggest is a rework to the way
siege battles work, they are now cinematic, reward defenders doing
more then blobbing up, and create a series of mini fights and
withdraws thru the city. Amazing
What Could be Better: Nothing.... JK
- Some of the factions lack the depth of others. I started with the Daemons of Chaos faction, which is a blast. I don't quite see how the specific chaos god factions are as satisfying, because you have a far FAR smaller roster to select from. Maybe that will work well for some people, and it means you get to your big stompy end tier stuff quicker, but feels a bit lacking imo (still great and I will still play them)
There are small things, that could be better, I think the campaign is just a hair too short, there are still bugs because it is new, a few of the battles might feel repetitive to some people, but honestly this game is amazing.
I think if you are into the series, you will get this, but if you were debating, this is the perfect jumping in point for the series!!!
