Total War: Attila PC

1. lord_cotter

   Mar 30, 2015

   10

   Been playing the total war series for over 8 years, this is by far one of the best they have done, it seems these games have really reachedBeen playing the total war series for over 8 years, this is by far one of the best they have done, it seems these games have really reached there peak.
   
   I'm currently doing a hard campaign as the Western Romans and it is very challenging and fun to play, there are times when the AI does outwit me, I feel they have vastly improved the AI overall in battle and on the world map.
   
   Some of the new features are really fun especially watching a city burn, I haven't even tried the new horde mechanic yet but i look forward to playing as the huns.… Expand

   • 0 of 3 users found this helpful
2. Mikeyisroc

   Feb 17, 2015

   10

   A huge improvement over Rome 2, Attila is dark, gritty, and different. The Grand campaign is very interesting, and the AI very much improved.A huge improvement over Rome 2, Attila is dark, gritty, and different. The Grand campaign is very interesting, and the AI very much improved. A couple of release day glitches and bugs here and there, but nothing serious.
   
   This series is stepping in the right direction.… Expand

   • 5 of 12 users found this helpful
4. Karomsir28

   Feb 17, 2015

   10

   Attila is awesome. I couldn't stop giggling while I lost my first battle it was amazing fire arrows raining people dieing in the ditches whileAttila is awesome. I couldn't stop giggling while I lost my first battle it was amazing fire arrows raining people dieing in the ditches while Norsemen chopped at each other in a boat battle. The burning buildings in the sight of the setting sun and the general carnage are an amazing up from rome two. Its makes rome look like sims, and the whole coloring is like those visceral nineties medieval movies with spit and blood. Sadly you'll have to wait for the blood dlc because ratings and what not, but it already is brutal. As for the campaign it hasn't been out that long but already I can see a lot of quality changes. neighbours readily do diplomacy with you and attack you in the back and they generally use every option thats aviable to the player.
   Other random points: Boat battles are fun finally really fun. Your troops will fight to the end if they get a moments rest after each time they break thus making the roman chess board formations useful. This is same for your enemies need to finish them utterly or they'll come back suddenly. Towers are strong now. Game is generally harder than rome 2, think shogun 2. Battles do not feel like a chore as I had to use more tactics in just my first few than in half a campaign for rome. also you won't really have time to use battle animations, but I'm sure that some people will come and say how easy it is for them and unlike "random other rts from the rose tinted past". This is not a dlc or expansion this is a standalone TW game that happens to be in Europe. Them battles are the most cinematic I've seen from a TW game yet. Also I dont understand why 39 people (at the moment of writing this pulled the score down when I haven't read a single negative review from those who played it...
   This is my first ever review I felt motivated to write, go figure... :D… Expand

   • 39 of 69 users found this helpful
5. elessarelfstone

   Mar 15, 2015

   9

   When I heard about all the new features and fixes and promises being announced to be put in this game, I was really hyped so I decided to giveWhen I heard about all the new features and fixes and promises being announced to be put in this game, I was really hyped so I decided to give this game a chance. Total War: Rome II - EE was pretty much improved and polished compared to the catastrophe that was Rome II, but I still found it wanting. Well, almost all those thoughts vanished when I first played Total War: Attila. Here are some pros and cons about the game:
   +Pros:
   - Well executed basic concept.
   - Nice graphics, darker color tone.
   - Some nice touches here and there to the UI, the ranking system tweak helps tracking things better.
   - Pretty well optimized, efficient use of CPU cores.
   - Much more aggressive Campaign AI, combined with other problems that may arise in progress: sanitation, food surplus/shortage, corruption, immigration, internal strifes, politics.... actually makes for a more challenging experience overall, especially when played as the ERE or the WRE.
   - Battle AI is pretty good now, even the Siege AI has been fixed and sieges are better than ever, closer to that of Shogun 2, maybe even better in some cases. It's still not the perfect AI but it'll do.
   - The family and skill trees are back after all. Helps the immersion. And you can now develop and plan out your characters the way you want, just like in Shogun 2.
   - Weather, disasters, famine,..... actually have visible and in some cases, brutal effects now.
   + Cons:
   - Still have pretty ridiculous AI pathfinding problem, especially in settlement and siege battles.
   - Diplomacy still has no option to gift or give lands to other factions, trading technologies and so on.
   - Still pretty hard to initiate trade with other factions, especially if you're playing as one of the two Roman Empires, even if the faction you're trying to initiate trade with is only a small faction and actually needs help with their coffers (everyone hates the Romans).
   - Politics get tedious and unnecessary after a while, with practically nothing to do except checking for your subjects loyalties and adopting other characters or gathering support for your family to maintain the bonus gained by the imperium level.
   - Formation collision is still a bit bad, looking from afar is pretty okay, but zooming in close and 8 out of 10 times you would get a moshpit.
   I'm gonna give this game a 9 to balance out a lot of negative ratings and because this game is actually of its own, it's no expansion to Rome II at all, but its own game in its own rights.… Expand

   • 0 of 4 users found this helpful
6. Lightbane

   Feb 17, 2015

   7

   I can't fully recommend the game as of yet, it still has too many bugs. The new algorithm they use with the battle auto-calculate needsI can't fully recommend the game as of yet, it still has too many bugs. The new algorithm they use with the battle auto-calculate needs adjustment, and they need to fix the lag and crashing. And the AI behaviour with just sacking settlements instead of sack&loot. Only uprisings seem to take cities. When they fix the AI issues this will be a solid 9/10… Expand

   • 3 of 13 users found this helpful
7. KillfaceMC

   Feb 27, 2015

   3

   The game is probably fine, but I wouldn't know. The game is impossible to run properly even with specs the exceeds the recommended specs. AThe game is probably fine, but I wouldn't know. The game is impossible to run properly even with specs the exceeds the recommended specs. A waste of money unless you own a brand new monster PC. Dont even try and play it on a Mac. It is hopeless.… Expand

   • 7 of 13 users found this helpful
8. nandmaster

   Jul 11, 2015

   0

   It still has turns... in XXI century... and those turns take about 1,2-3 minutes on high end pc. If you are to lazy to make real time pausableIt still has turns... in XXI century... and those turns take about 1,2-3 minutes on high end pc. If you are to lazy to make real time pausable game (like europa universalis or battles in your own game) then least you could do is to pre-process turns when human player plays and then only change those affected by human plaher actions (about 95% ai actions are not affected)
   unreadable map, terrible ai both on battlefield and on global map. bad upgrade system for military units. You will complete whole game with basic ones. Bad system for civil unrest and so on and so on.… Expand

   • 1 of 6 users found this helpful

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