AJ's Total War: Warhammer 2 - How to play Guide!

[@Warhawk17100]

Don't listen when he says not to build walls. It will cost you a slot but the extra garrison and walls will save your ass when chaos shows up.

[@scominggreger4326]

Exactly, and there isn't much choice for non capital settlements. I typically get the normal army barracks', growth or money (not for skaven) and always a garrison.

[@JackSpackProductions]

Walls cannot be commended enough

[@Nod_Lucario]

Beware of Slaneesh Patrol

[@kurko6147]

Warhawk17100 true I had to try the 3 ritual 3 times with high elves bcuse I didnt have any walls built up :D

[@vicioushellsing]

a lot of the advice he gives is actually really bad. On top of the previous statement about walls. He also says he likes to build his basic military buildings in his capital. You don't want tier 3 capped buildings in your capital.

[@EkionFTW]

You really can see Joe's passion towards this game in the video

[@tysoncarver5181]

It's refreshing 😀

[@trollzynisaacjohan1793]

He likes warhammer.

[@111haterz]

He likes $$$ and reading scripts

[@dimas3829]

but you can't see a review for the first game THAT HE PROMISED HE WOULD DO TWO (!) SUMMERS AGO.

[@mocca3633]

he likes warhammer. both fantasy and 40k

[@JohnDayguy]

This is actually interesting. Hope we see more AJ tutorials. Sponsored or not doesn't matter

[@PHeMoX]

Sponsored or not absolutely matters! TW:WH 2 is better than the first game, but still feels like an expansion and what the first game should be from the start. And despite that it still has plenty of flaws.

[@JohnDayguy]

Like every Total War sequel XD

[@zimmo0112]

Why? Joe is shit at games. Just came to laugh.

[@anotherks7297]

nick z if that were true, I would've seen some Total War fanboys by now.

[@zimmo0112]

What? it is true he isn't the best at games. Decent reviewer, but cant play any game at a decent level. Why do you think he hates multiplayer games and gets Del to carry him through them?

[@KRooster]

So I'm new to this series and I bought the game during the summer sale because it looked interesting. I booted it up and had the tutorial on but I quickly became overwhelmed with all the mechanics that game was pointing too and all the menus that popped up, as well as trying to pay attention to the story. After the first few turns I thought I was getting better until more options became available and I couldn't remember where to find everything. So I watched 5 or 6 other videos, some being an hour long, and I almost became more overwhelmed because those videos were just as cluttered as the tutorial. Then I found this video and it this was exactly what I was looking for. He explained what to focus on, when to end turns, and gave you direction on how you to play the game in different ways. 35 minutes later and I got more useful info about everything than all the other videos combined. Fucking Bravo and thank you, great video. Subscribed gladly!!

[@goofball1_134]

the good part too, is once you finish a campaign which could take days to weeks honestly, every other campaign has the same roots so they will be far easier to pick up, the main advantages to a second campaign of a new faction or leader being different economic/political struggles and different unit types for roleplaying

[@Sonserf369]

It's great to see Joe excited for something. Feel's like it's been a while seen I've seen him genuinely pumped. Loved the video, wouldn't mind more of these kinds of things.

[@phoenixking62]

"I'm just going to build my military buildings in the capital." Noooooo... Why Joe, why? Some advice, don't do that. Capital cities can get up to rank 5 and there are plenty of buildings that require the city to be at rank 5 to build. If a building only goes up to rank 3, build it in a smaller city. Leave the slots in the Capital for building chains that *need* a rank city.

[@lazerrhino]

It's fine, it will allow him to get those units earlier. When you get alot of money its easy to destroy a building and rebuild somewhere else.

[@ArjanL1979]

I agree it doesnt hurt at the early game, but as this is a "how to play" it does seem like bad advice. You get the smaller cities soon enough so I prefer to put the military stuff in the smaller cities early on

[@scottbower6446]

I can't speak for the more recent games, but the amount of turns it takes to demolish and build back up a full chain (in the older TW games anyway) is often way more prohibitive than the cost

[@ghostmutton]

I think a lot of newcomers are overwhelmed by the complexity of WH: Total War; this is definitely a well done introduction into how to get started. Hopefully it helps those who might otherwise have been hesitant about trying it out. Nice work Joe.

[@trendhouse6799]

Are you kidding? Total War series is the simplest strategy franchise out there, even simpler than Civ and they have been dumbing it down even further.

[@123pa1n]

to be honest its not all that complicated at all, specialy when u can cheese through the campaign, they should put this = "in order to build lategame unites go through 40 tech trees" back into those games. Instead of having this groth nonsense with 0 limitations. You just get urself 1 province build growth buildings in every city. Make sure ur not at war with anybody, disband ur army and just tech up like mad to have all lategame unites within a short amount of time.... its so stupid...

[@123pa1n]

well nowadays you have to measure with League of Legends and CoD/PubG standarts..... compaired to those theres a little bit of complexity in TW games

[@es0teric76]

+Trend House +Dcard DcardianMost people haven't played any RTS, so have them in mind when you say that. This is far more complex than any game they've played. (CoD, Battlefield, etc.)

[@colt4531]

I have to disagree, I was very overwhelmed when i started total war (campaign and i started from rome 1 to empire, trying them all out my first year) for the average gamer looking to try this out from say getting tired of shooters, it can be very overwhelming, It took me a while to get the hang of it, obviously when you already know how everything works its simple, but starting out the whole tactical concept can be a a lot to try to understand first time.

[@RabbyBabu]

I remember when i played my first total war game, I was like "Is this game for real ? This is exactly what i had in mind whenever i thought of a perfect strategy game !!" That love is still there. Good video Joe, looking forward to the review

[@cryptkeeper08]

They need to do a lord of the rings version of total war

[@princeofrance]

this is pretty much lotr but better ?

[@kyserblade43]

Still middle earth fleshed out u total war would be amazing

[@mdnght0095]

@DUNCOUP that is happening now in total war three kingdoms

[@chottomatekudasai-kun3887]

there are a lot of universes/historical dates they didnt even touch yet, who knows? maybe someday they get the rights for a lotr game :D

[@PokePresto]

I know this comment is well over a year old but i just wanna say: TWWH 1 and 2 is litteraly Lord of the rings, with a bigger world more races, including the ones you would excpect from LOTR: High elves = Elves in Lotr. Dwarves = Dwarves, Greenskins = Orcs, Vampire Counts = The undead in the mountains, Empire, Bretonia = Humans and then you litteraly have 10 more races that arent in Lotr. And no they might not have Mummakils, but they have god damn War mammoths and Dinosaurs.

[@FaceNapalm]

Take your time with the review Joe

[@Crimson_Tango]

FaceNapalm You say that like he won't anyways.

[@FaceNapalm]

I don't want Joe to feel like he is being rushed. He should spend more time on the review if he thinks it will improve it. I know in the end it will be damn entertaining to watch

[@Crimson_Tango]

FaceNapalm I just hope he does it at all.

[@PeterWesIey]

Does it all or not, he's the one who chooses what and when to upload on his own channel. Whever he adds or gets one review out of the timeline, no one can do anything about it.

[@tamnickyle]

You say that like he's actually going to do a review.

[@THECaptainPlanetHD]

I'm barely watching this now and getting into Warhammer and I gotta say out of all the YT searching for tutorials this is by far the best one man thanks Joe

[@Celiomsl1]

@AngryJoeShow AI comes towards you on battle when you have those siege weapons with far away shot range so they don`t suffer too much casualitys by distance. If you haven`t had these "siege" weapons and attacked them they would have expected you to come to them. So also if it was the opposite, if they attack you, they have to come to you, because if the time ends up who loses is who attacked and did not end the batlle in time. I love the TOTALWAR franchise, I have all the games and all the DLCs and expansions of them all. Great video!

[@russell6075]

How to win as lizard men Spam fucking dinosaurs

[@Joker-yw9hl]

Russell Morton you're not lying. My very hard kroq-gar campaign was won off the back of 5 stegadons

[@mikethedinoman8970]

Joker *Cough Cough STEGOSAURUS Cough*

[@yourethatmantis5178]

Mike the bike no he got it right the first time

[@captaincoconut6020]

I see you watch the russianbadger

[@258awesomeness]

A more in-depth guide: play as mazdamundi make doom stacks of temple guards and carnosaurs download mods to boost magic reserves murder everything with op units and pepe on a mobility scooter

[@zolch4318]

Last time I was this early cod was a fish

[@marciliojunior9599]

damn hahahah

[@Walterdecarvalh0100]

Ever seen codfish? Search it up in machinima

[@justinfocker]

Grizzly Adams did have a beard.

[@HARDC8RE_MAMMOTH]

Good one 😂😂😂

[@bentownsend8737]

I have played all the latest total war games (Rome 2 through Warhammer 2) on a pc that can barely run the games. I have a combined 1k-2k hours on the games, all of which, every campaign and every battle, was played on the absolute lowest graphics and performance settings and with GOD AWFUL FPS. I played on very hard difficulty (would play on legendary if I had a better pc) and, despite the absolutely atrocious performance of the games on my pc, I still loved and continue to love all of them dearly. Get this game, it and the rest of the franchise are just that fun and addictive. PS. If you're really interested make sure to also try out some of the older titles as well, Rome 1 and Medieval 2 were some of the best games of my childhood.

[@jschro446]

Rome 1 and Barbarian Expansion are still the best of the entire franchise

[@V1king_Storm]

this video has made me like this game just that little bit more as i didnt completly understand certain elements thank you. im looking forward to warhammer 3!!

[@tyvad5657]

Absolutely love your "how to plays" and especially "let's plays". I constantly watch the outlast lets play. I disagree with some of the recent reviews but I always watch your videos even if I disagree!

[@eddieventro7747]

Ty Vad wow a women get one

[@og4407]

Don't you mean "how play tos"?

[@IIbrAunII]

I actually really enjoy these sort of tutorial things Joe does, he's actually a really good teacher. He doesn't do them much but ,hey there nice when they come along...

[@Pedro-rn6fx]

Nice to see you playing TWW2 , love the game and im looking forward for your review Joe ;)

[@cassielaralim5443]

which never happened. I seriously wonder why. Are we ever gonna see another Total War review??!

[@ratkokresic]

Great video for beginners , not sure why i didn`t watched this before . Thank you .

[@VeggieGamer]

Other Joe slacking off in the background, Joe!!

[@thomask5434]

Do not disturb him, hes watching porn for christs sake!

[@kevinh4241]

I know what he's doing. He's playing another zombie game

[@kunz4164]

AJ: Joe act like we doing work! OJ: You got itt

[@thebenc1537]

Whoever made that thumbnail was slacking off too. Anyone else see the mistake?

[@politic17]

I hope they still be friends for EVER, and EVER, and EVER. Also, I hope that they live a good life till their end. These two guys, alongside the other team members, are amazing and bring the ugly truth about the games we don't know, and tell us the real deal. FAN4EVER

[@patrikkajari527]

Making little tutorials like this on games that you like is a really good idea, keep it up!

[@Macfierce1]

This game is absolutely bonkers. Part 3 this year. Can't wait.

[@sreb01]

Man, you crack me up. Loved this. Wish it was longer. Really helped me understand the game that I have been dying to figure out.

[@splinte111]

total war warhammer 2 is probably my top total war game, it just feels so good to play.

[@Kanglar]

It's really shallow when compared to the best TW games like Medieval 2. To me the warhammer TWs are fun, but there is little to no replay value and not much depth to the mechanics when compared to the best TWs. Things like autoresolve being broken and giving you an insanely better outcome than manual resolve 99% of the time and the best tactics to win being "cheese" tactics kinda ruin it for me.

[@Gobsmacked29]

+Kanglar You know you can post your own comment right? Or did you just feel the need to tell someone that their opinion is wrong?

[@JBrander]

Kanglar way to dampen someone's mood lol. Well, does medieval 2 have fuckin' dinosaurs in them?? NO? I thought so.

[@dcrazyx59]

Guys this is called an opinion, don’t slam him for expressing it...

[@AzraelVonJaeger]

same here , Mortal Empire is going to be soooooooo good

[@justaverage9239]

Out of all the guides I’ve been looking for this one is the best, no nonsense just simple showcase on what to do

[@TheBleachBoys]

"How Play To Guide"

[@yetipicklez]

"donbass"

[@ziib123]

OG TITLE HYYYYYPE!

[@bajza6046]

yetipicklez that was the joke

[@yetipicklez]

hahaha funny

[@attilapataki46]

you donbass

[@Brandon-bz4es]

Love the enthusiasm that you guys have been showing lately, and a great introduction to the mechanics of the series

[@brushdog1680]

I was just watching some of your backlog and never realized the hate you got. I'm sorry man, I like everything you do. You're awesome. Above par. Keep that confidence.

[@MuttsWithGuts]

I watched this after I finished crying softly over my keyboard trying to figure this game out. Thanks for the tute, it's really good to watch and easy to listen to. Awesome work.

[@joelcotto6917]

Thanks, i recently started playing and you made it easy to understand and motivated me to keep at it🔥 it was a greatly helpfull video

[@DrMoxmoReadings]

This was actually a wonderfully put together tutorial. I have wanted to get into TW for quite some time now, but have been beyond intimidated by the mechanics and gameplay. I think I finally feel like I can actually get started now as this series as a whole looks awesome!

[@Bladedwind]

I am content, Drengbarazi. You swore an oath you would not miss reviewing this game last year, and you said you would. Dare not break that oath, or I shall record it into the Dammaz Kron, the Great Book of Grudges!

[@eero34]

Bladedwind Oh yeah been waiting for that too kinda disappointed no review yet and dunno if he will

[@kyserblade43]

He didn't

[@zachmosher3879]

After watching this video it is clear to me that your gift for explaining gaming mechanics derives from your love of strategy games. I really enjoy this content, and although strategy games are probably the most appropriate for a how to play guide, I would enjoy to see other how to play guides for games that require a more tactical approach. Great stuff brother!

[@Spazticmonkey1000]

FINALLY A TOTAL WAR REVIEW JOE I THANATH YOU

[@youraverageimperialguard7932]

WilliamE216 Well if you hadn't noticed KZbin is fucking it's Creators that have been here since the beginning in the ass in favor of tonight shows. AngryJoe in order to make content for us needs to make money. If that means doing this shit for assholes than I'm okay for it.

[@luminousbrilliance1711]

Thank God for this video-I bought this game 3 months ago-It'll be my first Warhammer game ever-but the learning curve was like...messed around with it for 2 hours and put it back on the shelf :-)

[@slyguythreeonetwonine3172]

"Hey guys and welcome to the Happy and excited Joe show."

[@matthewlands9839]

you can tell how passionate you are about the total war franchise. really wish you were able to review and enjoy more games like this joe!

[@jamaly77]

As a total war veteran, I loved this video :)

[@rutokelavra819]

As a TW Veteran u should friggin hate this game.. Still no Siege battles? i mean no proper siege battle like in the good "old" days, when u where free to attack a castle from ALL sides.. and not like in WH just from one fuckin side.. over and over again..

[@IQ-pp6kl]

Ruto Kelavra i Love warhammer 2 but hell yeas what you just Said was true bring back the siege battles from medieval 2!

[@maherandcameron]

Your enthusiasm is contagious, helps the guide a lot. Thanks.

[@goopstack]

how play to guide

[@marshallscot]

It's really cool to see you guys having fun with the channel again. For a while it seemed like you were totally burnt out but content has been really good for the last few months.

[@ViceN53X]

When they first made Total War: Warhammer, I was expecting space marines.

[@adammclaughlin845]

That would be called Total War: Warhammer 40,000.

[@loopsaround7664]

I would LOVE to see joe play through this game all the way through, PLEASE do this Joe. Love the show.

[@ricofauzan7716]

Imagine total war have a somekind nemesis system

[@ThatCoolDude97]

Hey Joe, I loved this video! I really struggled understanding Total War: Warhammer 1. I would have LOVED something like this from you. You really show how passionate you are about these kinds of games. Really nice to see you getting to teach us about a game you personally enjoy. Best way I have ever seen a sponsored video done. Good work, Joe!

[@packwolves4753]

Love the game TOO!!! I would love it if you could do a review on this game if at all possible. Also, i would love it if you could do a comparison between the devil Total War 2 and Total War Warhammer :D

[@DocSince06]

This was fun to watch, you should make this a series. I'd love to watch you dominate the map

[@oleyullah]

Is there gonna be a TW:WH review as a comprehensive review for the both parts?

[@es0teric76]

Imo he should wait until the full trilogy has been released, and review it as a whole

[@WakaWaka-nt5xx]

Well I suppose since he is waiting for mortal empires (the dlc that combines the two games), in a certain way, he will be reviewing both. Who knows? I guess we'll just see how it turns out...

[@kjm6135]

id really love to see a full game of this split into 1hr intervals!!!!! i dont care if it takes a couple days i love this and would be happy to see more!

[@Microfire69]

We all already know the South Park game will be good, how about reviewing something more unknown like ELEX? I miss when you used to review stuff like Risen 1 and 2, not just mainstream games.

[@user-oo3oi9ki2j]

ZOD but he only reviewed them because they sucked:D

[@Microfire69]

He actually liked Risen 1 though.

[@dauntingful]

Joe's enthusiasm for this game is refreshing. I like his easy-going style in this video.

[@MrBoondock1]

Teach how to spoke good and write gooder Joe. How Play To Guide for Gamer You The.

[@jamesbarker1994]

Just bought this today put 5 hours in, 40 turns later still not made a scratch on the surface of this game. This is my first turn based / total war game and I'm blown away thanks for the recommendation Joe! I can't wait to try out mortal empires! See you on the next one

[@xXShowGameXx]

what about a divinity original sin 2 review ?

[@superluismigueL100]

I got one word...Buy it

[@TehIdiotOne]

Already got the game, but happy to see you getting sponsored by this game, genuinely a great game that deserves more attention

[@JBrander]

Bah, prissy elves

[@Rawnblade13]

Jake Branthe Dwarves are the only way to go!

[@ifonlyicouldstop]

Jake Branthe stupid pointy ear things, Yes yes!

[@123fakestreettt]

Think me fool fool!?

[@CHURCHISAWESUM]

We fight for Franz!

[@RPGHSGAMING]

Blood for the blood god！oh wait wait wrong uni.....hold on ,nahhh chaos is still in this universe ! Skull for the skull ☠️ throne!

[@JohnMasse]

Dude awesome!!! More of these! Thanks so much for all of the content! Really enjoying the show.

[@BorderlandsBoy0]

How to play ? What the fuck joe your a genius

[@purgejmi]

1,500 hours logged on Steam, but still love watching this video, hearing Joe talk about the game and his passion of it. Super good game, bring on Chaos in the 3rd game!

[@knightofeee]

First! To say today I enjoy your work, keep it up!

[@NerdBerd]

Great tutorial, Joe. You clearly are passionate about the game which makes a sponsored video much easier to stomach from a content consumer standpoint. I enjoyed it alot keep it up man.

[@ImperialistJoe]

1. Select units 2. "ALLAHU AKBAR" 3. Right click enemy

[@Out_on_a_Limb_Life]

Thanks, Joe. I just started playing Warhammer 2 a couple of days ago - I haven't played any other games like this - and this vid was very helpful and accessible. I'd love to see more of this kind of thing from you....though we will always love the angry reviews!

[@CesarDaSalad]

tfw you gotta wait for them to make 39,998 sequels so they add Space Marines :(

[@ZezittoPT7]

I don't really enjoy these kind of games but watching Joe play them is very satisfying

[@noneofyourbusiness913]

"How to play", uses the anti-large missile type for his artillery instead of anti-infantry, puts his range in front of shield wall, proceeds to charge with elf's that were better off staying as a shield wall (because of bracing and etc..). Have you even been playing more than 2-3 matches Joe?

[@jefkotd9464]

you should always charge then you get the charge bonus only don't charge when it says charge defense against all the bracing on spear men only works on large

[@noneofyourbusiness913]

You're right, I'm too used to playing with Dwarfs who are masters of defense. I tend to not charge with my elves and just let the enemy push in then proceed to push from behind my spearmen with my heavier damage units when I did play elfs.

[@aliquidgaming1068]

Joe I never really was bothered by content that isnt reviews. But I just want to say good on you and thank you for the intro to this video. I see all the hate and complaints youve gotten, underserved criticisms at that, but good to see you addressing even the haters of your non game review content by asking for patience and laying out the reviews you are working on. Just again thank you for the reviews and these videos. The work Other Joe and You is not going unnoticed and is very much appreciated. Keep it up and please review AC Origins if possible.

[@TheJacky2225]

I don't think Joe realizes how much Total War has simplified it's gameplay to be playable for casuals. Mechanics like population growth, building choices more than just than 8 slots, armies not run by a general (like having mini armies), internal faction politics and auto resolve have been taken out or dumbed down to be easier. I played TW one and it's battles were amazing but it's campaign was so boring. I fought 5 manual battles in the whole 150 turn campaign in my empire campaign because auto resolve was broken. The AI isn't smarter, on legendary difficulty they just ramp up the stats of armies and give them free stacks. It's like playing against an idiot with cheat codes and they still lose. Just not satisfying as Rome I or Medieval.

[@MrJokers1984]

Jacky Douglas medieval ll was my favorite. But i belive they made it like this only for warhammer and not their historical titles. One can only hope

[@TheJacky2225]

Well Rome II and Attila have had a lot of problems that I believe is part of this trend of making the game more casual and that Warhammer was just another cog in the gearbox. But like you said, once can only hope.

[@jamaly77]

Jacky Douglas thankfully there are many amazing mods for nearly all tw titles (especially med2) so the people who are not bothered by outdated graphics can still enjoy these older games with new content.

[@ButTheCatCameBack]

CA Already that certain altered mechanics that are in the historical title and not in the Warhammer series will be back for the next historical title.

[@Malus1531]

+Jacky Douglas I've only ever played Attila and Warhammer 2, but I've heard multiple people say Attila is the hardest (I had a hard time learning it). How is Attila casual? +cracktober Compared to Attila I've found Warhammmer 2 to be pretty well optimized. I got around 50fps with a 1070 on 1440p ultra (then lowered settings a bit to reach 60). In Attila was getting like 15 fps at times on the campaign map on ultra and had to lower settings a lot more.

[@Jodimest2003]

AJ's recommendation of the campaign intro is a good one. One small thing to note is that playing the intro, even if you know what you're doing, can grant you a couple of extra units you wouldn't normally have. For instance, Malekith's intro grants you 2 cavalry units that you don't get if you skip the intro. *edit* Also, if you bring arty to a fight and the AI doesn't, then and lob a few missiles at the enemy AI, it'll goad their army into an attack even if they're on high ground

[@jigglybeantv]

As much as I'd love to, they lost me as a customer after Rome 2.

[@Bynashas97]

alot has changed

[@matthewbailey2439]

total war has greatly improved since, hell Rome 2 now is 10 x better than it was at launch.

[@lrhty1825]

Don't screw yourself out of a great game because of a dodgy launch that happened years ago.

[@jigglybeantv]

That's the lasting damage done after repeated cock ups. I've learned to live without.

[@RS_Redbaron]

True now only CoH2

[@martnickv1]

A great addition. Tutorial guides are always helpful for strategy games

[@superlion1407]

Hi

[@PissFromTheAbyss]

Something people ought to know about buildings. Joe says he prefers to build unit buildings in his capitols. While that is a smart move, as you can see the High Elf Barracks only goes up to Level III. All non-capitol settlements go up to Level III, which means that you can build a High Elf Barracks in a smaller Level III settlement, leaving a building spot in your capitol for a larger building which go levels 4+. Just a tip.

[@dushikorsou1]

well warhammer is one of the easiest with campaign since they really dumbed it down.

[@hildaenjoyer8862]

Yeah what a shame, each faction is completely different and each has different mechanics. How I miss the days of those complex campaigns with so much depth, man, it was totally what TW was known for. I really miss every roster being the same and having no completely balls off the wall shit like dinosaurs. Woe is me.

[@Joker-yw9hl]

I respect your opinion but I know too many people who say this game is dumbed down when they haven't even played it. My favourite total wars for nostalgia's sake are Rome 1 and medieval 2 but warhammer and warhammer 2 are way more complex in comparison. I don't know where this dumbed down myth has come from

[@hildaenjoyer8862]

Didn't you know? Not having a tax slider is apparently dumbing down the game to the point it's unplayable, despite the fact TW has NEVER been about complex campaigns, the emphasis has always been on war and more battles. Rome 1 is simple as fuck with next to no complexity. Warhammer at least has tons of divesrity between factions and insane replayability. There's next to no difference in playstyle between Rome or Egypt while Chaos and Wood Elves are almost completely new games.

[@dushikorsou1]

Joker uhm the whole campaign gameplay is dumbed down with the diplomacy and cities with taxes ect. Now you can only toggle it on/off. And i have played wh1 about 200 hours every faction, but that was one of the biggest letdown with the game+ the end game was pretty boring

[@hildaenjoyer8862]

There's very, VERY little diplomacy in the Warhammer lore, though.

[@MrZombiekiller23]

Love how he's upfront with the fact that it is a promotional video, you give us the clear signal to not take every over exaggerated statement about how great this game is seriously, thanks

[@evensong3356]

Watch his lets plays of the game he does mean it when he says he loves the game o>

[@Comradcommodore]

Kinda surprised Joe likes Warhammer. IMO def a downgrade from previous titles/bad dlc

[@Joker-yw9hl]

Comradcommodore have you played the warhammer games? Only asking because most of its critics are people who just refuse to play it

[@Comradcommodore]

Joker just referring to the total war games not the whole series. But yeah I put about 40 hours into it, just didn't like it. The visuals where awesome, but the game play just felt dumbed down to me. And the dlc to me was just terrible (it's been bad for awhile with the total war series)

[@alexsitaras6508]

it is simplified and the campaign isn't as hard or punishing and attila or the older titles but i still have fun with it

[@Joker-yw9hl]

Comradcommodore each to their own! I hope maybe you enjoy it when it comes on sale! It may win you over if you get into it

[@dutchpool7035]

How are you surprised, he has shown to be a fan of it long before TW Warhammer 1...

[@DangerousBafe]

Joe you do what you want/need. Angry reviews are great and all but these are still some entertaining videos

[@dimtar3884]

Great video Joe! Looking forward for your full review! This game looks amazing!

[@D3vious113]

I'm actually kind of glad you're waiting for the update so all of the empires can be represented. The multiplayer will be sprinting for weeks trying to figure out every strategy for every faction, and the singleplayer will be all kind of interesting from so many different positions. Good solid tutorial overall for newbies. You covered everything a new player needs to know (I think your estimates for confederation were a little off, but meh, details. Just my experience so far). Well done. Have a like for your efforts. Eagerly awaiting your full thoughts on the review.

[@utkuoymak3790]

Great tutorial, just wanna add a few things. BUILD ALL THE WALLS. When chaos comes you probably will not be able to win against them in a single battle and they LOVE to attack your minor settlements. Those walls will both give you a defensive position and more garrison armies. Other thing is, (this is for you as well Joe) dont build your low tier military buildings in your capital. Divide them up between the minor settlements and build the advanced buildings in your capital since minor settlements can only go up to lvl3 and your major settlements can go up to lvl5, advanced buildings require lvl5.

[@harald2011]

I gotta say, what a really good "how to play" guide, i enjoyed it quite a lot. Good job, Joe!

[@erixrodriguez8]

I love it when Joe likes a game you can hear the enthusiasm, see the twinkle in his eye if you would

[@toa9151]

The main reason i started following you was your love for the TW franchise. Love your work mate. Keep it up

[@StarzAlpha]

Glad you put a Warhammer total war 2 vid.. such a pleasure joe

[@SoulCrusherEx]

Ive defeated the high Elf Campaign a month ago. But I Have to admit that this is a really well made How to play Video. Everything gets explained

[@jowoman7799]

I hope we can see more videos like these. It helps out newcomers to these games. Thank you, Joe! Now I might actually get this game.

[@Travis-tq7vr]

Joe, First I’d like to say that I appreciate you coming out and saying what games your reviewing next. And Second, I’ve been with you and watched your show for a long time. I’m not saying I’ve been with you since day one but I have seen you struggle emotionally, mentally and physically with constantly being creative, captivating, and working to the bone to get all the games that you can out. And on top of that you have all these fans that can turn on you at any moment. Frankly On certain projects your passion for a game or a series shows through. And I think you need to do these passion projects for yourself more often. I think it will help with the grind of playing a game for hours and hours, writing a huge script and doing all the dress up stuff at the beginning. It’s a lot of work. And that’s just for one review. I know that this type of grinding is what makes for more successful videos. And in turn a more successful you. But for the benefit of your mental and emotional state. Do Your Passion.

[@ivvan497]

wtf??? what are you smoking? can i have some?'?!

[@PenderTheTyrant]

One of the most useful tips for new Total War players is during battle: don't just right click the whole army, the'll all line up. You can press alt button and drag your army with the left mouse button wherever you want without breaking your deploying formation. You can do that with anything you select.

[@Derah_OG]

I am extremely relieved that you are making a review for it. After skipping entirely Total War Warhammer 1 last year, and seemingly doing the same this year, I was getting a bit concerned you'd never review a total war game. Kudos joe, and keep up the good work.

[@CannabearArt]

thanks for coming back JOE!!!

[@Ganon999]

This was enjoyable, coming from a long time subber and fan this makes me feel really good because I know there is someone else out there that is as passionate about games as myself. Keep being awesome bro!

[@tylersteffen6493]

total war has been my favorite franchise for a long time up there with command and conquer. I really hope they do us old fans a favor and honestly just take medieval 2 and all it's dlc's and just revamp it. Add some online multiplayer but keep the core game because m2 was honestly my favorite game of the franchise because it felt like everything i did had a huge impact on my empire. Losing your armies actually meant you were screwed in some situations. I love the TWW series as well but I feel like we need a game that takes you to think and strategize every move you do. Because the recent games seem easy because you can steamroll with 2 armies across the map. Keep up the good work Joe one of my fav channels right here :)

[@WAV-E-MUSIC]

This was awesome! We need MOOORE! I really do genuinely love how passionate Joe is about the franchise. I don't blame him!

[@BrainBytes4u]

Thnx joe. Since this quarantine is hitting hard,i am so bored that I absolutely cannot find a game to keep me busy.i started the campaign like 3 times and 3 times deleted the game. You conviced me to start playing it seriously,i was getting intimidated since is my first total war game.

[@RudyVisuals]

Just picked this up during the steam sale! Haven't played a TW game since Rome 2! Excited!!

[@DzughashvilisFavored]

Thanks so much for all the great content lately Joe!

[@ricksflicks-]

A concise, easy to follow, useful Warhammer 2 beginner guide? I have been searching for eons. I didn't think one existed...{tear of joy rolls down cheek}

[@Brimwald]

Glad to see you're getting paid for promotional videos. This helps make the AngryJoeShow continue

[@unnamedshadow1866]

One tip Joe. You dont build the low tier military buildings in the Capital. It's a waste of a slot. All buildings that go beyond tier 4 must be built in the Capital. this is the best solution as it allows you to recruit everything in every province, no need to waste time specializing certain provinces. For example that Barracks, the max level it reaches it Tier 3. That means it can be put at minor settlements. Also, at least in the Vortex Campaign, you need to wall all your settlements. Annoying Chaos and Skaven invasions whenever you start a Ritual. With all your settlements walled you can pretty much defend them with the garrison.