Ranking Every Total War Title // Steam Reviews

[@MelkorGG]

Stream Update: No Stream Tonight due to HayFever. Streaming Thursday with Rome Total War Accurate Egypt Finale (1-5PM Uk Time). Helmets have arrived, so I will be wearing the Spartan one for that. Check my Twitter to see me wearing the Roman one, link in description. :) Medieval 2 Tournament Matches still 1-5PM Uk Time on Saturday and Sunday as planned. : )

[@TheDrumstickEmpire]

Huhhhh he’s got Coronavirus!!!!

[@legiohysterius4624]

Have you tried divide et impera I was iffy on rome 2 too until I tried this mod

[@infernalstan886]

Empire was amazing cos it had the closest to a full world map in the overworld view

[@emilrousseau4752]

Petition to make Melkors outro not "goodbye" but only "Melgone"

[@noodlecoffee193]

We need this.

[@Mirfanz17]

​@@noodlecoffee193years later and it happens.... We dont need this

[@edvart00]

I got so hyped when you mentioned Rome 1 on number 2, I just knew what number one was going to be and there it is Medieval 2 :) Super game just lovely jubbly haha.

[@jereboy2005]

Im not surprised by the top 3. They always seem to get loved on by fans. And are actually all pretty good. I am surprised by fall of the samurai. It always gets talked about positively online. I think you are right in that its just review bombed because of its reframing as a saga

[@stormrunner4081]

If you read most of them it’s This is an amazing game but screw the price hike and rebrand to make the sagas look less bad

[@NoOnesBCE]

It's a great dlc...

[@parabelluminvicta8380]

@@stormrunner4081 ? what i bought the collector edition for 10€ and i got for free fall of samurai.

[@aqhat3702]

i hope carthage total war is finally included, that was my favorite

[@damjan4435]

Yeah, but the carthage playthrough was too easy at times, the ruler gets too many buffs, i mean +420 public order? Come on

[@dershogun6396]

is this some kind of a running gag ? Can you explain it to me?

[@damjan4435]

Guys dont explain it to him, this is hilarious

[@dershogun6396]

@@damjan4435 if you explain it to me, i can lough with you about it ;) wouldn't that be better?

[@damjan4435]

@@dershogun6396 Aqhat has a series about rebuilding carthage, he's a character from melkors rp series, so when we asked during a stream how much to make his series cannon as a joke, and he said 100£ and we actually hit it, it's been a joke ever since

[@Mundiz_]

I don't care what your favorite total war is. No matter what Rome and Medieval II has to be either be at the 1 or 2 spot. What ever you prefer, but those are the best two.

[@MelkorGG]

True. By all means argue the others are good, but those original started it all and are still played. I can't see the current new titles been popular in 10-20 years time.

[@jesseperity8989]

Fax, Rome and Medieval Will forever be the Top 2

[@americohagim1131]

The earlier total war games like that has the best campaigns. It’s nice to cheat once and a while to play out stories and what not

[@fede98k54]

What if (prepares to begin a war) I say (shelters itself into a 5km deep bunker) I prefer (loads machine gun, prepares gas mask) Empire over Medieval 2 or Rome 1?

[@arthur31032001]

I just started Medieval 2 few days ago and to be honnest I find it pretty bad, very low replayability since you started each Time a the same moment, with the same buildings, the same fight against Rebells, the same IA who constantly attacks you by every side Really I don't understand the hype around this game and I really tried

[@jor2416]

"Rome: total war needs a remaster" This aged very well

[@jorgemartin5316]

11:27 Amazing how you anticipated the remastered Rome Total War. Love your content and your kindly accent. You have my sub.

[@juancarlosdegoya2757]

Napoleon Total War will always be my all time favorite, oh the memories!

[@miso689]

Medieval 2 TW is best TW game. IMHO

[@Mikhail.Rus.Armiya]

Michal Rome TW is, Ive a feeling Troy TW will be the best when it comes out. I’m looking really forward for that one.

[@AhmetwithaT]

It's the one I get back most to but it has flaws as well. The diplomacy system is worthless. Alliances mean nothing and you often can't get the AI to accept many deals that any reasonable human player would accept immediately. The dynamics of crusades vs jihads is also broken since there are only 3 Muslim countries vs a dozen Catholic ones. AI initiated Crusades often succeed unless you the player personally oppose them but I have never seen an AI initiated Jihad succeed except the one for taking Baghdad from rebels.

[@hoonshiming99]

Ahmet C. Ay Yeah I agree. I assume most are biased for calling it the best total war because of nostalgia and/or the time period. Thus they are willing to turn a blind eye for several flaws in the game.

[@fishdisher9564]

Yeah you gotta love that clean engine Rtw and M2TW have. The games feel so good even if graphically they are in the dumps, which I don’t mind

[@Yeagerbonebone]

@@hoonshiming99 to be fair all total war games have flaws. For example the newer games have a much worse building system than Med 2 and Rome 1.

[@Kuddochan]

Top 3 is pretty expected. Obviously Warhammer 2 is the most popular these days but it wasn't quite as well received when it was new, especially before Mortal Empires was added. It's just gotten an enormous amount of great updates and DLC content in the last few years which has massively increased its variety, depth and replayability. However, there should still be older reviews lying around on Steam so I didn't expect it to beat Rome 1 or Medieval 2 on there because those games are already super well received by virtually everyone for a very long time already due to how brilliant they were for their respective time periods

[@JB17521or]

1.ROME ll 2.Empire 3.Napoleon 4.Attila 5.Shogun2 (I only have Fall of Samurai)

[@fivifivia1146]

Medieval 2 TW with Stainless Steel (Titanium or HiP included if you want) is still number 1. total war game/mod after all those years. Europa Barbarorum for RtW 2. spot

[@tarmairon431]

For me it is Medieval 2 with Divide and Conquer.

[@carloluatti8505]

@@tarmairon431 Same. I really enjoy playing Third Age Total War with DaC.

[@AntonNidhoggr]

Indeed. I always either SS or TATW in Medieval, they are great mods.

[@atodrummer2072]

I think another factor Of medieval 2 being the best rated is how mod friendly it is. Mods like TATW are separate games on their own with custom maps and settlements.The more modern titles are much harder to mod.

[@knightinspace2562]

You can't really argue with that Top 5: Napoleon: The best of the games focusing on gun/artillery based warfare. Shogun 2: The best of the games set in the far east. Warhammer 2: The best game with fantasy elements and the best of the most recent releases. Rome 1/Medieval 2: Most people's favourites and the games that helped make the series the powerhouse it has become. Rome 2's launch and Attila's unforgiving campaign mechanics meant they never really had a shot. Would be interested if you did one of these for the big DLC expansions (curious whether Caesar in Gaul or Rise of the Republic can compete with the stuff from Warhammer 2!)

[@MarnickB]

Totally agree, if napoleon had a bigger map (or more theaters like empire) it would be my top pick.

[@infernalstan886]

@@MarnickB this

[@TechnoSwenk]

Shogun 2: "good sieges" What?

[@1anfinity08]

First love really never dies. Rome 2 was my first total war game, I've tried others which are considerably better total wars compared to rome 2. I've tried medieval 2 and shogun 2. I've tried other total wars as well but I always find myself coming back to rome 2

[@jf9866]

I actually Love total war Rome 2 and I have grown-up with both Rome 1 and Medieval 1 and 2.

[@1anfinity08]

@@jf9866 good to know people are liking it tho. It has really become a great game after all of the patches. Glad to see it getting good reviews on steam nowadays

[@aranighosh3945]

Rome 2 is too easy thats why I don't like it at all...very bland

[@madwolf0966]

Thank you so much Melkor, some Total War games are in for sale currently that ends in May 5.

[@dershogun6396]

Why does everyone hate Thrones of Britannia ??? I love it. Maybe it is because i play total war MAINLY for the history and not MAINLY for the strategy (which doesn't mean that i play on easy or normal difficulty, i enjoy the strategic challenge, but i find it most exiting to be able to play as sometimes alomost unknown peoples from our history)^^ Oh and Thrones has i.m.o. the best music of any total war game.

[@redeyecamo129]

well it was kind of balanced at least.......but the political system was way to complicated and so hard to keep high loyalty on some. plus the smaller settlements with no fences was an bad idea....i mean felt kind of boring just runing around capturing small settlements then a random enemy army do the same with no casualties. plus way to little recognizable names except maybe Alfred.

[@khadajhin5130]

I.m.o the best music has Medieval II

[@dershogun6396]

@@khadajhin5130 Medieval 2 doesn't even have full traks it just has these "snipets" of music.

[@dershogun6396]

@@redeyecamo129 Well the thing with undefended minor settlements acctualy was in my opinion a potentialy good idea. Through this, the AI could bring you realy fast into food shortages and you could bring the Ai into food shortages. It creates a certain kind of dynamiks i think. The game is much faster especcialy since you don't have to think about buildings in minor settlements all that much. Also most minor settlements are in reach of major settlements and therefore armies. So when you don't play to agressive and don't overexpand, this system is pretty balanced. Also it's just historical. Villages in britain weren't defended at the time. Heck even some major cities weren't properly defended.

[@khadajhin5130]

@@dershogun6396 I disagree. The example can be Hit your head with tabla.

[@lordhirluinthefair1307]

Medieval 2 the king of total war

[@howler8470]

11:05 how can you start as The House of Julii as one only exist Roman factions. That's interesting and i don't know if it is possible and how it is possibile. So can someone explain how to do it?

[@MrDew335]

4:15 that guy dropped his bow

[@arcticfoxsa]

Medieval 2 is hands-down the best game I have ever played. Bought it when it first came out in 2006 (the collectors edition with the little figurine), and I'm still playing it today, 14 years later. An amazing game in its own right, made even better and long-lasting by the talented modding community.

[@Krezo200]

Same here but i bought the normal one

[@Andartan21]

I see Steam's rewiers are men of a culture. Top-4 is just perfectly suits it

[@carlcotten1770]

Great review video! I was happy to see Rome 1 so high on the list. It will always be my favorite. I like that your channel has such a heavy emphasis on that title.

[@hallamhal]

I pretty much agree with this list, haven't played the WH games though as I'm more of a history nerd

[@rickycolon2155]

I love Empire! I enjoy the whole world domination thing

[@thefilthycasual8863]

Why I dislike napoleon more than empire is for 2 major reasons. The map size is mediocre compared and the 4 faction options for campaign is quite disappointing.

[@infernalstan886]

Napoleon was good Empire DLC /s

[@williamgunter4268]

I just bought Attlia and really like it so far. I do agree the performance could be better but it's still a good game.

[@jfalconredskins]

Excellent video mate!

[@Topkinky]

Whats with the lord ofthe rings music at 11:04 ish ? ;P

[@MelkorGG]

It's not. It's part of the Thrones of Britannia soundtrack : )

[@Topkinky]

@@MelkorGG :( sorry it sounded so similiar to me

[@bradknightable]

Loved fall of the samurai. Played many coop campaigns with my friend. Especially loved the sea battles.

[@piron2730]

I just learned how to build a fort and watch tower in med 2 thanks to this xd

[@MegaMrDanne]

I know two guys who, independently from each other, still plays Empire and they play no other Total War game either.

[@swordshield5592]

Empire is great

[@jamj59]

I've bean waiting a long time for this!

[@virtualsignals1215]

Very much agree with the top 2. I'm having wifi issues right now but I think I will get Brittannia next and give it a go once I can download again. Those castles for seiges look amazing!

[@oO0Ser0Oo]

I personally think Three Kingdoms should rank higher, with many of the negative reviews coming from people who just disliked the setting (China is a hard sell in the West, compared to Japan especially). Setting apart, 3K has by far the best campaign of any of the Total Wars, it's polished, great launch, more unit variety than Shogun 2.

[@andreshernandez06]

I might get Attila total war soon for the medieval mod, and do you need any dlc for it?

[@MelkorGG]

Nope : )

[@hotdogfingerz9674]

I wonder which will come out first, Medieval 3 or Empire 2

[@stormrunner4081]

Empire 2 but done well not the train wreck of empire 1

[@khadajhin5130]

Maybe a completely new title placed in the First World War or something like that.

[@randomcomment5599]

I’d say medieval 3 would come first since it’s easier and Victoria/empire 2 would have to be a real quality title and quality has subjectively been dropping. Should Victoria ever come it would have to be worked on for at least 3 years to make it enjoyable and done right considering how much warfare technology and uniforms had changed in the time. But if it were done right I do believe it could be the title with they best expansions. Primarily looking at 2 player campaigns. Lord knows mods could do to such a title. Anyway Medieval 3 would just be far easier that’s my conclusion.

[@Lucas-hz4um]

I'm a little surprised that Shogun 2 wasn't first, i remember when it was realese all the community was stunned about how good it was, i think it has the best critics too

[@obichamqica2490]

@Wilfred "I Tapped Dat Ass" Kensington Then you havent met that many. Litteraly none of my friends who play total war consider Medieval 2 or Rome 1 the best. I myself consider Shogun 2 and Rome 2 the best total wars, if Rome 2 wasnt so bad at launch it would have the best reviews on steam. Most people that consider Medieval 2 and Rome 1 the best are because of nostalgia and because they play them with a lot of mods.

[@obichamqica2490]

@Wilfred "I Tapped Dat Ass" Kensington ''you've not even not a pronounceable name.'' Atleast my english is more understandable.

[@jacobparker5081]

How did you own all of Italy at start and have access to all temples in Rome total war

[@TheT3MK4]

wish new total war based french revolution or napoleonic era to victorian era. map set in north and south america or north america to north brazil, obviously europe and middle east, india, qing, japan and south eastern asian.

[@d.louisharrison9452]

Empire is golden for a reason

[@smdrobot]

Would be interesting to see a poll done for your followers, rating each game 1-10 with option to abstain is never played and see what averages are.

[@grantwilliamson1139]

Pretty good top 3. I feel sorry for Medieval 1, still enjoy the game. I would love to see a new medieval game.

[@fenrir7878]

Glad to know the ones I've played are on there

[@lars9925]

My list: 1. Medieval 2 2. Rome 1 3. Empire 4. Attila 5. Rome 2 6. Napoleon 7. Shogun 2 Don't care for the rest.

[@lars9925]

People may wounder why Empire is so much higher on this list than the more polished Napolen. The reason is Empire's replayeblity. In Empire the world is your oyster, Napolen is limited to Europe and you hardly can change stuff up, even diplomacy is almost set.

[@xannymanny9754]

Take out Attila and Napoleon (because I haven’t played those) and this is my list exactly

[@melkorshelmet1188]

Why is the fez crying father Melkor

[@alecsis882]

Hey melkor, what rome 1 mode you used in the background when you talked about it?

[@MrDew335]

Oh

[@brydenholley1904]

My list: 1. Medieval 2 Total War 2. Rome Total War 3. Attila Total War 4. Empire Total War 5. Not interested in the others

[@towermoss]

Are you from Yorkshire?

[@MelkorGG]

Yep : )

[@sadboyspojken]

Haha, the best one is a submod on medieval 2 total war. Third age total war divide and conquer

[@ChinVape]

I think the number of reviews is mucho importante when considering game review percentages. It shows the games reliability of fun. With that said here's what i came up with after figuring the number of reviews into the equation listed in order from best to worst. I just figured the percentage multiplied by the review count to come up with a (fun) number. WarHammer 2, 3 Kingdoms, Rome 2, Shogun 2, Attila, Medieval 2, Empire, Rome 1, Napolean, Thrones Of Britannia, Medieval 1, Shogun 1

[@MelkorGG]

I was thinking of doing that, but older titles released on disk first. Also I believe Empire and Napoleon released at a time before Steam Reviews were a thing? or something like that. So this system did favour new titles.

[@ChinVape]

@@MelkorGG huh you're right i didn't think of that. Interesting point. This needs further researching

[@srbyv570]

A moment of silense for Rome 2 total war....... there have been updates!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Its now a good game, so forget the launch! -_-

[@olliemorland249]

I only ever played medieval 2 and total war Rome 2. Maybe I should invest in another?

[@benemuel3916]

Absolutely BIZZARE to me how high Empire is, given I got told for years to never play it, that it's the worst Total War, ETC, granted this was in 2015. Yeah.

[@infernalstan886]

I too got told this back in the day, but it ended up being by far my favourite - Napoleon being restricted to Europe was a disappointment

[@jackl2257]

I hope they do a “fall of the empire” for 3K setting in the opium wars like the fall of the samurai

[@oO0Ser0Oo]

That'd be a time jump of 2000 years. Doesn't make much sense.

[@jackl2257]

Nicolò Sernicola still it would be awesome

[@quercingtime]

I got WH2 at the recent sale and it’s the best one I’ve played so far. The real problem here is minor frame rate struggles and terribly long loading screens

[@bazezikov15]

get SSD and that problem will be solved

[@quercingtime]

baze zikov I have heard of it before but I really don’t know how to get it

[@GodofToast]

My list (excluding Med I and Shogun I and the Warhammers which I don’t know enough about) Thrones: boring and uninteresting Rome II: I also find this boring as well, a huge step down from the previous games Troy: meh Napoleon: Decent game (this is a big jump in the list) Empire: Decent as well but bigger Three Kingdoms: A great game. Especially in records mode. Attila: A challenge but the real reason it’s here is because of the Medieval Kingdoms 1212 AD mod. Fall of the Samurai: Shogun 2 but in a period I’m less interested in Shogun 2: Simple, clean, fun game with a diverse roster for everyone but the different clans are not so unique. Rome: a masterpiece, the remaster making it even better Medieval 2: just amazing, even better than Rome in my opinion

[@AB-rv5qq]

If you don't like shogun 2 just admit you aren't into japanese history, but for me Shogun 2 is the best total war game ever made with Warhammer 2 being #2 and rome 2 being #3.

[@davidnoriega7944]

I've played many different total wars but Medieval 2 is by far my favorite

[@atlas816]

You didnt count a major thing: Sure shogun 1 has 85% rating but it has only been reviewed by about 300 people while other game are at around 7k reviews

[@MelkorGG]

I know. The video was looking at Steam Reviews. You also have to consider, that if I was to go by numbers, then thereally old titles would be at a mssive disadvantage as they released on disc first. And Newer titles will have the disadvantage of having enough time to build a fan base. So, if i did take the maount of reviews into account, then it would greatly favour the Empire - Attila TW games over the others. As said throughout, my system is not perfect, and, using only Steam data, no system is perfect.

[@1Guy12]

The developers must understand that there is a balance between game and reality,complexity makes the game boring, you feel stagnated, Rome and medieval 2 are simple and enjoyable to this day!

[@Prince_of_Dor-lomin]

Medieval 2 and Rome 1 are actually more in depth than the modern games.

[@martindarebnik4455]

@@Prince_of_Dor-lomin They are not. Tell me what's more in depth in these games?

[@Prince_of_Dor-lomin]

@@martindarebnik4455 The fact you had captains, and don't need generals to move an army. That your upgrades on your units, meaning armor, actually show that your units got armor. Cavalry charges (though they fixed them now luckily) actually had an impact. Units, when fighting, actually team up in combat. (you could have one guy fighting someone and another guy would stab him from the back.) Units had animations for killing others without fucking up the combat like in rome 2, where the animations only play in 1v1 causing weird shuffling. You had to actually recruit a diplomat and send it over to another faction to talk to them, instead of clicking a button. Which I'll admit is easier, but I didn't mind having to move a diplomat around.

[@martindarebnik4455]

@@Prince_of_Dor-lomin What about the new features they added that add depth like the magic, talent trees etc. Imo complexity of old and new games is at the same level.

[@Prince_of_Dor-lomin]

@@martindarebnik4455 Oh I agree with that. I didn't mean to imply that there has been no innovation whatsoever. Warhammer is really awesome, the skill trees are an improvement and the old games didn't have them. It's just that from a realistic standpoint I think the old games did more. I mean you used to have to build roads. So your troops could walk faster, or watchtowers to get line of sight. All of that is still gone. I will also say that when CA improves something, they also downgrade another thing. Examples are sieges and naval battles. In Warhammer 2 sieges are really really boring, and naval battles aren't naval battles. They're land battles. Another thing they're fond of doing is, claiming they've added new things, when the old games already had them before. Renaming cities for example. Or trading regions. They can certainly innovate, they just need to stop removing the old stuff. Also to be clear. I don't hate the newer games. I just prefer the older ones.

[@dannyalex5866]

Medieval 2 runs just fine in new pc

[@PeruvianPotato]

Same, I have a new PC and Medieval 2 runs perfectly

[@BraidenRobson]

Shogun 2 well optimised? Maybe when it realised but for some reason the game struggles to properly utilise modern hardware. Just look up all the steam posts about people with decent specs having performance issues with an old game.

[@Baldurson]

Thrones of Britain’s was easily the best game for me. The campaigns was so much better than Med. 2 or Rome.. those games only come close because of DLC and mods. Thrones is pure perfection, at least for me

[@thepuggysoldier1045]

PLEASE dont get into warhammer. your litterally the last historical total war youutuber.

[@andreaghiretti8189]

MrsmartdonkeyLP. Branched out a bit recently.... but mostly historical Total war.

[@KVP-c7h]

Let him do what he wants mate

[@wojtekpudeko153]

I think that the oldest games (shogun, medieval and rome) are overrated because of steam rating as most of the unsatisfied olayers who bought a disc version years ago rather not buy a steam edition so only a greater fans buy steam versions of the oldest games.

[@aleksjamnik5360]

TK does not apeal to history its stuff is stupid, like the generals are still op af in the records mode i killed in the hundrets with my general, and besides that the game has other problems with game warfare and how it reflects the historical warfare

[@manueltorres5225]

1.medieval2 2.shogun2 FOS 3.empire or napoleon 4.rome 2 5.attila That’s my list, does only include those I played personally. Hope they make medieval3 and not anymore fantasy series

[@Stefan-vz4pm]

Empire and Napoleon were the best total war games change my mind

[@EvoSwatch]

Empire: Wide as an ocean, depth of a puddle. Hard to run, and still have some issues. Napoleon: Size of a puddle, depth of an ocean. Easier to run, less issues. My only real and biggest complain is for Napoleon... WHY THE GRAND CAMPAIGN SO SMALL? No Asia Minor, No North Africa? No Americas, No Asia... like why??? It fixed ETW, but then took things out that makes ETW great. The size of the campaign, the scale.

[@infernalstan886]

Hard to run? How long ago did you last play it? I played it on multiple computers over multiple years and never ran into an issue

[@Greninjia]

medieval 2 is fun for me i like playing it modded too

[@aliwk4339]

Sorry , but my heart belong for Rome total war

[@Cookk39]

man total war rome 1 should of been 1st because its a classic to be honest with u i all ways play that i got empire total war did not like playing that game it was to easy for me as for total war Rome 1 its still a challenge for me today and u can still play it and have fun all the time

[@bigbangtheory88]

I was about to get Thrones of Britannia, because i love the viking invasion in England. Is it that bad indeed?

[@MelkorGG]

Campaign is not great, but Sieges are the most epic. Depends what your into.

[@bigbangtheory88]

@@MelkorGG thanks man!

[@DPS-cy7xs]

My num 1 still shogun 2 rise and fall. (with blood dlc)

[@Smaug2b]

Question about med 2 total war i tried too play with stainless steel it i have desktop crash during some qiege battles how do u deal with it? I have steam version

[@MrDew335]

Siege*🙃

[@danprotheroe]

stainless crashes quite a lot for me too. running lower graphics options for big battles seems to help. i just save a lot when i play it.

[@Smaug2b]

@@danprotheroe okay thanks

[@dershogun6396]

Oh uhm and... when exactly is the turnament livestream? This weekend?

[@MelkorGG]

RTW Egypt Finale this Thrusday 1-5PM Uk Time. Medieval 2 Tournament. This Saturday and Sunday 1-5PM Uk Time.

[@dershogun6396]

@@MelkorGG ok thanks

[@owainevans89]

Technically shogun 2 is a saga title. It just focuses on Japan

[@RAGEHomesweetvault]

I personally like Empire much more than Napoleon

[@selder_7]

Would agree with the top 3 and the order

[@maxomat4319]

Rome II too easy? Play Epirus

[@hariharan5771]

Maybe you should combine total downloads also to get more accurate ratings

[@MelkorGG]

Issue there is, then you have to take into account the date of release, and those that released on disc - so the data would then be super one sided for the Empire - Attila Era.

[@hariharan5771]

@@MelkorGG OK Bro! Thanks.

[@spinspir1741]

I would definately pick up Rome Total War Remastered over Rome 2, even if it got patched over

[@stanislavkraus6933]

What other games do you play?

[@MelkorGG]

Eu4 mostly

[@Gargamel_0]

Medieval 2 is the king of total war the soundtrack, + 15 year old game beautifull, cutscenes troops like alot of different troops 300+ 21 factions +3 other non playable factions: aztecs timurids and mongols

[@executeorder6559]

Idk what total war to get I have napoleon but I want another one

[@mranderson9813]

“Wah” ! What is it good for absolutely nothing

[@diavasmamevroxi]

I can't stand this mainstream critique of Shogun 2 that everybody has: "The units are the same". Aside from the fact that it makes sense from a historical standpoint, the fact that the units are similar is exactly why Shogun 2 is unrivaled to me. The greatest strength of Shogun 2 is balance and challenge. You can not beat the game by simply having better units while at the same time you can beat it with the cheapest units in the game and with every campaign you feel that your skills have trully improved. The replayability comes from the challenge the game offers, but not unnecessary challenge. You don't have huge garrisons in every city, you don't have a passive AI that camps a city with 2 stacks for the entire game, you don't have hoards that respawn. I get that this is a personal preference but I don't know how many strategy games manage to have massive content, smart AI and perfect optimization all at the same time. Blaming Shogun 2 for not having a lot of units is like blaming chess for only having two sides.

[@tripplekekkz2825]

Med 2 best total war game.. that game is 14 years old and it still hits harder than any new total war game

[@lucaesposito3317]

Shogun better than Rome 2? Jk right

[@danprotheroe]

fall of the samurai is crash city on steam, that's prob why the low score. the small amount i played was v good.

[@multigamer4385]

Realtive new total war player here i started with 3K and fell in love quick, soon after got rome 2, shogun 2, warhammers, thrones , and attila bren messing around with mods and dlcs and having blast! Been thinking about napoleon or medieval 2 but feel that they may feel to old for me, being spoiled by newr games what do u guys think??? shogun 2 is one of their best games and rome 2 is ok (mods help)

[@tomrock7019]

His accent is so heavy haha

[@sid5378]

Do you peddle?

[@aqhat3702]

peddle stream

[@plaidpvcpipe3792]

Honestly, I hate Medieval 2. I never liked the castle system, and battles just feel like drawn out melee slogs.

[@pavelvoitkevic9760]

Mmmm, Napoleon TW soundtrack:3

[@jeremyguay3675]

I disagree so much, thrones of britannia was a great expérience for me and all the new mechanic in the campaign made it clearly one of the most interesting for its internal and external diplomacy

[@user-do1kg1py1d]

well for all his faults (empire) i can still enjoy it how it is but i do see the rot was setting in then and there. including napoleon that brought me into the game serie. and medieval and rome 1 ar just simply the best but i would prefer medieva above rome 1. and setting empire/napoleon, but that is ofcourse a personal interest in time periods