3 REASONS WHY TOTAL WAR ATTILA IS HIGHLY UNDERRATED

[@MelkorGG]

If Attila had the same post-launch support as Rome 2 it would currently be one of the most successful titles, in my opinion. This is why CA should never give up on a title.

[@TheTerminatorGaming]

Agreed, man all it needed was optimisation.. Such a shame really

[@avernus3001]

Question is for Melkor AND Terminator. I have about 1,700+ hours into this title, and I can say it is fantastic. The mods are great and if your PC is decent, it runs just fine and looks amazing. 1212AD is by far one of the best achievements of the Total War moding community. Props to all involved. Do you think it is beyond CA to support this game now, all these years later? Or do you think that is a possibility for them to update and revisit?

[@MelkorGG]

@@avernus3001 I think when Total War Sofia went back to do Rome 2, they could have done Attila stuff then. Now it's too late.

[@avernus3001]

@@MelkorGG maybe if we wait 15 years we will get Attilla Remastered!

[@Frozenmenss1]

@@MelkorGG Rome 2 is still Broken and was never fixed no matter how many patches or DLC it had. Attila besides Optimisation is in all honesty one of the Best TW games for the Last 10 years on par with Shogun 2. Attila just needed 3 More DLCs themed around the Rise of Christianity and the Rise of Islam and an Nomadic culture pack.

[@Prophetofthe8thLegion]

Other total wars: Expand and conquer as your favorite faction. Atilla: *FEAR*

[@lanleskovec8697]

Attila is probably my favourite total war game, i really like the survival aspect of the game

[@thewitchking852]

For real, I have like 4x the hours on Atilla. Easily my favorite of the games, the utter desperation and frustration of a WRE empire campaign has such an amazing payoff. When you finally manage stability it feels like you truly earned it.

[@MasterEsben18]

shit game, no unit collision

[@Tito_Barleti]

Me too and ı like so much modding this game.

[@lanleskovec8697]

@@Tito_Barleti the mods are deffinotly amazing, 1212 and age of justinian are awsome

[@bazejs8084]

It was also the fact in an old Rome Total War: Barbarian Invasion from ~2004, but i was too young to enjoy it back then.

[@MalayArcher]

Love it or hate it, Attila is still a masterpiece. It feels so satisfying to beat WRE campaign with so many hardshipa to endure. Defending your borders to the last from 2-3 full stacks of barbarian invaders, sacrifice your treasury and taxes to keep your cities happy and hoping not to rebel and so many hardships you need to defend your realm. Its the best campaign experience in any TW game so far but thats my opinion 😄

[@happycompy]

I had to mod Attila's difficulty and mechanics into Rome 2 as best as I could because it's that good. Attila would be S-tier if it had good performance.

[@MalayArcher]

@@happycompy haha weird to see you here :D

[@happycompy]

@@MalayArcher I'm a fellow Terminator enjoyer :).

[@DutchGuyMike]

In that case try the Europa Barbarorum submods, going as Julian the Apostate with a single army against LOADS of invading Germanic/migrations factions was one of my most difficult campaigns I ever played (and I played practically every hard mod).

[@dronred8817]

my slavs campaign started with full fledged war on turn 5 or 6 with islamic conglomerate of vassals on the east, while the west suffered from hunns-- turn 15- message about erased western rome, turn 40- Bysantia fall, turn 75- scandinavians becomes eastern roman vassals, turn 90 hunns nevertheless slayed vikings... the europe fell theres nothing(!) between me and Ireland. turn 100- hunnic invasion. I ve got like 15 regions from eastern europe all the way to the Caspian sea. turn 115- I have 3 regions near Caspian see called great schytia everything other is scorched, what actually stopped the hunns more then military defeats....So now Caspian region is a "neighbour" for Ireland, since everything else was destroyed. afterwards I reached like 70 regions claiming all islamic territories and retrieving my destroyed regions but the game thinks I still can't win because I grew to big and haven't conquered west... While there's only desert there... So the campaign goals also succs.

[@nathanlandrum8629]

Total War: Attila actually inspired me to write my Masters Thesis and now PhD dissertation on the subject of Attila and why the Romans saw him as the bringer of the apocalypse. Surprisingly, the game got a lot of its history right. CA nailed the theme and atmosphere in the game. My favorite Total War since Rome 1.

[@zlatinalexandrov102]

did u get your PhD?

[@nathanlandrum8629]

@@zlatinalexandrov102 Not quite, but getting closer. Should start writing the dissertation in the next couple of months. So maybe another year or so in total.

[@zlatinalexandrov102]

@@nathanlandrum8629 wish you luck

[@icealive1201]

@@nathanlandrum8629 .....or so in total (war).

[@nsawatchlistbait289]

Me: *installs Attila* *Mongolian throat singing intensifies*

[@happycompy]

The theme song slaps.

[@davefekete7187]

Yeah great song but Attila was a Hun we were here way before the mongols btw we don’t do that just to let you know, cheers 🍻

[@nsawatchlistbait289]

@@davefekete7187 where are you from?

[@Kublaioi]

Not mongol

[@ReApeRok-hb2yo]

@@happycompy it does gives the feel of dying empires and hunnic throat singing

[@cuentaparacomentar8737]

CA should have waited one more year before releasing Attila, aside from the technical aspects a bit more of an artistic difference would have gone a long way to show that this game was not an overpriced DLC for Rome 2 as many people thought back then

[@TheTerminatorGaming]

True, I mean artistically I think it did a decent job of being different, but I can see where some similarities lie. Mainly for the technical point for me they should have waited a bit more.

[@OriGummie]

I remember playing Attila when I was on 30 day leave from the Army. I remember vividly landing in my homestate and it was snowing hard. As soon as I booted Attila, the main menu soundtrack hit me. I was jiving! Played as Franks, and it was a blast. My favorite Total War game yet. I love it!

[@lordkasten3161]

I’m trying to get into it and I’m about to take a long leave too. I hope it’s not wasted! 😅

[@SimonAshworthWood]

When you kill people in a computer game, you cause much less harm than killing people in real life. I suggest you spend more time on computer games and less on making wars for corporate greed. You could try being a conscientious objector, like the great Muhammad Ali, and Mike Prysner, etc..

[@soupwaffle912]

@@SimonAshworthWood no one asked

[@morecopemorerope4372]

@@SimonAshworthWood bro just went on leave and you automatically assumed he’s a baby killer😂😂😂

[@billystronk4251]

@@SimonAshworthWood reddit moment

[@camille2881]

What captures me the most from Attila is the music theme at the menu start. I thought it was one of the best menu music for Total War ( not at as good as Med 2 or Rome 1 and 2) but still very good

[@TheTerminatorGaming]

Agreed! ❤️

[@LevCallahan]

Dude, and some of the music for the campaign screen too. Look up "Winter's Bard". Literally some of the best campaign map music for a Total War game imo.

[@heirwolf6929]

That intro music gives me goosebumps every time.

[@LevCallahan]

I myself never understood why Attila wasn't accepted or even updated as much by the devs like Rome 2 was. I immediately fell in love with it from the get-go and played it countless times. Even without mods I enjoyed it (though later getting a few). I've got over 2,600 hrs. on it and will continue to play it for years to come, recommending it to everyone I meet who's a Total War fan at all. And now, you've given me this video to explain not only why people ignored it, but to offer an answer to that criticism. Dude. Thank you for saying all this jazz.

[@TheTerminatorGaming]

Aww mate it’s my pleasure, love Atilla to bits glad to see others who have enjoyed it as I have. If only CA gave it as much love as they did for Rome 2

[@ReApeRok-hb2yo]

Im in the middle of a intense western Rome game I'm at this moment only firmly holding Italy southern France and North Africa while the rest of my one Glorious empire is burning,rebelling or in complete chaos all though I was able to hold onto my vital territories there's still a sense of dread coming from the huns as you notice them migrate through while you are already struggling trying just to survive and recoquer your territory and kill off the Germanic people to ready yourself for the hunnic onslaught Attila power projects the huns so well as something to really make you dread or fear them and my pc runs the game flawlessly so it is really nice by far one of my favorites besides shogun 2 that will always be my number 1 but Attila is by far a close second

[@GooseGumlizzard]

probably because its not fun

[@atpcliff]

@@GooseGumlizzard I have played Attila, empire and Napoleon a LOT. I have played Warpath, Thrones of Brittania, and Shogun 2 some. I like Atilla the best, by far. It is even more like multiple games in one, than Empire, with so many ways to play, and having to learn a large variety of styles depending on which type of faction, where it is located, and what type of victory you are trying for...

[@ericknudsen98]

Attila is a fantastic game. My one and ONLY complaint is the fact that the man himself is unkillable until his dying day in the campaign.

[@jimmytwotime6875]

Having to "kill" him 3 times before he actually dies is pretty ridiculous. I sacrificed one of my best generals to take him down for good because the huns were out of control.

[@rubenaerts7284]

I killed him many times. Got to admit, I ain't easy and u need to do it 3 times.

[@cesaralarcon5228]

Uhhh I’ve only had to kill him twice idk where you get 3

[@samuelduchesne5841]

@@cesaralarcon5228 he probably died one time to the ia

[@IsendielBobLea]

Rare occurence lmao, maybe he tripped on a porcupine​@@samuelduchesne5841

[@danielkristiansen2298]

Attila was the first game where you could light things on fire. Like, if the AI decides to fight a battle in the trees you can just ignite the entire forest. Such a shame that they removed that (and many other) feature from Warhammer. It is luckily back in Three Kingdoms though :) Great video. Attila is one of my favorite Total War games. Right now I am a bit in love with all the mechanics and systems in Three Kingdoms. Otherwise I would say Attila is probably the best game in the entire franchise. But you have to be a bit of a masochist to enjoy it :P

[@Ray-lf1eo]

I love to set whole cities on fire...

[@heirofwesteros]

How can you do that

[@presidenteantonioconte1363]

@@heirofwesteros yo I’m playing the game and still wanna learn about this. Is this referring to the campaign mechanic of razing and burning a region or is there any battle mechanic also allowing for fires in the forests???

[@someone1949]

​@@presidenteantonioconte1363I think he means fire arrows causing trees caught in the middle of battle on fire

[@presidenteantonioconte1363]

@@someone1949 I didn’t play Attila too much, but I totally didn’t notice it. Maybe it’s because I barely use fire arrows. Does the fire spread, or is it an individual animation if a tree happens to catch fire?

[@RosaMelano-yo4ei]

Western Rome and the Huntide are infamous and rightly so but i still have PTSD from my first ever war against the Sassanids as Eastern Rome.

[@krystofcisar469]

I played sasanids first and have ptsd from Hephtalites :D

[@lefterismoustos8876]

I remember when i launched Attila first time....the main menu theme song captivated and scared me a little bit...i started my playthrough as ERE...I loved barbarian invasion so i thought it ll be a piece of cake on very hard difficulty....Boy i was so wrong....i thought about expanding to the east having a peace with the huns and having cleared the balkan border i was very confident...then climate change, Attila's rise on power and ten stacks of sassanid armies in anatolia happened....of course it was a dead end...amazing and very nicely atmospheric game

[@FilipMoncrief]

Started a Western Roman campaign with Fall of the eagles mod. One of the best and most unique TW experiences I’ve ever had

[@TheTerminatorGaming]

Ah mods, they always surprise. Love Fall of the Eagles, very underrated imo

[@cpp3221]

Ah, a fellow masochist here. Did you win ?

[@ewout2763]

@@cpp3221 I don’t know about Filip, but I sure didn’t...

[@giordanocolonna2297]

you are absolutely right, if they had invested more time and resources, this game would be one of the most loved of the series...

[@TheTerminatorGaming]

I wish man, tbf if they just paid some attention to optimisation it would be so much better

[@rockstar450]

You need to wake up and play western Rome grand campaign to the end. You’ll agree this guy is delusional

[@lordofthetrident9582]

Don't miss on the lesser known mods either: stuff like the Long Night, Age of Majoran and 642 are amazing on their own right

[@OdmupP37]

Attila remains to this day as my most Favourite Total War. It's a crime they haven't given one last patch to fix the optimization issues and fix some texture bugs in the South East Desert region and fix some last family tree bugs.

[@Balkaner_0]

Playing Attila for 6 years... Still trying to survive as WRE on Legendary

[@chipster3394]

If you wanna do it in your own not that hard. Hold Spain Italy and England and you are fine

[@danielbruce9750]

Atilla is my favorite Total War. I love the time period and slugging it out as the WRE was the most satisfying campaign I’ve had. Don’t have the stones to try it on legendary, but finally defeating Atilla and his doom stacks after desperately trying to keep what remained of the empire together was a fantastic experience. 1212 adds a whole other flavor as well as the other mods.

[@RainintheBrain]

I agree that Charlemagne is criminally underrated. I loved it! I how it gives you more freedom to achieve victory your way. You can be an aggressive conqueror or you could focus on developing your own culture. Rome 2 gave Military, Economic and Cultural victory options. But only Military could be achieved easily while Economic victory was impossible

[@Porcas]

Thxs! With Attila i had my first proper TW experience. Ive played all the campaings and DLCs several times. I remember staying long nights with the inmersive music. Really hoping for next historical TW! I experience the same as you in my first campaing, i had absolute no chance against the huns. Cities under siege against 3 hordes... I got nostalgic

[@FazlurTheGreat]

this is why i spend my free time only for Attila, thank you for making this video Terminator

[@charlesmiv3842]

Use any mods?

[@FazlurTheGreat]

@@charlesmiv3842.yep it just depends on what you want, I sometimes use vanilla and sometimes I use mods like Radious and many more

[@marcelogarciagonzalez9984]

Attila was the first total war I played and I love it♥️ Mate, you really have to talk about the mod age of justinian 555 AD. I personally played a lot of mods for Attila. Ancient empires, 1212 kingdoms, age of vikings, etc, etc but 555 is for me, the best of all. Give it a try!!! 🍻

[@TheTerminatorGaming]

I will check it out thanks for suggesting! 🙏

[@marcelogarciagonzalez9984]

@@TheTerminatorGaming :D cool mate!

[@pizzaman6784]

Forgot to mention the Mongols and Timurids in Medieval 2 as a late game challenge.

[@TheTerminatorGaming]

True! But I think Attila was the best manifestation so far of that late game horde

[@LordEsel88]

Despite its issues, Attila really impressed me.

[@gildaherrer5131]

Charlemagne was kind of unfairly reviewed back in the day because Attila still had many launch problems, people were still bitter about Rome 2 and many were waiting for news for the yet to release TW Warhammer. Quite a shame if you ask me

[@TheTerminatorGaming]

Agreed, really underrated DLC.

[@JMObyx]

I'll say this again for all time, Total War: Attila should've been for Rome 2 what Fall of The Samurai was for Shogun 2.

[@HilarityBribo]

I agree, i enjoyed the gothic atmosphere of Atilla too...its in top 3 of total wars for me, probably my fav...

[@davidjonson6816]

Playing as Huns and Goths is fun too. I like most Suebi, Alans, Vandals and Visigoths...... The Desert DLC is a completely new experience of the same game. I recommend it all.

[@R3GARnator]

3:40 Medieval II had the Mongol/Timurid invasions. Shogun 2 had Realm Divide.

[@hanswolfgangmercer]

Looking back at this it's easy to remember why I felt so let down by the original Warhammer in 2016. With Attilla it felt like CA was finally getting it right, the world felt so real and... consequential.

[@KaisaMachinimas]

the last real TW imo....and very underrated true. Also it has a great OST. The only issue is the performance besides that it's a fantastic game. Tbh I was a bit disappointed after CA revealed that they're working on Attila and not on Medieval III.:-)

[@Johnny-Thunder]

Of the historical TW's Attila is my absolute favourite, and I think it is better when NOT playing as the Huns but as the Huns' victims. One thing I like that wasn't mentioned in the video is the way the story is told in the poem (or bible verse?) that is told in part in every new chapter: 'Let them bathe in the warmth of the sun, for they are the righteous, the faithful, the strong.'

[@yellow13_]

I swear I thought I was the only one thinking the true Total War gem was Attila

[@hannes0000]

Attila is my most played total war ever,i have even level 5 Gold badge on steam.TOP 1 thing that i really really like is UI ,the colors and pictures it feels perfect for my taste.And Ancient Empires on attila is great also.

[@MonteKristof]

I LOVE LOVE LOVE your content! Finally good historical content! Attila is such a masterpiece. Now, we do need a, official Bronze Age full title (Troy was a taste, now scrap it, and make an historical title on the scale of Rome II).

[@TheTerminatorGaming]

Thanks bud! And agreed :)

[@armouredcenturion2015]

The mods available for attila are incredible especially dawnless days, really hope CA makes changing the campaign map in the mod a better feature

[@ElZilchoYo]

Thanks for mentioning Ancient Empires, it's really the solution to Rome 2 lacking features but disliking Attila's setting.

[@ismaelhossameldin9896]

Respect your efforts but DEI rocks

[@ElZilchoYo]

@@ismaelhossameldin9896 it does, I think both mods have different vibes and aren't as comparable as people may think.

[@sarmeister1699]

Can ya'll tell me about Ancient Empires?

[@xanthipussofsparta6555]

This is my favourite TTW. The choice of playing empire builders or destroyers or a mix of both with the Scandinavian factions

[@Jovan-UK]

Thank you. Excellent video. Downloading TW: Atilla once again!!!!

[@Pentagathusosaurus]

I haven't really played the base yet game, only bought Atilla for the mods but I really love the city razing mechanic. I remember playing Med2 and finding that once you get to the late basically every region is a fully developed huge city and it was so dull. I really like the idea of playing a small out of the way nation and just surviving until I can start rebuilding a demolished Europe

[@andreamalavena781]

Attila è il miglior total war per me, e con le mod diventa superlativo e infinito! Grazie dei video! Ti seguo sempre, dall'Italia!

[@Dangerkraft]

this videos made me go back to it.. starting again with Radious on. This should tie me over for a while in the long wait for the TWWH3 roadmap..

[@RM-qw2rw]

I heard the hate this game got before i bought it a yr ago. I've played 2 campaigns, 1st one on normal and I just started the 2nd on very hard. This game has not disappeared at all. I would recommend it if you are into this type of games

[@crappusmaximus1268]

It’s mods are absolutely amazing

[@TheTerminatorGaming]

MK1212 is gold and Ancient Empires despite some issues is still really really good! RISE OF MORDOR! Man so many good mods!

[@crappusmaximus1268]

@@TheTerminatorGaming yeah, ancient empires is like Rome 2 but 10 times better

[@charlesmiv3842]

Fall of the Eagles is the mod to play if you still want to keep within the dark ages time period. I like ancient empires as well, but it definitely still has to be worked on as far as some of the minor factions. If I want to head into antiquity, I play Rome 2 just for the immersion. If there was a way to port the dialogue between games, so you could add Rome 2, or Medieval 2 voice acting into Attila, that would be amazing.

[@mattvonel4039]

My favourite part of Total War: Attila is gameplay mechanics. They carry the game

[@ismaelhossameldin9896]

Attila is very good....I always handle the Huns through diplomacy...charlemagne is awesome till now

[@TheRealBrotherLance]

Sounds like your describing Thrones Of Britannia with the new mechanics... A game I like.

[@jean-luclorusso]

Destructible terrain in battles was a nice touch

[@jameshall9654]

Attila has been my favourite TW game since it came out, I remember starting my first campaign as WRE and the feeling of exhaustion in having to carefully deal with waves of barbarians. Then when you think you’ve got an even footing, the climate gets worse and there’s plagues … then Attila turns up and you’re just sinking. I can see why some people didn’t like it, but I liked being rewarded for being patient and precise with my decisions. The mods on this game are outstanding - Medieval 1212 is by far my favourite, the work that’s gone into it is unbelievable and puts CA to shame

[@simoncodrington]

Great video mate cheers

[@TheTerminatorGaming]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@albogypsy2842]

Attila is one of my favourite TW games (and I played literally them ALL, starting with Shogun1). But not vanilla campaign, which has some terrible "mechanics" (auto-spawning Huns, winter is coming, ridiculous upgrades etc). Yet DLCs and mods are excellent.

[@DrewlarkFun]

those "terrible mechanics" were what was actually happening in europe and it is what makes the campaign one of survival rather than just a reskinned rome 2 which is what most total war games are.

[@middleagegaming8159]

Exactly. Attila is the game I always come back to for a casual battle.

[@alimohammad1934]

I like the management system and the survival aspect. What it was locking is the population simulation.

[@fressicoldessi5402]

Attila is broken,badly optimized... and my favorite Total War

[@lefterismoustos8876]

Couldn't have said it better

[@Atrus999]

When I originally bought Attila I almost immediately returned it when I saw the overworld map drop down to 30fps. I didn't want to deal with the headache of getting it running properly, I just wanted to play a working game. But...the other day I saw it on a website for like $5 so I figured I may as well TRY getting it working, and wow, I'm very disappointed with myself for returning it so quickly the first time. They must have released a patch or two since I first bought it because it runs SO much better than I remember. It still doesn't constantly stay at 60fps, but after turning some settings down it pretty much does while I'm in battles and works fine while I'm in the overworld map. I'd highly recommend people giving it another chance when it's on sale. I was up until 2am fighting three or four full armies of Huns at the same time with my rinky-dink army and WON! Best feeling ever!

[@calion7643]

So truee. Keep it up mate!

[@TheTerminatorGaming]

Thanks, will do bud!

[@maximus0928]

Everything you said was correct. But I hate seeing my romans get pummeled. It’s almost being the uesugi clan in shogun 2. By the time you survived it has created so much stress that on a personal level I respect hard but not when it becomes more of chore than enjoyment

[@robdean9216]

Attila TW has the scale of an epic and the aesthetic of an 18th century oil painting 🤺My favorite alongside Shogun 2 💎

[@willnox1]

Need to go through recommended mods and speak on them more. Attila always needs more love!

[@JasonWolfGames]

I love AoC. The closest thing to a Medieval TW game right now. I mean officially. Plus it has the Byzantines, who I like. 1212 is a great mod and I can't wait till it is updated more.

[@filipefernandes870]

Well liking the Byzantines in 1212 is basically playing medieval Roman Empire, the main focus of both Attila and Rome 2 and 1. So yeah, I also love playing then, reconquering lost lands.

[@sasi5841]

@@filipefernandes870 i have played as both Trebizond and Epirus. I have got to say, playing as Epirus is easier. The units and garrison are simply better.

[@hansa5867]

This is true, I never really considered it, but I really enjoyed britannica, however, Attila has that end game feeling, trying to hold the western roman empire together, whilst the diplomacy recks you along with the barbarians trying to constantly invade, and then... then Attila came, and I hadn't lost a single battle yet, I outnumbered them. But omg, they just come with their morale killing boosts and you're essentially just ruined O.o

[@steyn1775]

I am really interested in Atilla! But my craptop says no :( And my pc broke down last year cuz cpu went bye bye But I always was kind of a defensive solo player so this game being about surviving and holding out is kinda my jam

[@charlesmiv3842]

Ya, Attila actually punishes you for expanding and upgrading lol

[@steyn1775]

@@charlesmiv3842 so it's a perpetual circle Can't play cuz bad laptop But you can't play it any better when you have a high tech computer either

[@charlesmiv3842]

@@steyn1775 Your experience will be marginally better if you have a great rig.

[@steyn1775]

@@charlesmiv3842 I honestly just want stable FPS I already play Shogun 2 on my craptop and get 25/30ish FPS Which is good enough for me to enjoy battles Ironically, Shogun 2 is the most optimized total war game

[@SunnyLovetts]

& THE EPIC MODS!!!!! That's also why lol! Dawnless Days looks amazing!!

[@solidusraiden2502]

this is my favorite total war and with 2 different pc's ive never had any performance issues. i love it with and without mods and ive done the horrific challenge of legendary wre and ere campaigns

[@nibidatreya3504]

Just love TW Attila 💙

[@Dfathurr]

So far. My favorite Total war is Shogun 2 because of good battle and sieges. After Shogun 2, most of it were lacking (Rome, Warhammer, Three Kingdoms). Attila is the only execption. The siege and battle are very enjoyable

[@chrisd2051]

I've been playing it like a traditional total war game. Never thought to look at it from the survival game perspective.

[@mrgoodcat899]

Ive just had a lot of fun on 3 kingdoms, now i want to try Attila.

[@lordkasten3161]

This review was actually impressively good. It made me give Attila another shot. I found it a pain in the ass everyone else getting higher tier units before me, almost unplayable

[@crazydudeofcrazyness]

Ngl i was on the QA team for this game when they were making it and other than the optimisation (and at this point standard launch of bugs for modern CA games) it’s best best modern historical TW game by far. It has so many mechanics and refinements that haven’t returned which is a massive shame

[@lideruploader6577]

I agree. The only reason I dont play Attila is that I get 15 fps with the ocasional 20, wich is garbage, while in Rome 2 I get 40 to 50 fps. I wold play Attila a lot more if its performance was better cuz it does have more interesting mechanix and better gamplay.

[@WQuantrill]

My PC ran it fine and I think it’s one of the greatest games of all time. Then again, I love Thrones. The dark ages are just my favorite historical period

[@bosspaw4028]

"Criminally underrated" Completely agree. /subbed

[@TheTerminatorGaming]

Thank you! 🙏

[@hunterthewerewolf]

I think I'm sixty turns into my Ebdanian campaign for Attila, I could be wrong about that but I'm definitely far into it, and I have yet to fight the Huns though I'm shaking in my boots for that moment when I see that they declare war on me.

[@TheTerminatorGaming]

Haha I definitely would be :D It's not too bad, but my first time was terrifying (despite the lack of FPS)

[@hunterthewerewolf]

@@TheTerminatorGaming Amazingly on the battle maps I haven't seen that many FPS issues they're mainly on the campaign map. Probably helps that I'm only using a 1080P monitor lol

[@charlesmiv3842]

I'm 120 turns into my Danish campaign for Charlemagne. It's such a good expansion. Hey, if you stay on the British Isles, you'll probably be safe, seeing as that Attila is allergic to water.

[@hunterthewerewolf]

@@charlesmiv3842 Yeah I probably would be safe except I've started expanding into Europe now by taking Rotomagus and Flevum. At the moment however I'm getting massive resistance from a strong Langobard controlled central Europe and Geats and Saxon raids. I just made peace with the Jutes and the Franks not too long ago so I'm slowing lowering the number of enemies I have to deal with. Thank god though the Picts and Caledonians have my back though lol

[@MartijnVos]

This certainly explains why Atilla feels so much more difficult than Medieval 2. I only just gave Atilla a try, and was surprised by how much more complicated and refined it is than the two Medievals, but how can I possibly expand like I'm used to in the face of those Huns? I guess I can't.

[@allnamestakenbruhwhy4452]

When you win as the western roman empire it feels so good in total war attila

[@torrvic1156]

Loved your review Terminator! For several days I searched for a proper strategy game to play with a strong historical accent. But will it work fine with UHD resolution (3840x2160)? I’ve heard complaints that the UI is very small.

[@TheTerminatorGaming]

Hmmm not entirely sure about UI scaling in Attila, give it a google :) otherwise thanks! Appreciate the kind words, hope you get to enjoy the game :)

[@torrvic1156]

@@TheTerminatorGaming I won’t enjoy the game because it is highly likely then it won’t run properly on my modern PC. 😊And CA are not giving a flying fork about their several years old games. Just look at the comments in Steam. Fans are just pissed off with their latest patches.

[@gnb_2476]

A similar setting in the future can be the Bronze Age collapse, maybe call it Total War: Apocalypse. The great empires had fallen and international trade was lost. Egypt was divided but surviving. Assyria and Babylon settled to protect their borders. The Hittites fractured into small states. The Sea Peoples rampages throughout the Mediterranean. Meanwhile, the Dorians pushed into Greece, and small tribal societies like Israel and Edom challenged the settled princes of Canaan for a home. It could recreate what Attila was while adding some new elements like perhaps grazing land if you're a nomadic faction, raids and skirmishes, rediscovery of lost knowledge, etc. This setting can be a spiritual successor to Troy as well.

[@newaym8337]

I wholeheartedly agreed with you my friend

[@TheTerminatorGaming]

Glad you enjoyed the video :)

[@TacticatGaming]

Attila is probably one of the most well rounded in terms of combat, the issue is they never optimized the game. It lags really bad, and i think it's still 32 bit. Closest thing to Medieval 3 they made though.

[@matis188]

I really loved the management and food aspect of the game. I was able to stabilize quite early in game as WRE, started reconquering everything I lost and then the campaign turned into: Push into new territories and every 3-5 turns fight 4 stacks of Huns in Illyria. Again and again, because AI non-stop spawning full stacks. Then I turned the game off, because it was without any joy, doing the same thing over and over again.

[@dronred8817]

you need to check playthrough for that part. theres a tricky task there you need to do. On average you ll need to destroy 10 stacks to catch the mission. you need to catch the stack with attla 2 times and injure him, if I'm not mistaken.

[@nelsonrortiz8045]

Attila is actually my favorite, surviving as West rome is extremely fun.

[@AnimeFan-dl4qd]

Rome 2 did come out with game breaking issues-glitches, bugs etc. Then Attila came and gave us what we missed in Rome 2-for example a family tree Even now, 6:00 rome 2 is a civil war simulator-the families even revolt when they have no influence, only one city:D 8:20 actually I think that ancient Empires is the better Rome 2-because for example some cities are looking really great like Carthage, Rome or Sidon. I think Attilas main problem is the same as in Warhammer3-after playing the campaign once, another try feels very similar... But, in Attila you have great mods and dlc campaigns for compensation.

[@1kvolt1978]

Exept it doesn't. :) Both Empires, Sasanids, small barbarian kingdoms, small eastern kingdoms and hordes - all they play very differently. Different starts, different problems, different neighbours to deal with. Different building sets after all, so every time you change a culture you play for you have to invent new province template. And as horde you don't even have provinces at all! What else do you want?

[@AnimeFan-dl4qd]

@@1kvolt1978 Sure, they have different problems.and some ohter mechanics. However, the chapters are similiar. it is always Attila and the ai is not capable to defeat him-in other words-sooner or later you have to face him.

[@1kvolt1978]

@@AnimeFan-dl4qd Well, I had a campaign where AI actually killed Attila. So it defeated him twice (or more? don't remember how many times you need to wound him to finally kill).

[@AnimeFan-dl4qd]

@@1kvolt1978 I had to fight Attila even as Sassanids:D So you were lucky or I had bad luck:)

[@1kvolt1978]

@@AnimeFan-dl4qd Yeah, have seen this just once in many campaigns.

[@thepavl]

I bought the game so I can play the Kingdoms 1212 mod and it really got me hooked to historical again. The only problem I find is the abundance of buildings that are not that different in their output. Too many buildings to see what is going on and it is just tedious. But I will agree with you that attila is a good game

[@tye829]

By far my favorite Total War game and it isn’t even close. Love everything about it except the naval battles (lol but who cares) And that’s not a knock on the other games. I love this series in general. I’ve had a blast in every single one I’ve played, even Thrones of Britannia! But in my mind this one is elevated so high above the rest: 100% historical while somehow also having that ambience and feel of apocalypse as a dark fantasy; in that weird in-between era.. not quite what we think of as classical Rome, but not quite what we think of as the Middle Ages either. The early dark ages. Great, huge map, from Afghanistan to Spain, from Sweden to the Sahara. Meaningfully different factions, religions (Arian Christianity and… Judaism???), units, and play styles, although I will say it generally favors a slow, cautious approach, even if you’re a small faction, unless you’re the Huns or White Huns, where it’s the opposite.

[@charlesmiv3842]

I average between 60 - 80 FPS on Attila at 1080p max settings. On Rome II I average 165+. Something is just fundamentally wrong from the get go with how Attila was made in terms of maintaining a smooth experience. That aside though, I still play it wayyyy more than Rome. Age of Charlemagne (with the extended units mod) is the real draw for me.

[@TheTerminatorGaming]

Yeah I get the same! I play more Rome 2 for DEI but always go back to Attila for some soul crushing times :D

[@ElZilchoYo]

60-80 isnt exactly bad though

[@charlesmiv3842]

@@ElZilchoYo It's definitely on the higher side, for sure. I had to go into the .ini files to do some memory optimization to get it to those levels though. Before I did all of those adjustments I would get 40 to 60

[@ChrMuslimThor]

Atilla and Medieval 2 were my favourites.

[@MaceLupo]

For me TW games are mostly good. I was never really disappointed in any of them. Attila is not an exception. Game is pretty good.

[@arturoelosudietz7086]

I've preordered Attila so I had for free the Vikings forefathers DLC. It's my favourite Total War so far but, as you say at the begining, fps drop is a nightmare... I have a Ryzen 5 5600, 32 Gb RAM DDR4 and a RTX 3050 8 gb gaming and still with 8.000+ troops on the battlefield it suffers to be playable...

[@karner1541]

Terminus Total War is what makes it so great for me ;)

[@bully2please91]

Some people think that Attila should have been an expansion for Rome 2 and a lot of their arguments are very solid, but the reason why i think this game not being an expansion was a good idea and why i lament the lack of support is the fact that it tackles a time period we may never see again in TW, not even on a potential Med 3. There were so many cool Dark/early middle ages scenarios left unexplored: the campaigns of Majoran and Heraclius, the rise of Islam, the fall of the Guptas, the English Heptharchy,etc.

[@TheTerminatorGaming]

Yeah, if a Medieval 3 does happen, I kind of hope it explores more of these areas in flashpoints of time the way 3K would have done. The map repainted, with different factions/units, etc. But agreed I don't think it would have worked as an expansion.

[@sudeshnamukhopadhyay5214]

India is always ignored :(

[@bully2please91]

@@sudeshnamukhopadhyay5214 Man i'm a big medieval nerd and so I LOVE me some medieval India, it's a shame the records of some areas there are so obscure. That being say i would kill for a TW set between the rise of Delhi and the creation of the Mughal empire

[@darthbanana7]

@@sudeshnamukhopadhyay5214 yes

[@dafukq]

playing attila rn. in Rome 2 you could just steamrolled everyone (most of the time). In attila with religion pace is slow,you need to rebuild cities (if different religion) from the ground,and its fun. AI still buffed with xyz stack but fun to play. (horses are fast and useful finally)

[@TheA-iu9ip]

Have played rome 2, thrones of britannia but Atilla for me is the best of these three. I don't know about the other total war games but Atilla for me is the closest of experiencing the past. But.... if you have a slow PC then I wouldn't recommend it. Mine is alright, made the graphics at medium setting but made the unit details maxed out and large sized army.

[@thegreatnoldini]

I just haven't been able to get into Attila in the past for some reason. I'm going to give it another shot though. I really want to love it.

[@TheTerminatorGaming]

Give it another go :) and if still not to your liking try some of the mods mate, mods never disappoint!

[@happycompy]

Great video my friend! Press F to pay respects for Attila's abandonment. There exists a parallel universe where the Attila and Rome 2 modding communities are united under one epic game, like Shogun 2's, but it's not ours. Instead, we have a Classical Antiquity game that runs like a dream but feels shallow in many cases, and a mechanically superior, atmospheric as hell dark age game that runs like absolute shit. Just my opinion though :). Edit: MELKOR made a point on stream that CA should've remade Rome 2 in Attila's engine like they did with Mortal Empires. I think that might've been even better than having Attila be an xpac to Rome 2, assuming they fixed the performance.

[@happycompy]

One last point: Thrones of Britannia should've been an Attila DLC. It could've saved both titles and given Attila the sendoff it truly deserved. I freaking love Attila's apocalyptic atmosphere :(.

[@TheTerminatorGaming]

Thanks bud :) I'd love to be in that parallel universe for even a day just to see what that Attila and Rome 2 would be like. TOB could have absolutely been a DLC and Attila's performance issues could have 100% been fixed, shame really.

[@josephmartel2254]

The pike infantry is the most well balanced in the entire series. Prior to Atilla pike infantry was so OP.

[@falloutnewvvergas5910]

Reason 4: you can convert to the Dark Gods and conquer the world in their name

[@dk-lifter3782]

Im a little bussy and cant put the time into both, so, what should i play Grand campaign atilla or age of charlemagne atilla?