Total War - where to start?

Mr Badger · 25 Sep 2015 at 11:06

So far I haven't really been into RTS games in general and the Total War series in particular, however having been tempted into purchasing the $15 Humble Bundle I now own rather a lot of them

Any recommendations as to which would be the best one to start with please - ideally where the learning curve and user interface or dodgy AI aren't going to get in the way of the fun? Rome 2 appears to be the most recent in the pack and so presumably looks the best - or would it make more sense to start with one of the earlier games...?

Mr Badger · 25 Sep 2015 at 15:26

So we've narrowed it down to Rome, Shogun 2, Napoleon, Medieval 2 or Rome 2

Mr Badger · 25 Sep 2015 at 16:14

To be clear I'm not asking which TW game to buy or is the best value as I now have them all (up to Rome 2) sat in my Steam account. I have only actually downloaded Rome 2 so far and that took a while with all the DLC, so I thought I would ask here for some advice to get a good start before I fill my hard drive with games that might end up unplayed.

Mr Badger · 28 Sep 2015 at 01:54

varkanoid said:
Just under £15 for the entire Total War series inc Arena and in game currency was probably an absolute bargain. Who needs Steam sales!

Looking at my bank account the $15 Total War Humble Bundle actually cost me £9.81 in real money