Total War - where to start?

bakes0310 · 25 Sep 2015 at 18:44

Crusade missions basically get to where ever its telling you to get to and capture it, in your case cairo. You got to do it quickly as like you said men start deserting.
Shogun 2 is a very good game, put a lot of hours into. Can I suggest after you get bored of it, try the darthmod. Its a very very good mod, heres the link to the features. You can download it on steamworkshop.
http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showthread.php?514769-DarthMod-Shogun-II-Full-Features

Kosmiche · 25 Sep 2015 at 18:45

Medieval 2...total war games aren't about graphics its the amount of units onscreen.

Zethor · 25 Sep 2015 at 19:15

Start with Medieval 2, I still play it regularly, it's a masterpiece.

Then try Shogun 2 and finally, Rome 2. The first Rome was amazing when it came out but it's showing its age now.

Empire is good but I don't like firearms/cannons, I prefer swords/shields/pikes/archers/cavalry charges.

K1LLSW1TCH · 25 Sep 2015 at 22:00

I started with Shogun 2 and there was a bit of a learning curve but nothing too drastic. I also tried Empire and just couldn't get into it at all, I'm not sure if it was the time period or the game mechanics though.

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

Murf · 28 Sep 2015 at 12:26

I've sank the most hours into the first Rome Total War, and Empire. I absolutely love Empire. I love the time period, the trade mechanics and the technological advancements.

As a new player I would probably recommend Empire, or if that time period doesn't take your fancy then either Rome 2 or Shogun 2 as they'd be slightly easier to get into mechanics wise.

SarGara · 28 Sep 2015 at 12:59

Attila is everything Rome2 should have been, so id skip Rome2 and just play that instead. I can only assume the people recommending Rome2 haven't played Attila yet otherwise I cant think of a reason they would recommend one and not the other?

Raumarik · 28 Sep 2015 at 13:05

MTWII was my favourite, I haven't tried Attila though.

iamtheoneneo · 28 Sep 2015 at 13:34

Rome 1 or Medieval 2.
The rest are not great in comparison. Napoleon is a total **** show and I wouldn't touch it ever.

Linwig · 28 Sep 2015 at 17:41

Empire was my favourite, as it has most of the globe and an intersting period. Go British and relive the glory days

arknor · 28 Sep 2015 at 17:51

there's a f2p moba version if you just want to have battles.

SarGara · 29 Sep 2015 at 08:41

arknor said:
there's a f2p moba version if you just want to have battles.

Shame its so bad (currently at least).

- 10v10 format just doesn't work, teams are too big for any meaningful co-ordination
- No strategy, whoever masses/zergs wins
- Long queue times

It seems I spend more time in lobby/queue than I do in game. Its a shame, I really wanted it to be good but I just cant enjoy it in its current format.

nightrider1470 · 29 Sep 2015 at 10:11

Is total war good as a single player or more about online play?

Devrij · 29 Sep 2015 at 13:15

Shogun 2 is my favourite. I also liked napoleon though. Rome 2 did nothing for me.

varkanoid · 29 Sep 2015 at 13:37

After 9 hrs got bored with Medieval 2 so going to move onto Shogun 2. I played Shogun 1 when it first came out and enjoyed it so be interesting to see what Shogun 2 is about.

MikeTheNative · 29 Sep 2015 at 20:13

Medieval 2 is my favourite followed by shogun 2. I wasn't fussed on the empire, didn't really like the time frame.

TubbyGreg · 29 Sep 2015 at 21:04

Have had a lot of fun w/ total war arena. It's free to play so you might as well give it a go

CaptainRAVE · 29 Sep 2015 at 21:15

Shogun 2 and fall of the samurai. Brilliant stuff. Medieval 2 was great once patched, the scale of Empire really captivated. Decisions decisions

tlrBeta · 1 Oct 2015 at 14:14

Rome 2 person here,

I enjoy it and after learning slowly how it plays via single player campaign, I'm finally holding my own against CPU...even if 1 turn takes me 20 minutes!

Even if I am in year XXX AD whatever, who cares