Why Attila Is The Best Total War game
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 28 ก.ย. 2024
- In this video I discuss why I think Attila is the best Total War game in the franchise.
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*Which Total War game do you think is the best and why?*
Actually Rome 2 for me. Idk why
The battles were pretty good with fewer bugs and nonsensical mechanics than Rome 2 (but still one man deep shieldwalls, DLC poison arrows that kill entire armies, wtf). But the main campaign is just... Grueling.
@@balintnemes6774 Haha yeah the poison arrows are pretty op
@@thisistotalwar just played against poison arrows for the first time and i absolutely lost my shit.
@@morecopemorerope4372 lol 😅
The atmosphere of Attila , the time period and the soundtrack, for me this is the best total war
Love the soundtrack!
I have to disagree with the soundtrack part.
Nah medieva 2 is the best and attila 2nd
Been playing attila as western roman empire, and my general just got melted by one volley of arrows from the basic frankish archer unit, and I lost the battle to them, how is this a video game that exists and exists after medieval 2 and rome and shogun.
In 2016, after getting bored from painting the map to my color in Rome 2, I tried Attila and I fell in love with it since then. It was the first time I actually opened the campaign objectives because painting the map was impossible. I engaged in all mechanics to gain every little edge over the enemies. I lay ambush in the forest in front of my settlement to catch enemies' advances. I used "raider" units to burn settlements in battle but didn't occupy it after that to keep enemy busy while still kept it avaliable for capture later on. In tough port siege battles, I trained marines to land inside their city while the main force attack from the other side. Turned out the marines were pretty good in melee combat even against other pure land units. Everything feels so good and so rewarding. Those experiences I've never had when playing Rome 2.
Awesome!:)
@@thisistotalwar You didnt talk about the blood animations when killing people in battle they are amazing
I own them all except for warhammer 3 (thank you CA collection/steam sale!), but I’ve only properly tried a handful of them. Shogun 2 was my first, and the only one I fully finished the map, but I also tried Rome, Rome 2, Attila, Empire, Troy, Warhammer 1 & 2, and am currently going though Three Kingdoms. Attila is by FAR my favourite. It’s something about the map (there are enough waterways and pinch points to feel more comfortable with making bold moves but positioning yourself to not be completely surrounded all the time), but also just strikes the balance where faction uniqueness isn’t SO story driven or otherwise over the top (except for the hordes of course), and the battles have never felt so brutal and down to earth. The defence maps especially, with the barriers and topography feeling really important, instead of just a bunch of grid based streets and hard walls/towers just really opens up strategic opportunities. It’s the only game in the series I’ve successfully launched a heroic victory against an insane army by kamikaze-ing a general’s boat before it landed at my paltry settlement that had a mere three unit garrison, and that felt like nothing else (although, full disclosure, I never play legendary/legendary and generally just cheese my way through low difficulty… it’s hard enough, ok!)
Good point about that it's not to story driven. I am not a fan when the game hold your hand to much, where to bonuses you get are too good to ignore basically :)
I upgraded my CPU to a Ryzen 5800x3d which improves Attila performance DRASTICALLY. Now I'm able to get well over 100 consistent fps on high settings on campaign map, and I gotta say I'm really loving the game
That sounds fantastic!:)
Can my Ryzen 5600 +1660 GTX +16gb reach 100 fps on high setting?
For me Attila is most played TW game. i switch between Warhammer 3, Troy and Attila. I like the time period,UI with nice pictures for units and settelments,fertility system also and winters grow longer.Naval battles/invasions and settelment battles/sieges are most realistic etc.
The naval battles and siege attacks are awesome!
THANK YOU I’ve been thinking (not saying as no one I know plays) this for years!
You're not alone man!
The amazing mods make it my favorite ! Dawnless Days looks amazing!
Hands down my favorite, wish it got more life support.
If only!
Atila really is the best. That's not an opinion. That's a quantitative fact. It's basically Rome 3
I wish a modder were to change the campaign map by increasing the amount of settlements
Attila total war is the most realistic games of the series's. Historical correct and challenging as those dark ages!
Bro im downloading Attila now and watching this
Atilla is basically a Medieval: Prologue Total War for me. M2 is probably my all time fav, and Atilla is its survival strategy, self-genre predecessor. Very dark in style too. Amazing thing about it, is that most countries and factions get shuffled around the map, a lot. Which history-wise was eye-opening. Play this game people, it's Total War at its best!
i think there is no BEST total war game because each game has unique features depending on their timeline (not release date, the time it covers).
BUT, i can say that ATTILA is the most gourmand/elite game above the rest. its survival mechanics add extra option for decision-making and it leads players to use units' functions and factions' abilities at optimal level. you just can't simply rely on numeric advantage on battlefield. or the game don't allow you to play tall in campaign. each factions' features (both cultural and militaristic) give more opportunities more than other games.
the reason ATTILA become not appreciated is that survival mechanics and slow rate of growth economically. i think most tw players chose comfort-fun over high-thinking and detailed-management. if ATTILA had better UI menu and non-greedy dlc policies, it would had more respect.
If only there is a computer that can run this game well I would definitely buy it
What specs do you have atm?
@@thisistotalwar MSI GE75 Raider Laptop 2020 CPU i7 10750H, RAM 32 GB DDR4, 512 GB SSD NVMe + 1 TB 5400 rpm, GPU Nvidia GeForce RTX 2070 Super Mobile, OS Windows 10 64 bits Home
@@jorgemartin5316 That will surely give you a good experience!
I would say that Attila is the best Total for Total War series veteran to try out, cause it has very different and challenging campaign.
I just got Attila and hell yeah, the best TW I've ever played.
Glad to hear that!:)
Playing as rome and see 100 troops going just in inside of my land. Then declare war and drestory me... try to hunt them but they only run away. Fun times...
Lol
I love Attila it's definitely my favorite Warscape TW slightly above shogun 2
its Total War Shogun 2 fall of samurai canons are op sea battles are great its better than its original game but its a DLC !! i cant believe
i didnt even like guns at tw series. mtw 3 will be my most beloved i hope..
Because it is about Genghis Khan's ancestor Hun
One word to describe this guy, masoquist
at first, rome 2 ,but I think attila overshadows rome 2 by a long shot...
Definitely agree!
I've got a problem. I buy attila yesterday but the game lag every time.
I have a laptop with rtx 3700, ryzen 7, 16gb RAM. But the game runs very slowly. How can i solve it?
Do other games work fine? If so, tweaking the graphics settings. I would start with lowering shadows, that eats about 10 fps per "level" in my experience.
@@thisistotalwar yep every game works fine, with high/ultra settings, only attila goes like an potato
That sucks, might just do a video about the graphics settings and what to tweak
@@francescomasi7519you need to run the game with 8 cores only. Look up a tutorial on TH-cam.
I don't know if you know how to optimize the game? The only problem is the campaign map, but everything else runs way smoother. The campaign map does perform similarly to Warhammer 3 campaign map so it's something in CA games for years. I haven't tried it but if you have Thrones of Britannia you can convert files to Attila to get the same performance as ToB.
I heard about it, wasn't that outdated after an update?
The game time period and atmosphere is very good and battles are great but the game need more content and optimization like rome 2
Agree, a shame that it hasen't :(
Attila renaissance.
I love Attila Total War. That said I do think that Thrones of Britannia was a very good game.
Attila is the f*cking BEST!!! Every true TW fan should agree
It's the best just because it's the hardest.
for me this is the best game cuz of the mods mostly i dont play vanilla
I actually quite like Thrones of Brittania if you use the right mods
I think the best its medieval 2 there so many features that all next series misses
Yeah, as an example I definitely felt more attached to my characters!
Med 2 also lacks depth in its campaign despite the minor features that have been removed that were in the ,Attila also has better battle since its has more tactical abilities then med 2 the only thing med 2 does better is the whole dynamic generals thing and the units not routing in a seige battle,(not sure why they took this out 🤦) , the cinematic general speeches as well Attila has dynamic speech like the older games but it's missing the whole cinematic expect of that system
Vanilla side Shogun2 . With mods side Attila
What sort of advice would you have for new Atilla players who have played a lot of the other Total Wars?
Hehe shieet where to start... :) No but it is dependant on which faction, but here are some pointers:
1. Economy early game - go for the farm buildings that produce most wealth.
2. Don't leave squalor unchecked. If u do it is just a matter of time before disease spreads, affecting your income and PO.
3. Immigration will increase where there is a war and decrease PO (max out at -9).
4. Assume that you are going to be attacked more compared to other TW games. So plan your expansion carefully. It really is about survival from the get go for most factions.
5. Politics - keep the "bar" roughly in the middle. This is decided from influence. If your court has about the same amount of influence as you your family tree, you are going to be om 50 %. So have an eye on this when doing different political actions. Your faction leader should have the most out of all to keep loyalty in check. If someone drops to 2 loyalty - disband immidiately.
Thats a few things to keep in mind atleast. Btw sorry for misspelling - on the go here :))
@@thisistotalwar Super helpful thanks so much!
@@thisistotalwar And what are the top 5 campaigns you recommend try?
@@CalebAdams I would probably say:
1. WRE
2.ERE
3. Visigoths
4. Jutes/Geats
5. White huns
Honourable mentions: Alans, Huns,ä and Himyar (Marib Dam is a kick ass building unique in their capital)
@@CalebAdams You are my 800th sub, I salute you sir!
I played all TW games since Shogun1 and TWA is perhaps my favorite TW game thanks to DLCs and mods (and overall aesthetic and atmosphere).
But vanilla Attila campaign is probably the worst campaign ever with absolutely terrible 'features' whose only purpose is to make the game artificially more 'difficult': Winter is coming nonsense, nuking provinces, endless scripted hunnish hordes, degenerative technology, ridiculous upgrade system etc etc.
I love attila, and rome 2. Or i other words the tannukhids, and getae.
Fun factions!
I agree with everything you said about Attila except for your conclusion. I'm in agreement with some people that believe that Attila should have been an expansion for Rome 2. Attila could have achieved the same love and admiration as Fall of the Samurai, the Shogun 2 expansion. But as a stand alone game? It never had a chance to ever be seen as the best total war of all time, even with the optimization and added content. And the reason for that was the deep disappointment with Rome 2. Gamers fell in love with what Rome 2 should have been and Attila is only a reminder of some of the promise that was left unfulfilled with Rome 2. I think Attila is overall a better overall game than Rome 2 but I play Rome 2 way more than Attila.
Which total war is the best? I have Rome 1 and Shogun 2 as the best, but I play Rome 2 the most of all the total war games. I do like Attila by the way, I just wish it was an expansion and not a stand alone game, then perhaps Rome 2 would have benefitted from Attila's features.
If rome 2 had Atilla's mechanics or Atilla had breadth of R2 that would be the best game ever in the series. I just wish they made new Aegyptus series based on Atilla engine, no that shitty 3K/Troy engine
I totally agree w you about Attila being the GOAT. But you haven't played the second two best titles man. I strongly recomend you play Shogun 2, it's pure art and may change your mind, who knows. Also Warhammer is a blast, infinite mechanics in a bealtifull fantastic world! My top 3 is Atilla, Shogun 2 and Warhammer( all of them as one).
Just started a playthrough in Shogun 2 so I can get myself a first hand experience with the game :) And regarding WH, I do love fantasy - but I am not just interested in the combination here because TW just is something else for me personally. If that makes sense?
@@thisistotalwar totally get you bro, when WH first came out I had some mixed feelings...but the hype got me hahahaha
I used to loathe this game, but tbh, I've well and truly changed my mind. This is a solid entry, with a few issues, but what total war entry doesn't have issues?
Very true, every game comes with issues on its own. But as long as the core is solid you can look past them.
I love Britannia battles; I just don't enjoy that campaign that much. It's the same issue with Shogun and 3K, it's just a single culture. What's the point?
I hate skirmish mode in that game, tho xD
Always skirmish mode off 😀
The problem with Attila is the poor optmization.
Yes unfortunately :(
Yeah sure comitatenses dying like flies in defensive testudo against simple axe wielding barbarian peasant with zero armour. SO MUCH FUN.
Yes because that actually contributes to the variety of tactics you need to apply to the battlefield.
@@thisistotalwar It contributes to play the game like it's warhammer
Objectively my guy, Rome: Total War IS the best out of all total war games. Before i tried it i had played Rome 2, Three Kingdoms, TW Warhammer 2, Shogun 2, and mechanically, Rome 1 dominates. The population and city management system was great, managing your bloodline, troop logistics (you can't just spawn troops out of thin air), and campaign was very very fun. Map felt way way more alive than today's TW games. I remember laughing quite nicely at the opening cutscene for the Julii family, Brutii has the best one tho. Anyway Rome 1 dominates all and i reccomend it to all who haven't tried it, not the remastered version.
Why not the remastered?
The OG Rome total war was one of the first pc games I ever played as a wee lad. My friend had it on his pc and I stayed up all night playing it during a sleepover lol. Literally didn’t sleep at all. I was probably 9-10 years old (would’ve been in 2005 or 2006). Blew my fekkin mind. I think I may have played the OG shogun first but I was so young that I didn’t know what I was doing, I just remember those assassination cutscenes lol. Medieval 2 is probably the greatest total war game though, sunk so many hours into that game. Ahh, what I would give to go back in time and experience those games again as a youngster, truly incredible games at the time. The age shows a bit too much for me nowadays.
No offense but calling your channel THISISTOTALWAR and not having played Shogun 2 is just laughable. That game revolutionized the series.
Non taken. Have said numerous times that I gotta do a campaign in Shogun 2 at some point.
Cool game but the unit variety kinda blows. Horse archers and Spearman for ages
No total war game has come close
Without any doubt: TW Attila is the best so far.
It really is!
сражения и осады в атилле на голову превосходят все вышедшее после нее. в последующих играх Total War анимация боя - дерьмо. Никаких парирований, никаких красивых добиваний, есть лишь толпа болванчиков, которые бьют воздух.
attila. rome 2，. Warhammer 3
Attila has very bad optimization and runs with 30 fps. Also is a unfinished game, a half game. A lot of things should have been fixed but Creative Assembly released the game. Cavalry charge destroys every thing even the best spearmen. Every unit is useless against cavalry.
It's poorly optimized yes but I can still run the game on 60 fps. And spearmen destroy cav in prolonged fighting. A charge from the rear is powerful tho, as it should IMO.
Shogun 2 total war is the best ever total war game, cant change my mind. Dont try.
Haha
Rome 2
YEP best era in truth, however, not popular amongst the west for 'modern' reasons. Still the best!
Could you elaborate on what you mean with "modern reasons"? :)
@@thisistotalwar The west doesn’t like producing artistic depictions of the fall of both East and western rome. Classical era is preferred thus the late antiquity is often ignored. Modernity gives support to superiority of the west vs the world. Thus anything that depicts the opposite is not popular.
@THISISTOTALWAR The content of the video isn't bad, neither it is particulary good - it doesn't add , refine or express in-depth analysis on why you think the way you do ... what it does that earns the dislike is its going the 'Andy'y way ... in other words its a stupid click bait.
A more in depth analysis on my bullet points might just be a future video topic.
It's a really good game but it haves so many issues.
It's so unrealistic, bland and incredibly easy to destroy major factions. I really wish someone does a full province expansion rework like with Rome. Because the easiness to conquer the Roman empire or to eliminate the Alamanns and Quadi is insane.
This way you can actually have the Goths, Alamanns, Franks, Burgundians and Saxons be real threats.
As well as the migrators being way smaller in the long run, weakened and united. Like, there are is only one Visigothic and Ostrogothic factions (considering the Greuthungians are meant to represent the Crimean Goths.
In reality there were many and both Alaric and Theoderic had to unite them. Even large ones such as Radaigasus' one which Alaric could only bring under him after Stilicho had made them Foederati and he was betrayed alongside them.
Not only this, but the fact your general or horde can't scape the battle in many unrealistic ways, like what?. Neither can you take the enemy's defeated army as Foederati and making them join you as the Romans did.
Nor can the huns vassalize other nomadic factions like they did.
And where are the Scirii? Herules? Juthungi? Salian Franks and Batavians? The Hasdingi Vandals? The Acatzirii and Frisii? Where are all the many relevant Germanic tribes of the time period
Yea sure, both Scirii and Acatzirii appear as hunnic recruitable troops but they were major players. It was the Scirii who supposedly were Odoacer's tribe.
Also, the Gaepids are were an Ostrogothic Hunnic alligned state should be (the one of Theoderic Strabo I think) while appulum should be their homeland and the Iazyges settled west of them, not nomadic at this point.
Also, lol, the Roxolanii are up north, the Gelonii just disappear but if the Budinii do exist.
And the Anteans should try aim for that land of the Gaepids which became their heartland as they mixed with the Goths and later with the Roman dacians that came there during the middle ages, forming the wallachians.
Also, almost no proper Sclaveni and Antean cavalry, not even in the Roman expedition which were the main reinforcements to Belisarius in one ocassion.
The Armenians aren't tributaries, the Tanukhids cannot sign a peace treaty like in real life, the Germanic settlements in Gaul give no benefit to the Romans nor easiness for the Alamanns and Burgundians to settle, the Bavarii ain't a thing later on either (though to be fair they are a mutt with Rugians and other peoples of the area).
It's a great game, but it's more of a modding base, like the Huns straight up extinguish tribes instead of destroying them until they either migrate or accept their overlordship.
Still one of the best survival total war games of all time as you're barely holding on to your lands and the mad instability especially in the WRE provinces that forces you to make hard choices to survive and you can be ganged up upon by factions too as in this game luck truly saves you sometimes my what a crazy game at times.
Rome 1 and medieval 2 unfortunately are too old
Unfortunately yes
I don’t play any of the war hammer games bought them all they are trash compared to historical. I pretty much only play Attila
It's time for a new historical! But I think we won't get one until 2024 at earliest unfortunately.
@@thisistotalwar 100% been playing since Rome total war. I personally feel like CA dropped the ball on the historical fans.
@@slimjim2982 Well, atleast we know they are working on the next "historical tent pole". But I fear how the battles may turn out regardless of the setting.
@@slimjim2982 honestly the warhammer games are great if your a fantasy fan you just have to know what your getting. but i agree i miss the historical games like even the games that are suppose to be for the "historical" fans fail cause its all gods and ancient magic and overpowered hero units. i really want another historical game true to the original franchise.
Why did everyone say it sucked?! The game mechanics? The lack of unit diversity? World map to difficult??
I think most of the grudges comes down to the poor optimization. But another common reason I've heard is that it is to difficult (because of the mechanics).
@@thisistotalwar yeah true that seasonal map change makes the player hurt!
LoL
Rome total war was the best game they ever made...followed by the second best Medieval 2. Everything else just sucks
Sorry you feel that way :(
Sorry but i must disagree, i think it is actually the weakest title of them all. Rome 2 TW was a conceptual mess, and Attila feels like they took this mess, ran it through a mixer and spilled it over the map again. I am in late-mid game so to speak and this for me is the case: there was never any point in strategysing, never an epic clash with another faction, never any meaningful diplomacy, never any meaningful research, building or trading, never any meaningful agent actions, it never even matter how i composed my armies, spoken plainly: there was never anything resembelign a strategy game. At the beginning i lucked through some conflicts and after i had like 4 or 5 cities the whole thing was completele challengles. I play on hard difficulty.. i mean played, it is just a chore now. Why people rate this game so high is beyond me.
No worries, everyone is entitled to their own opinion. Though I would really advice you to try a this is total war campaign as the WRE (no Iberia or Italy turtle) before you write it off as much. You won't get far without strategizing. I agree about the agents, only a handful och actions are useful.
I'm sorry everything you said was objectively wrong ,Attila emphasize strategy over any other total war game aside from shogun 2 since units die fast in that game, the fatigue and morale of troops plays a large factor in deciding who wins in Attila and that require you to be able to strategise .....this is also part of the total war games where diplomacy actually works since that feature was fixed with rome 2
Research for better building thanks to squalor public order etc also matters alot in this game....almost everything you said was factually and objectively flat out wrong its astounding how one could no offense say something asanine almost as if you never played the game or are basing your opinion on someone else misinformed opinion
@@undary0u Pfff. What i described was what i experienced with the game. And i did not even mention that the hun faction totally bugged out. I was in all aspects a total mess and not fun. And the diplomacy is not "fixed". Take off the fanboy glasses.
2 minutes in and waiting on you to say SOMETHING
Noted!
Yeah Attila is my favourite too. Rome 2 was the first game I played when I was like 12 (I think) and shortly after that Attila came out. It's my most played game on steam (and in total only second to Minecraft). I love the migration period and the game is what got me into the two subjects "History" and "Prehistory and Early Archaeology". I play one big campaign every year (used to be more). I just don't like the Warhammer games (bought both of them) and even the new historical games like Three Kingdoms just didn't interest me. I also could never get into Shogun II. I did really like Thrones of Britannia though despite it's problems but that might be because I love that time period.
Makes me glad to hear Ryan! Enjoying the setting is a really big factor. I mean, ancient Rome fascinates many (myself included), which I think draws many players to Rome 2 instead of Attila for example.
@@thisistotalwar For sure. That Rome II has a far higher player count is proof of that. I just feel like people saw how buggy it was at release and never bothered trying it again and just stuck to Rome II. I just enjoy the Attila map and battle mechanics more. The graphics are far better and so is the UI and camera control. Just feels a lot more fluid imo.
Fall of the Samurai for Shogun 2 is my favourite, the fact that you can play bow and arrows vs guns and canons is great, the artistic style of the fire and the effects of buildings cathing fire, smoke, as well as the amount of punch you feel behind the units during combat is amazing.
I really need to give that one a proper go!
Attila Total War still aged like a fine wine. Because 5 years later, most of the game mechanics from Attila Total War were brought over to Three Kingdoms Total War. Sure there are many new additions in Three Kingdoms Total War such as :
1. fixing the limited governor issues
2. character assignment mechanics
3. character ancillaries mechanics
4. five elements generals mechanics
5. human relations mechanics
6. population system mechanics
7. army logistic supply mechanics to deal with winter attrition
8. overhauled diplomacy
However, the rest of core campaign and battle mechanics were actually pioneered in Attila Total War. When you play Three Kingdoms Total War's records mode you will find that it is basically a heavily reworked version of Attila Total War.
thrones, realy love vikings, but the pollitical stuff, and food shortages, had to restart the campain several times , thinking you got it right this time, and than you dint...was and is dissapointing...very slow pased...dont know atilla yet...i played rome 2 since it came out in 2013, only 58 hours....0o....I went back to rome 1, easier to play, money cheats, population cheats, much more fun to take over the world that way, than reading all the info and things you have to manage is ....tiring...hope the pick this up but I think The total war series stretched its limits some time ago..
This will sound stupid but the thing that always bugged me the most about Attila (and Rome 2) is that it feels unnatural to be successful with a small faction. It just feels weird to have the Burgundian empire, or using the Iceni in Rome 2 to try and win a long victory. Wish these type of factions could grow into more advanced and accurately named ones, like how hoi4 works. Or how when certain culture faction form a confederation it the “horde of the steppe” or the celtiberic confederation
No it doesn't really sound stupid and I can relate to the feeling. Same thing in Empire TW
That's just the sandbox nature of the game.
@@thisistotalwarwhat pc runs attila good. Pls answer in English lol I don't understand pc stuff just send me a link to the cheapest one you think it could work on thanks
over 1000hours in Attila, just vanilla. Attila is that awesome to me :D
Objectively Atila is the best TW game due to sheer value, mods, survival mechanics, etc. That's not an opinion. That's an objectively verifiable fact. The newer games like TOB, 3K, Troy have more refined battle mechanics and better optimisation. That too isn't my opinion. It's a fact
The family tree and politics in Atilla are hands down best, you have much more influence over keeping your nation from civil war not like Rome 2 where it is going to happen no matter what. And the ability to pack and leave town and migrate which is what many nations did at that time to get away from Hunic raiding
It sure is!
Dont waste your time on 3K or WH series. That's the end of the series as we knew it.
For me, its the best Total War game since Medieval 2.
Can't believe that Med 2 release was soooo long ago!
I do still play Attila. I've played warhammer 1 and 2 and I'm kind of burnt out on it and don't feel like playing 3. Beat Three Kingdoms once and have no desire to play it any more. Tried Troy, can't get into it even though I love that time period. So yeah, I kind of agree that Attila is one of the best total war games.
The hun invasion is like kinda BS with them spawning infinite max stacks, but I don't know, building up to be able to survive the hun onslaught and having a good position to block them off at one chokepoint, it makes for a pretty fun campaign with something to race to prepare for.
It really managed to keep you "on your toes" for the end game :)
Rtw,medieval 2, and Attila...
Shameful display! It’s shogun 2 for me butt you’ve sold me!
Shogun 2 is a lovely game aswell! I've played it more after making this video :)
For the algorithm :)
After years of playing Medieval 2 and mostly Shogun 2 I couldnt find a TW game that hit home. I tried WH2, Napoleon, Empire and Rome 2 and found them all lacking. I concluded, sadly, I had experienced the golden age of TW. I Bought Atilla on sale a few months ago and wasn't expecting much. It turned out to be the best game I've bought in years. Would put it on oar or above Shogun 2.
My favorite total war game is Atilla and shogun fall of the samurai ,I played Atilla on legendary difficulty and I subjugate any other empire or kingdom ,I play whith Himyar tribe in Arabic and destroy sassanids and subjugate Byzantium and have many vassals,when Byzantium became your vassal state its basically boom you economecs,this game is masterpiece.
Attila isn't only one of the worst total war games but it is the most disappointing game I have ever played. The "challenge" that so many people rave about is actually just garbage doomstack battles from factions that don't make any sense waging war on you at random, a hugely restrictive building system, and contrived nonsense in almost every aspect of the game.
Maybe you should play another genre entirely.
@@thisistotalwar Why? I like the vast majority of the other total wars. Med 2 is my favorite game of all time. That's why attila is so disappointing
@@thekillers1stfan Because of "the contrived nonsense in almost ehery aspect of the game". I found it hard to believe that you could enjoy any TW at all. You don't have to like Attila, but to describe it as mostly nonsense and still playing the TW series is a bit mind boggling to me.
@@thisistotalwar The diplomacy sucks in the original games for sure. But I have never had random rebel/regional factions sail their entire populations to my capital from across half of the map and siege me. It happened in every single Attila campaign I played. Not to mention the tech tree that is super contrived. The weirdo attila storyline (and you can't actually kill him). The Food system that was terribly implemented. chincy arcady mechanics where you have to continually button press instead of focusing on tactics. The horribly optimized battles that run like shit as soon as any fire starts spreading (making the coolest thing they did add, siege degredation, a detriment to the actual gameplay. None of these things are in the other games to the same degree.
Attila for the themes, historical scenario and different mechanics for factions
Three Kingdoms for QoL UI that vastly trumps previous TW titles , fun gameplay
Couldnt have said it better. Attila is the greatest huzzah of TW. It is such a coincidence, I have never played Shogun2 and WH (3 curses on Warhammer)
HUZZAH!
For me, thrones of britannia is the best total war when it comes to sieges and land battels, it's also the most balanced. Atilla is way too slow and slow pace, which I don't like
Are you referring to the battles only or campaigns?
@@thisistotalwar Battel. I like the campagin its hard tho.
@@martinrix3720 Interesting, personally I think it they have perfect pacing. Not as slow as Empire, but not fast as Troy :)
If only it didn’t de sync every 10 turns 💔
🅱️raize Dengri XDDDD 🇭🇺🇫🇮🇹🇷🇧🇬🇲🇳
Surprised no one in the comments mentioned Three kingdoms. By far my favorite one.
3k is really fun!
@@rory6860 Even though I kind of understand why it's there, with all the characters in the romance of 3k... I still agree! And some of them are soooo powerful, even in records mode. While the strategist can't really perform any kind of fighting.
In terms of novelties and new gameplay mechanics, I would argue that Rome 1 , Medieval 2 and Shogun 2 were the most ambitious and complete titles. Rome 1 and Medieval 2 especially, on release they really brought a new experience with an expanded scope and many new features unseen previously in TW games. The atmosphere, soundtracks and gameplay depth were really impressive at the time. Shogun 2 was a very polished product. Despite its simplicity, it managed to hit a sweetspot in terms of fun gameplay, I also really loved the avatar mode the first 2 years (it kinda died out after that sadly) . I love Attila too, the time period is fascinating and the gameplay quite unique with tribes, sadly I could only really appreciate it several years after its release, because when it came out it was so poorly optimized that I could not really play it :/
When you play Warhammer and 3 kingdoms or Troy you will notice a complete change in gameplay but I have over 2.5k hours on attila
I guess I’m with you in the unpopular opinion that Total War Attila is a best game out of the entire total war catalog. Attila in my opinion has its weaknesses such as limited diplomatic options such as gifting and trading lands. Forming coalitions and other options. I love the time period. I hate how the game keeps crashing. The patch is bs! But overall, to me it’s the best Total War game in the franchise.
🤜🤛 But crashes? I rarely have any crashes. Using outdated mods?
@@thisistotalwar I have no mod installed, I don’t get it.
@@LordGreedtheEmperor Weird! Verified files on steam?
@@thisistotalwar yup
@@LordGreedtheEmperor anoying :/
The truth is that the games balance sucks so much is umbelivable. But I agree its really fun, the setting is amazing.
Rome is my favorite but Attila is definetely a breath of fresh air when I would get tired of it. Game is very fun it really just didn't get enough faction support which made a lot of them play the exact same. I feel like that is why Warhammer is so popular almost every faction plays completely different in ways they couldn't do in the past.
Yes definitely try Shogun 2, Imo the best total war game there is, (haven’t played 3K or Rome 2)
They nailed the vibe in Shogun 2
Yeah atleast one Shogun 2 campaign is onnmy list :)
@@thisistotalwar And the DLC Fall of the Samurai is as good if not better