is this game worth it for a new player?

[mimi]

i've been wanting to get into turn based strategy games and i've been really into the world of warhammer. the gameplay looks fun from what i've seen but it's just an expensive game even more so if i want to try out immortal empires. so i was wondering if this is a good entry point for someone completely new to the total war series as well as the genre in general? thank you in advance :)

[SnarfYourSnarf]

I have no idea I'm not new to total war or the trilogy. The people I've gotten into it like it though. You can try Immortal empires if you have a friend to host that owns all 3 tho.

[Kapika96]

I'd recommend Total War Warhammer 2 instead actually.

The WH3 campaign sucks. The WH2 campaign isn't great either, but is a lot better. Plus you should be able to get WH2 for 50% off at a minimum.

Immortal Empires is good, but that's the campaign for all 3 games combined, so you can't play it unless you own all 3 games. Hence why I'd recommend the cheaper WH2 to start with. If you like that then you can pick up WH1 (probably 80% off) and WH3 (maybe 20% off) on sale in the future.

[[FoG] Archia]

even if you only got this one game and none of the other, it has probably the most New player friendly tutorial campaign ever. the Realms of Chaos Campaign is garbage but if you manage to snag games 1 and 2 cheap you can play Mortal Empires which is actually good.

Ontop of that, this game does allow you to play campaign with more then one friend which no other game does in the Total war franchise.

[Soulfighter]

The WH3 campaign is actually much better than any other campaign and certainly better than tww 1 or 2 campaign. It has more engaging mechanics and a stronger narrative.

That being said the best entry point would be either tww 1 or 3 simply because you can grab them on sale for like 15€.

If money is not a problem and you're interested in the factions present in tww3 then yes it would be the best entry as it also as an extensive narrated tutorial in the form of a prologue to the main campaign.

[in]

this is the BEST and ONLY such strategy. once you understand basics it's epic.
wish there were more such engaging strategy game.

[A.Pot]

If you want to get into this game, start with 1. Since launch 3 has not been newbie friendly.

[Aragon]

Imo it is.
I wanna give a little bit of my story with this game:
Two years ago I watched both hobbit and Lotr trilogies and I was hungry for more content like that.
I noticed that I had Total War Warhammer 2 in my library and it seemed to be exactly what I was looking for.

I played the Vortex campaign, I liked the gameplay, the style, I was amazed by the lore that grew on me more and more as I Iearned about it.
I loved the songs, the themes. I loved everything.
I was completely sold at that point, then I heard about the Mortal Empires.
Man, I didn't even think twice, just bought every and single DLC for both warhammer 1 and 2. I regret nothing!

the game is not perfect and it will never be, but certainly was one of the best things that I found in the past 2 years.

If I'd compare how much fun I had with Vs the price paid, I would say they are very cheap.

Well, that's it. I hope you enjoy the game as much as I do.

[Velber]

Try out 2 and then get 1 and 3 if you want immortal empires

[Neo Genesis]

I think it's worth it BUT needing to buy all 3 games for the full world map game mode is something you'll need to decide for yourself.

I'd say get one of the older ones on sale and see how you like it.

[identity]

I say the same thing in every one of these threads; buy 1, play it for awhile, buy 2, play it for awhile, then buy 3. It's the best way to experience the series, imo, because mechanics change between the games and it's best to start at the beginning.

[SBA77]

Originally posted by orb:

i've been wanting to get into turn based strategy games

Well there's your first problem, this isn't a turn based strategy game, at least not completely. It's a turn based strategy game with RTS battles. If you don't like RTS and are just looking for a strategy game then you're probably not going to like it or any of the Total War games for that matter.

Also if you're looking to get into Total War and learn, then the Warhammer games are a terrible choice for that. They have a higher learning curve than the other Total War games because they have magic, which takes some getting used to, and, especially the second and third games, have introduced loads of unique mechanics for every faction.

If you want to get into Total War you're better off going with one of the historical games released after 2013, as they are the ones where the modern Total War game mechanics were introduced (so no Shogun 2). You could always get Warhammer 3 or any of the Warhammer games, but just know that it's going to take sometime and a few restarts to figure things out first and get a handle on your faction's mechanics, especially if you go with a highly unique faction with that's highly specialized into a certain playstyle (like the demon factions). You can go for it but just have some patience going in.

Also forgot to mention that Warhammer 3 has a tutorial unlike the other two games.

[amigastar]

You can try Microsoft Game Pass since WH3 is in there to see if you like such games.

[FizzMan]

There's a but load of content so yes would recommend this to every human being on planet earth.

Would recommend starting with Rome 2 or Shogun 2 first since they're easier for new players to get into.

[Goonx]

I have been playing for like a month and i love the game

[Fryskar]

Originally posted by A.Pot:

If you want to get into this game, start with 1. Since launch 3 has not been newbie friendly.

1 is outdated. If its simply for beeing cheaper and more done, then its 2.

3 is the only which got a tutorial and some qol stuff like move in any stance instead of switching out, hoping you didn't missguess and reentering a stance like encampment.
Or diplomacy quick deal, straight showing which faction accepts what deal.
It certainly lacks some polish, even more in immortal empires.