What is good about this game?

[robwarrior]

Not being sarcastic or anything. I havnt sunk any hours into this game. I have played warhammer 1 and 2 and shogun2 and rome1. and a little rome 2 I didnt like the rome2 political system at all, i thought they didnt explain it and it was over complicated. People seem to like Attila. So what is good about it?

[dandinks]

Its the only game that takes place in late antiquity

[robwarrior]

Originally posted by dandinks:

Its the only game that takes place in late antiquity

what units do we get to play with that make it special or fun? curious

[Jebe]

Overhaul Mods like

MK 1212 AD
Age of Justinian
Ancient Empires (better than Rome 2 tbh)

[ck07]

I am 70 turns into my first game. My son recommended it b/c of the narrative: declining fertility and oncoming Huns. So far neither better nor worse than other TW games IMO.

[Cöunt Eastwood]

Only reason for me is to play MK 1212 AD mod. No interest in Attila or vanilla timeline.

[shiggies713]

theres more niche gameplay i think than some of the others. Personally i love shogun 2 but almost all the clans play the same more or less, you have your little bonuses but it really doesn't affect your overall strategy much. Whereas this game you can specialize a bit more, have like all horse armies for example and stay nomadic can be extremely OP as compared to traditional gameplay. Victory conditions seem to be more intriguing. You'll get absolutely stomped on legendary unless you are doing some cheeseball crap unlike almost any other TW so there is that sense of difficulty.

[Green Raven]

Its survival horror in strategy form.

As everything burns around you, and your people starve, and another wave of Huns appear on your border... can you save Rome?

[Argakyan]

It has good faction variety across cultures, the map evolves over time due to climate change, also the battle music is really good

[dandinks]

Originally posted by robwarrior:

Originally posted by dandinks:

Its the only game that takes place in late antiquity

what units do we get to play with that make it special or fun? curious

The under appreciated late Roman soldiers, they performed incredibly well considering how much better the barbarians are equipped compared to during the rise of Rome that their predecessors would have had to fight, only the huns and other Roman troops were a considerable match against them

[Damphair]

I like that it starts out most of the time as a sandbox, a lot of the factions are migratory tribes and you can just pick a spot within the Roman Empire and settle and build a kingdom. Buildings and tech trees are simple to understand, the battles are fun. The map size is also great, it's big but the provinces are perfectly sparsed. You get to play anywhere in Europe, north and east africa all the way to central asia. I'm not a big fan of the DLCs, but mods like MK 1212 AD is fantastic.

[Hark]

Originally posted by Damphair:

I like that it starts out most of the time as a sandbox, a lot of the factions are migratory tribes and you can just pick a spot within the Roman Empire and settle and build a kingdom.

I think this is one of the main reasons it's the strongest TW game.

Because the plausibility of what is possible in the game, and various permutations of outcomes, were all distinctly realistic possibilities in the ensuing power vacuum which occurred during the decline of the Roman empire. The migratory results, due to cultural, economic, religious, and environmental pressures, further strengthen the "what if" scenarios that you can have fun with in this game and era.

In this context, Attila is absolutely at the top of the map painting grand strat pile. It is not too far-fetched to imagine Faction ABC taking the mantle from the Romans. With other TWs, that's not always the case (for example, it's hard to imagine Scotland conquering Europe in Medieval 2, much less in real life history).

IOW, it doesn't break "muh precious immersions".

The icing on the cake is the difficulty. The game does not hold your hand. It is not a casual game. Nor is it for children... after all, "the air was filled with smoke and blood".

[antonio.sumic]

Love the game but I can play it only modded. Removed some penalties, climate, fertility etc...

[Mars Junior]

Originally posted by antonio.sumic:

Love the game but I can play it only modded. Removed some penalties, climate, fertility etc...

You're missing a lot of the strat that way my man. I'd really recommend playing a several with all those on and accepting the campaign might get lost, or even just save scum while you learn how to manage those systems. I make back up saves every 10 turns when I am trying something new and I have several thousand hours in TW across the games. You got it brother.

[Shambeh-Bambeh]

I might be in the minority, but I really like vanilla Atilla, instead of modded. The only mod I use is the bug fix mod.

It's difficult, but it's difficult in a good way and not a frustrating way.

[Mars Junior]

Originally posted by Shambeh-Bambeh:

I might be in the minority, but I really like vanilla Atilla, instead of modded. The only mod I use is the bug fix mod.

It's difficult, but it's difficult in a good way and not a frustrating way.

I think what trips people up the most about Vanilla is that it's not really a traditional Total War game. It's like at no point until late campaign should you ever be at Total War. I like playing vanilla when I more or less want to play a survival experience. Most of my battles are strictly defense after taking 2 additional settlements. Very rarely do I start wars for territory. Unlike other Total War games, you are better off with a small amount. The only wars of aggression I'll start is when someone is getting out of hand, but even then I don't take the land. Or if a solid trade partner is attacked, I will go on the offense to defend them. Despite Empire being set during the same era as EU4, Attila feels the closest to a mix of Total War and Paradox/EU4 style play.