Polygon's Review

[Sima Yeet]

https://www.polygon.com/2017/9/27/16374900/total-war-warhammer-2-review-pc

This is comedy gold:

"Each faction has two leaders to choose from, each with a different starting location on the map. Each one fights very differently in the early game, and each one has a different upgrade path. But to tell what those differences are, you need to go three layers deep in each character’s menu. You need to read — a lot — and keeping a notebook handy isn’t a bad idea because there is an awful lot of content to keep track of.

Add to that an equally complex settlement upgrade system, lords that can equip magic items and attract followers, hero characters having little adventures all around the map and a cavalcade of missions and mini-goals and the game can become exhausting. Fatigue eventually set in for me, which led to making poor choices, which led, inevitably, to needing to start a new campaign.

Between spells and armor and items and followers and long-term goals, Total War: Warhammer 2 is a marathon. It is a game that demands patience and attention to detail, and one that is unforgiving to those with time for neither. But, if you’re able to plow through the low-level content and build your empire up and out into the world for 150 turns or more, the end-game is remarkably rewarding."

[NorthernBoysLoveGravy]

Surprised they haven't slammed the game as there are no Transexual heroes to choose from.

[👊☕️HappyTbag☕👑]

Polygon is the reson African babies starve to death.

[Xenos]

What's the problem with that? They're writing it for non-strategy fans. Obviously if you were playing Norm Koger's The Operational Art of War during your childhood TW Warhammer will look very simple. For me, it is one of the easier strategy games I play. But not everyone is a grognard, and reviews can be also meant for casuals. It's a legitimate editorial choice.

[XDeadzX]

The snippet doesn't seem that bad? That sounds exactly like my thoughts on getting into TW:W originally. Half of you TW players seem to forget that you have been playing along with the evolving TW series and have 10+ years of experience at it. Sure, it's simple ♥♥♥♥ to you.

I'm sure the full review is riddled with some ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥, but that snippet isn't exactly unreasonable.

[The Beard With The Pyro]

Reading is hard, yes. On a serious note, reviews should be treated as different takes on a videogame and that's precisely what this is. I don't find that games should take less than 150 turns, but then again, while I'm a fairly casual TW player, I'm used to the series.

To a new player, it might as well seem daunting, especially as TW: W2 seems to stretch you out a bit more with the ritual stuff and Chaos popping up right outside your door. It offers some luls to people who're familiar with the series (the review, I mean). If anyone wants to get into the game but decides whether to really do that or not based off of one review, well, they probably didn't really mean to do it.

[Rope Man]

Originally posted by NorthernBoysLoveGravy:

Surprised they haven't slammed the game as there are no Transexual heroes to choose from.

well lizardmen are genderless

[Jelly]

Originally posted by Socrates Bound:

Originally posted by Zorlond:

It's a "professional" game review site. What did you expect? Someone sent them a check, told them to write a good review, and they did so. Playing the game is irrelevant to them. All the publishers want or care about is that sweet anchor score.

https://youtu.be/Xi3yZCj-3Oc

Excuse, you? Did you not see the awesome, MLG pro skills of their "journalists" on display? That person attempted to reason and be pacifistic with the demons of hell. Missing every shot on purpose of course. He was there to save them you see...How many gaming websites are that good, really? I bet he didn't even assume the gender of ONE.

Hahaha.

[Marko 82]

Originally posted by Ratham:

>Reading Polygon in 2k17

SJW trash "journalism" with "writers" that couldn't figure out Pong.

Long live SJW ! Down with Trump idiots !

Great review !

[Velovar]

Polygon is good.

[theseeman]

I remember when game writers would specialize in a field. There were strategy writers. Now all the serious writing is done for free and the paid work seems incompetent. Like it was written like term paper last minute.

I really only check steam user reviews and the discussion boards to learn about games.

Remember when Electronics Boutique would let you return a game if it sucked? Thanks a lot CD burners.

[Ratham]

Originally posted by Weirding Way:

Polygon is good.

False