Below is my old review from a few years ago. Every complaint I had was fixed. Karl Franz is my Emperor, this game is amazing, buy it when it's on sale or when its not to flex your wealth. Just buy it, you won't regret it if Total War style 4X games are your cup of tea, or if any genre of RTS piques your interest.

Old Review from a few years back follows below.


This game is absolutely phenomenal. I love it to death and couldn't love it more. I have only a handful of complaints, most if not all reside from stability. Some days, the game is a technical dream, runs smoothly with many units, and faces zero difficulty. Other days, I can't go five minutes without a hard crash to desk top, soft black screen crash, or a complete crash of my PC when I'm playing the game. I've followed almost every guide I can online, and still haven't completely solved the issue. It may be that there is a major update due tomorrow, and some of the pre-changes have negatively impacted stability, but I've had probably 4 crashes in the last two hours, and approximately 10 all day. Yesterday, nothing. Perfect functioning and addictive gameplay. Overall, I eagerly recommend this game, even if one is not aware of the Warhammer Fantasy lore, it still draws you in and refuses to let go. The units, the gameplay, the structure and the mechanics are all so perfectly thought out and function effectively. Each faction is unique to the point of offering a radically different playstyle. The only outlier would be maybe Bretonnia and the Empire, due to both being Human, but that'd be the only area of overlap. Cannot recommend this game highly enough.

TL;DR

Pros
- Interesting setting
- Addicting game mechanics
- Intuitive learning curve
- Very fun
- DLC that exists always adds noticable and interesting mechanics or additions, but not in a manner that would make them integral to the experience.

Cons
- Stability of game fluxtuates
- Fixing issues requires both luck and rudimentary computer skills

Below is my old review from a few years ago. Every complaint I had was fixed. Karl Franz is my Emperor, this game is amazing, buy it when it's on sale or when its not to flex your wealth. Just buy it, you won't regret it if Total War style 4X games are your cup of tea, or if any genre of RTS piques your interest. Old Review from a few years back follows below. This game is absolutely phenomenal. I love it to death and couldn't love it more. I have only a handful of complaints, most if not all reside from stability. Some days, the game is a technical dream, runs smoothly with many units, and faces zero difficulty. Other days, I can't go five minutes without a hard crash to desk top, soft black screen crash, or a complete crash of my PC when I'm playing the game. I've followed almost every guide I can online, and still haven't completely solved the issue. It may be that there is a major update due tomorrow, and some of the pre-changes have negatively impacted stability, but I've had probably 4 crashes in the last two hours, and approximately 10 all day. Yesterday, nothing. Perfect functioning and addictive gameplay. Overall, I eagerly recommend this game, even if one is not aware of the Warhammer Fantasy lore, it still draws you in and refuses to let go. The units, the gameplay, the structure and the mechanics are all so perfectly thought out and function effectively. Each faction is unique to the point of offering a radically different playstyle. The only outlier would be maybe Bretonnia and the Empire, due to both being Human, but that'd be the only area of overlap. Cannot recommend this game highly enough. TL;DR Pros - Interesting setting - Addicting game mechanics - Intuitive learning curve - Very fun - DLC that exists always adds noticable and interesting mechanics or additions, but not in a manner that would make them integral to the experience. Cons - Stability of game fluxtuates - Fixing issues requires both luck and rudimentary computer skills