(You can press K to get rid of the UI and zoom in for close-ups, and with the Better Camera mod you can get right in there to check out all the detail on a goblin's face.) If you've ever collected and painted an army of Citadel miniatures, seeing them represented in digital form is a delight. What to play if you love tabletop Warhammer Of course that's more expensive than some horses or whatever. You'll be able to play as the skaven, high elves, dark elves, or lizardmen-all good choices for beginners, though the lizardmen do have a tricky economy to make up for the fact their units are such beasts. Though Total War: Warhammer 2 itself is all you need to get going, you should also grab the various free DLCs from Steam and Total War Access because free stuff is good. It keeps things interesting in the late game. The dark elves can summon ocean fortresses, while the skaven create what are basically magical nukes. Warhammer 2's Eye of the Vortex campaign is instead a race to control a magical energy source that's spinning out of control, letting everyone perform regular rituals that tap into that big blue funnel for potentially game-altering effects. It's a basic 'take this territory then hold it' story.

The original comes with the Old World campaign, which has you reconstruct your chosen nation then defend it from the forces of Chaos as they roll down from the north like a snowball of hate. The other reason to start with the sequel is that its campaign is more likely to keep you involved. Who could forget this loveable mug? (Image credit: Sega) Warhammer 2 is a smoother newbie experience-it might occasionally expect you to care about a character you've never heard of out of the blue, but just roll with it and wiki Lokhir Fellheart later. By comparison, the first game dumps a bunch of help on you during the early game then abandons you right when you're probably wondering why your public order has tanked and your economy's falling apart. One way Total War: Warhammer 2 improved on its predecessor is by continuing to introduce concepts as you play and guiding you with optional missions. I'm going to tell you not to do that, for a couple of reasons. It might seem sensible to just grab the first game and get on with it.

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