15. Total War: Attila

Developer: Total War

Turn-based Strategy

Human vs Human

Dark days ahead for the civilized world. 

The latest game in the Total War Franchise focuses on the end of the Roman Empire and the rise of many “barbarian” factions, one of them being the Huns and their leader, from which the game gets its title.  While the single-player campaign promises to be loads of fun, the updated siege battles for multiplayer are probably the most intriguing feature.

What went wrong with the siege battles in Rome: Total War 2 was that it was hardly any different from the siege battles in Shogun: Total War.  Attila fixes this by allowing players to build barricades, use the environment to serve them, whether they defending or attacking the city, and gives the game mode a more cinematic feel overall.  To succeed in this game with your friends, it would help to have knowledge of playing RTS games and commanding armies beforehand. This is the not the type of game to cut your teeth on.

Now is the age of war and destruction.

Fans of the Total War Franchise and other games where they are in command of legions of troops will find this game playable for hours on end. The improvements in the multiplayer feature of this game definitely set Total War: Attila apart from its predecessors. If you need to see gameplay before making your choice, there are loads of Youtubers who have videos up of siege battles. 

Total War: Attila