Total War Battles: Kingdom vs Total War: Warhammer II
Total War Battles: Kingdom
Total War Battles: Kingdom is the free-to-play version of a Total War game that is available on the mobile platform. Set in the medieval times, the game perfectly captures how things were back then - an era filled with almost constant skirmishes and conflicts between lords and fledgling kingdoms. The gameplay mechanics are pretty well-done despite being somewhat restricted - you can only bring a maximum of 9 battalions into battle, for example, and it does retain most of the Total War archetypes like city-building, army training, and battles.Unfortunately, Total War Battles: Kingdom definitely pales in comparison to any of the games in the main series mainly because it fell victim to one of the worst pitfalls in the free-to-play gaming industry: microtransactions. Don’t expect to get far into the game without spending real money first, but if you still choose to persevere, it would probably take you weeks of constant playing to get your kingdom somewhere solid enough for you to hold your own.
That said, the game is still a pretty decent albeit casual installment of the Total War series. Fans of the franchise or of casual MMO strategy games on the mobile platform may want to give the game a try.
Total War: Warhammer II
Total War: Warhammer II drops you into this universe as the leader of one of 4 armies, bent on either saving or controlling the world depending on the race you play. Choose to be a saviour as a High Elf or Lizardman, or take control as the Dark Elves or rat like Skaven. The twin comets have destabilized the Vortex that holds back the tides of Chaos, and you must decide what you will do, and battle the other armies that stand in your way to claim victory.With a mix of both Real Time Strategy and Turn Based mechanics that popularized the series you have the controls and game style that you know with an incredible styling and the lore of this much loved universe. With a huge amount of gameplay, options to link to the first of the Warhammer games and some exciting upcoming patches there is a huge amount of fun and action to be found here.