It's a good game. It has the best campaign mechanics out of all the most recent Total Wars.

Diplomacy is actually viable now and you can win campaigns with it alone.

The battles are fun and look great.

Units have formations that are both useful and aesthetically pleasing.

Army composition has been reworked to the retinue system which I like very much. So armies now can have 3 generals each that can recruit certain types of units that are color coordinated to match each general. This allows for buffs for said units from said generals. It's a very pleasant addtion to the game.

Army supplies have been added so enemy armies can't just roam your lands for the entire campaign.

However, with all that said, they went ahead and sold the blood pack as DLC again which is complete horse sh*t, but that doesn't make the base game bad by any means.

It's a good game. It has the best campaign mechanics out of all the most recent Total Wars. Diplomacy is actually viable now and you can win campaigns with it alone. The battles are fun and look great. Units have formations that are both useful and aesthetically pleasing. Army composition has been reworked to the retinue system which I like very much. So armies now can have 3 generals each that can recruit certain types of units that are color coordinated to match each general. This allows for buffs for said units from said generals. It's a very pleasant addtion to the game. Army supplies have been added so enemy armies can't just roam your lands for the entire campaign. However, with all that said, they went ahead and sold the blood pack as DLC again which is complete horse sh*t, but that doesn't make the base game bad by any means.