I Ranked EVERY Total War Campaign in 2024

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  • @delta6man
    @delta6man 2 місяці тому +66

    I just want a new empire total war... They moved so far away, and they kept leaving games with bugs. I just wish the Empire 2 mod got an update.

    • @dozenbuzzard2662
      @dozenbuzzard2662 2 місяці тому +1

      empire total war isnt free from bugs lmfao, quite opposite actually (I do love empire tw but saying it has less bugs is weird)

    • @delta6man
      @delta6man 2 місяці тому

      @@dozenbuzzard2662 there are 2 bugs in it. Bankrupt AI crash and AI camera at end turn crash. Only other bug I know of is in ships and it's rare for me to get it.

    • @NeillMistry
      @NeillMistry 2 місяці тому +1

      Empire 2 mod has an updated version in it's discord server where you can install it.

    • @michaelguzman4136
      @michaelguzman4136 2 місяці тому

      I really hope the new medieval they’re working on allows captain commanded armies or some sort of mechanism like that

    • @zachthompson9976
      @zachthompson9976 2 місяці тому

      ​@@delta6manAre there really so few bugs now? Not played in years because the game was still a mess last I tried.
      Should I try vanilla or go with a overhaul mod? If so what do most recommend?
      Note I only played a few partial campaigns back in the day cuz the game was such a damn mess. Adore the premise and scope though

  • @dozenbuzzard2662
    @dozenbuzzard2662 2 місяці тому +136

    putting pharoh above shogun 2/fots is criminal

    • @Chtigga
      @Chtigga 2 місяці тому +16

      Pharaoh after the Dynasties update is really solid. But I do like Shogun 2 FOTS a lot so I can understand your feeling.

    • @123afish
      @123afish 2 місяці тому +4

      FOTS is so overrated. Only fun if you turn the busted naval bombardment off.

    • @Chtigga
      @Chtigga 2 місяці тому +6

      @@123afish I think the campaign was more interesting than the main title's. Especially with this interesting combination of medieval and modern troops.

    • @psychodoxie6987
      @psychodoxie6987 2 місяці тому +1

      I can understand normal shogun 2(Because factions only have like 1 or 2 unique units and there is no unique or different ways to complete the campaign) but fots doesn't make sense for me

    • @paulsilverston5188
      @paulsilverston5188 2 місяці тому +4

      Not really dynasty is top tier all the way. Shogun ii is stll great though

  • @ResidentEyebrowAppreciator
    @ResidentEyebrowAppreciator 2 місяці тому +61

    putting Napoleon last to bait rage comments is kind of chad ngl

    • @lordgong4980
      @lordgong4980 2 місяці тому +1

      Me agreeing though

    • @rory6860
      @rory6860 2 місяці тому +4

      I feel that he cheated though because he claimed to rank campaigns but actually ranked games.
      Napoleon has multiple campaigns, and it's main 2 campaigns easily beat many campaigns like Caesar in gaul, and Wrath of Sparta.

    • @zachthompson9976
      @zachthompson9976 2 місяці тому

      Right! That is def a clever strat to deflect criticism. RESPECT! Lol
      Napoleon surprised, but what really got me was his shogun 2 placement! I paused the second he announced it to jump into comments for initial reaction before hearing his reasons lol

  • @reasonator9538
    @reasonator9538 2 місяці тому +23

    napoleon being last is crazy, it was so clean

    • @AndysTake
      @AndysTake  2 місяці тому +5

      I know, forgive me

    • @silencio9425
      @silencio9425 2 місяці тому +3

      Isn't really that crazy tbh, the mp is good but the single player is meh for me, small map and too tedious AI with the one unit army system thank God they remove it in Rome2

  • @muzgash
    @muzgash 2 місяці тому +25

    Empire Total War, the masterpiece where you can destroy France on turn 1 as England.

    • @Rubafix989
      @Rubafix989 2 місяці тому +6

      France having only one province is a bit stupid in that regard, Its the same with the netherlands and its economy being 100% nukeable on turn 1

  • @RogueRanks
    @RogueRanks 2 місяці тому +6

    Fall of the Samurai campaign where you create your own Republic is still one of my favorite challenges. Amazing video idea!

  • @khal7702
    @khal7702 2 місяці тому +20

    Have to agree with Pharaoh Dynasties, great map with awesome outposts building, raiding is actually useful in this game, Family tree is best to date, civil wars give amazing experience. want something similar with Medieval III. Also map is perfect for Crusades mod

    • @AndysTake
      @AndysTake  2 місяці тому +2

      I knoooow

    • @ancienthistorygaming
      @ancienthistorygaming 2 місяці тому

      The Court System would work nicely with a Medieval III due to the decentralization of the Kingdoms during Earlier Stages of the Middle Ages. Though we need games set in different periods as well, ones we haven't seen yet for sure.

  • @michaelguzman4136
    @michaelguzman4136 2 місяці тому +7

    I really hope the medieval title they’re working on is a beautiful combination of everything. My biggest request is captain commanded armies again; along with geographically spread buildings

  • @TheAxebitten
    @TheAxebitten 2 місяці тому +9

    Altough my favourite campaign is hands down Immortal Empires, I remember spending an obcene amount of hours in Medieval 2 (with Total realism mod). It was a treat. CA please make Medieval 3. No need to change any mechanics, just do M2 with better graphics

  • @cheeher3212
    @cheeher3212 2 місяці тому +3

    MEII also had weapons and armor upgrades that looked cool as heck when going up the tiers!

  • @sinaaafshar4154
    @sinaaafshar4154 2 місяці тому +9

    The only problem that Med II is lacking is the fact that it has no naval battle. And if they add new features for Electral counts of Empire from Warhammer III and Republic system of Empire i guess it would be nice again.

    • @AndysTake
      @AndysTake  2 місяці тому +1

      yeah medieval 2 with naval battles would be great!

    • @jo5r8753
      @jo5r8753 2 місяці тому

      And horrible ai

  • @lordgong4980
    @lordgong4980 2 місяці тому +43

    I can't agree with Shogun 2 being so low and Pharaoh being so high

    • @izymandius3822
      @izymandius3822 2 місяці тому +15

      Pharaoh is amazing after the dynasty update

    • @lysandergorisch1969
      @lysandergorisch1969 2 місяці тому +4

      I played the fuck out of Shogun 2 espeacally fall of the samurai and i dont think the campaigne is anywhere near as in depth plus the battles after a while become laughably easy and in the end its just one steamroll, espeacally if you exploit the fleet bombardments. Pharao feels much more like a challange to me .

    • @dozenbuzzard2662
      @dozenbuzzard2662 2 місяці тому +2

      @@izymandius3822 is better than shogun2 tho? Like I have much more fun playing s2 I feel like the ai (while still stupid ) is more engaging and the battle ai having a brain cell

    • @GoalOrientedLifting
      @GoalOrientedLifting 2 місяці тому +5

      Shogun isn't that good. Its pretty much the same troops and all factions feel and look almost the same

    • @HomemdaFaina
      @HomemdaFaina 2 місяці тому +2

      @@GoalOrientedLifting Shamefuuuuur dispray!! I agree, to a point. There is limited replayability with Shogun 2, even with Fots and Rots. But I still played the heck out of it. Can't talk about Pharaoh, haven't played it.

  • @basileusp5494
    @basileusp5494 2 місяці тому +4

    I would place Attila ahead of Pharoah just because of the time period, but I totally agree with you on number one. No other game (especially its mods) has held my attention for longer than this game has. Still going strong in 2024 and into 2025. I can't see myself not playing this game well into the future.

  • @GoalOrientedLifting
    @GoalOrientedLifting 2 місяці тому +5

    Medieval total war 2 hat some of the best troop variety ive seen apart from the fantasy one, if you unlock all the factions.
    I cant velieve they had so many good systems and discarded em in more modern ones

  • @justinlacek1481
    @justinlacek1481 2 місяці тому +5

    Three Kingdoms just really is the most underrated TW ever created lol

    • @swamprat9389
      @swamprat9389 Місяць тому

      Its for fans of dynasty warriors and romance which is why its my favorite one. Anyone who doesn't know anything about dw or rok and is just looking at it from a pure total war perspective wont like it as much

    • @michawozniak5492
      @michawozniak5492 3 дні тому +1

      @@swamprat9389 but stating I don't like campaign because I don't like setting is just weak

  • @sealstorm1935
    @sealstorm1935 2 місяці тому +6

    Puttiing Napoleon at the bottom is just criminal man.

    • @AndysTake
      @AndysTake  2 місяці тому +1

      I know it is, but sometimes you have to do crimes to make things right

    • @aramokurdo
      @aramokurdo 2 місяці тому

      Napoleon is just another Empire expansion

  • @hocestbellumchannel
    @hocestbellumchannel 2 місяці тому +7

    Having played Rome TW and Medieval II on release I'd say that Rome TW was better.
    But I understand that's a personal take.
    Can't talk about Pharaoh though since I haven't played it yet.

    • @rory6860
      @rory6860 2 місяці тому

      I am more of a fan of rome 1 too but honestly if medieval II got a good remastered it might be equal.

  • @NeillMistry
    @NeillMistry 2 місяці тому +3

    I thought that every campaign meant all those mini-campaigns as well.
    Like the Italian, Egyptian and Peninsular campaigns for Napoleon
    Wrath campaign for Empire
    DLC campaigns for Med II
    ROTS and FOTS for Shogun 2
    etc.

  • @THEegg166
    @THEegg166 2 місяці тому +4

    Creative Assembly please make remake of Empire 2 with good AI .... i will support and love you same

  • @Gobro-z1g
    @Gobro-z1g 2 дні тому

    Bro I enjoyed Dynasties so much, I truly don't get all the hate it recieved, like holy hell, it was one of the most immersive tough and brutal campaigns I've done in Legendary, and I played Stainless Steel on Medieval 2, of course it doesn't have the depth of Medieval but it was such a good trade off for all the things that does right.

  • @Tom-sd2vi
    @Tom-sd2vi 2 місяці тому +2

    I need a medieval 2 remaster, for me the series peaked back then in 2006.

  • @Sakarraterrum
    @Sakarraterrum Місяць тому +1

    My personal campaing top:
    - Medieval 2
    - Warhammer 3 Inmortal Empires
    - Shogun 2
    - Three Kingdoms
    - Attila
    - Rome 2
    - Rome/Rome Remastered
    - Pharaoh Dinastyes
    - Troy
    - Napoleon
    - Throne of Britannia
    - Empire
    - Medieval
    - Shogun

    • @thepowerofsand6180
      @thepowerofsand6180 13 днів тому

      Attilas Campaign aren't really fun. Probably the best land battles in the franchise but the Campaign is so punishing that it sucks the fun out of it (maybe it's a skill issue).

  • @freelancershogun
    @freelancershogun 2 місяці тому +1

    Andy, that is a neat video, but please add timestamps next time. Thanks!

  • @PrimeChaosVC
    @PrimeChaosVC 2 місяці тому

    At least he did say it is his list and his opinions. Good to know that people like different things.

  • @kodan7879
    @kodan7879 Місяць тому

    Pharaoh Dynasties is absolutely my favourite historical game

  • @swamprat9389
    @swamprat9389 Місяць тому

    TW3K was made for fans of romance of the three kingdoms and dynasty warriors, which i am, so its one of my favorite ones.

  • @Vikanjr
    @Vikanjr Місяць тому

    Medieval 2 total war Vanilla beyond mode fixes many of the problems. Bigger map and more factions. More traits to characters and more in-depth units to every faction.

  • @Omega900
    @Omega900 16 днів тому +1

    I think Napoleon should have been expansion to Empire, and Atilla should have been expansion to Rome

  • @370zUsurper
    @370zUsurper 2 місяці тому +6

    "Warhammer 3 campaign is cheesy and arcadey," then it can't be higher than Rome's campaign.

    • @rory6860
      @rory6860 2 місяці тому +8

      They can be higher than one another based off of what you like.
      If you prefer historical scenarios and neat battle lines and conventional tactics rome II is just way better.
      If you prefer insane unit variety, bombastic effects, and a quicker pace game warhammer III is way better.

  • @sinclairo3349
    @sinclairo3349 2 місяці тому

    Are these medieval 2 impressions vanilla or modded? Man it still looks pretty solid after all these years.

  • @zachthompson9976
    @zachthompson9976 2 місяці тому

    6:46 Ok I just had to pause here to give my initial reaction lol
    😳🤯😤NUMBER NINE!? Andy, are you doing okay?? I mean, CLEARLY you've lost your damn mind, but aside from that.... You okay homie??? I'm concerned....😅
    This isnt my fist video of yours, so I already respect your opinions, regardless if I agree with them or not. You def earned that from me already. BUUUTTTTT......
    Can't wait to hear your reasons for putting one of the top 3 TW campaigns at NINTH!!! If somehow manage to convince me it's justified I'll super thanks or patreon 10$, on my honor as a nerd 😅
    Regardless, thanks for all the enjoyment you've brought with your vids! Hope we can continue watching for years to come 😊✌️

  • @lemonyboi5844
    @lemonyboi5844 2 місяці тому

    I agree with shogun 2 being quite low, I love the game and think its awesome but its designed in a way where you have to use all of the features and mechanics at all times every time. In that its very well balanced and interesting but very linear in campaign possibilities. shogun 2's campaign reminds me more of a well designed board game.

  • @Tomfooleryman57
    @Tomfooleryman57 2 місяці тому +3

    Deleting comments calling out your behavior doesnt help lmao

    • @AndysTake
      @AndysTake  2 місяці тому +1

      @@Tomfooleryman57 what comments did I delete? Feel shame, man

    • @Tomfooleryman57
      @Tomfooleryman57 2 місяці тому +2

      @AndysTake you should feel shame for deleting a post you didn't want anyone to see

  • @donmeisner4438
    @donmeisner4438 2 місяці тому

    We need Empire 2 and Medieval 3

  • @Rezair-t1w
    @Rezair-t1w 13 днів тому

    I wish creative assemble produce med3 and every players can fight such as one warrior with weapons

  • @anishlahiri5515
    @anishlahiri5515 2 місяці тому +3

    Didn't quite like this rating video of yours @AndysTake

  • @Nick-m7t
    @Nick-m7t 2 місяці тому

    You forgot Shogun! 😭😭😭 Should be number 1. Nothing else existed that was comparable when that game came out.

  • @StormKnight1
    @StormKnight1 2 місяці тому

    I know Warhammer 3 is a solid game with quite a visual spectacle but as a total war fan, and an old school one at that, you managed to convince me that Pharaoh is above Rome 1, but you didn't manage to convince me that Warhammer total war is above Rome 1.
    Id say that's your biggest error, that and whatever people are saying about shogun though I haven't played it so can't pretend I'm worthy to comment on that aspect.

  • @ЕвгенЗаплава
    @ЕвгенЗаплава Місяць тому

    Crazy list, exept 1st place

  • @yokagi.1
    @yokagi.1 2 місяці тому +1

    where is names bro ?!!!!

  • @MrTomcus1234
    @MrTomcus1234 2 місяці тому

    WH 3 being mid-tier made my blood boil

  • @mullenio4200
    @mullenio4200 2 місяці тому +3

    The comments here are a bit harsh. This is all subjective and I bet those deriding Pharaoh have never played it because of the bad rep it has.
    But for me, Third Age total war is my favourite campaign of all time and it's not even an official one. 😬

  • @Sarcasmses
    @Sarcasmses 2 місяці тому +4

    Love Medieval 2 for the mods. Imo its campaign map is an ugly mutated malformed mass of green and tan tissue. It takes mods like Tsardoms or DaC with custom textures to make it look nice. Attila's great too, my favorite unmodded TW campaign, though I'll admit I've never finished an Attila campaign to 450AD. I usually get to 420AD or kill Attila and call it quits, there's no challenge left afterward.

    • @GoalOrientedLifting
      @GoalOrientedLifting 2 місяці тому

      Medieval 2 with only the factions unlocked is one of the best maps to play. With so many unique troops

  • @liama2846
    @liama2846 2 місяці тому +1

    Andy, disappointed you put Napoleon worst and Shogun 2 so low purely for increasing comments. Expected better.
    100% all for encouraging comments for the community but doing so in the way you have is disappointing…

    • @AndysTake
      @AndysTake  2 місяці тому

      @@liama2846 what do you mean just for comments? I’m the one taking on the «risk» here lmao of putting these games on a list. This is what I think, but if it was JUST based on what I like, I would’ve put Napoleon much higher

  • @thanakornnarisirikul9261
    @thanakornnarisirikul9261 22 дні тому

    I missed Rome2..wish they could have use new system like pharoah copy paste mod it become Rome3

  • @svlla_terrenvs
    @svlla_terrenvs 2 місяці тому

    Rome 2 is an offense to the roman history, and most certainly a disgrace to video games

  • @rakeshpuri3073
    @rakeshpuri3073 2 місяці тому +2

    Make video on empire total war mobile

    • @AndysTake
      @AndysTake  2 місяці тому

      I will when the time comes!

  • @aramokurdo
    @aramokurdo 2 місяці тому

    Rome 2 & Attila = The Worst Campaign Ever! ---- Rome 1 Med 2 Empire 1 = The Best Campaign! ---- Shogun 2 Three Kingdoms = Good Campaign!

  • @wisephilosopher
    @wisephilosopher 2 місяці тому +1

    This list is a sham

  • @davidsaville5239
    @davidsaville5239 2 місяці тому

    Personally, I really don't like the design of the campaign map of Rome Total War 2 as I much prefer the map from Rome Total War 1!!

  • @agonyproreal
    @agonyproreal 2 місяці тому

    rome 2 is heat i dont wanna hear it

  • @Listitan
    @Listitan 2 місяці тому

    Vanilla: Med1+2 and Rome 1
    Mods: Med 2 and Attilla.
    The other campaigns especially warhammer and pharaoh were so bad... Oh and fuck all the games where u cant recruit armies without a general LUL

  • @xiaoliu7071
    @xiaoliu7071 Місяць тому +1

    UI is cluttered? Holy crap have you even played the other TWs? TW3K is objectively the cleanest and most straightforward UI 😂

    • @AndysTake
      @AndysTake  Місяць тому

      absolutely not, that award probably goes to Shogun 2. TW3K is beautiful in many ways, but is objectively not clean, and definitely not straightforward.

  • @flightsimulatorlad6664
    @flightsimulatorlad6664 2 місяці тому +1

    gonna be real I really just think campaigns should just serve as context for the tactical battles, and I think this video misses that whole point (and why there is a big stink over NTW's low ranking). The point of NTW's campaigns were to replicate and relive the actions of the man himself, and I think the European campaign does a fantastic job at that. The actual Napoleon never really thought about Anatolia or Egypt and so on post 1800, because he saw himself as a European monarch focusing on European things. The NTW campaigns force you as Napoleon in a way to focus on the big threats of Britain and then later on Russia, and given how utterly wonky and broken the ETW/NTW campaign AI could be, I think it's actually a case of "less is more" here.

  • @jamieedwards4475
    @jamieedwards4475 2 місяці тому

    Pharoah 2 lmaaaaaaaqooooo

  • @davehas12
    @davehas12 2 місяці тому

    TW is dead .. RIP 😢

  • @sniperwolfe0361
    @sniperwolfe0361 2 місяці тому

    Ooof no FOTS in the list seems wild lol made me feel like I should give Pharos dynasty a try though

    • @AndysTake
      @AndysTake  2 місяці тому +1

      @@sniperwolfe0361 I didn’t add it because I view it as part of shogun 2, but you’re right, it could’ve been included

    • @sniperwolfe0361
      @sniperwolfe0361 2 місяці тому

      @ yeah similar to Attila and dynasties and mythos is how I see it too. Would you say FOTS is the highlight of Shogun 2 or would you still rank Shogun 2 campaign over FOTS

    • @AndysTake
      @AndysTake  2 місяці тому

      @@sniperwolfe0361 yes, if I had included it as a separate campaign, I would’ve placed it probably… at number 3

  • @vt7586
    @vt7586 24 дні тому

    No time stamps - dislike

  • @darkbut8864
    @darkbut8864 Місяць тому

    I think you miss the core of Total War, this is not a family tree simulator or a grand strategy game, this is a tactical simulator, so we dont want familis trees or that, we want the have good battels. In this moment Warhammer has the best campain cuz that game does not have all the bullshit that you want

    • @AndysTake
      @AndysTake  Місяць тому

      @@darkbut8864 I know you’re missing the point. Total War is a campaign war simulator, we do want family trees and different systems, and then surprise surprise it has a tactical battle simulator as the other half of the game.

    • @darkbut8864
      @darkbut8864 Місяць тому

      @@AndysTake no we dont that is why Warhammer has the succes, if i want those i go play EU4 or CK3

    • @darkbut8864
      @darkbut8864 Місяць тому

      @@AndysTake And this is the reason that nobady wants to play Trones of Britania, they made what all the players wanted and still they do not play that game,

  • @MarkyMcOliver
    @MarkyMcOliver 2 місяці тому

    Putting Empire TW and pharaoh above Warhammer is a crime. You greatly seem to overvalue family trees when the majority of the community feels like that mechanic has always felt forced and a major deterrent to players. Most asked question on most TW foeums is “how do I turn off character aging” total war warhammer doesn’t have that annoying bullshit and is much more popular because of it. If I play a Lu Bu campaign, I want to play as Lu Bu longer than 20 turns before he dies and I am stuck playing his historically insignificant son…
    Population system? Warhammer does have a population system…have you played it?
    Also building fortifications was always so exploitable in every game that included the feature. I honestly started not using it because it was so easy to win using it.
    Agreed we need medieval 3

    • @AndysTake
      @AndysTake  2 місяці тому

      @@MarkyMcOliver Warhammer doesn’t have a population system, it has an abstract growth system which in no way simulates an actual populace. And yes, a family is one of the most requested features in all of total war, where have you been for the past 20 years?

    • @MarkyMcOliver
      @MarkyMcOliver 2 місяці тому

      @ actually reading the forums and players input….most players honestly don’t like the family tree system in any of the games. They put up with it at best but every single time CA has asked players about the feature it’s been largely regarded as a major negative feature in every game where it’s been included…also the top mod for most of those games is a mod that disables it…so where have you been the last 20 years?

    • @AndysTake
      @AndysTake  2 місяці тому

      @@MarkyMcOliver I’ve been on forums and communities where family trees are majorly important to immersion :)

    • @MarkyMcOliver
      @MarkyMcOliver 2 місяці тому

      @ but way more often the family trees are hated for their negative effects on actual gameplay….like it’s not even close. Most people hate them, because we all just love having lords we spent 3 hours building up, just to randomly die and all your work is lost. Such a great feature…that nobody misses when it’s not included

    • @AndysTake
      @AndysTake  2 місяці тому

      @@MarkyMcOliver everyone loved that feature and misses it… who the f would want immortal lords, that’s insane, so unrealistic and so unimmersive…

  • @GamesExposed
    @GamesExposed 2 місяці тому

    pharaoh is 2nd really? I thought most of TW community skipped on this one. I don't doubt that you can like it but to me numbers indicate weather something is succesful or not and for instance people still play Rome 2 or Medieval 2 today even tho they're old games. However Pharaoh has less daily numbers than these old games on steam charts. I have been refraining myself from buying the game. If you say the campaign map mechanics are good then perhaps we should just wait until they implement them in a time and place that most of us care about. It's time for another Medieval game.

  • @azarisLP
    @azarisLP 2 місяці тому

    There's just no way that the map-painting exercise that is the Medieval 2 imperial campaign is better than 3K or even Shogun 2. I would barely rank it above Rome 2. There's literally nothing to do in the campaign - no goals, no endgame crisis, just nothing but map-painting. Yeah Mongols and Timurids will show up, but unless you're in the Middle East you can just ignore them.
    Also the worst campaign in any TW game is the Rise of the Samurai DLC. Just the main Shogun 2 campaign but way shorter and with shitter units.

  • @scottmorrison5245
    @scottmorrison5245 2 місяці тому

    First

  • @ZenAndPsychedelicHealingCenter
    @ZenAndPsychedelicHealingCenter 2 місяці тому +1

    h@AndysTake Use timestamps.

    • @AndysTake
      @AndysTake  2 місяці тому

      @@ZenAndPsychedelicHealingCenter will add them later!