A preview (below) shows a battle between the Kingdom of Kislev and a Khorne chaos force, with teasing for Nurgle, Slaanesh and Tzeentch Chaos forces, and a final look at a Cathay faction:This will be the video game debut for the Kislev and Cathay factions, and publisher Sega promises: ‘players will wage war with the most diverse range of legendary heroes, giant monsters, flying creatures and magical powers the series has ever seen. ‘
As for the new campaign, Sega says players will have the task of “saving or harnessing the power of a dying god. Each race offers a unique journey through the nightmare Chaos Realm, culminating in an endgame that the will determine the fate of the world. “
“Our vision from the beginning was to create a series that felt like an incredible journey through this world that we all loved,” game director Ian Roxburgh said in a press release. “The tremendous support from our players to ensure the success of the first two deliveries has taken our ambition to new heights, and we can not wait for everyone to experience it.”We gave Total War: Warhammer 2 a great 9/10 review and said, ‘The story and purposeful campaign is a league above anything we’ve seen in the Total War series before in design and presentation.’
We were not the only people who liked it: Superman himself, Henry Cavill, is a big fan and eventually became an Easter egg in his own favorite game.
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