Empire: Total War

I have been a huge Empire Total War for a very long time, 13 years i have been playing this game and it never dissapoints. I wish they would make a sequal. 5 Stars

Total War: EMPIRE – Definitive Edition Years later, most issues are fixed and there is a host of mods to make the experience even better. This is a must have!

A Total War Expanding Across the Globe Even though Empire: Total War has fewer regions than many of the more recent Total War games, it somehow gives me a much stronger feeling of enormous scale. Having a campaign that stretches across Europe, the Americas, India, and beyond makes the world feel genuinely massive, and that has always been one of my favorite things about this game. At its core, it still follows the classic Total War formula: build your economy, expand your territory, raise more armies, and conquer your enemies. But Empire adds another important layer—the navy. Naval warfare actually matters here. You need to build and maintain fleets to protect trade routes, transport armies, control important sea lanes, and project your power across the world. Having naval power as an essential part of the campaign gives Empire a feeling that most other Total War games simply don't have. The trade system is also one of my favorites in the entire series. It fits the period incredibly well and makes controlling trade routes, ports, and distant territories feel meaningful. The biggest weakness for me is the gunplay. For a Total War game built around armies that heavily rely on firearms, the combat could definitely be better. There is something incredibly satisfying about watching lines of muskets fire volleys across the battlefield, but the mechanics don't always live up to the potential of the setting. Despite its flaws, Empire: Total War still feels unique. The combination of global scale, naval warfare, trade, diplomacy, and gunpowder warfare creates an experience that no other Total War game has quite replicated. The Empire series deserves a new entry.