Discussions, strategies, stories, crude cave-drawings, and more for Medieval 2, Empire, Shogun 2, Rome 2, Attila, Thrones of Britannia, Warhammer, Three Kingdoms and others. A subreddit for the Total War strategy game series, made by Creative Assembly.The other playable factions may be unlocked all at once by winning a campaign (short or long) as one of the five initially available factions.
Of these, only England, France, the Holy Roman Empire, Spain, and Venice are available from outset. In the Grand Campaign game seventeen factions are playable.
In terms of how the Total War series handles characters, Medieval II is the best in the series.
One of the strongest aspects of the game is the character system.