The Vortex isn’t just for show though, it’s a critical gameplay component players need to pay attention to during their campaign because it is the primary win condition.

Now in a vulnerable state, each of the four new races enter into a war to take control of the Vortex’s mystic powers in order to accomplish their own ambitions. Set in the New World, the campaign in Total War: Warhammer 2 is centred on The Great Vortex, a powerful maelstrom of energy that has been thrown out of balance by unforeseen forces. Speaking as a player of the Fantasy Miniatures game it was a treat to see the units on the tabletop come to life in the first entry, but with the addition of four new playable races and an ambitious new campaign, Warhammer 2 reaches a depth of strategy that makes it stand out as one of the best Total War games to date.

As the gates to the Old World temporarily close, players embark on a new campaign of conquest and power in the second entry of Creative Assembly’s planned trilogy, Total War: Warhammer 2.