If you don't have a SSD I wouldn't advise getting this as the load times are extremely long. I don't know why SSD isn't in the recommended requirements, but if you are using a hard disk then expect load times of 3-10 minutes, sometimes longer.

Other than that, its a good game. It's the closest thing you'll ever get to the Table Top version of Warhammer Fantasy Battle, as its been replaced with Age of Sigmar, complete with ranked combat, and I like how they made each faction unique with their own set of special mechanics. AI and Diplomacy is still pretty screwy, but its better than in the other games.
You have a total of 9 factions, 4 of them available at the start, 1 is free and 4 are behind a paywall. Which is a greedy move on CA's part.
For what its worth, the 5 factions you get with the game (Bretonnians, Empire, Vampire Counts, Dwarfs, Greenskins) are pretty solid and cover most of the mechanics in the game. The roster for each reflect what's on the table top and they did a good job translating each faction from the table top. Vampire counts are probably the more unique faction, as they are the only faction that lacks a ranged option (of those outside of a paywall) and they don't rout, instead taking damage when they run out of morale, and can even summon units in battle. Just like on the table top.
There are some things that don't quite translate though. For example, you can shoot in combat, something that outside of skaven you can't do on the table top. This makes ranged units way deadlier than they should be. In fact, ranged units seem very dangerous in this installment of total war; they tend to kill more units than anything else in an army.
Furthermore, the autoresolve is a bit screwy in that it favors ranged units way too much, which means two things - AI armies will spam artillery and missile units (I once saw a stack with about 10 mortars), and Vampire Counts, who lack ranged units, will get shafted by auto resolve.

Other than those little mechanical quirks its a good game for a total war and a warhammer fan like me.
I just wish they optimized it so that it doesn't punish hard drive users. Because of that I can't really recommend it, and there's no middle option so I'll have to be negative I guess.

If you don't have a SSD I wouldn't advise getting this as the load times are extremely long. I don't know why SSD isn't in the recommended requirements, but if you are using a hard disk then expect load times of 3-10 minutes, sometimes longer. Other than that, its a good game. It's the closest thing you'll ever get to the Table Top version of Warhammer Fantasy Battle, as its been replaced with Age of Sigmar, complete with ranked combat, and I like how they made each faction unique with their own set of special mechanics. AI and Diplomacy is still pretty screwy, but its better than in the other games. You have a total of 9 factions, 4 of them available at the start, 1 is free and 4 are behind a paywall. Which is a greedy move on CA's part. For what its worth, the 5 factions you get with the game (Bretonnians, Empire, Vampire Counts, Dwarfs, Greenskins) are pretty solid and cover most of the mechanics in the game. The roster for each reflect what's on the table top and they did a good job translating each faction from the table top. Vampire counts are probably the more unique faction, as they are the only faction that lacks a ranged option (of those outside of a paywall) and they don't rout, instead taking damage when they run out of morale, and can even summon units in battle. Just like on the table top. There are some things that don't quite translate though. For example, you can shoot in combat, something that outside of skaven you can't do on the table top. This makes ranged units way deadlier than they should be. In fact, ranged units seem very dangerous in this installment of total war; they tend to kill more units than anything else in an army. Furthermore, the autoresolve is a bit screwy in that it favors ranged units way too much, which means two things - AI armies will spam artillery and missile units (I once saw a stack with about 10 mortars), and Vampire Counts, who lack ranged units, will get shafted by auto resolve. Other than those little mechanical quirks its a good game for a total war and a warhammer fan like me. I just wish they optimized it so that it doesn't punish hard drive users. Because of that I can't really recommend it, and there's no middle option so I'll have to be negative I guess.