fun gameplay, lots of gore, but terrible story and battle format brings doom on midgard.
minuses: pathetic story, repetition, poorly done battle format, terrible camera angles.
i'm a huge fan of the total war series, so when i heard creative assembly was involved and that there would be large scale battles, i was very excited. the majority of the game, where you're by your self, is well done. though the quests you are sent on are very repetitive, the gameplay is very enjoyable. hacking up undead soldiers, chopping there heads off, slicing them in half before they know you're there doesn't get old. where this game fails is in the battle sequences. it's utter chaos and with the terrible camera angles you can hardly see who your focused on. then there's the foolishness with the dragons. they don't do anything unless you have runes stones which you can only get by killing champions, giants, or shamans. if i have a dragon on my side, i think i'm going to mop the floor with anyone. it's just a poor piece of gameplay. the way the game works, don't even bother with health potions. just fight till you die and come right back at the battle again and again.
if you want to play this game, rent it only, never bye. there's no reason to ever play it again if you beat it.