Skaven will possibly be one of the 3 expansions where they focus on the Underway and Underempire. That is just what i hope. The new race is most likely Bretonnia. Bretonnia will be avaible for custom battles with a limited rooster but not for the campaign at release. So the new playable race might refer to making them avaible in the campaign but thats just my guess as nothing is sure until they announce exactly what it is.
If it makes you feel any better, I wager that your hope is just as likely as mine. In retrospect, I don't believe that would make you feel better.
Reviews: Total War: Warhammer Release date: May 24, 2016 PCGamer - 86 If you find real history a bit bland compared to glorious nonsense made up by strange British people then Warhammer is the Total War for you. Eurogamer - Recommended We've known it could be the perfect crossover, if handled correctly, and Creative Assembly has done an exceptional job here. Not only is this the greatest roster of units we've ever seen in a Total War game, I think the series has also picked up some valuable lessons from its tabletop compatriot. This is still a game of rock, paper, scissors and understanding systems, but it's also a game about heroes. IGN - 8.6 Total War: Warhammer is brimming with exciting ideas, interesting characters, and outright, skull-stompingly delightful units and faction mechanics. The current roster of starting positions in the campaign feels thin, but each army therein is a distinctly different experience. Gamespot - 9/10 When you're in the middle of a siege and you're coordinating an assault with a friend, Total War: Warhammer approaches perfection. You’ll be tested on all fronts and asked to manage complex battles with broad, nuanced outcomes. Every system and piece feeds into others, and your choices make all the difference. It's a triumph of real-time strategy design, and the best the Total War series has ever been. Guardian - 4/5 However, this is the most diverse and exciting the series has been in years. On our test machine, it was also more stable and faster than recent iterations. Total War: Warhammer has done the best it can do with the legacy Total War engine, and is also a loving tribute to Warhammer. GameInformer - 8.75/10 Total War: Warhammer is one of the best Total War games I’ve ever played, and fans of either franchise should find themselves with a winner here. Those looking for more historically rooted fare may find the fantasy over the top, but plenty of solid strategy lurks under the magic and mayhem. Destructoid - 8/10 Outside of Shogun 2, Total War: Warhammer is my favorite Total game to date. Developing this project must have been a massive undertaking, because it somehow manages to not sacrifice the core tenets of the series while staying true to the ever-expanding source material of the Warhammer universe. After nearly two decades of historical battles, having the chance to command a magical undead army is a breath of fresh air. GamesRadar - 4.5/5 If you’ve ever had an imaginative thought about the Old World, Total War: Warhammer will fill in the blanks. There are some frustrations that inevitably come from a challenging campaign, but I don’t know what else I could ask of a Warhammer game, except for more of the same. GameWatcher - 8.5/10 Despite performance quibbles and a repetitive endgame for the campaign, Total War: Warhammer is an exciting strategy game that stands on its own. The four factions offer unique playstyles with compelling strategic options, and the hero units, fantastic creatures, and monstrous enemies make for spectacular battles that are almost as much fun to watch as they are to command. Metro Whether you know or care anything about Warhammer this is an excellent use of the licence, and one of the best looking and most accessible strategy games of all time.
