The air was filled with the same cinematic words

Man that priest really has a lot of appointments to attend.

Red horse breeders seem to be thriving.

I forget what the air was filled with...

Lot's of smoke and blood in the air

This guy can't pick a side

That Priest/Druid dude is everywhere. He knows something we don't.....I bet he orchestrated the whole damn thing himself!

That old guy who's the Pope, the Patriarch, and High Druid... it's all the same person. Good god! He gets around.

Apparently, at 09:13 the sassanid guy couldn't find the priest all other factions found so he just walks away :(

That priest sure gets around.

The air was filled with smoke and blood, The air was filled with smoke and blood, The air was filled with smoke and blood

how do ppl breather with so much smoke and blood in the air

1:28 Award of the most caring commander of the year

I love how each one is unique and pretty different from one another

The Total War series was divided. From Shogun 1 to Warhammer, TW series sprawled. CA ripped itself to pieces, abandoning Total War, while fans looked on modders. The sun rose on Ancient Empires and Medieval Kingdoms. New mods where spirit of Total War prospered. Modders grew rich and powerful, paying TW gamers to test their mods. And behold the Blood DLC, and power was given developer to take modding capabilities from the game. Modders of the Total War games, those architects of a new game modes and fixers of old games to make them playable. They made ready for another unstable patch.

I like the Sassanian one, truth vs lie and light vs darkness were common themes in Persian mythology and religion from early times.

What was the air filled with again?

The apocalyptic imagery, music and language in Attila Total War is perhaps my favorite part about this game.

Cant wait to play as the Western Roman Empire, seems like the feeling of an apocalypse and past glory is strongest in that faction. Can't wait to defend the italian peninsula to the last man

I always thought it was clever how the Western Empire "stretched" while the Eastern Empire "sprawled"

Poor eastern roman Emporer who get's killed in all videos but the Western Roman one xD

The men of east forged their spears in the fire of truth, and purged the darkness. It was their duty .... Hint: The only faction that didn't kill enemy commander was sassanids and the last scene, the great commander looking at that sculpture shows the ancient legacy . They made this into great. Thank you invicta.

The Air was filled with weed and blaze.

shows how creative CREATIVE assembly is

So many red horses

Love how total war games make you really want to learn about history. It is just amazing. They bring it in such a cool way, that you just WANT to know. Many people in school complained that history was not important, foolish and arogant as they are, we can learn from it, so I find it very cool that total war makes it so exciting to want to know more about a subject like romes history, or any other history.

For those of you complaining about them "copying" part of their intro, maybe just really quickly consider that it may have been intentional? you know to show that many of these faction were warring out of desperation (obviously not the Huns) that all these factions were similar, human. (lets not forget as another example; Skyrim did this with their tavern songs)

I really like the way the mood is set. If you read the books of Revelations and Joel, you find descriptions of the apocalypse that were accepted by the growing Christian population of the Roman Empire and Barbarian tribes. What you find is descriptions of horsemen, coming from afar to destroy the world. The four horsemen of war, famine, death and pestilence all apply to this period, and with the war brought by Attila the Hun, it’s easy to see why people though the end of the world had come. Indeed, the horse mentioned in the intro to the game is ‘Behold a white horse: and he that sat in him had a bow; and a crown was given unto him: and he went forth to conquer.’ It’s easy to see how people saw Attila and couldn’t help thinking he wasn’t God’s attempt to end the world. Unfortunately, biblical history and scripture has mostly fallen out of reference bar a few descriptions and phrases (Love thy neighbour, turn the other cheek, bite the dust etc.) the game itself sets up this biblical belief in the ending of the world, the terror it inspired, and the sense of joy that deliverance from evil brought. It doesn’t show us what we think of Attila, it shows us what those who lived at the time thought of him

Wait I'm confused. With all this war and chaos what was the air filled with? It had to be smoke and blood right?

Did I just watched the same intro for ten minutes?

That priest bow to him for he shall soon be known as the immortal god emperor of man.

The air was filled with smoke and blood. Here are the time stamps. 0:00 Huns. 2:04 Western Roman Empire (fell in 476). 3:49 Eastern Roman Empire/Byzantine empire. (Fell in 1453). 5:58: Barbarians/Migratory Tribes (Ostrogoths, Visigoths, Alans, Franks, Saxons, and the Vandals). 7:52 Sassanids.

I love how this shows the same events but through different perspectives, really shows how everyone always thought they where the strongest.

6:30, Riverwood anyone? I don't know that scene looks so much like something I would see in Skyrim.

Sassanid intro was the coolest just like Parthian intro in total war rome

I really want to thank you Oakley for uploading the theme for Attila and now this, I won't be able to play games in a good while so I appriciate this kind footage of the game ^^

The Sassanid intro was definitely the best. Despite all the eurocentrism and generalization they have a badass set-up.

My impressions: 1)Huns.Their perfectly portray their nature as nomadic raiders,and unreliable.BUT,to reach more historical accuracy,they should edit Caucasians or Iranians in their ranks,because the Hunnic army that ravaged Europe in the 5th century was multinational(Scythians,Samartians,Gepids,Goths,even Greeks and Romans according to Priscus).Also their equipmet should be more various,if not to say poor.They were primarily horse archers and wore usuallly light,or not at all,armor.Anything else could be special deliveries or spoils of war. 2)Roman West.A state of decay.Fighting endlessly the barbarian hordes,with internal conflict further weaking the realm.Very nicely done.The only errors are:a)Chainmail armor was far simpler in that period(these guys are wearing the much earlier type Lorica Hamata,whith the additional shoulder protection).b)The armies of Rome were consisted mostly of Germanic warriors from 4th century and onwards. 3)Roman East.Despite being frequently threatened by north and east alike,the Eastern realm still stands as a wealthy and powerfull state,and will guard Rome's legacy throughout the Middle Ages.Also,bribing foreign rulers was a policy favored by Eastern Romans.Errors:a)Scale armor used by both Western and Eastern Romans,as did chainmail.b)The purple was worn only by members of the imperial family.c)Look 2)-b) 4)Barbarians(Particular the Germanic).Their intro echoes the early Migrations Period(3rd-4th centuries),in which the barbarian agricultural society was disturbed from the Eurasian nomadic storm,letting them no choice but to abandon their lands and force themselves to the declining Roman world.What's confusing with that cutscene is that although they hadn't converted to Christianity yet,and most of their culture indicates pagan worshiping,they have a christian priest,the same one that appears in the Roman intros. 5)Sassanids.I was trully dissapointed in this one.The clips were marvellous,but the Sassanid's motivations was somehow idiotic.Especially in '''Red Horse'' trailer.''The desert does not forget'',It doesn't fit even as an allegory.While they should show that the Sassanids are trying to imitate the feats of Cyrus the Great's empire,they are portrayed just as Rome's enemies and not as an entire differrent and prosperous civilization.Also they're always related with the desert.They're PERSIANS,not ARABS or BERBERS. Apart from that,very good.IF a new Total war:Middle Earth comes out,the factions should have intros such as these.Imagine Gondor having an intro like Western Roman empire's.

Thank you for the compilation, much appreciated :).

I freaking love how they quote the book of revelation

All the thing in this video was INSIDE JOB!!!! Hun arrow cant melt rome beam!!!! The Priest did 9/11!!!!

I like how nearly all of the intros are in the same format but just different skins and backgrounds

And legend goes that the air is still filled with smoke and blood.

The air was filled with what?

The Sassanids looked the most interesting faction.

TLDR: The air was filled with smoke and blood, red horses, taking peace from the earth and making ready for war.

3:36 This bit always gives me goosebumps

The priest: 'I'm playing all sides so I'll always win'

That Roman (?) commander at the Hun part who offered the cart of gold looked really like he was fearing for his life, and when he looked around to see all his men were killed, that made me sadder than it should’ve. Especially when he got slashed In the throat. That really got me.

Damn that's a lot of smoke and blood in the air

"The air was filled with smoke and blood"...

The *Air* is filled with *smoke* and *Blood*

Took what they needed? Rather took what they wanted.

Pity that the new desert factions did not get their own intro.

That priest really gets around

all the leaders model look like they need some sleepy sleep sleep time for a week or two

What can be sure of is that there was a Druid/Priest/Zoroastrian Teacher/Pagan Priest in those times. They also had lots of Smoke and blood in the air with plenty of Red Horses and Power given.

That poor Byzantine guy died more than twice

Helped me choose my faction. Ty

First of all, thanks for all the content; it's really been great in making the wait a little less painful, but all these videos are kinda "spoiling" the game before we even try it for ourselves. I know, i know, we can always not watch, but it's hard to resist. :P

The air was filled with the same words .

In the grim darkness the distant past there is only war.

This is so major , this small thing I think is what made me enjoy Rome the most , got me in the mood

Thank you very much

Jesus, I'm going to choke on all this smoke and blood in the air. Better find a red horse and get out of here.

On Sunday morining the air might be filled with smoke and blood, the temperatures will rise just 4ºC, there is not expectation of rain. That's it for today.

Thanks for the sneakpeeks before we can play ourself :D

I didn't see any of them, but I just can't wait to play the game knowing there's faction videos this time!! :D

The air was filled with Vape and Ketchup. Kek

The forums were filled with DLCs and fanboys. Creative Assembly was divided. From the pillars of Rome 1 to the far Medieval II total war the great franchises streched. Sacred games, where men of greatness developed. Those who followed neglected Total War, developing shit AI and DLCs tactics over the past glory of Rome 1. They would either cast aside their petty greediness or succumb to fanboy darkness. Behold Warhammer Total War and power was given to him that sat thereon to remove the fanboys once and for all. GAMERS OF THE GREAT ROME 1 , those noble sons of the Creative Assembly, the time had come to restore glory to Total War. They made ready for Warhammer Total War..

I'm happy faction intros are back

My favorite strategy game series. I like how the little differences in the intro movies show what the factions are about - and must do to win. I was surprised to be the only one in my Roman Republic class who played these when the professor used them for an example. I could have given him some better screenshots and video examples to work with lolz

That priest got around

The emperor had his head in molten gold in the end? Lol now i know where r.r martin got it from

I love the narration all these years later. Like a scribe succumbing to nihilism, simply recording the end of days in the last glimmers of light, awaiting a dark age to cover the world.

the lines at the start and end of each faction intro are repeated on purpose. the game intro ends with a line that starts each faction intro. each faction intro ends with the same line, to be repeated at the start of movie 3 (the attila is born movie i believe) etc. its so all the movies are connected if you play through the entire campaign - from game intro, through the faction intro, through the later attila movies, until the win movie.

Oooh, dat old roman guy, he's always helpless, even roman intro.

TEH AIR WAS FLIIED WITH SHMOKHE AND BLAUD!!1!11

It's awesome to see the intro's back, but I wish they made them all different, but oh well. The Sassanids one I like the most.

Watched it it for a 3rd time in a row.Thanks Oakley.

The vivid and bright colour scheme looks so beautiful, especially for the sassanid/eastern factions. I really wish there was less repetition, like same intro for five factionsn lol but I am loving the detail. Dont think i will be able to run it at 2.4 ghz tho

The Huns always intimidate me even when I play as them

I like that the priest is the same in every faction. This has a deep meaning

Best intros out of the franchise's entire oeuvre, IMO.

'Great hunters. They tempered their blades in Roman blood.' Still my favorite.

Is anyone else a little but hurt that Rome was conquered by those savages? One can only imagine how far ahead we'd be if Rome never fell, and it kind of bothers me.

God, everytime he cites the red horse bit from the Book of Revelation, I get shivers, so fucking epic.

awesome video, but where do you get the audio from? Just really curious, thank you

I felt that the Roman faction intros should have had more uniqueness, maybe explaining their current situation a little better as to what their motives were and the problems they faced. I do not mind the same animations being thrown in here and there, but the ideology behind each faction needs to get through. Especially so because this is an intro video that is shown just before the player starts the game, and not some random teaser that's put on the KZfaq. Not trying to make a comparison war with previous Total War games here, just pointing out some of the better ideas of the past. If you see the Roman faction intros in Rome Total War, it clearly stated their threats and ambitions. And there was some sense of urgency there. I felt that it was not conveyed well in these intros. Despite the massive threat that loomed and the many issues of running such a vast empire with many enemies, I did not feel any of that from these intros. Not much can be done this time, but I hope that for the next Total War game/content, they make an intro that actually has more of an impact. You know something that reflects the high quality of the gameplay that follows. Anyways glad to see that CA has some intros out there this time. And the Sassanids intro was actually good.

The game intro has the white horse... the faction intro is the red horse... Attila is born is the black horse.... I haven't played long enough yet to see the pale horse...

The Sassanid intro goes so freaking hard!

Very nice oakley do you also have all the victory movies :)

they reallllly want us to know what the air is filled with..reminder..its not just oxygen

Of course the Sassanid(persian)empire was a great and powerful empire

The air was filled with sunshine and happiness.

"The air is filled with smoked and blood" its already stuck in my head

The Huns Intro:The air was filled with smoke and blood (shows a seen of a officer dying) the beginning of The Western Roman Empire's intro: the air was filled with smoke and blood (shows a seen of an officer dying) the beginning of the Eastern Roman Empires intro: the air was filled with smoke and blood (shows a seen of an officer dying) the beginning of the Sassanid's intro:the air was filled with smoke and blood (shows a seen of an officer dying) do i see a pattern or am I just dumb?

Tell me again how the air got full of blood.

And behold the same narrative sentence and scenes for all the factions.

“Blood is in the air, everywhere I look around. Blood is everywhere, every site and every sound.”