Discovery is a thing of the past, diplomacy has run its course, and there is nothing new under the sun. That's partly because so many victory conditions involve watching the correct resource pile up in sufficient quantity, or painting the entire map in a certain colour. Anyone who's played Civ ( including Civ V designer Jon Shafer) knows the tedium of pushing end turn to watch the numbers grow, as your inevitable crawl toward victory or defeat plays out in turn-based slow motion.
Strategy games have a habit of petering out as you move toward the endgame. Total War: Warhammer 2 brings even more spectacle to the battlefield, particularly with its lizardmen armies, but the campaign is looking like the most exciting part of the game. A dragon swoops down from above and collides with a stegadon as elves are torn apart and consumed by carnosaurs at its feet. Almighty spells crackling through the sky.
