Total War: Attila - Longbeards Culture Pack Review (Iohannes Bononiensis)
There's no reason to recommend this DLC at all, and I'd known it wasn't worth even half of its price long before I actually purchased it. So why did I even waste €7.5? Let me list first the reasons NOT to buy this downloadable 'content':
-it only adds 3 minor* playable factions to the game, of which the unit roster is not so unique (though I love the design of some Lombard elite infantry)
-these factions were already thought and prepared to be available through a DLC by the time the game was released. It took CA 15 exact days to release this piece of crap: It's clearly a so-called "DLC grab".
*when I say 'minor', I really just mean these factions didn't shape the future of Europe as much as the Franks, the Huns or the Ostrogoths did - whether for better or for worse.
And I would understand the business model if the content within this game addition was worth its money. "Hey there TW fans, we're going to release the game with this amount of playable factions, but to get all the minor ones you'll have to pay an extra €15". In order to have all 3 faction packs (for a total of 9 new civ's) you've got spend about 23 euros already.
Finally, I only bought the DLC because I love the Lombards/Langobards. They are part of my medieval heritage, and part of the history of my people. A portion of our old city walls, here in my hometown, was raised by the Lombards and still stands strong through the ages - even after the americans bombed the entire place in WWII ;).
To sum up: unless you really have a reason to play one or each of these factions, avoid the dlc. All 'barbaric' factions and tribes share a common unit roster and technology tree, it's simply not worth the money on a basis.