That doesn't make much sense to me. You have LOTR which is high fantasy good vs evil where good wins because (actually there is a lot of bad writing in Tolkein where the reason for something is "because plot hole filler"). Then you have Asoiaf where basically everyone is bad (except for a lot of the Starks), there's not a lot of magic (there's more in the books than the show) and it's much more realistic. And then you have Warhammer which is a high fantasy where everyone is bad, it's more realistic than LOTR (but less than asoiaf) but it's also a hyperbolic dark ages setting.
So basically you like Lotr and asoiaf but the "middle ground" between those extremes you don't like? To me that's a bit strange, but I'm fine with your personal taste even if you only like extremes.
That depends on what you mean by deep. Lotr and the hobbit is about as deep as the puddle I will make if I piss on the bathroom floor. Silmarillion deepens the lore quite a bit I've heard but I've never read it myself. Warhammer lore gets quite deep when you start reading Black Library books and in regards to published literature on the two universes Warhammer towers over LOTR, so in that case Warhammer is quite a bit deeper. If you ever wanted to read a story about say a Reiksguard knight rather than some big fancy hero you can. But with Tolkien and a random Rohan rider? No you can't. That's what gives the Warhammer lore depth, you can actually learn and experience the Warhammer world from the point of view of a nobody. LOTR isn't even remotely fleshed out like that.
All the Warhammer games, so like Shadow of the Horned Rat and um... it's sequel? Next you'll be claiming that reading a wikipedia article on the general theory of relativity is a good substitute for a physics degree.
I agree they look totally unrealistic. Oh wait sorry I meant they look like landsknechts and completely realistic.
Like? To be honest I can't think of any. The whole set up for Warhammer seems like it was originally made for Total War.
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Lotr hasn't even had any good games, so it's a bit of a stretch to say Lotr makes better games. In regards to a Total War game Lotr wouldn't make a better game, it doesn't have the necessary set up of a Total War due to the whole good vs bad cliche dichotomy--which was a boring literary device by the time the bible did it
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The lore is not there. I'm positive one of the CA producers/employees talked about this many many years ago now. The setting for a Total War game needs many factions which all could conceivably conquer the map. Lotr doesn't have that, due to the whole good vs evil storyline and the fact that the good factions are lazier than me.
Or you know there is the Registered Trademark symbol there because of trademark laws. I know it's out of the box thinking, but you know it could be a possibility.
Oh and what fantasy setting wasn't made to sell? Other than fantasy settings kids come up with with their friends.
I should point out that I do not and have not collected Warhammer nor bought any novel about Warhammer nor am I a Warhammer fanboy in any way share or form.