After the tantalising in-engine trailer dropped not so long ago, Creative Assembly has finally unveiled the in-game look and feel for their Warhammer-set next Total War entry. And it looks good.

The one thing I took most away from this video is just how stoked the studio appears to be now working on a fantasy setting rather than history, but like their history outings you can also tell they've done their homework and you could be forgiven for thinking they've been working across Warhammer titles the whole time.

Accompanied with developer commentary, this scripted battle demo is taken from work-in-progress code and depicts a desperate clash between the forces of the Empire led by Emperor Karl Franz and a Greenskin horde led by Orc Warboss Grimgor Ironhide.

The Battle of Black Fire Pass formed the basis for this year’s Total War: WARHAMMER E3 press demos, and offers a glimpse of the tremendous diversity of battlefield units, spells, war machines, monstrous creatures and fantasy environments that will appear in the final game. As a Quest Battle available specifically to Karl Franz, it represents one of many bespoke, optional encounters players will unlock as they progress through a campaign with their chosen Legendary Lord.

Watch the full 10+ minute gameplay video embedded below, and let us know if this now has your attention.