It's more that Troy feels like it's suffered a bit from having to be built from the bones of previous Total Wars. I don't mean that it's unpolished, although I would argue that the diplomacy and resource mechanics would benefit from a bit more QA. Unfortunately, the bronze age ko.fi accounts still seem to be very much open, and while there are some satisfying alliance politics to be enjoyed, the grifting is still rife. When I played a few hours of Troy for my preview last month, I was simultaneously delighted by the strategic depth of the new resource system, and a bit irritated by the AI's constant begging via diplomacy. And the helmet has been put on in a little bit of a hurry. But for all of its tweaks to the general formula, which are largely welcome, it still has the feeling of the same old soldier, wearing a different helmet. It's certainly better than Thrones Of Britannia, its predecessor in the Saga subseries. ![]() ![]() And it's a good one, for what it's worth. What I am saying, of course, is that Troy is another Total War game. But I would also wonder why, after all the time and effort it had clearly taken to make something so impressive, its makers hadn't taken another year and made it perfect. In this mythical world, I would be completely blown away by Super Iliad Guys, with its astonishing two-for-one of a cracking RTS game stacked on top of a sweeping military 4X game, and its first class, ochre-heavy art direction. Let's pretend A Total War Saga: Troy was just called Super Iliad Guys - which it should be called anyway - but had otherwise come out of the blue exactly as it is. Let's pretend there was no such thing as the Total War series of games. Developer: Creative Assembly, Feral Interactive.But despite some campaign layer innovations, and a new phase of Creative Assembly's relationship with fantasy, it's still carrying a lot of the series' baggage. ![]() So far they have tried to split the baby and keep the audience whole leading to certain segments being unhappy at the release of every game.A Total War Saga: Troy has possibly the most vibrant period identity of any TW game to date, and a strong narrative focus that lives up to the "saga" in the name. Let the 3K group focus on sequels.Īs it is, the TW audience has expanded and includes groups looking for disparate elements in the games. Make the Sofia studio all historical and brand it something like TW Historical. Or better yet, Make the WH group strictly fantasy and brand it something like TW Fantasy. I think they would be better off ramping up the Sofia studio and put them in the rotation of main games. People buy SAGA titles and are disappointed because they are not mainline and do not recognize that they were never meant to be. TBH, what we've seen is that CA has still not met the demand for TW games. Realistically, they require less effort/time and provide an injection of revenue in years when there is not a mainline title releasing. It's a game they spend less money to make and sell at a lower price point. Originally posted by Black Hammer:3K is a better game, but then it's also a bigger game with a bigger budget and larger goals.ĭoes " A Total War Saga" Literally means "This is our 2nd tier and ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ game"? It means it's a smaller game in a limited geographical location.
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