Total War Saga: Troy - Wikipedia

Total War Saga: Troy is a 2020 turn-based strategy video game developed by Creative Assembly Sofia and published by Sega. The game was released for Windows ... TotalWarSaga:Troy FromWikipedia,thefreeencyclopedia Jumptonavigation Jumptosearch 2020turn-basedstrategyvideogame 2020videogameTotalWarSaga:TroyDeveloper(s)CreativeAssemblySofiaPublisher(s)SegaDirector(s)MayaGeorgievaSeriesTotalWarPlatform(s)MicrosoftWindows,macOSRelease13August2020Genre(s)Turn-basedstrategy,real-timetacticsMode(s)Single-player,multiplayer TotalWarSaga:Troyisa2020turn-basedstrategyvideogamedevelopedbyCreativeAssemblySofiaandpublishedbySega.ThegamewasreleasedforWindowson13August2020asthesecondinstallmentintheTotalWarSagasubseries,succeedingThronesofBritannia(2018).Thegamereceivedgenerallypositivereviewsuponrelease. Contents 1Gameplay 2Development 3Reception 4Downloadablecontent 5Explanatorynotes 6References 7Externallinks Gameplay[edit] Likeitspredecessors,TotalWarSaga:Troyisaturn-basedstrategygamewithreal-timetacticselements.ThegameissetintheBronzeAge,duringtheTrojanWar,thoughitsscopealsocoversthesurroundingAegeancivilizations.Real-timebattlestakeplaceinlargesandboxes,andplayerscancommandtheinfantry,herounits[a]aswellasmysticalbeastsastheybattleopponentforces.Thereareatotalofeightheroesrepresentingthetwofactions(theTrojansandtheAchaeans),andeachherohastwouniqueabilitiesthatcanbeusedduringbattles.Astheplayerprogressinthegame,theycanalsobuildtheirrelationshipwiththeGreekgods.IftheapprovalratingswiththeGodsarehighenough,theplayerwouldgaingameplaybenefits.[2]Outsideofbattles,playersalsoneedtocollectsufficientresources,suchaswood,bronzeandfood,inordertokeepthearmyrunning.AgentsreturninTroy,andplayerscansendpriestsandspiestoinfiltratehostilecities.[3]Multiplayer,whichsupportsupto8players,wasintroducedonNovember26,2020.[4] Development[edit] ThegameisthesecondinstallmentintheTotalWarSagasubseries,following2018'sTotalWarSaga:ThronesofBritannia.Troy,similartoitspredecessor,wasdesignedtobeashorterbutmorefocusedgame,anditsscopewaslimitedtoaparticulartimeperiodinhistoryinsteadofbeingera-spanning.TheleaddeveloperisCreativeAssemblySofiabasedinBulgaria,whichtookapproximatelytwoyearsandninemonthstodevelopthegame.[5]AccordingtoMayaGeorgieva,thegame'sdirector,theBronzeAgewasaverydifficultsettingtoworkonduetothelackofdetailedhistoricalrecordsandsources.Asaresult,theteamresortedtousingtheIliad,anancientGreekepicpoem,tofillupthehistoricaldetailsthatweremissing.Despitethemythicalelements,theteamtriedtomakethegameashistoricallygroundedaspossible.Georgievacalledthisapproach"truthbehindthemyth",inwhichtheteamcameupwiththe"mostprobableexplanationsforthemythsandlegendstocompletethehistory".Forinstance,theTrojanhorsewouldbeanearthquake,asiegetower,oramassivewoodenstructureinsteadofahuge,woodenhorse.[6] TotalWarSaga:TroywasannouncedbypublisherSegaon19September2019.[7]Itwasreleasedon13August2020forMicrosoftWindowsviatheEpicGamesStore.Theexclusivitywilllastforoneyear.CreativeAssemblylaterconfirmedthatthiswasaone-offdealwithEpicGames,andaddedthattheydidnotplantomakefutureTotalWargamesexclusivetoastorefront.AsCreativeAssemblyhopedtoexpandtheaudienceofthefranchise,thegamewasmadefreetoclaimforthefirst24hoursafteritsrelease.[8]7.5millionpeopleclaimedthegameforfreeonthatday,exceedingthedeveloper'sexpectations.[9]CreativeAssemblywillbeworkingwithEpictoincorporatemodsupportuponthegame'srelease.[10]AdownloadablecontentpackbasedontheAmazonswasreleasedon24September2020.[11] Reception[edit] ReceptionAggregatescoreAggregatorScoreMetacritic75/100[12]ReviewscoresPublicationScoreCGM7/10[21]Destructoid7.5/10[17]EurogamerRecommended[16]GameSpot7/10[19]IGN8/10[14]PCGamer(US)75/100[13]PCGamesN8/10[18]Shacknews7/10[20]VentureBeat80/100[15] Thegamereceivedgenerallypositivereviewsuponrelease,accordingtoreviewaggregatorMetacritic.[12] ThegamewasavailableforfreeintheEpicGamesStore.Thisresultedin7.5millionclaimedcopiesinasingleday.[9] Downloadablecontent[edit] Followingthegame'srelease,CreativeAssemblyreleasedseveralDLCpacksforthegamethataddedextracontentsuchasnewfactions,leaders,andmissionchains PaidDLC Name ReleaseDate Description TheAmazons September2020 AddstheplayableAmazonfactionandtwoleaders,PenthesileaandHippolyta.TheDLCwasfreefromitsreleaseonSeptember24,2020,toOctober8,2020,forownersofthebasegame.[22] BloodandGlory October2020 Addsvariousbloodandgoreeffectsinbattlesandonthecampaignmapfollowinghigh-casualtybattles.SimilartotheBloodfortheBloodGodDLCreleasedforbothTotalWar:WarhammerandTotalWar:WarhammerII.[23] Ajax&Diomedes January2021 Addstwonewfactionsandleaders,Salamis,ledbyAjax,andArgos,ledbyDiomedes.Inaddition,newParagonunitswereintroducedtothegame,functioningaselitevariantsofbaseunits.[24] Mythos September2021 AddsanewMythologicalModetothegamethatintroducesmythologicalcreaturestothegamethatcanberecruitedorcapturedviaMythicExpeditionsandusedintheplayer'sarmies.TheLerneanHydra,Cerberus,andGriffinPatriarchcanallbecapturedduringtheseMythicExpeditions.[25] RhesusandMemnon December2021 Addstwonewfactionsandleaders,Thrace,ledbyRhesus,andAethiopia,ledbyMemnon.Bothnewfactionshaveaplethoraofnewmechanicsuniquetothem.[26] Explanatorynotes[edit] ^Factionleadersare:AchillesofPhthia,AgamemnonofMycenae,OdysseusofIthaca,andMenelausofSparta,allfromtheAchaeans;Hector,ParisandAeneasoftheDardanians,allfromthePelasgians;SarpedonofLyciafromtheLeleges;andHippolyteandPenthesileafromtheAmazons.[1] References[edit] ^"TotalWarTroy:Heroeslist,classes,levelingup".gamepressure.com. ^Georgieva,Maya(13August2020)."5TipstogetyoustartedinATotalWarSaga:TROY".RedBull.Retrieved14August2020. ^Brown,Fraser(1June2020)."ATotalWarSaga:Troy—everythingweknow".PCGamer.Retrieved15August2020. ^Hatfeld,Malindy(November25,2020)."TotalWarSaga:Troy'smultiplayerisfinallyhereforyoutodeclarewaronallyourfriends".PCGamer.RetrievedNovember28,2020. ^Takahashi,Dean(21July2020)."TotalWarSaga:Troyinterview—HowCreativeAssemblymadethegamebiggerthanTroy'sbattle".VentureBeat.Retrieved15August2020. ^Tapesell,Chris(9June2020)."TotalWarSaga:Troy'sbattlesfeelataddry,butitsmythologyisfascinating".Eurogamer.Retrieved15August2020. ^Takahashi,Dean(19September2019)."TotalWarSaga:Troywilldebutin2020".VentureBeat.Retrieved15August2020. ^Barbosa,Alessandro(3June2020)."LatestTotalWarSeriesEntryWillLaunchForFree,ButOnlyOnEpicGamesStore".GameSpot.Retrieved15August2020. ^abYin-Poole,Wesley(14August2020)."7.5mpeopleclaimedafreecopyofATotalWarSaga:TroyfromtheEpicGamesStore".Eurogamer.Retrieved15August2020. ^Barbosa,Alessandro(3June2020)."LatestTotalWarSeriesEntryWillLaunchForFree,ButOnlyOnEpicGamesStore".GameSpot.Retrieved15August2020. 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^Tyminski,Steve(12August2020)."ATotalWarSaga:TROYreview:ThepowerofTROY".Shacknews.Retrieved24October2021. ^Dozsa,Preston(12August2020)."TotalWarSaga:TroyReview".ComputerGamesMagazine.Retrieved24October2021. ^Chalk,Andy(September17,2020)."TheAmazonsarecomingtoATotalWarSaga:Troyandyoucanenlistthemforfree".PCGamer.RetrievedJune19,2022. ^Morgans,Matt(October27,2020)."TotalWarSaga:Troy–Blood&GloryPackLaunchesThisWeek".VGR.RetrievedJune19,2022. ^Robinson,Joe(January29,2021)."NewTotalWar:TroyDLCaddsAjaxandDiomedes,Warhammer2styleunits".PCGAMESN.RetrievedJune19,2022. ^Martin,Sean(December21,2021)."ATotalWarSaga:Troy–Mythosreview".PCGAMESN.RetrievedJune19,2022. ^Robinson,Joe(December29,2021)."TotalWarTroy'snextDLCpackbringsnewheroesandmechanics".PCGAMESN.RetrievedJune19,2022. 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