Total War Saga: Thrones of Britannia - Wikipedia

Total War Saga: Thrones of Britannia is a strategy video game developed by Creative Assembly and published by Sega, released on 3 May 2018 for Microsoft ... TotalWarSaga:ThronesofBritannia FromWikipedia,thefreeencyclopedia Jumptonavigation Jumptosearch 2018strategyvideogame 2018videogameTotalWarSaga:ThronesofBritanniaDeveloper(s)CreativeAssemblyPublisher(s)SegaDirector(s)JackLustedDesigner(s)PaulStrongCraigKirbyLauraKampisJoyDeyProgrammer(s)MihaiSimionescuArtist(s)NickTresadernWriter(s)ChrisGamboldMartinMontfordJaineFennComposer(s)JackMelhamSeriesTotalWarPlatform(s)MicrosoftWindows,macOS,LinuxReleaseMicrosoftWindows3May2018macOS24May2018Linux7June2018Genre(s)Turn-basedstrategy,real-timetacticsMode(s)Single-player,multiplayer TotalWarSaga:ThronesofBritanniaisastrategyvideogamedevelopedbyCreativeAssemblyandpublishedbySega,releasedon3 May2018forMicrosoftWindows.ThegamewasbroughttomacOSandLinuxbyFeralInteractiveon24May2018[1]and7June2018respectively.[2]ItisthetwelfthgameintheTotalWarseriesofvideogames. ThegameissetintheBritishIsles,878AD.[3]Therearetenplayablefactions,includingWessex,Mercia,Circenn,Mide,Gwined,andtheDanelaw. Contents 1Gameplay 2Development 3Reception 4References 5Externallinks Gameplay[edit] Likeitspredecessors,thegameisbothaturn-basedstrategyandreal-timetacticsgame.ThegametakesplaceontheislandsofBritainandIrelandafterAlfredtheGreatdefeatedtheVikinginvaders.PlayersassumecontrolofvariousfactionsincludingVikings,BritishclansandAnglo-Saxons,andcompeteagainsteachothertobethenewking.[4]Inthegame,playerscommanddifferentmilitaryunitsandmovethemaroundthemap.Theycanalsofundresearchfornewprojects,recruitandmanagenewcharactersfortheircause,andengageindiplomacywithotherfactions.[5] Development[edit] ThronesofBritanniaisthefirstgameintheTotalWarSagaseries,whichwasdevelopedbyCreativeAssemblytobeashorterbutmorefocusedTotalWargamebyfocusingonaparticulartimeperiodinhistoryinsteadofbeingera-spanning.[6]AccordingtoMikeSimpson,theseriesdirector,theSagaseriesaimsat"puttingdefinedgeographicalareasunderthemicroscope"witha"strongculturalfocusandflavour".[7]Initiallythegamewassettobereleasedon19April2018,butCreativeAssemblydelayedthegame'slaunchto3May2018inordertohaveextratimeforpolishingthegame.[8] Reception[edit] Thegamehasreceivedpositivereviews.Ithasanaggregatedscoreof75onMetacritic,indicating"Generallyfavorablereviews".[9]Thegamegarneredsomecriticismforwhatsomeperceivedasstrippedcampaignandissueswithcombatcomparedtopreviousgames,andalackofvariationbetweenfactions.[10] Thegamewontheawardfor"BestStrategyGame"atTheIndependentGameDevelopers'AssociationAwards2018,whereasitsothernominationswerefor"BestEducationalGame","BestAudioDesign",and"Heritage".[11][12] ReceptionAggregatescoreAggregatorScoreMetacritic75/100[13]ReviewscoresPublicationScoreGameSpot8/10[18]IGN7.7/10[15]PCGamer(US)73/100[14]PCGamesN8/10[17]USgamer3.5/5[16]CGMagazine9/10[19] References[edit] ^Molina,Ric(24May2018)."TotalWarSaga:ThronesofBritanniaforMacisnowavailable".MacGamerHQ.Retrieved13June2018. ^Nestor,Marius(7June2018)."ATotalWarSaga:ThronesofBritanniaVideoGameIsNowAvailableforLinux".Softpedia.Retrieved13June2018. ^Bratt,Chris(11May2018)."TotalWarSaga:ThronesofBritanniareview–CreativeAssemblyreturnstohistoricalwarfarewithmixedresults".Eurogamer.Retrieved15May2018. ^J.Capel,Chris(3May2018)."TotalWarSaga:ThronesofBritanniaisoutnow–here'sanewtrailer".PCGamesN.Retrieved22May2019. ^Campbell,Colin(1February2018)."TotalWarSaga:ThronesofBritanniaisadeepdiveintoVikingcombat".Polygon.Retrieved22May2019. ^Morse,Blake(1February2018)."TotalWarSaga:ThronesOfBritanniaHands-On:GoingBackToTheDarkAges".Shacknews.Retrieved22May2019. ^Cork,Jeff(14November2017)."SegaLaunches'TotalWarSaga'SeriesWithThronesOfBritannia".GameInformer.Retrieved22May2019. ^Ashaari,Alleff(21March2018)."TotalWarSagaThronesofBritanniaReleaseDateDelayedbyTwoWeeks".GameRevolution.Retrieved22May2019. ^"ATotalWarSaga:ThronesofBritannia".Metacritic. ^Plunkett,Luke(15May2018)."ThenewTotalWargameisacompletemess".KotakuUK.Retrieved15May2018. ^Stephenson,Suzi(19September2018)."TIGAAnnouncesGamesIndustryAwards2018Finalists".TheIndependentGameDevelopers'Association.Retrieved21September2018. ^"2018Winners".TheIndependentGameDevelopers'Association.1November2018.Retrieved2November2018. ^"ATotalWarSaga:ThronesofBritanniaforPCReviews".Metacritic.CBSInteractive.Retrieved19September2021. ^Brown,Fraser(19September2021)."TotalWarSaga:ThronesofBritanniaPCreview".PCGamer.Retrieved19September2021. ^Hafer,TJ(19September2021)."TotalWarSaga:ThronesofBritanniaPCreview".IGN.Retrieved19September2021. ^Williams,Mike(19September2021)."TotalWarSaga:ThronesofBritanniaReview".USgamer.Retrieved19September2021. ^Lewis,Packwood(19September2021)."TotalWarSaga:ThronesofBritanniaPCreview".PCGamesN.Retrieved19September2021. ^Woo,Ginny(19September2021)."TotalWarSaga:ThronesOfBritanniaReview-Rule,Britannia".GameSpot.Retrieved19September2021. ^Dozsa,Preston(30April2018)."TotalWarSaga:ThronesofBritanniaReview".CGMagazine.Retrieved23April2022. 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