
It’s a hugely exciting thing for us to be able to do for our players. Combine this concept with classes and subclasses of your generals, and you could find a decent combatant who doesn’t perform as well you’d hope because you’re not meeting some requirements.At the time of the announcement, Tim Heaton, Chief Studios Officer at Sega Europe said, “Thanks to Epic, we’re able to offer a Total War title for free on its launch day. Your recruited generals can have their motivation fluctuate due to a variety of reasons (maybe you’re devoted to a god or goddess they don’t like, or you’re not razing or sacking settlements as often). Likewise, the motivation system can be a hassle to micromanage. For instance, you might get a dilemma about a Greek soldier attacking Troy’s walls even though your Trojan pals are already rampaging all over Athens and Sparta. Some events also lead to confusing and odd moments when they don’t align with the current status of your campaign. I’m still uncertain if this is triggered by a specific turn, a particular in-game occurrence, or if it’s purely random. You could finish an epic mission, but you won’t know when the next quest step would appear. Speaking of the Homeric victory and its epic missions, these don’t seem as structured as, say, the concepts we’ve seen in Three Kingdoms or Warhammer II. I felt like I wasted many turns while trying to find his last settlement which was on the lonely island of Trinacria. I couldn’t complete the victory conditions until I eliminated Ithaca - conquering the faction was one of the requirements for the Homeric Victory and defeating my antagonist was a requirement for the Total War Victory. By then, he had managed to confederate with the other playable Greek lords.



Regrettably, it can prolong your playthrough if your antagonist happens to be a main/playable faction from the other side.įor instance, Odysseus of Ithaca became my antagonist during my Hector campaign. On paper, that sounds like a decent feature similar to Shogun 2‘s Realm Divide, Rome 2‘s Civil War, or Three Kingdoms‘, uh, Three Kingdoms formation. First, there’s the “Antagonist” mechanic, a challenge where a faction you’ve fought against becomes an “endgame” rival (going so far as to initiate a “scorched earth” policy whenever you capture its settlements). Still, I do have other misgivings while completing A Total War Saga: Troy‘s campaigns.
