I tend to prefer either tactics strategy games, where troops are generally singular units, or 4X titles, both of which prize army composition over specific movements on the battlefield. Combat in the Total War games requires a certain amount of focus on actual troop tactics like flanking and hit-and-runs, or meeting the enemy force in standard lines, wedges, or more interesting formations. I've mostly avoided the Total War titles because I'm not a huge fan of troop positioning and movement. I went with West Seaxe, as King Alfred was the only faction leader whose campaign was listed as "Easy".
If you've played a Total War game, or even a 4X title like Civilization or Stellaris, this is pretty straightforward to understand. For example, the Great Viking Armies gain more income from raiding and sacking settlements, but East Engle gains a bonus to melee strength in enemy territory and Northymbre has improved charge for all units. (You can make the experience harder or easier with pre-campaign sliders.) Your faction carries regional strengths, but also specific faction-based ones. My squad, hiding in the trees.Įach Faction has an initial challenge level, largely determined by their starting territory, armies, and neighbors. Finally, there's the Viking Sea Kings: Bardr runs the relatively tiny Dyflin and Eirik controls the vast, but mostly uninhabitable Sudreyar in the north. The Great Viking Army was turned away by Alfred, but remains in certain pockets of the isles: Guthrum's East Engle is in the south east near West Seaxe, while Northymbre is just a bit further north, led by Guthfrid. The Gaelic regions of Thrones of Britannia include the northern Circenn run by Áed and Mide to the west, controlled by King Flann.
The Welsh Kingdoms offer up Gwined, under the control of King Anaraut or Strat Clut, home of the freshly-minted king Run. The English kingdoms, also known as the Anglo Saxons, include Alfred the Great's West Seaxe and Mierce, which is under the control of King Ceowulf. The British Isles include England, Scotland, Ireland, and Wales under the control of the player, any of the factions included in those regions can fight for control of Britain as a whole. The title begins in 878 AD, following the turnabout of the Viking invasion by English king Alfred the Great. The first Total War Saga is Thrones of Britannia. Total War Saga also allows Creative Assembly the chance to experiment with the core Total War mechanics in a setting that won't hurt the entire franchise. The developer has likened the concept to Total War: Shogun 2 - Fall of the Samurai, which limited itself to the Boshin War in Japanese history. More focused gameplay, a quicker experience, and a smaller price tag for players. The Total War Saga spin-off is envisioned by developer Creative Assembly as the same thing, but with a focus on a smaller region of the world or a specific point in history. The rest is diplomatic in nature, juggling cities and settlements to feed the overall war machine. Part of the game is a fairly detailed real-time strategy game, based heavily around troop movement, composition, and formations to carry the battle forward. The Total War games place themselves as strategy experiences putting players at the head of great civilizations during momentous eras in history.
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Total War Saga: Thrones of Britannia is the first major PC spin-off of the Total War franchise of strategy games. It is with these two constants that I'm diving in Total War Saga: Thrones of Britannia. It stood as my least favorite subject in school and that was American history, let alone all of the grand events from elsewhere around the world. I have only vaguely played previous Total War titles and I'm generally ignorant of history.
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