Total War Saga: Troy

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Total War Saga: Troy
Windows
Release13 August 2020
Genre(s)Turn-based strategy,
real-time tactics
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

Total War Saga: Troy is a 2020

Total War Saga subseries, succeeding Thrones of Britannia
(2018). The game received generally positive reviews upon release.

Gameplay

Like its predecessors, Total War Saga: Troy is a

Multiplayer, which supports up to 8 players, was introduced on November 26, 2020.[4]

Development

The game is the second installment in the Total War Saga subseries, following 2018's

Trojan horse would be an earthquake, a siege tower, or a massive wooden structure instead of a huge, wooden horse.[6] While a second "Historical Mode" was added as a Free DLC along with the "Mythos" Pack. The "Historical Mode" makes the game more truthful, adding bodyguards to leaders as "Truth Behind The Myth" has none. Along with that, it removes Truth Behind The Myth's Passive buffs from Gods and adds only slight bonuses from supporting them.[7]

Total War Saga: Troy was announced by publisher

mod support upon the game's release.[11] A downloadable content pack based on the Amazons was released on 24 September 2020.[12]

Reception

The game received generally positive reviews upon release, according to review aggregator Metacritic.[13]

The game was available for free in the Epic Games Store. This resulted in 7.5 million claimed copies in a single day.[10]




Downloadable content

Following the game's release, Creative Assembly released several DLC packs for the game that added extra content such as new factions, leaders, and mission chains.

Paid DLC
Name Release Date Description
The Amazons September 2020 Adds the playable Amazon faction and two leaders, Penthesilea and Hippolyta. The DLC was free from its release on September 24, 2020, to October 8, 2020, for owners of the base game.[23]
Blood and Glory October 2020 Adds various blood and gore effects in battles and on the campaign map following high-casualty battles. Similar to the Blood for the Blood God DLC released for both Total War: Warhammer and Total War: Warhammer II.[24]
Ajax & Diomedes January 2021 Adds two new factions and leaders, Salamis, led by Ajax, and Argos, led by Diomedes. In addition, new Paragon units were introduced to the game, functioning as elite variants of base units.[25]
Mythos September 2021 Adds a new Mythological Mode to the game that introduces mythological creatures to the game that can be recruited or captured via Mythic Expeditions and used in the player's armies. The Lernean Hydra, Cerberus, and Griffin Patriarch can all be captured during these Mythic Expeditions.[26]
Rhesus and Memnon December 2021 Adds two new factions and leaders, Thrace, led by Rhesus, and Aethiopia, led by Memnon. Both new factions have a plethora of new mechanics unique to them. [27]

Explanatory notes

  1. Hippolyte and Penthesilea from the Amazons.[1]

References

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  4. ^ Hatfeld, Malindy (November 25, 2020). "Total War Saga: Troy's multiplayer is finally here for you to declare war on all your friends". PC Gamer. Retrieved November 28, 2020.
  5. ^ Takahashi, Dean (21 July 2020). "Total War Saga: Troy interview — How Creative Assembly made the game bigger than Troy's battle". VentureBeat. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
  6. ^ Tapesell, Chris (9 June 2020). "Total War Saga: Troy's battles feel a tad dry, but its mythology is fascinating". Eurogamer. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
  7. ^ War, Total (2021-08-11). "TROY goes fully historical with free update alongside MYTHOS". Total War. Retrieved 2023-01-24.
  8. ^ Takahashi, Dean (19 September 2019). "Total War Saga: Troy will debut in 2020". VentureBeat. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
  9. ^ Barbosa, Alessandro (3 June 2020). "Latest Total War Series Entry Will Launch For Free, But Only On Epic Games Store". GameSpot. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
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  11. ^ Barbosa, Alessandro (3 June 2020). "Latest Total War Series Entry Will Launch For Free, But Only On Epic Games Store". GameSpot. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
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  14. PCGamer
    . Retrieved 24 October 2021.
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  23. PCGamer
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  24. ^ Morgans, Matt (October 27, 2020). "Total War Saga: Troy – Blood & Glory Pack Launches This Week". VGR. Retrieved June 19, 2022.
  25. ^ Robinson, Joe (January 29, 2021). "New Total War: Troy DLC adds Ajax and Diomedes, Warhammer 2 style units". PCGAMESN. Retrieved June 19, 2022.
  26. ^ Martin, Sean (December 21, 2021). "A Total War Saga: Troy – Mythos review". PCGAMESN. Retrieved June 19, 2022.
  27. ^ Robinson, Joe (December 29, 2021). "Total War Troy's next DLC pack brings new heroes and mechanics". PCGAMESN. Retrieved June 19, 2022.

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