A lot of the mechanics from A Total War Saga Troy return in Total War Pharaoh, including the multiple resources mechanic (food, wood, stone, bronze, gold), the barter system, the near-absence of cavalry units with an emphasis on different weight classes of infantry units (light, medium, heavy), recycled content (the duel animations after auto-resolving battles look exactly the same) and others. Having more accessibility options is always a good thing, so kudos to the developers.Įssentially, the core of Total War Pharaoh still feels like it was based on the framework and basis of A Total War Saga Troy, which is what many Total War fans have speculated since the game was originally announced. As a Total War veteran with thousands of hours on my belt, I played the preview build of Total War Pharaoh using default parameters, of course, but it’s nice to know that that I can customize my campaigns now and turn off annoying random disasters if I feel like it. ![]() You can make your playthrough as easy as you want, or as hard as you want (you can also jack up upkeep and other things to make things harder for yourself). You can even turn off some features that have always been Total War staple mechanics you can disable the trespassing diplomatic penalty, turn off rebellions (there won’t be rebels even if your region/province happiness is low), disable army attrition, decrease army upkeep, have max-rank generals at the start, and more. You can tweak almost everything, from your starting treasury (amount of money at the start of the campaign) and more. While Total War Warhammer 3 also had some customization options (especially in its massive Immortal Campaign), for the first time ever in the franchise, Total War Pharaoh offers extensive and in-depth grand campaign customization options. However, the more modern titles in recent years have started becoming more friendly to newcomers, and Total War Pharaoh might be the most accessible one to date. Strategy games have always had steep learning curves and that includes Creative Assembly’s Total War franchise. Thanks to Sega and Creative Assemblt, we’ve had our first small taste of Total War’s first pure historical title in a long time, playing 50 turns worth as the Egyptian leader Ramesses III. Sure, Total War Three Kingdoms and A Total War Saga Troy were both historical but they had fantasy elements as well, inspired by the popular Total War Warhammer titles. ![]() Total War Pharaoh is the franchise’s return to its historical roots for the first time perhaps since well, 2015’s Total War Attila.
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