A Total War Saga: TROY

 PC
Metascore
75

Generally favorable reviews - based on 50 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 31 out of 50
  2. Mixed: 19 out of 50
  3. Negative: 0 out of 50
  1. Eurogamer
    Aug 13, 2020
    There is undoubtedly improvement here over the unremarkable Thrones of Britannia. Troy may not be as impassioned and hot-blooded as the characters it represents, but its distinctive factions, thematic systems and nuanced interpretation of myth nonetheless succeed in firing the imagination. [Eurogamer Recommended]
  2. Rock, Paper, Shotgun
    Aug 13, 2020
    This is a good Total War game. I love Total War games. I could spend forever comparing every element of it against its corresponding point in previous Total War games, and we’d none of us feel any the wiser for doing so. I suppose the frustration for me is the thought of what sort of a mind-blower Troy could have been if it hadn’t needed to be a Total War game in its entirety, but could still have gotten away with copying the two-layer strategy format.
  3. Vice
    Aug 17, 2020
    Total War: Troy is a good example of a type of Total War game whose time, hopefully, is ending. It undercuts its strongest features with administrative bloat and repetitive action, forcing you into too many rote battles and campaigns rather than letting you focus on the truly epic clashes that characterize Total War games at their best. If Troy just removed the heavy ankle weights it fastens on the player, it might be a series highlight. As it is, it's an interesting and clever variation on a theme that has gotten a little tired. It succeeds in breathing some new life into it, but after Three Kingdoms’ reinvention, it feels like a surprisingly good encore at a show that’s gone on just a little too long.

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User Score
6.1

Mixed or average reviews- based on 278 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 125 out of 278
  2. Mixed: 63 out of 278
  3. Negative: 90 out of 278
  1. loler1565
    Aug 14, 2020
    3
    If you did not get this game free don't buy it, not worth the money. Might be worth $10-$20 not more. For the pros, the campaign map andIf you did not get this game free don't buy it, not worth the money. Might be worth $10-$20 not more. For the pros, the campaign map and battle maps look very nice and battle maps have nice terrain to play around making it fun ans the Troy setting is cool. For the cons, its basically everything else. The AI cheats like a mofo and have infinite resources and just ignores the supply line penalty, auto resolve will stack wipe 4-6 units and leave the rest with like 5%-10% dmg, AI will force march around your armies just raid your town to be a pain but never group its forces to do a pitched battle so u will just run around being an idiot and rebuilding its armies every 2 turns. It also does not have Steam workshop so I manually have to keep up with all the mods and see if they are up to date. If I payed for this game I would have asked for a refund and I can see why they made this game Epic exclusive because they knew 100,000 people would not pay $40 for this broken game… Full Review »
  2. alicebay
    Aug 15, 2020
    4
    1. WHY IS TOTAL WAR SO SPECIAL ? THE SPECIAL GRAND MAP STRATEGY GAMEPLAY , THEN THE BATTLEFIELD SHOWN US A WHOLD GRAND AND POWERFUL1. WHY IS TOTAL WAR SO SPECIAL ? THE SPECIAL GRAND MAP STRATEGY GAMEPLAY , THEN THE BATTLEFIELD SHOWN US A WHOLD GRAND AND POWERFUL BATTLEFIELD GAME EXPERIENCE , THIS IS IMPORTANT AND THIS IS THE TOTAL WARS HEART , BUT THIS HEART IS ALMOST OVER .

    2. warhammer movements system is good , but make shield becomes → just a accessory model with data , soldier will never use shield , TKD and TROY copied warhammer movements system , but just copied , dont improve it , so i can see many soldiers cut the air , and there was no feedback after being hit , we knew in rom 2 attila , TOB , we can still see soldier will use their shield to defence themselves , and use their shield to impact enemy , attackers will beat them shield hard and heavy , the weapons will hit their bodies and shields , then we can hear the sound effect between the friction of weapons , they will up their shield to resist arrow , this is good .

    3. warhammer movements system maybe is suitable for warhammer , but doesnt mean suitable to TKD TROY and other total war game , warhammer is warhammer , its a beautiful mysterious and a fantasy world , that means many and many things no need to think about real world , so the battefield and soldiers actions , their movements , the act of waving weapons , ways of attack and others , all of these things is no problem with exaggeration , but TKD is a history total war , its maybe not suitable with this movements system , TORY i dont know , i saw many air cut , and soldiers have no feedback after being hit , the shield is just a truly accessory on their hands .

    4.Battlefield atmosphere : i dont know , maybe its just my illusion , but i think CA dont care about battlefield anymore . contrast with other total war games , TKD WH TROY make me feel something is missing , we knew total wars battlefield is very special , the important thing is : Total war games will show us a very grand and powerful battlefield , like : battlefield back ground music , soldiers charge , soldiers howl , weapons collision , large troop formation , soldiers fighting intense on the battlefield , then as for us : players need to watch clearly with soldiers every movements . besides , on the battlefield , need to leave a certain distance between people to fight and swing weapons , but now in TKD and TROY , people huddled together like ants , so how should they wave weapons , In Mount and Blade 2 , we knew if youre in the crowd , you cant wave your weapons and in TKD TROY , watch the battle , watch soldiers vs soldiers become a very boring things , there is no many special movements to soldier , CA now wanna make good heros system , but they forgot one thing : people wanna see a big grand battle , they wanna see more soldiers movements and actions , not just hero .
    5. now in TKD TORY , soldiers vs soldiers become to → you hit him, he hit you → you cut the air , he cut the air too , then someones dead , but total war battlefield is not just a " Turn based games " right ? in Napoleon , shogun 2 , rome 2 , attila , TOB , these wont happenning to much .

    6. CA has a very big ambition , i think this is a good way to grow up , but for now his ability is not enough to support his ambition , “ they abandoned half the hearts ” .    … Full Review »
  3. nephlite
    Aug 16, 2020
    5
    This game mimics the interface and game style of the Total War: Warhammer in a most terrible form.
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