A Total War Saga: TROY

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  1. boznahto
    Aug 20, 2023
    0
    Буде чесно якщо я одразу зізнаюся - цю гру я отримав безкоштовна на епікгеймс! З цим покінчили тепер можна - Гра просто супер, ніколи раніше не розумів тоталворів а тут не можу відірватися, чудова графіка, оптимізація (граю на високих та максимальних з Мак М1 8гб), музика та звук, геймплей та і взагалі, у світі в якому РТС померло так приємно пограти у нову АААБуде чесно якщо я одразу зізнаюся - цю гру я отримав безкоштовна на епікгеймс! З цим покінчили тепер можна - Гра просто супер, ніколи раніше не розумів тоталворів а тут не можу відірватися, чудова графіка, оптимізація (граю на високих та максимальних з Мак М1 8гб), музика та звук, геймплей та і взагалі, у світі в якому РТС померло так приємно пограти у нову ААА
  2. PittenZak94
    Jul 25, 2023
    0
    Tried it for about an hour, but it shows almost straight away that in many regards this game is a step down from previous titles. The greatest let down is the battles. Physics in battles are way off, soldiers in units hardly interact with each other when in battle (soldier swings sword and 3 meter in front of him someone just falls down), arrows seem unimpactful and only appear as whiteTried it for about an hour, but it shows almost straight away that in many regards this game is a step down from previous titles. The greatest let down is the battles. Physics in battles are way off, soldiers in units hardly interact with each other when in battle (soldier swings sword and 3 meter in front of him someone just falls down), arrows seem unimpactful and only appear as white lines, equipment gives only mediocre bonuses, abilities feel insignificant.… Expand
  3. Dulcino
    Jul 3, 2023
    3
    This game was about the times of Troyan Wars and its historical time. Well, I think this has more to do with the 2004 "Troy" film. A strategy game that lacks of strategy and all the value rests on the hero. The armies have little value; you can send a hero against an entire unit of medium spearmen and your hero will beat them alone... The general, which in other historical TWs has a hugeThis game was about the times of Troyan Wars and its historical time. Well, I think this has more to do with the 2004 "Troy" film. A strategy game that lacks of strategy and all the value rests on the hero. The armies have little value; you can send a hero against an entire unit of medium spearmen and your hero will beat them alone... The general, which in other historical TWs has a huge importance, is reduced to an all-mighty demigod.
    Comparing with the TW: Rome II (2014) graphically, battle IA, map campaign AI... this game is worse. Once again, I feel further than Rome I: TW and Medieval II: TW.

    If you are an History and militar-history fan, you will experience the same disappointment as me    … Expand
  4. RDonnell
    Jun 5, 2023
    1
    An arcady insult to the totalwar series. Typically woeful warscape engine performance
  5. alicsen
    Feb 23, 2023
    1
    Long time Total War fan here: The game is very far away from being true total war game (like Medieval 1-2, Rome 1-2, shogun 1-2 and Attila). The game is simplified and unrealistic to become a proper historical title.
  6. Giero
    Jan 4, 2023
    3
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  7. carlosxande81
    Apr 7, 2021
    0
    Great game, with great mechanics. If you love Total war, strategy games, Troy, just go and check it out.
  8. Ignattanto
    Dec 4, 2020
    2
    disgusting game. too cartoonish, no pathos, no excitement, boring, but there are many good ideas more interesting loyalty of the gods, more interesting pumping of the hero, personal entourage of the heroes ... but this should not have gone beyond the framework of tests.
  9. LuckyLavs
    Nov 29, 2020
    2
    I waited for the Amazons DLC before I started playing this... So far, I played three Amazon Campaigns (over 70 hours), one as Penthilesea and two as Hippolyta. These campaigns are so incredibly bad, it is like the devs didn't even bother to playtest their own game before they released it. INFURIATING is the best word for this game -- this game really makes you want to punch the gameI waited for the Amazons DLC before I started playing this... So far, I played three Amazon Campaigns (over 70 hours), one as Penthilesea and two as Hippolyta. These campaigns are so incredibly bad, it is like the devs didn't even bother to playtest their own game before they released it. INFURIATING is the best word for this game -- this game really makes you want to punch the game devs in their collective face.

    My biggest gripe is how the AI computer players cheat. They don't play by the same rules that you are constrained by. Its own armies can march farther, sometimes march far away after combat -- I have seen a faction with 6 armies with only two supporting cities. But your own armies require tons of food every turn, and so for most of the game, you will be playing with only 1-2 armies, and each army can only have 20 soldiers max in it. And you better move your armies together at all times so they reinforce each other -- because you will (at some point) be attacked by an AI army with 1 or more reinforcement armies of its own. When that happens, if you only have 1 army -- it doesn't matter how good your troops are, how many levels your hero is, when the AI outnumbers you 2 or more to 1 -- game over.

    2 armies marching together might not seem bad to you, but there are a gazillion cities on the map, many of them separated by great distances -- and you are expected to go out and conquer territory. As soon as you leave your base with your 2 armies marching together though, one or more of the zillion AI factions will attack your base while you are gone. Your base garrisons don't do a damn thing to stop the AI -- there is really no point to base garrisons. Even with the tower upgrades.

    If you think you will simply stay home, and focus on nearby factions, you will be successful only up to a point. Your territory will get so big (geographically) that it will make it impossible for your two armies to guard both the north and the south simultaneously.

    On top of that, Sparta in this game is such a ridiculously overpowered / broken faction. 10 of their soldiers will beat 30 of yours. If you focus on lesser known factions that are closeby -- Sparta will conquer half the map while you are busy doing that.

    If, instead, you go after Sparta hard, like early in the game -- it will take you some time and dedication to whittle them down, because they have lots of allies in that same vicinity, and they will all wail on you. But in another campaign, I did that, wiped out the allied Phythians, wiped out the Spartans, and by that time -- All the trojan factions confederated into this one super faction and controlled like 75% of the map. Then Troy hits you with a zillion armies.

    I was seeing, per turn, like 10-12 of my cities sacked/looted just as soon as Troy started to invade me (one turn after I wiped out Sparta). You pretty much have to have armies there if you expect to defend your bases, as I said above -- the garrisons do nothing. But there are like 80 gazillion cities. By late game, the most number of armies I had could afford were 6, and I owned like 25% of the map!
    But the Ai has like 15 armies.

    I wanted to love this game, but I loathe it. So frustrating. You will get a lot of "I want to throw the keyboard at the computer monitor" moments with this game.    … Expand
  10. opor
    Nov 18, 2020
    1
    Maybe not the worst total war game but a solid second to thrones of britannia
  11. Lastbornnutria
    Oct 5, 2020
    1
    I honestly can't fathom how they managed to release three kingdoms and then this trash. I grew up playing Rome and I have sunk countless hours in to Rome, Warhammer, Empires, Rome 2 and Three Kingdoms. Bad:
    Graphics feel outdated
    Systems don't make sense AI is awful Just need to build a whole army of archers and you can beat pretty much everything No connection to heroes what so ever Feels    I honestly can't fathom how they managed to release three kingdoms and then this trash. I grew up playing Rome and I have sunk countless hours in to Rome, Warhammer, Empires, Rome 2 and Three Kingdoms. Bad:
    Graphics feel outdated
    Systems don't make sense
    AI is awful
    Just need to build a whole army of archers and you can beat pretty much everything
    No connection to heroes what so ever
    Feels like someone in the Dev team freaking loves Troy and was just handed some spare assets to about him up
    After the taste of diplomacy from Three Kingdoms this is a joke eg, I was at war down to their last settlement, they offered me a peace deal but demanded I pay half my resources for it...couldn't take it seriously after that.

    Good:
    I got it for free

    Summary, just buy Three Kingdoms! Don't mug yourself off    … Expand
  12. TONY2407
    Sep 18, 2020
    3
    This game has some good moments BUT vor an beginner it is to hard.
    e.g. I had very to struggle to hold four armies rowling and my enemy had over 50 armies on the easiest mode
  13. gryps
    Sep 18, 2020
    4
    Je suis heureux qu'Epic Games ait permit de tester ce jeu gratuitement et je comprends pourquoi
    CREATIVE ASSEMBLY a préféré recevoir un chèque avec une exclus plutôt que d'essayer de le vendre sur le plus de plateformes possibles.
    Il y a quasiment aucune nouveauté sur la gestion, c'est du déjà vu. Pour ce qui est de la diplomatie, on a ce qui était prévu sur 3 Kingdoms avec une IA    Je suis heureux qu'Epic Games ait permit de tester ce jeu gratuitement et je comprends pourquoi
    CREATIVE ASSEMBLY a préféré recevoir un chèque avec une exclus plutôt que d'essayer de le vendre sur le plus de plateformes possibles.

    Il y a quasiment aucune nouveauté sur la gestion, c'est du déjà vu.

    Pour ce qui est de la diplomatie, on a ce qui était prévu sur 3 Kingdoms avec une IA moins bêtes bien que ce dernier point pûisse être discutable.

    Pour ce qui est censé être le cœur du jeu : les Batailles. On a un remake de 3 Kingdoms mais en Grèce. Les héros sont surpuissants avec des capacités qui relèvent plus de la magie qu'autre chose.
    Même si on a des unités visuellement différentes selon le camps qu'on choisit, on a les mêmes capacités "spéciales" pour les unités et le ressentie est plus proche d'un Total Wars arena que d'un bon vieux Rome 2 ou Attila qui avaient le défaut d'avoir des batailles trop longues.

    Puisque c'est un prototype des futurs total war je sais à quoi m'attendre et ça m'évitera de gaspiller mon argent.    … Expand
  14. mors_orcus
    Sep 5, 2020
    1
    Unimaginable bad. I put it on easy to play a laid back rts to get nostalgia. iv beaten it on several campaings and even on easy on a normal charactrer its insanely stupid rebellion every turn, impossible to raise happiness as achiles. its the worst poorly made game ever. devs should be ashamed. it was free on epic and its still not worth it at all.
  15. rapha92santos
    Sep 2, 2020
    4
    I dont feel like playing a total war game anymore, sadly because i was a huge fan from the series. I have been playing the series from Rome (2004) until now, and for me, every new launch since Atilla i feel that something is missing in gameplay or campaign. Attention to details, more appreciation for the game with they are developing should fix the next generations. But until then, i haveI dont feel like playing a total war game anymore, sadly because i was a huge fan from the series. I have been playing the series from Rome (2004) until now, and for me, every new launch since Atilla i feel that something is missing in gameplay or campaign. Attention to details, more appreciation for the game with they are developing should fix the next generations. But until then, i have to content myself with a remake version of warhammer and fantasy gameplay.… Expand
  16. jaco111
    Aug 31, 2020
    2
    It is no fun to play for me. Could say it's not the total war feeling, but that is not the real problem. I think the main reason which made me uninstall the game was ai army movement and (missing) battle balance.
  17. ComradeWinston
    Aug 28, 2020
    1
    Giving it a 1 because while it is garbage, it's garbage they gave away for free.
  18. AiEki
    Aug 27, 2020
    0
    No mod support & no multiplayer. Almost like reskin game. AI clunky like all the total war series especially siege battle. Blood option should be free too.
  19. frranky1
    Aug 24, 2020
    0
    Казуальная, мультяшная каломасса. Куча в дрись урезанных механик и фичь и убитый бой в реальном времени.
  20. Quatra
    Aug 21, 2020
    1
    CA seems convinced to churn out lesser quality every launch. So disappointed to watch smaller and cheaper games made all to churn a profit.
  21. Yello1183
    Aug 21, 2020
    3
    If you have played three kingdoms then this is a major step back. Terrible UI, Three Kingdoms had excellent UI, they should have just improved that instead of that trash they released
  22. SasKa
    Aug 21, 2020
    2
    Игра пустая , анимации каменные ! Ты как будто играешь в поделку пятиклассника,однако анимацию героев, они сделали на славу ! Ну спасибо , на одних героях игру не вытянешь !Давайте вспомним хотя-бы "Rome 2" , даже в ней боевка выглядит лучше . Атмосфера игры пропадает , когда ты смотришь на бегающих и прыгающих дурачков-воинов . вот ты смотришь и думаешь -" зачем они прыгают ? куда ?"Игра пустая , анимации каменные ! Ты как будто играешь в поделку пятиклассника,однако анимацию героев, они сделали на славу ! Ну спасибо , на одних героях игру не вытянешь !Давайте вспомним хотя-бы "Rome 2" , даже в ней боевка выглядит лучше . Атмосфера игры пропадает , когда ты смотришь на бегающих и прыгающих дурачков-воинов . вот ты смотришь и думаешь -" зачем они прыгают ? куда ?" это похоже на детские игры в войну , а не на игру про войну )) все бегают веселятся , может еще пикничек устроите ? У меня просто нет слов ! За что я отдал свои кровные 2000 рублей ?… Expand
  23. LastAustralian
    Aug 20, 2020
    3
    i just want to start off by saying i love total war and have brought and played them all for hundreds of hours, but this just feels **** basically as bad as Britannia but in a completely different way of been a failed game.

    THE GOOD, Lets start with the good, some aspects are good, i like the story alot of that is hype from watching Troy the movie before playing the game, the art    i just want to start off by saying i love total war and have brought and played them all for hundreds of hours, but this just feels **** basically as bad as Britannia but in a completely different way of been a failed game.

    THE GOOD,
    Lets start with the good, some aspects are good, i like the story alot of that is hype from watching Troy the movie before playing the game, the art style is nice and thats about it

    As a 2020 title some parts of the game look beautiful, but even on ultra setting i had to check because it looked terrible, i literally checked a few times thinking i messed up some settings.

    The AI is bad, i feel like instead of making the AI better on Harder difficulty they just make it feel like the AI has endless money and cheats now to make it better.

    There isnt even a multiplayer so couldnt play with a friend, its 2020 and that stuff is coming later another half asses thing about this game.

    Im so glad i didn't pay for this game because if i did id be even more pissed off, come on total war you can do better then this pile of **** im so disappointed    … Expand
  24. sex69
    Aug 20, 2020
    0
    The era of Troy is very boring.
    It would have been better if it had been set in another country.
    Europe or Greece is too boring.
  25. kyonkochanyaa
    Aug 19, 2020
    1
    1) Several serious animation bugs and glitches
    2) No blood leave attack animations feeling cartoonishly limp and like Tom and Jerry: Total War
    3) Campaign is basically Rome II: Wrath of Sparta (as in infantry dominant roster with limited cavalry) meets Warhammer/Three Kingdoms 4) The Hero commander system needs to go. Having a single unit who's only good for mashing against other    1) Several serious animation bugs and glitches
    2) No blood leave attack animations feeling cartoonishly limp and like Tom and Jerry: Total War
    3) Campaign is basically Rome II: Wrath of Sparta (as in infantry dominant roster with limited cavalry) meets Warhammer/Three Kingdoms
    4) The Hero commander system needs to go. Having a single unit who's only good for mashing against other Generals makes it's use pathetically limited. Also AOE buffs should be passive except for one that boosts morale temporarily
    5) Sieges are boring without any variety to ways to break walls or do anything but run mindlessly at walls. also where the most bugs occur (as they always have in TW games) and I had units that are supposed to be able to attack gates unable to attack them and just stood there dying
    6) The AI cheats unfairly in several ways such as knowing where your settlements are without scouting them as well as targeting the player before AI enemies that are more inportant to their main quest goals making you feel gimped and like the AI is just a wave of flesh.
    7) I got this game for Free on the Epic games store and it feels almost like they knew this game was a bit shoddy and in hopes to save face and get some positive user reviews they gave away a mediocre product for free to try and win over people.
    8) Having to protect every province in case a single army slips past your armies and you have to do a mad dash to catch them as they raze settlement after settlement and then abuse the fog of war to dissapear and switch to march stance to flee before you have any chance to catch them leading to a very slow and tedious campaign where large armies clashing is rare since most enemy armies will either wipe the floor with you or fall over with a slight breeze.    … Expand
  26. mathew076
    Aug 19, 2020
    3
    Graphics are good, but the campaign map is too 'earthy' and clunky. Too much going on, especially when playing as a faction close to a lot of others. The AI is very spammy, constantly asking for barter agreements, every single turn, which are exactly the same every single time.

    Battle play is far too slow. Once chariots are unlocked, there is no losing (provided you play the battle    Graphics are good, but the campaign map is too 'earthy' and clunky. Too much going on, especially when playing as a faction close to a lot of others. The AI is very spammy, constantly asking for barter agreements, every single turn, which are exactly the same every single time.

    Battle play is far too slow. Once chariots are unlocked, there is no losing (provided you play the battle yourself). Also very draggy due to the lack of siege engines (which obviously hadn't been invented then). Far too many agents to make it enjoyable.

    To sum up - I am glad I got this game for free and didn't pay £34.99 for it.    … Expand
  27. Melkor3000
    Aug 19, 2020
    3
    If I hadn't received it for free at Epic Games Store I would have requested a refund.
  28. spacechief2000
    Aug 18, 2020
    0
    A beautifully rendered game inspired by the art style of the grecian urns (giving rise to the "cartoonish" criticisms"). Zoom in and it goes a bit off though, lots of similar looking infantrymen.
    Reasonably interesting combat, I played as Odysseus and had to get the hang of enfilading javelinmen and the different role of spearmen.
    The resource system gives you a nice push to go and    A beautifully rendered game inspired by the art style of the grecian urns (giving rise to the "cartoonish" criticisms"). Zoom in and it goes a bit off though, lots of similar looking infantrymen.
    Reasonably interesting combat, I played as Odysseus and had to get the hang of enfilading javelinmen and the different role of spearmen.
    The resource system gives you a nice push to go and conquer various areas, though the "running out of gold" mechanic is extremely annoying. Similarly the religion mechanic gives some nice buffs but is the cause of some annoying micromanagment (why is there a cap at 650?).
    All in all a fun campaign but unlikely to give it more than one or two playthoughs.    … Expand
  29. petr_akakkiy
    Aug 18, 2020
    2
    Ughhh.... Graphics sucks; no balanced building; Big units useless(also units need a lot of provisions like:money,food..) All heroes have useless special attacks. Thanks EGS for free copy
  30. Adixylian
    Aug 17, 2020
    0
    Thank God I didn't pay for this.

    Graphics: They are OK Progression: Feels empty and dumb, plain and sometimes confusing because it's a weird mix between imaginary and reality. Resources and city building: for a total war game, it could be better but it's not terrible. Battles: O man, so boring and repetitive. Even today, Medieval 2 and Rome 2 feels so much better. What a huge    Thank God I didn't pay for this.

    Graphics: They are OK

    Progression: Feels empty and dumb, plain and sometimes confusing because it's a weird mix between imaginary and reality.

    Resources and city building: for a total war game, it could be better but it's not terrible.

    Battles: O man, so boring and repetitive. Even today, Medieval 2 and Rome 2 feels so much better. What a huge downgrade...

    AI, diplomacy, reputation and relations: Can it be worse? I actually never played a game with such terrible design. Very fast you will find yourself in war with almost 80% factions because of sh*tty alghorithm that manages diplomacy and relations. Civilization VI is so much better in this that Total War Saga: Troy looks like a tiny crying kid pulling his respectful father (Civ VI) on a sleeve wanting to eat a cookie.

    Trust me, don't spend your money. This is devastating.
    The worst thing is watching how Total War franchise keeps getting worse and worse. Before you needed to think, to plan, do diplomacy and many other stuff. Now, the game pushes you into so many battles per turn (and Battle is boring and repetitive) that you start hating that game icon.exe. There is no brain begind all of this, it's like mixing Call of Duty (no brain just shoot) with Total War. Just fight after fight with no room for diplomacy or anything else.

    What a letdown...    … Expand
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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. CD-Action
    Nov 16, 2020
    80
    A mix between Three Kingdoms and Thrones of Britannia, Troy is a solid game that has a lot to offer and guarantees many hours of addictive fun but might disappoint loyal Total War fans with some of the changes (e.g. diplomacy). If you’re new to the series, be prepared to power through the overwhelming beginning, fortunately with the help of one of the best tutorials I’ve ever seen. [11/2020, p.60]
  2. Game World Navigator Magazine
    Oct 21, 2020
    82
    Troy can’t hold its own against the main entries of Total War series. But its purpose is to introduce new players to the series, and in that regard, Troy is more than adequate. [Issue#248,p.44]
  3. Riot Pixels
    Oct 18, 2020
    63
    As an abstract total conversion of Total War, Troy is a passable game, but it does very little to convey the atmosphere of Iliad (or that movie with Brad Pitt and Orlando Bloom, for that matter).
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