A Total War Saga: TROY

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  1. Bluehydra
    Aug 14, 2020
    4
    Hello.
    overall the game wasn't good.
    the good thing was the campaign map. but pretty standard from previous game, still an upgrade from warhammer. combat is where it become a mess. The battle mechanic isn't working. and the animation is pretty darn bad. the overall phase of the battle feels unrealistic and fast, and the movement speed and also animation is horrible to look at. The AI    Hello.
    overall the game wasn't good.
    the good thing was the campaign map. but pretty standard from previous game, still an upgrade from warhammer.
    combat is where it become a mess. The battle mechanic isn't working. and the animation is pretty darn bad.
    the overall phase of the battle feels unrealistic and fast, and the movement speed and also animation is horrible to look at.
    The AI is bad, worse than the previous games.
    I cannot recommend to buy this game. Was looking forward to it because I really like the settings.    … Expand
  2. Rikkos
    Aug 16, 2020
    4
    Минусы: 1) Визуальная составляющая игры, как будто из пластилина всё, гладкое, игрушечное, стилистика какая-то убогая. 2) Абсолютно тупые ветки построек и ресурсов, баланса в них нет никакого, требуется на всё дерево, его постоянно не хватает, зато камня и бронзы завались. 3) Огромные юниты просто бесполезны - все эти гиганты, циклопы, минотавры ... их просто ваншотят всякие застрельщики.Минусы: 1) Визуальная составляющая игры, как будто из пластилина всё, гладкое, игрушечное, стилистика какая-то убогая. 2) Абсолютно тупые ветки построек и ресурсов, баланса в них нет никакого, требуется на всё дерево, его постоянно не хватает, зато камня и бронзы завались. 3) Огромные юниты просто бесполезны - все эти гиганты, циклопы, минотавры ... их просто ваншотят всякие застрельщики. 4) Войска потребляют какое-то чокнутое кол-во провизии (считай денег) 5) У героев 80% навыков просто какой-то мусор, и выбор очевиден при вилке развития 6) Нет морских боёв (традиционных боёв с кораблями) 7) Дипломатия просто самая тупая в серии Тотал Вар, каждый ход по несколько фракций предлагают супер-невыгодные обмены ресурсами

    Понравилось: 1) Баланс юнитов (камень-ножницы-бумага) 2) Не игровые события и события в которых нужно принимать решение самому 3) Героические задания    … Expand
  3. crazyking321
    Aug 16, 2020
    4
    it felt very messy in combat and the campaign map, but i did have some fun in it but found myself getting bored in 5-6h.

    plus i did not like trusting a company (Epic) what is known to take and sell your data to play it,
  4. 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
  5. Vasilii97
    Aug 16, 2020
    4
    Эпоха выбрана крайне интересная и ранее в играх практически нетронутая. Интересным образом обновили систему экономики, золото отодвинуто на второй план (бронзовый век как-никак) и в роли валюты выступают несколько видов ресурсов, по сути получилась бартерная экономика, теперь недостаточно просто установить торговые договора, но надо еще и самому договариваться что и на что обменивать. И наЭпоха выбрана крайне интересная и ранее в играх практически нетронутая. Интересным образом обновили систему экономики, золото отодвинуто на второй план (бронзовый век как-никак) и в роли валюты выступают несколько видов ресурсов, по сути получилась бартерная экономика, теперь недостаточно просто установить торговые договора, но надо еще и самому договариваться что и на что обменивать. И на этом хорошее, увы, заканчивается. Система дипломатии абсолютно непонятна и неудобна, в действиях ИИ я не уловил никакой логики, войны начинаются как-будто просто по-приколу и рандомно, так ближе к 40 ходу я был в состоянии войны с половиной карты, а троянцы сами приплыли и начали осаждать города Греции, а Агамемнон - великий правитель Микен, царь царей живет с одним городом, с одним вассалом, без армии и гроша в кармане, т.е. как вы понимаете от истории тут только имена и места. Еще одна интересная деталь в том, что враги с другого конца карты, непонятно за какие обиды объявившие тебе войну, умудряются отправить к тебе целую армию, но в это же время сосед-союзник и пальцем не пошевельнет, чтоб тебе помочь, и складывается впечатление, будто ИИ всеми силами пытается тебя задавить и уничтожить тебя с самого начала. Бои ничем новым не блистают, разве что колесницы добавили, а в остальном существенных изменений нет, они как по мне стали даже немного скучнее, троецарствие во всех аспектах была лучше и интереснее. 4 балла только потому что мне безумно нравится сеттинг древней Греции… Expand
  6. Jananas
    Aug 14, 2020
    4
    If you go into this game expecting Total War as you know it, you would be probably really dissapointed (unless you played Thrones of Britannia), It is whole dumbed down to oblivion, the battles are super fast. I especially really hated the UI, which takes a lot from Three Kingdoms. Such a modern take on it does not fit much into the timeline (not that it fit in Three Kingdoms). The wholeIf you go into this game expecting Total War as you know it, you would be probably really dissapointed (unless you played Thrones of Britannia), It is whole dumbed down to oblivion, the battles are super fast. I especially really hated the UI, which takes a lot from Three Kingdoms. Such a modern take on it does not fit much into the timeline (not that it fit in Three Kingdoms). The whole graphical presentation looks like a mess with all the modern UI, Banners etc. and ancient Amphora-like designs. If I had paid 40€ for it, I would have bashed my head in. Given I got it for free, I guess I will live.… Expand
  7. 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 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    1. 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 ” .    … Expand
  8. Gapis
    Aug 16, 2020
    4
    While I've skipped multiple Total War games lately, the series has always been dear to me since it offers an unique, rich strategy experience. Total War Saga: Troy is great in concept, and has a very interesting setting, but few bugs and design choices makes it a chore to play.
    I. It is not a historical game, and I get that. It has heroes, mythical creatures, it is meant to be a power    While I've skipped multiple Total War games lately, the series has always been dear to me since it offers an unique, rich strategy experience. Total War Saga: Troy is great in concept, and has a very interesting setting, but few bugs and design choices makes it a chore to play.
    I. It is not a historical game, and I get that. It has heroes, mythical creatures, it is meant to be a power fantasy to some degree. However, even with that in mind, unit balance seems to be completely out of whack. It is not uncommon for the enemy hero to become the last man standing on the battlefield, successfully defending himself against four infantry squads, while out-healing the damage they're doing. Your only option in that situation seems to be breaking his morale somehow.
    Things like a single unit of chariots, not supported by anything, can charge, rout and kill eight squads of ranged units sitting in a forest, in a matter of seconds, all while you can't eliminate a single unit of light infantry with 6-8 units of slingers/archers, before they reach your frontline.
    Some of the hero abilities are pretty much impossible to counter, and veteran commanders would often do as much on their own as the rest of the army.

    II. Unit AI often behaves oddly, breaking formation and retreating away from allied forces, towards the enemy. Skirmish mode on ranged units is completely broken and causes them to ignore your orders and run straight into the enemy or a cliff.

    III. Playing on Standard Difficulty I've been declared war on four times by a completely neutral faction from across the map that my Ally has discovered, without them having any connections with each other, previous interaction with me or any of my enemies. They would then proceed to send in armies to take out my commanders, knowing exactly their whereabouts at all times, and completely ignoring my allies who support the war effort and dwarf each of them in power levels.
    Not only that, AI clearly cheats with resources. There were factions in my alliance with four or five settlements that had more than 80k of a specific resource, all when I have to barter with everyone around me to even feed my three armies. Enemy doesn't seem to have that problem and they will return once defeated in a matter of three to four turns, in full strength.

    IV. Allies that overtake you in the global strength level immediately try to extort you from your resources through repeated, ridiculously bad barter offers every other turn, and loyalty standing with them doesn't seem to make a difference. Diplomacy while in-depth is pretty confusing and hard to navigate, especially if you want to enter talks with all members of a certain faction instead of individual kingdoms. AI also loves to declare war on you then attack in the same turn, leaving you with no option to respond before you lose an army or settlement.

    As for positives, I think the game has a gorgeous setting, visuals and audio are not something I would complain about, and it definitely can be great if some AI and unit balance problems are adressed. I will keep an eye out for post-launch support, but as of the time of writing this review, I do not think it is not worth the asked price.    … Expand
  9. 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
  10. 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
  11. FernandosShaft
    Aug 16, 2020
    3
    TLDR: A big modder thinks this game was bad, limited roster, clearly a proof of concept for WH3 stuff, and Grossly over priced. Don't buy failed Experiment.

    I've attended school and am still in contact with a fairly prolific modder. And the fact that they think this game isn't great speaks volumes. I had to wait for after launch to get a response that wasn't basically i'm under NDA,    TLDR: A big modder thinks this game was bad, limited roster, clearly a proof of concept for WH3 stuff, and Grossly over priced. Don't buy failed Experiment.

    I've attended school and am still in contact with a fairly prolific modder.
    And the fact that they think this game isn't great speaks volumes. I had to wait for after launch to get a response that wasn't basically i'm under NDA, only to find out my opinions of the game was exactly their opinion during the closed beta.

    The factions are to densely groups in 2 corners of the map limiting growth, the AI of factions you really can't wipe out because Homeric heroes lead them are to aggressive in conjunction with the fact total war AI has always cheated meaning you will either become insignificant compared to your allies or have to kill them all off.

    The Unit Roster is far to limited essentially boiling to melee, and ranged. yes there are 2 mythic cavalry options and 2 chariots but that's far to limited. in addition to a complete lack of siege engines and naval warfare. Ultimately our shared Take is this a Beta for concepts for Total war Warhammer 3.

    to be honest the price is what ruins this game. Yes I got this for free day one, and i still think its bad.
    but looking at the price its worse, if i spent £35 on this i'd be more pissed than Achilles after hector killed Patroclus.

    this feels like a £15 game at best, and that's including if it had multiplayer and the amazons at launch.
    Do not buy this failed experiment.    … Expand
  12. 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 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 lineIf 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… Expand
  13. LavenderMoon
    Aug 16, 2020
    3
    I don't really mind inaccuracy in video-games when it's done well but I personally find total war troy fairly distasteful. Considering the excessive creative freedom creative assemble took I find it bothersome how patriarchal the game's theme and story tends to be. Many of the quotes I find are toxic misrepresentations of what the Greeks actually believed. I wouldn't really mind if TroyI don't really mind inaccuracy in video-games when it's done well but I personally find total war troy fairly distasteful. Considering the excessive creative freedom creative assemble took I find it bothersome how patriarchal the game's theme and story tends to be. Many of the quotes I find are toxic misrepresentations of what the Greeks actually believed. I wouldn't really mind if Troy was an otherwise actuate game but it simply isn't one and I don't believe the Amazonian DLC will fix that.… Expand
  14. Pony_Express
    Aug 16, 2020
    3
    "Total Warhammer: Troy-mod" is not a great game, or even a fun one. Miss-matching fantasy and history in a poorly optimized and confused game, that was made without clear purpose. I suggest. it is not worth paying money for. Skip it; buy a nice pair of shoes or something.

    I'm a sad creature with '000s of hours logged in Total War games over 15 years - I love the history/lore, the    "Total Warhammer: Troy-mod" is not a great game, or even a fun one. Miss-matching fantasy and history in a poorly optimized and confused game, that was made without clear purpose. I suggest. it is not worth paying money for. Skip it; buy a nice pair of shoes or something.

    I'm a sad creature with '000s of hours logged in Total War games over 15 years - I love the history/lore, the problem solving, the dynamic pacing, and the freedom to play in a non-linear story, the mods, the realization of a chess board brought to life. - But this game is just a sad-sandwich.

    Good points... I like the way religion functions work now, giving "perceived" bonuses to factions if they worship enough, - your fleet will sail harder and further if they think they're blessed. I like the mixed economy mechanic, taking us out of static "gold-only" economies, where resources were for a bit of negligent trading. These are however hangovers from Warhammer, as is the entire game.
    Importantly, they have improved the battle fields, - which were a major gripe of mine for years. Now you can fight on varied terrain, with different avenues of attack and defense, rather than in a permanently open/flat field, like TW games of the past decade.

    Bad Points... The game is graphically very demanding, so those without high-end performance computers will have garbage visuals at 20fps, even with most graphics features set to minimal/off.

    The setting of the Aegean sea was played out before with Rome 2 DLC and this adds nothing new to that experience, by removing 1,000 years of technological progression and calling it "Troy". The playable factions are all roughly the same, and the game-play/battles are highly repetitive. If you've played Rome 2, you won't get anything 'better' here, (and that game is ten years old).

    The interface and presentation is oddly cartoonish, but that comes from re-skinning Warhammer 2 (or from HQ insisting they just copy what sells?).

    The battles have a strange lack of presence and engagement, something (I'm not a developer) is lacking, resulting in the most boring combat experiences yet. There's still the long-lasting problem of TW games, that their armies have no 'weight' or impact. This has been present since they abandoned the old engine more than a decade ago, but without any heavy cavalry or fast units, this problem is amplified. Long gone are the days of Napoleon TW, where the camera would shake with cannon-fire. And the sound mix is also lacking, with no fury, clashing, or 'noise' of war.

    All these points add up to make a game that is slow and bulky in the presentation, yet somehow weightless and boring in the gameplay. A conundrum, but I think the developers would do well to line up in a real shield wall and experience what it's like to have 200 heavy men run at you... Maybe they'll create some "War" games with real weight to them.

    Meta: CA are constantly trying to innovate, but never bothering to refine, or learn. Britannia, for instance, introduced clever mechanics of attrition and delayed mustering troops, but these are gone also. The desire for more and more graphics on screen make having true battles of 20,000 versus 20,000 nigh impossible since Medieval 2. Older games offered more kinetic excitement (see Napoleon). This is another game where CA try to do something new, which is commendable, but they weren't born yesterday. They have twenty years of franchise to reflect on and it seems they always think old is bad and newer is always better, whilst playing out the same tired settings (Aegean, Romans, or East Asia). Please CA go play your old games and remember why you even have a franchise at all, and then maybe create an interesting game that doesn't feel so much like a cash grab.

    Summary: If you liked Warhammer 2, you might like this as well, but seeing as this is a compromised re-skin of that game, in a pseudo-historical, metaphorically fantasy-based world, you don't get anywhere near the fun or mind-breaking concepts of the Warhammer games. - For me, you couldn't pay me to keep playing this... And I got it for free.    … Expand
  15. Wanderer46
    Aug 16, 2020
    3
    If you've never played a Total War game you might like this.

    If you're a Veteran of the series and like grand strategy, sandbox style campaigns, and depth, I don't see how this would appeal to you. People keep talking about how "beautiful" it is and I just don't see it. It somehow looks worse (and cheaper) than recent titles. The color, animations, unit collision, aesthetic design of    If you've never played a Total War game you might like this.

    If you're a Veteran of the series and like grand strategy, sandbox style campaigns, and depth, I don't see how this would appeal to you. People keep talking about how "beautiful" it is and I just don't see it. It somehow looks worse (and cheaper) than recent titles. The color, animations, unit collision, aesthetic design of the generals, all look cartoonish and peculiar. This should be one of the grittiest and brutal TW periods but it just looks like a mobile game.    … Expand
  16. Melkor3000
    Aug 19, 2020
    3
    If I hadn't received it for free at Epic Games Store I would have requested a refund.
  17. 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
  18. 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
  19. 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
  20. 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
  21. Giero
    Jan 4, 2023
    3
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  22. 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.
  23. 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
  24. walou213
    Aug 15, 2020
    2
    I’m rating this game as if I had payed 50$ even though I got it for free on the epic game store. —

    Being a huge total war fan, no need to say I was excited about this new opus. Moreover considering Greece and antiquity are my favourite part of history. Well I was disappointed... I expected it to play like a Rome 2.5, which already isn’t that much tactical but offers some really great    I’m rating this game as if I had payed 50$ even though I got it for free on the epic game store. —

    Being a huge total war fan, no need to say I was excited about this new opus. Moreover considering Greece and antiquity are my favourite part of history. Well I was disappointed... I expected it to play like a Rome 2.5, which already isn’t that much tactical but offers some really great moment during battle, however this didn’t play at all like that. Troy felt more like a tone down version of Rome, more like a very casual game because of its simplicity. Ultimately simplicity leads to boredom, which is why even though I got it free I already uninstalled it. Lack of blood, lack of units diversity, IA still incredibly stupid (even by total war standards), boring campaign management ( resources are a great idea, but you get way enough of them very quickly), the ai spamming stupid deal offer during their turn like «  would you like to trade 10 of my wood for 500 of your gold » over and over, lack of mod support (thanks epic), lack of multiplayer, lack of playable factions (could be solved thanks to community mod like in Rome 2... too bad no mod support), and so on. So is it Worth 50$ ? Hell no, even for free I don’t want it but I got to congratulate sega for acknowledging the poor state of this game and deciding to make it free (at least the first few days), they could have went AAA price right from the beginning instead. On the other side, I’d like to point that this game run great on my pc (ryzen 2600, rtx 2070, 16gb ram), tutorial looked ok and graphics are great ( the same quality as what you get on previous tw)    … Expand
  25. 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.
  26. brusti
    Aug 15, 2020
    2
    the idea of the game, ok.
    the graphics 2010 level at most.
    the interface, made me uninstall the game, it was unbearable after few hours of gameplay.
    the support for the game, totally lacking, looking in interface for every functionality was a nightmare and the information was useless and even on the internet you barely find anything specific
  27. Red_Swiss
    Aug 15, 2020
    2
    - Ridiculously ugly textures of the terrain, trees, soldiers and ... everything. It's ugly, looks like Total War Arena. Thrones of Britannia (2018) and Attila (2015) are both prettier
    - Unit animations (at rest on the move and in combat) worthy of Age of Empire or Warcraft 3.
    - The French version, ROFL. You do not dub the copied / pasted tutorial papi from Warhammer while leaving all the    - Ridiculously ugly textures of the terrain, trees, soldiers and ... everything. It's ugly, looks like Total War Arena. Thrones of Britannia (2018) and Attila (2015) are both prettier
    - Unit animations (at rest on the move and in combat) worthy of Age of Empire or Warcraft 3.
    - The French version, ROFL. You do not dub the copied / pasted tutorial papi from Warhammer while leaving all the rest of the game in original version. You might as well be honest and sell it in VOSTFR. And god knows VF doesn't matter to me.
    - The non-existent encyclopedia, again (WHY ?!)
    - Total War infantry (yes the excuse of the time is valid, but I'm cutting in the bacon there)
    - Epic
    - The global gueulinette foutage (yes say it: baguette)

    I could look for several other negatives but I have other things to do than take down this Total War joke.

    + The background in the countryside and the time, if we really have to find positive points.    … Expand
  28. 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
  29. 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
  30. RDonnell
    Jun 5, 2023
    1
    An arcady insult to the totalwar series. Typically woeful warscape engine performance
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  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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