A Total War Saga: TROY

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  1. SomeName
    Dec 10, 2020
    5
    This is probably the weakest entry of the 7 total war games I've played. My main gripes are mostly poor difficulty design, a lack of battle variety and just regular bugs. I was playing veteran/very hard difficulty and running 30 settlements with 2 armies at break-even cost. This in itself is not that bad, but the map is largely filled with water and accordingly, a lot of settlements areThis is probably the weakest entry of the 7 total war games I've played. My main gripes are mostly poor difficulty design, a lack of battle variety and just regular bugs. I was playing veteran/very hard difficulty and running 30 settlements with 2 armies at break-even cost. This in itself is not that bad, but the map is largely filled with water and accordingly, a lot of settlements are coastal and really easy for the AI to raid. Pair this with an economy where most buildings take >10 turns to return on their investment and you really spend most of your time fighting off pesky raiders in the same defensive battles in the same settlements. At some point it just got too repetitive for me to keep bothering.

    My only consolation is that EPIC is so greedy for a market share that they paid for this game instead of me.    … Expand
  2. ritoefc
    Aug 19, 2020
    7
    Overall, I think its a pretty decent game. Obviously not the best TotalWar game, but still it manages to entertainment me for a good punch of hours. I really like the style of the game, especially the campaign map and the after battle cinematics. The CA´s team also did a great job on all the playable faction, they made sure that all of them fell totally different not just in their rosterOverall, I think its a pretty decent game. Obviously not the best TotalWar game, but still it manages to entertainment me for a good punch of hours. I really like the style of the game, especially the campaign map and the after battle cinematics. The CA´s team also did a great job on all the playable faction, they made sure that all of them fell totally different not just in their roster of units, but in their mechanics, which in my opinion in that regard they have a 10/10 score. I do also think there are good improvements like the multi-resource economy, which is an excellent addition which I hope the lads of CA would maintain in future TotalWar games. However, is regarding to the battles where I think the game lags behind other TotalWar titles.

    First, the collision between units is practically nonexistent, which for me is really weird and even awful to watch. Second, due to the limitations of the era (Bronze age), there is no cavalry in the game, which for me, a long user of heavy and shock cavalry in other titles, is a HUGE blow. There are chariots (which for me is like "meh") and centaurs, which is a "mythological" unit, but you"ll only be able to recruit them very late in the game. And finally Third, while I appreciate the differences that the lads of CA made regarding the class of infantry (light, medium and heavy) in other to make the battles more interesting, they REALLY need to rebalance and modify many things, like the morale of the light infantry units, because they usually rout even with the slightest melee counterpart, something that at times becomes very frustrating and annoying.

    As I said at the beginning, all things considered, I think its a pretty good game which even with the things that I just wrote and with many other that I could just miss, I would like to recommend you guys to play. And guys, please do not listen or pay attention to everything you heard or read because, with a lot of sad I'm going to say this, The TotalWar franchise has one of the most TOXIC community of users. If you claimed the game on the first 24 hours, for god sake men stop saying stupidities and nonsense about the epic game store and that the CA sold themselves to the Chinese and bla bla bla and just give it a try to the bloody game! I would give to A Total War Saga: Troy, a 76-78 score.

    PD: If some of you guys didn´t manage to claim the game on the first day for free, in that case, I would suggest you to wait for a sale (Black Friday maybe?). Right now, I believe the game is at 32$ at Epic, while not expensive in my opinion, still you could save a bit of cash if you have some doubts about the game.    … Expand
  3. Shat00n
    Mar 5, 2021
    6
    Mediocre game. I've been playing Total War games since Medieval 1, and I only compelted one playthrough and dont plan on playing it again. I got really tired of hostile armies constantly sailing up to islands in my backyard, razing them and leaving. I'm ok with that if you at war with them for a long time, but it was usually like this: my agent accidentally discovers some random fractionMediocre game. I've been playing Total War games since Medieval 1, and I only compelted one playthrough and dont plan on playing it again. I got really tired of hostile armies constantly sailing up to islands in my backyard, razing them and leaving. I'm ok with that if you at war with them for a long time, but it was usually like this: my agent accidentally discovers some random fraction while pursuing his target, they immediately declare war on me, and full stack is on my shores somewhere in 2 turns.

    Barter system doesn't work properly, I had situtations where AI was willing to trade me resources for nothing, but would refuse if I offered them something in return. Also, constant ridiculously idioctic barter offers from AI are really annoying. I prefer the old "gold only" system more.

    Javelin and slinger units are so weak, they make peasant militia from Medieval 2 look like feudal knights. I don't really like epic agents as a reward, I got satyr several times that I had to waste on things like "immediately complete construction of 1 building". Too situational.

    Also, still no merchants =(

    Overall - cant wait or Warhammer 3, three kingdoms and now Troy feel like one time filler-ins.    … Expand
  4. DanteBelomnt
    Aug 19, 2020
    7
    В Трою можно играть но она не затягивает как прошлые игры серии. Много недочётов с политикой, взаимоотношений, большинство ресурсов сходится к тому что нужно много дерево а его мало зато камня и меди хоть отбавляй. Также графика на уровне второго Рима. Но в конце концов это всё таже старая и добрая тотальная война. В неё всё равно интересно играть ( хоть и первые пару раз). Я не хочу еёВ Трою можно играть но она не затягивает как прошлые игры серии. Много недочётов с политикой, взаимоотношений, большинство ресурсов сходится к тому что нужно много дерево а его мало зато камня и меди хоть отбавляй. Также графика на уровне второго Рима. Но в конце концов это всё таже старая и добрая тотальная война. В неё всё равно интересно играть ( хоть и первые пару раз). Я не хочу её низко оценивать так как это игра из серии Сага которая с самого начала подразумевалась как маленькая игра. Поэтому я не могу поставить очень низкую оценку так что вот так.… Expand
  5. Skrewbob
    Aug 25, 2020
    6
    This game is good until you start to play bigger battles where you just can't trust your own soldiers to follow orders.

    Skirmishers run towards enemies instead of away from them. Whenever you climb a wall they have to wait until everybody is on top of the wall before they attack, getting slaughtered in the meanwhile because it is slow (even for automatic resolve you need atleast 15    This game is good until you start to play bigger battles where you just can't trust your own soldiers to follow orders.

    Skirmishers run towards enemies instead of away from them. Whenever you climb a wall they have to wait until everybody is on top of the wall before they attack, getting slaughtered in the meanwhile because it is slow (even for automatic resolve you need atleast 15 units to capture a city defended by 5). Whenever you give order to attack an enemy unit, and the unit goes through a forest or underneath a tree, the order get cancelled and your army stops attacking and moving. This is especially annoying with ranged units that flee to a forest, turn around and start shooting your units that are just standing still on the edge of the forest and don't engage. Or when you find half your army standing back bc their target moved through a forest and the order got cancelled.
    Sometimes your whole army suddenly decides to route out of nothing. Enemy morale bars regenerating faster than your hero can attack, and much more.

    Also the campaign message spam is horrible.

    But smaller battles are fun. The theme is fun. Developing heros is fun. And I like the resource system.
    Bigger battles are just frustrating because your troops don't do what you want them to do. With smaller battles it's easier to oversee. I think this is fixable, and when fixed it will be a really fun game.    … Expand
  6. KirRassa
    Oct 7, 2020
    5
    We are waiting games like Rome, Atilla, Medieval and Shogun! Latest TW games are boring and without soul.
  7. nephlite
    Aug 16, 2020
    5
    This game mimics the interface and game style of the Total War: Warhammer in a most terrible form.
  8. MartinG4
    Aug 25, 2020
    6
    Enemy AI has infinite resources while the player is struggling with the upkeep of 4 armies despite controlling half the map. The new economy system is interesting but turns into tedious micromanagement once you are low on a resource as trade agreements only last 10 turns max. Graphics overall are ok but the UI is obtrusive and distracting. I had some fun with the game considering I got itEnemy AI has infinite resources while the player is struggling with the upkeep of 4 armies despite controlling half the map. The new economy system is interesting but turns into tedious micromanagement once you are low on a resource as trade agreements only last 10 turns max. Graphics overall are ok but the UI is obtrusive and distracting. I had some fun with the game considering I got it for free but I seriously don't think you should buy this full price even if you like the bronze age setting.… Expand
  9. 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
  10. 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
  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. MaBeo
    Aug 28, 2020
    6
    Very stylish. Interface looks really cool. Everything else is teethless and boring as hell.
  13. geronchik
    Aug 15, 2020
    6
    В целом игра интересная залипнуть можно. но очень много недоработок:
    1) бои просто мясорубка - которой очень неудобно управлять
    2) Экономика не сбалансирована. 3) механика политики тоже не ясна пытаешься сделать нормальный договор, а в итоге можешь уйти в минус по репутации и еще что то не так с оптимизацией - комп не слабый просадок ни по процу ни по оперативке нет, графике в игре не    В целом игра интересная залипнуть можно. но очень много недоработок:
    1) бои просто мясорубка - которой очень неудобно управлять
    2) Экономика не сбалансирована.
    3) механика политики тоже не ясна пытаешься сделать нормальный договор, а в итоге можешь уйти в минус по репутации
    и еще что то не так с оптимизацией - комп не слабый просадок ни по процу ни по оперативке нет, графике в игре не то чтобы требовательная и детализированная, но раз в 15-20 минут игра просто фризит на 30сек

    Что понравилось:
    1) влияние богов/жрецов/агентов
    2) стиль повествования    … Expand
  14. Vanok
    Aug 16, 2020
    7
    Троя - это не та игра, которую хочется безудержно восхвалять, здесь действительно хватает недочетов по самым разным направлениям, но по части множества решений она выглядит вполне бодро и создает интересный игровой процесс. Лично мне она нравится больше, нежели невнятное Троецарствие.Троя - это не та игра, которую хочется безудержно восхвалять, здесь действительно хватает недочетов по самым разным направлениям, но по части множества решений она выглядит вполне бодро и создает интересный игровой процесс. Лично мне она нравится больше, нежели невнятное Троецарствие.
  15. Tucsanka
    Aug 31, 2020
    7
    The newest part of the Total War series tries to expand its gameplay with new and old elements while portraying the Trojan war more reailistically. In opposite of Thrones of Britannia’S more simplifed approach we receive here a bit complex gameplay. Religion gets introduced, we can recuit agents again, and thanks tot he new economy system based on new resources we receive better diplomacyThe newest part of the Total War series tries to expand its gameplay with new and old elements while portraying the Trojan war more reailistically. In opposite of Thrones of Britannia’S more simplifed approach we receive here a bit complex gameplay. Religion gets introduced, we can recuit agents again, and thanks tot he new economy system based on new resources we receive better diplomacy which builds upon the one seen in Three Kingdoms (although it is more polished and deeper there.) On the battlefield the enviroment plays a bigger role and the infrantry is improved too.They tried to make up for the lack of cavalry and lower unit number by adding „mythical „units.
    The replayability is assured with heroes who have their unique mechanics- just like in T3K, The new mechanics work well enough, altough some parts require an improvement. (for ex. diplomacy)
    Troy’S biggest problem is that the content is not worth its current price. Because of Epic Launcher some traditional TW elements (mod support and multiplayer) are missing as now, and it is not part of the main series. Unlike Thrones of Britannia further content is ont the way- the current experience is good, but not complete. Following some improvements and content-patching we can talk about a good TW game, and a really good TW Saga game if you are intrested in the more grounded, fantasy lacking approach of the Trojan war.    … Expand
  16. Lifwerne
    Sep 8, 2020
    8
    I think this game was great. Not as polished as Warhammer 2, but improved on a lot of things. For example you don't have annoying rebels every 2 seconds like in WH and you don't have invasions of Chaos razing your cities. The controls are great to and the map view in combat.

    I loved the aesthetics of Troy, ancient greek and the addition of gods and diplomacy is awsome. I really liked    I think this game was great. Not as polished as Warhammer 2, but improved on a lot of things. For example you don't have annoying rebels every 2 seconds like in WH and you don't have invasions of Chaos razing your cities. The controls are great to and the map view in combat.

    I loved the aesthetics of Troy, ancient greek and the addition of gods and diplomacy is awsome. I really liked the praying to gods mechanic for buffs. Felt satisfying. The map is gorgeous and the combat is awsome as always.

    The positive:

    Trade regions, diplomacy, agents, the awsome aestethics, good music (though I wish it was calmer at points), many cool units and prayer system. The setting. Varied combat maps, which I really liked and varied seige maps. Clean UI. I tried Three Kingdoms and absolutley hated it. This is so much better. Few cool special units. Like harpies and Minatours.

    The negative:

    The campaign was very short and contain too few interesting missions. Like most TW games. Needs more variation imo. Also need mechanics to auto level up, because when you sit with 30+ settlements and a bunch of agents, it's just annoying choosing leveling points every single round. It's more of a shore.

    Better description for units and diplomacy, sometimes very hard to know which units was the best when they are so similar. I really liked the units design though.
    Better diplomacy AI and clarity to who your allies are and not- very unclear AI decions, they can start wars and attack you, to next turn want peace.
    I dislike that Agents could not fight in your armies. Having "generals" or leaders in your army other than your hero is really great and adds more addition to the gameplay.

    I think they should try to script some more combat in the campaign, guide you through a story more, goes for all TW games. Switch it up. For example have combats set up (with allready finished armies) where you get to play story driven battles in the campaign.

    The seige battles are boring as usual. Mostly annoying. Maybe they should lessen the turns it take to get seige equipment. This is ancient greek though, so not very strange that they didn't have a lot of siege weapons.

    Still I liked the game! Especially the aesthics, controls and setting appealed to me. Cannot wait for the next Total war game and see which time period they will use next time.    … Expand
  17. 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
  18. 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
  19. 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
  20. ComradeWinston
    Aug 28, 2020
    1
    Giving it a 1 because while it is garbage, it's garbage they gave away for free.
  21. smablood
    Aug 24, 2020
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I have all the Total war games and play them a ton. I have loved each one for its uniqueness and take on different points in history and mythical stories. This is the first game I am on the fence with so far. I love the battles and units. I hate that they brought back agents and then gave them high upkeep costs. The agents can literally stop you from doing anything and the AI spams them. Agents were the worst part of Rome II and should be nerfed or some of them removed. Also, the upkeep of units in general is ridiculous. I have 25 settlements at max capacity producing and and can't even field 3 armies with a mix of good and bad units. My lands are spread but I can't even defend one side without the complete opposite being attacked and yet I can't do anything to defend because I can't have a decent amount of units fielded. Please work on this. It is also a slow game play as it takes a long time to get things going. By lowering upkeep of units I feel you could speed things up somewhat. I love some of the mechanics of the game. (specifically, that you can compete with an allied faction ex. Prince and Hector vying for their fathers love and ultimately becoming heir of Troy). I think with updates this game can get to a great point. I don't care that it is on the epic game store or steam just as long as modding is added in the future, if not then I'll end up buying it on steam when it comes out because that helps do things that the developers can't always do.… Expand
  22. 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
  23. 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
  24. Melkor3000
    Aug 19, 2020
    3
    If I hadn't received it for free at Epic Games Store I would have requested a refund.
  25. Hakisak
    Aug 14, 2020
    1
    CA has been producing undisputedly great games since forever until the big bad epic twisted their arm and gave them a big bag of fornite-cash. now the end user is left with a half-finished chinese mobile game. they happily delayed 3k and no one cared if it meant a good game, troy should have been delayed but since epic has them by the gonads they were forced to push out garbage.CA has been producing undisputedly great games since forever until the big bad epic twisted their arm and gave them a big bag of fornite-cash. now the end user is left with a half-finished chinese mobile game. they happily delayed 3k and no one cared if it meant a good game, troy should have been delayed but since epic has them by the gonads they were forced to push out garbage. multiplayer and the mod workshop are some of the great features total war games have to offer but we don't have either on epic games.

    it's so sad to see such a great development team reduced to scum because some guy wanted a new bigger yacht.    … Expand
  26. 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
  27. endre2714
    Aug 15, 2020
    5
    This is the first Total War game I don’t like. I still play older games, some, like Empire and Rome 2, I played over hundreds of hours. This game feels... messy. To many things going on, yet many elements rarely contribute to the game like the gods mechanic. The economy is oversimplified yet makes you cringe in many aspects - when you’re low on grain for instance and you have to secure itThis is the first Total War game I don’t like. I still play older games, some, like Empire and Rome 2, I played over hundreds of hours. This game feels... messy. To many things going on, yet many elements rarely contribute to the game like the gods mechanic. The economy is oversimplified yet makes you cringe in many aspects - when you’re low on grain for instance and you have to secure it from other leaders, working on it for 15 mins, only to realize ot expires in 10 turns and you can do it manually over again. I likes the heroes loyalty system at first, but it’s really annyoing after a while. Anyway, played for 12 hrs and uninstalled. Maybe it’s for some people, not for me though.… Expand
  28. 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
  29. 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
  30. Igorecheck
    Aug 16, 2020
    0
    This is the worst part of the series at the moment, many have already resigned themselves to the reskinning of games, to the same thing, but there are no significant historical events, but fantasy is mixed (do not interfere with the history and your speculations!), There is no interesting gameplay, almost all we have already seen this. This game is much inferior to TWW and TWW2, it isThis is the worst part of the series at the moment, many have already resigned themselves to the reskinning of games, to the same thing, but there are no significant historical events, but fantasy is mixed (do not interfere with the history and your speculations!), There is no interesting gameplay, almost all we have already seen this. This game is much inferior to TWW and TWW2, it is inferior even to Shogun 2! Many mechanics are taken from previous games, for example Warhammer. Do they think that the people playing the historical parts of the series bypassed Warhammer? The economy was simplified in Warhammer, but this is understandable because the focus was on the warhead, which was excellent.
    Units that receive arrows in their backs fall backwards, this is not logical. Soldiers do not move naturally, clone army (although it was normal once, but not in 2020). Animations are generally worse. You will also have to run your infantry after their infantry at the end of each battle, for there is no cavalry in the game. Chasing arrows turns into a hunt.
    I am a person who played in the first Rome, played all the following parts except Britain, I saw all sorts of unfortunate things, for example, the DLC about Alexander the Great (who knows, he will understand), but this is the first time they give me such a slag.
    Even having received the game for free, I will not play it (and I am not alone), and I think that this game will be forgotten.
    I have accumulated a lot of complaints about the Creative assembly over the past years, but that's all about the troy.
    If the company continues to make such terrible games (and they are exclusive to the PC), then it will be possible to safely move to game consoles.
    sorry for my English    … 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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