The main campaign is of course centred around the war between Troy and the Mycenean Greeks following the supposed abduction of King Menelaus’s wife, Helen, by Paris, the prince of Troy. You can also recruit gorgons, satyrs, and cyclopses into your army, though these are regular humans who have been given makeovers to emulate their mythic counterparts as opposed to having actual monsters appear on the campaign map. For instance, your chosen faction can make offerings to the pantheon via the Divine Will system, earning and maintaining their favour to unlock certain bonuses. This isn’t Age of Mythology or a game where you can summon Zeus to reign down bolts of lightning on an opposing army, but the wide array of Greek gods and other myths is felt throughout. However, Creative Assembly definitely lean towards realism as much as they can.
Total War Saga: Troy has one foot firmly lodged in history and the other enveloped in these colourful legends, borrowed from the pages of The Iliad and other iconic texts. There’s a rich tapestry of myths and legends to choose from that blend real world history with hugely exaggerated accounts of heroic bravery and the divine meddling of the Greek pantheon of gods. Ancient Greece has proved a ripe source of inspiration for video games, from the original God of War trilogy up to the recent Assassin’s Creed: Odyssey and Ubisoft’s upcoming Gods & Monsters.
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