Total War Pharaoh released with criticism and mixed reviews due to the lack of stability of the game and the constant debacles from Creative Assembly, the creators behind the Total War series. Now its first free update Dynasties is out which has improved and redeemed Pharaohs with many players returning to the game after months of its release. Let’s take a look at the newest features in the Total War Pharaoh Dynasties update and how it is the first step towards saving a game plagued with issues from the start.
Overview and Setting
Total War Pharaoh is a turn-based strategy game with massive Real Time in-game battles which lets players take control of grand armies and empires. Set in Egypt, the Near East, and the Mediterranean during the Late Bronze Age. Players can choose from countless factions ranging from Egyptians, Hittites, and Canaanites, each with unique units, strengths, and weaknesses. Players control the economy, diplomacy, and day to day working of these factions and their territories. Players can engage in massive battles with Historical units and armies going at each other with their full might and take control of each and every unit bringing a sense of control to the player with every decision on the battlefield reflecting in the aftermath of the battle.
Dynasties Features
Dynasties bring many new features and mechanics to the Total War experience with newer factions, units, map expansion and more. Dynasties is free for all players who own a copy of Total War Pharaoh. Breathing new life into a game which was nearly forgotten even by the loyal fans of the series.
Expanded Map – Dynasties enhances and expands the already big campaign map of Total War Pharoah with the inclusion of Mesopotamia and the Aegean adding additional 168 settlements for players to campaign through.
News Factions – Being a Historic title, Dynasties adds more to the flair with its newest inclusion of 4 new major factions and 25 minor ones. Players can take control of these factions and play throughout with them adding replayability to the campaign with each faction having their own Pros & Cons. Making every playthrough unique from start to finish.
Major Factions
- Assyrians
- Babylonians
- Trojans
- Mycenaeans
New & Reworked Units – Dynasties adds newer units to in game armies and revamps existing ones, also bringing back previous battle maps from Total War Saga: Troy. This makes combat more fresh and dynamic with units now having more depth to them.
Family Tree – Part of previous titles, the family tree system was part of previous Total War games and a stand out feature for the titles which allows players to manage their ruling dynasty, tracking lineage and succession. Missing from Total War Pharaoh on launch the family tree now makes its return adding to the Depths of relationships within the dynasties and diplomatic ties with neighbouring kingdoms adding to the element of storytelling in real time.
Lethality System
The Brand new addition to the game is its new Lethality system which, taking inspiration from historical units, now adds elements of complex strategy and planning in the battles of Pharaohs. The lethality system makes battles more deadly and realistic than ever before in the series. Each unit has a stat indicating their probability of instantly killing an enemy combatant with each attack. This feature allows certain units to perform as fearsomely as they were perceived in history.
Summary
Total War Pharaoh though an average game at best on its launch is now moving towards revival with Dynasties being one of the first steps. Fans of the series have given positive feedback for Dynasties with the player count also resurging after its release. If you haven’t played Total War Pharaoh yet now is your chance to jump straight in with Dynasties being a free for all update. You can buy the cheapest digital key for Total War Pharaoh right here on Driffle.
If you enjoy content like this then be sure to check more of it on our site.
