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A Total War Saga: TROY

PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac • 2021

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Quick resume

Inspired by The Iliad and brought to life through the award-winning strategy game series, A Total War Saga: TROY brings a blend of grand, turn-based empire management and spectacular real-time battles to the heart of the Trojan War.

Global score

72/100

Genres

Action, Simulator, Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS), Real Time Strategy (RTS)

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    Pros

    • Beautiful graphics and soundtrack
    • Innovative multi-resource economy system
    • Engaging greek mythology setting with multiple campaign modes
    • Well-optimized performance
    • Unique faction mechanics and hero customization

    Cons

    • Aggressive and sometimes frustrating ai behavior
    • Some repetitive micromanagement and diplomacy spam
    • Dlc content gating and pricing complaints
    • Limited unit variety and janky battle animations
    • Late game can become grindy and tedious

    Motivations

    • Autonomy

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    • Competence

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      "The game offers challenging AI, skill-based micromanagement, and strategic depth, rewarding effective tactics and mastery."

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    • Competition

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    • Continuation

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    • Cooperation

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      "Diplomacy and alliances with AI factions are important, and some multiplayer modes allow cooperative play."

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    • Creativity

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    • Domination

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      "Interactions emphasize balance and mutual respect rather than domination; alliances and diplomacy are important despite AI limitations."

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    • Escapism

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      "Players use the game as a relaxing escape with immersive environments and mythological fantasy."

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    • Expectation

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      "Players engage voluntarily out of interest and passion for the genre and setting, despite initial launch issues and DLC complaints."

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    • Experimenting

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    • Exploration

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    • Expression

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    • Fantasy

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      "Strong Greek mythology theme with mythic creatures and god powers enhances fantasy experience."

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    • Fellowship

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    • Growth

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      "Players learn complex mechanics, improve strategies, and develop skills over multiple playthroughs."

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    • Health

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      "Sedentary gameplay typical of RTS games with no physical activity involved."

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    • Idle

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      "Requires focused attention and strategic thinking; turns can be long and complex, discouraging idle or background play."

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    • Intimacy

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      "Minimal social or emotional connections beyond individual gameplay."

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    • Leadership

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    • Progression

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      "Players accumulate resources, units, and upgrades to strengthen their armies and expand territory."

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    • Relaxation

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    • Sensation

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    • Status

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    • Story

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    • Strategy

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    • Thrill

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    • Value

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    • Violence

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    • Survival

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    Analysis

    Less representative of its motivational profile, with noticeable differences. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Competition, Fellowship, Domination, Status. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Story. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Value, Intimacy.

    How to use the graph
    Similar games map

    Each dot is a game. They are arranged from the same motivation profile as in the “Motivations” section below. Closer dots usually mean more similar reasons to play (exploration, competition, relaxation, etc.)—not that one game is “better” than another.

    • Larger dot with a light outline: the game you are viewing.
    • Colour: groups of games with comparable motivation patterns (statistical clusters).
    • Hover a dot to see the game name; click to open its page.
    • Scroll or double-click the chart to zoom out and see more games.

    Why don’t the axes read like a score? This view uses t-SNE: it only keeps who is close to whom. The scales are not “good to bad” or hours played—they separate groups on the map. Read distance between dots, not the axis numbers.

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