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Total War: ATTILA

PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Linux • 2015

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Quick resume

Against a darkening background of famine, disease and war, a new power is rising in the great steppes of the East. With a million horsemen at his back, the ultimate warrior king approaches, and his sights are set on Rome… The next instalment in the multi award-winning PC series that combines turn-based strategy with real-time tactics,...

Global score

82/100

Genres

Strategy

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    Pros

    • Deep and challenging strategic gameplay
    • Immersive historical atmosphere
    • Extensive modding community
    • Varied factions with unique playstyles
    • Complex family and political systems

    Cons

    • Poor optimization on some hardware
    • High dlc cost and fragmentation
    • Some ai limitations
    • Steep learning curve for new players
    • Limited multiplayer community

    Motivations

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    • Competence

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    • Competition

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    • Continuation

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    • Cooperation

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    • Creativity

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    • Domination

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    • Escapism

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      "Immersive historical setting and engaging gameplay provide strong escape from real life."

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    • Expectation

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      "Players engage voluntarily out of interest and passion for history and strategy, not due to obligation or external pressure."

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    • Experimenting

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    • Exploration

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    • Expression

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    • Fantasy

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    • Fellowship

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    • Growth

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      "Players develop skills in strategy, tactics, and management, learning continuously through gameplay."

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    • Health

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      "Primarily sedentary gameplay with long sessions and minimal physical activity."

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    • Idle

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      "Requires focused attention and continuous engagement due to complex management and strategic demands."

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    • Intimacy

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    • Leadership

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      "Players lead armies, manage factions, and make strategic decisions guiding their forces."

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    • Progression

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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 Leadership, Survival, Violence, Strategy. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Domination. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Fantasy, Relaxation.

    How to use the graph
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    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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