Long and short conquest victories return, tasking players with gobbling up a specific number of provinces, but they're joined by two types of fame and kingdom victories, as well as an ultimate victory that can only be achieved once you've completed another long victory and defeated an invading fleet that's determined by your faction. There are seven victory conditions in Thrones of Britannia. In the early game, when there are still five kings for every person, the cavalcade of events and battles means that it's never not interesting, in stark contrast to the victory conditions that become the focus later.
Old kingdoms once thought long gone can reappear, while powerful nations can be shattered in a few years. Thrones of Britannia's kingdoms and borders are fluid, with wars, uprisings and politicking forcing the archipelago to constantly shift. Holding onto my kingdom proved to be a lot trickier than building it.
The rebellion was crushed, but only a few turns later the whole kingdom imploded as nobles rose up against his heir. In the battle to reclaim it, the king died carving a path to the heart of the settlement. Some of my subjects didn't appreciate being conquered, however, and a small band of rebels managed to cause a ruckus and take over a town. On the default difficulty the enemy AI is a bit overzealousĪs the undisputed ruler of Scotland, I was getting ready to enjoy the fruits of my labour. While you're getting in fights with the Welsh, the Viking kingdoms to the west might be joining forces to pay the Gaels back for attacking one of their settlements, while everyone up in Northumbria is kicking up a fuss over their murdered monarch. If you are invested in this era and would like to try out some of the best battles of the franchise give it a shot.These events also appear for AI kingdoms, creating a lively map where major crises play out whether you're involved or not, though you'll usually hear about it either way. I always wanted a good viking total war, and so for those of you who are fans of this ear I recommend the game wholeheartidly.ĭon't be hesitant to try out this game. I could go on for days about how great the battle maps are. The map looks gorgeous, but something that looks even better is the actual battle maps, and sieges. I was so happy that finally the optimization issues were fixed. I am so happy I did! The atmosphere of this game is on par with that of Three Kingdoms or Attila. I wanted to try this game out, simply because of it's setting, and so I gave it a shot. I swear some people made this game out to be a total mess that doesn't even run properly, is so unfinished that it barely holds up, so I was surprised to find out that it is far from these things actually. I was hesitant to even try it, because of all the bad things I heard of it. This game is the most overhated game in the franchise, by far. CA reversed their bizarre decision not to allow the Viking kingdoms to be paganĭespite its issues, I've found myself coming back to this game multiple times, and have always had a blast with it. The "Crusader Kings-lite" politics are actually a lot of fun and add some depth to gameplay - although I think they could have gone further with this Some hated this but I really liked it forces you to maintain forces in your own land, but also allows you to raid enemy lands more effectively A controversial change was giving no garrison to minor settlements. Campaign mechanics have obviously picked up a lot from Warhammer, and are a lot of fun - I particularly liked playing Northumbria, which has to balance its Saxon and Norse subjects While there is limited unit variety due to the small scale setting, it really feels like CA did as much as was possible within the constraints of the setting to make the units feel as diverse as possible The music is great, and really sets the mood for uniting Britannia in a time of chaos As someone who is really into this time period, I have a lot of fond memories of my Norsemen battling in a forest that is burning around them, or my Saxons grimly lining the shore of a burgh, spears and mail glinting in the rain, as the ships of Norse raiders make landfall. Admittedly the unit variety is less than other entries like Attila and Rome, but for a Saga title (which is what it is, and is priced as, and was always intended to be) this is pretty damn awesome. I think that it's a real shame that this game seems to have a bad rep amongst Total War fans.
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