But we can't go and quite say that it was the worst of times just yet. As Creative Assembly tries (and sometimes fails) to make its games historical, we can say that in the starting year of the game, just as in the real world, it was not the best of times. As your campaign continues, there is a cut-scene at one point telling you of the birth of Attila and the true beginning of all of your troubles, but apart from these few scattered cut-scenes to tell you when you're going to want to invest in some bigger walls around your cities, the narrative is yours to craft. Attila, the Scourge of God, has come at last.Īttila is featured in the game as an actual general and gains special significance when playing as the Huns. Perhaps these small nations dotting the world are but a shield from something far worse sweeping in from the east. The known world stands on the brink of annihilation famine and war are rampant, and Rome, that nation that has stood for centuries, is ready to crumble as the barbarians on the other side of the walls are growing restless. However, there are some dramatic changes that should be enough to keep even the most disillusioned fan engaged for at least a few hours.

Now Attila is a Total War game, so we can safely state now that it's been out for little over a year that it doesn't deviate too far from the standard method of operation for a Total War game. Unlike its predecessor, Total War: Rome 2, which was primarily focused on Rome's rise this one is about the ugly and painful fall, and the gameplay attempts to highlight this with a few inventive mechanics. The harbinger of these fun times is a fellow named Attila, I don't know if you know of him or not but I guess he was a big shot back in the day. But also it's about the beginning of one of the world's most violent and generally forgotten eras, one where everyone is rushing to fill the vacuum left by Rome. Released in 2004 February of 2015, Total War: Attila is the 9th installment of the Total War franchise and this time it centers around the decline of one-half of Rome and the rise of another.

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