


Players can pick from a variety of factions divided up into culture groups that include the Gaels, Welsh, Anglo-Saxons and Scandinavian invaders. As you might have guessed, it’s set in the British Isles and covers a period during the Early Middle Ages where the cultural hodgepodge that was Britain was faced by external threats in the form of Viking invaders. Total War Saga: Thrones of Britannia follows the same basic formula but pares back a lot which players have become accustomed to in the more sprawling entries in the series. If you’re not familiar with the Total War series of games, they combine a large strategic-level map where you move around armies, build up settlements and occasionally play at diplomacy with tactical real-time battles that occur whenever armies clash. I’ve got a few thoughts to share about this latest entry in the Total War franchise. Since its Linux release last week, I’ve been building up my empire and crushing all those who would oppose me in Thrones of Britannia.
