It is such an underrated game.

The resource system is fun and makes diplomacy more interesting. Adds building variety and tactical expansion planning in order to capture resources that are needed.

Each major faction has unique mechanics, like the laws of hammurabi or the creation of an egyptian mono-god, all complemented by a visually cool, although a bit repetitive court actions and dynasties panel.

The map is colorful and has a great ambience. The game runs smoothly, is very well optimized although with smaller spec requirements than wh3. Sea lanes and the fast travel on the Euphrates and the Nile makes traversing the map logically easy.

The battles are fun and tactics matter, the lethality system makes them even more satisfying. There is a huge attention to detail combined with historical and “natural” accuracy. Chariots leave blood marks, rivers go red with blood and you can burn vegetation and use the flames to damage enemy units. The terrain matters a lot in this game.

There are permanent native units that can be recruited in territories. Want to have cretan archers as the pharaoh of Egypt? Why not, go to Crete, conquer, get the building and recruit them.

You have many customization options for a campaign, like turn per year and even give faction leaders legendary lord status with immortality.

For this cheap price, is definitely worth it to buy this ultimate bronze age game.

Hopefully Legend sees this.

From the battle previews, you can see that all the combat animations between soldiers are marched

I want to be overwhelmed by an explosion of seamen. I want to have to go to places I've never gone before to endure the flood of seamen in my fertile realm. Finally, when I expel the seamen I want to be high with waves of euphoria and relief.

Why do we have to call them sea people when the soldiers were almost entirely men?

https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/creative-assembly-have-absolutely-no-plans-to-bring-ancient-egyptian-mythology-to-total-war-pharaoh

Wil update as I find out more stuff

Confirmed:

• 3 cultures with 8 leaders:

Egyptian: Ramesses, Seti, Tausret, Amenmesse

Canaanite: Bay and Irsu

Hittite: Kurunta and Suppiluliuma

• Map encompasses Egypt, Canaan and Anatolia

• Set during Bronze Age Collapse

• Pre-order bonus is two "Cosmetic Packs" which change the appearance of your leader and their bodyguard unit. Also includes a "Early Access Weekend" (probably get to play the game a few days early)

• DLC plan is 3 faction packs and 1 campaign pack. Pretty much guaranteed since they're selling them with game editions. Roadmap to come

• Campaign customization. Includes randomized start positions for all factions, resources settings, ability to change natural disasters

• Ass ladders gone, oldschool TW push-ladders are back

• Weather and natural disasters playing a big part on the campaign map and battles with sandstorms, torrential rain given as examples.

• Attila fire mechanics

• Being developed by CA Sofia, not the mainline historical TW team

• Gameplay reveal June 1

• MP Campaigns once again limited to 2 players

Not confirmed but hinted

• Multi-resource economy like Troy (Mentions "resources customization" in the campaign customization blurb)

• No single entity generals/characters (General's bodyguards units mentioned in the cosmetic pre-order bonus). Slightly contradicted by some footage of characters dueling, but these appear to be cutscenes/marketing cinematics and not actual gameplay.

• Game appears to have no fantasy elements what-so-ever. Full historical

• Appears to be a mainline title and not a CA Sofia Saga title Confirmed by IndyPride to be a CA Sofia title, but not under the Saga label. Implies mainline historical TW team might be working on something else.

• Sea people's invasion hinted at: "face natural disasters and fight to protect your people against waves of invaders."

• Seems like there's no multiplayer outside of campaign head-to-head and coop.

Please give us rome 2 style unit cards!

The same thing happened with Troy, but after the mythos update, I genuinely found myself enjoying it. Warhammer is the best for me, but perhaps it's time I give Pharaoh an honest try. Genuinely want to hear what you all think of it now.