‘Total War: Pharaoh’ has a “game within a game” dedicated to scheming
nme.comNME, Total War: Pharaoh director Todor Nikolov has shared that the upcoming strategy game’s Egyptian Court feature will serve as a “game within a game” for players to scheme their way into power.In line with the wider Total War series, Pharaoh will task players with conquering a turn-based campaign map while maneuvering their armies in real-time battles.
But the historical strategy has a new feature: the Egyptian Court, which lets Total War fans try their hand at politics.Here, players can gain favour with the court’s most influential figures – such as its religious head or treasurer – in return for powerful rewards, or plot to blackmail rivals and even usurp their position.
Discussing the feature, Nikolov revealed that developer Creative Assembly wanted to give players more ways to interact with other factions in the game.“It’s a game within a game,” shared Nikolov. “It’s inspired by a number of board games, and it’s a new thing we’re adding to Total War because these are not characters belonging to your faction.”“The whole thing can be used as a toolbox to get yourself out of difficult positions,” he added. “More than once I managed to defend a city just because I had good relations with [Egypt’s] High Commander and he sent me some units.
It’s a fun way to customise, build and develop your faction.”Pharaoh‘s court system isn’t the only feature that adds more depth to the campaign map.
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