Yet as things develop I’ll start to spread out the diary entries between turns, taking in a more general look at how my campaign is going. The diary will start off slow, looking at the game turn by turn. I know it's nothing amazing, but I don't want to write 50 of these things. A minor victory in 425AD is my overall goal. I’ll let no barbarian hordes into my land willingly, and certainly won’t let them settle. I want to reverse the events of history and make the Eastern Empire a much less immigration-friendly society. Primarily, I must hold on to Constantinople (or Constantinopolis as it’s named in the game), losing my capital to an outside force results in instant failure. In my reign as Eastern Roman Emperor (or rather, the Emperor’s omniscient advisor) I’ve got a few goals that I want to achieve/maintain in an effort to give this series a bit of focus: The Eastern Roman Empire at the start of the game.
Considering I’m playing on very hard, and the faction difficulty is also very hard, I’d wager it probably isn’t going to go well at all. In short: there’s certainly no guarantee that this campaign is going to go well. I’ve only played Atilla for around 30 hours though, most of which was in one campaign, which means I’m not overly familiar with everything the game has to offer. To give a bit of perspective: I’m a long, long-time Total War player with hundreds of hours in each game, so I’ve got a fair bit of experience. This is the first in a series of articles in which I’ll be following my journey through a new Atilla campaign, I’ll be playing as the Eastern Roman Empire for the first time. It’s a grand story, and a story that I’ll be discovering once more, with the help of Total War: Attila. Even the more persistent Eastern Empire eventually evolves to a point where it’s unrecognisable from the toga-wearing, testudo-forming culture of the great Roman era. We all know the story, right? Bursting at the seams, the once mighty Roman Empire slowly but surely falls into disarray. Of course, the Western Roman Empire has got it much worse, as the Eastern Empire is both better located and better administered. All the while, internal troubles are tearing each nation down from the inside. The Empire has been split in two and both East and West are struggling to hold back the hordes of ‘barbarians’ knocking at the gates.
Articles // 10th Jul 2015 - 6 years ago // By Ryan Davies Holding Back the Hordes in Total War: Attila - Part 1
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