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Now it's time for the real deal.","2025-03-04T09:28:57.079145-05:00",{"id":209,"logo":322,"name":323,"slug":324,"tags":241,"bluesky":26,"twitter":324,"youtube":325,"facebook":324,"mastodon":26,"muckrack":26,"claimed_at":26,"description":326,"website_url":327,"score_format":78,"average_score":328,"default_timezone":47,"last_review_date":26,"stats_updated_at":48,"headquarters_city":329,"news_editor_email":330,"platforms_covered":26,"claimed_by_user_id":26,"reviews_this_month":17,"active_authors_count":17,"headquarters_country":331,"reviews_editor_email":332,"editor_in_chief_email":333,"published_authors_count":17,"published_reviews_count":17},"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002Fwccftech-logo.jpg","WCCFtech","wccftech","wccftechtv","We bring you the latest from hardware, mobile tech, gaming and internet industries","https:\u002F\u002Fwccftech.com\u002F",79,"Vancouver","nate@wccftech.com","Canada","kai@wccftech.com","saad@wccftech.com",{"id":335,"game_id":5,"outlet_id":336,"author":337,"original_score":343,"normalized_score":344,"review_url":345,"review_date":176,"summary":346,"created_at":347,"updated_at":347,"author_id":338,"last_edited_at":348,"outlet":349},93055,133,{"id":338,"bio":26,"name":339,"avg_score":340,"outlet_id":26,"created_at":341,"profile_id":26,"updated_at":342,"claim_token":26,"article_count":247,"claimed_by_user_id":26},7045,"Marcello Perricone",76.75675675675676,"2025-03-03T18:15:34.282668-05:00","2025-03-17T11:03:26.010188-04:00","6.0",60,"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.gamewatcher.com\u002Freviews\u002Ftotal-war-saga-troy-review\u002F13201","Total War: Troy makes some curious changes to the Total War formula, but the less streamlined resource system, extra micromanagement, and weird mix of reality and mythology work against its favour to create a less than entrancing experience.","2025-03-17T11:02:28.244727-04:00","2025-03-24T11:26:15.315108-04:00",{"id":336,"logo":350,"name":351,"slug":352,"tags":26,"bluesky":353,"twitter":354,"youtube":355,"facebook":351,"mastodon":26,"muckrack":26,"claimed_at":26,"description":356,"website_url":357,"score_format":78,"average_score":46,"default_timezone":47,"last_review_date":26,"stats_updated_at":48,"headquarters_city":26,"news_editor_email":358,"platforms_covered":26,"claimed_by_user_id":26,"reviews_this_month":17,"active_authors_count":17,"headquarters_country":306,"reviews_editor_email":26,"editor_in_chief_email":359,"published_authors_count":17,"published_reviews_count":17},"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FGameWatcher-Logo.jpeg","GameWatcher","gamewatcher","gamewatcher.com","GameWatcherCom","@GameWatcher-Strategy","GameWatcher is a games media site focusing on Strategy and Horror Games.","https:\u002F\u002Fgamewatcher.com","bogdanrobertmates@gmail.com","Jamie@gamewatcher.com",{"id":361,"game_id":5,"outlet_id":362,"author":363,"original_score":370,"normalized_score":209,"review_url":371,"review_date":176,"summary":372,"created_at":373,"updated_at":373,"author_id":364,"last_edited_at":374,"outlet":375},97824,136,{"id":364,"bio":26,"name":365,"avg_score":366,"outlet_id":26,"created_at":367,"profile_id":26,"updated_at":368,"claim_token":26,"article_count":369,"claimed_by_user_id":26},1001,"Jason Rodriguez",72.18253968253968,"2024-11-27T13:59:35.475827-05:00","2025-04-15T11:06:58.450785-04:00",129,"7.5","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.pcinvasion.com\u002Ftotal-war-saga-troy-review\u002F","A Total War Saga: Troy is limited in scope and unit variety. Similarly, its middle-ground approach between a purely historical title and one that's filled to the brim with mythological elements might not please everyone. Still, it manages to entertain owing to unique faction leader mechanics and Divine Will strategies. 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Troy is simply dripping with style and offers exciting, diverse campaign objectives that enthusiastically retell the timeless tale of the Trojan War and its iconic characters. There are enough technical missteps, particularly with the campaign, economy, and battle AI, that it’s still vulnerable to a sharp jab in the heel. 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