History VideoGame / TotalWarAttila

* ShownTheirWork: Unlike ''Barbarian Invasion'', the cities are smaller and more heavily fortified than in the earlier period covered by ''Rome'' and ''Rome II'', which was a consequence of the Diocletian reforms and the continuous militarization of the Empire.

The player is able to, as with the original ''Barbarian Invasion'', take control of one of the many barbarian tribes of the time, the mighty Sassanid Empire to the east, or UsefulNotes/TheRomanEmpire itself, either its prosperous Eastern half (what would be known in time as the UsefulNotes/ByzantineEmpire), or the dying Western half. The mighty Hun horde, lead by the titular UsefulNotes/AttilaTheHun, will be an unplayable late-game menace to everyone.

* EndOfAnEra: The game focuses on the violent closing of Antiquity that will give way to the Middle Ages.

* RealityEnsues: The game shows the after effects of war and how taxing attacking cities can be. It can affect your empires economy, and the morale of your citizens and armies. Things will not be easy as putting things back together like game board pieces.

-->''You built an empire beyond imagining: the pinnacle of human achievement and the envy of the world. Did you think it would last? The eternal city -- that glorious monument to power, culture, and learning... but the old wolf lies wounded by jackals, circled by vultures, worried to death by a thousand, tiny, faceless mouths brought low by your own arrogance. These are the death throes of Rome. The light of civilization dims and scatters. And if such precious time left to hide your women, for your children to cry. Even at the moment of your final defeat, you will take no comfort in oblivion -- for I am coming for you. I RIDE WITH A MILLION WARRIORS! I BRING THE END OF DAYS! I AM, THE SCOURGE! OF GOD!!"
-->''And I will watch [[{{Tagline}} your world... burn.]]''

[[caption-width-right:350:''The Total War series becomes DarkerAndEdgier'']]

* BadassArmy: The Hun Horde, but even more so, The Western Roman Army, as despite how weakened it is, it can still put up one hell of fight.

-->''You built an empire beyond imagining: the pinnacle of human achievement and the envy of the world. Did you think it would last? The eternal city -- that glorious monument to power, culture, and learning... but the old wolf lies wounded by jackals, circled by vultures, worried to death by a thousand, tiny, faceless mouths brought low by your own arrogance. These are the death throes of Rome. The light of civilization dims and scatters (?). And if such precious time left to hide your women, for your children to cry. Even at the moment of your final defeat, you will take no comfort in oblivion -- for I am coming for you. I RIDE WITH A MILLION WARRIORS! I BRING THE END OF DAYS! I AM, THE SCOURGE! OF GOD!!"

-->''And I will watch[[{{Tagline}} Your world... burn.]]''

-->''[[{{Tagline}} Your world will burn.]]''

* RealityEnsues: The game shows the after effects of war, and how they can affect your empires economy, and the morale of your citizens and armies. Things will not be easy as putting things back together like game board pieces.

[[caption-width-right:350:''The Total War series becomes DarkierAndEdgier'']]

* BadassArmy: The Hun Horde, but even more so, The Western Roman Empire, as despite how weakened it is, it can still put up one hell of fight.

** Fire is a much more powerful and dreadful tool, as it can destroy entire cities and make them unhabitable.
** The destruction of a city has an impact in the morale of the armies defending it and, for the first time, civilians are shown to either stand their ground on their city or escape the destruction, which, if a settlement is too damaged, will happen anyway, as people won't live in a warzone.
** You will have to raze cities at times given the logistical and tactical difficulty to properly mantain them and rebuilding the infrastructure of a province from scratch comes at a high cost of money and manpower.
** As the game progresses, you will have to face the hunnic horde, and [[VideoGame/ShogunTotalWar unlike]] [[VideoGame/MedievalTotalWar other]] [[VideoGame/RomeTotalWar previous]] [[VideoGame/MedievalIITotalWar installments]], you will have to deal with the collateral damage of their expansion (population fleeing and migrating to better lands); as developers say, it's not fair, it's not meant to be fair, you are going against the might of the horde with a more realistic chance of standing: close to nil.

* PyrrhicVictory: A more ominous possiblity with the fire mechanics: it's possible to succesfully defend a city, only to realize that many, if not all, of the buildings have burned down during the siege, thus making holding the city a higher hindrance than abandoning it.

* XMeetsY: The ''Videogame/TotalWar'' series meets SurvivalHorror.

** As the game progresses, you will have to face the hunnic horde, and [[VideoGame/ShogunTotalWar unlike]] [[VideoGame/MedievalTotalWar other]] [[VideoGame/RomeTotalWar previous]] [[VideoGame/MedievalIITotalWar installments]], you will have to deal with the collateral damage of their expansion (population fleeing and migrating to better lands); as developers say, it's not fair, it's not meant to be fair, you are going against the might of the horde with more realistic chances of standing: close to nil.

** As the game progresses, wou will face the hunnic horde, and unlike [[VideoGame/MedievalTotalWar other]] [[VideoGame/RomeTotalWar previous]] installments

''Total War: Attila'' is a game in the ''VideoGame/TotalWar'' saga, a stand-alone game that serves as a sequel to both ''VideoGame/TotalWarRomeII'' and ''VideoGame/RomeTotalWar'''s ''Barbarian Invasion'' expansion; it places the player in Late Antiquity, as the Western Roman Empire slowly dies and various Germanic tribes threaten the imperial borders, a new enemy arises from the steppes of the east, bent on destroying everything and everyone that stands in their way.

''Total War: Attila'' is the new announced game of the ''VideoGame/TotalWar'' saga, it's planned to be a stand-alone game that serves as sequel for both ''VideoGame/TotalWarRomeII'' and ''VideoGame/RomeTotalWar'''s ''Barbarian Invasion'' expansion; it places the player in Late Antiquity, as the Western Roman Empire slowly dies and various Germanic tribes threaten the imperial borders, a new enemy arises from the steppes of the east, bent on destroying everything and everyone who stand in its way.

The player is able to, as with the original ''Barbarian Invasion'', take control of one of the many barbarian tribes of the time, the mighty Sassanid Empire to the east, or the Roman Empire itself, either its prosperous Eastern half (what would be known in time as the UsefulNotes/ByzantineEmpire), or the dying Western half. The mighty Hun horde, lead by the titular UsefulNotes/AttilaTheHun, will be an unplayable late-game menace to everyone.

* CrapsackWorld: The 4th and 5th centuries were not pleasant times to live in.

* ShownTheirWork: Unlike ''Barbarian Invasion'', the cities are smaller and more fortified than in the earlier period covered by ''Rome'' and ''Rome II'', which was a consequence of the Diocletian reforms and the continuous militarization of the Empire.

The player is able to, as with the original ''Barbarian Invasion'', take control of one of the many barbarian tribes of the time, the mighty Sassanid Empire to the east, or the Roman Empire itself, either its prosperous Eastern half (what would be known in time as the UsefulNotes/ByzantineEmpire), or the dying Western half; the game is stated to reintroduce the family tree and adds other features that focus on destruction and the apocalyptic nature of the time period, such as setting fire to entire cities and settlements on the battle map, ordinary people fighting side by side with your army against the invaders, diseases that will spawn more frequently and will kill both citizens and armies, and the ability to raze entire provinces, utterly destroying the city that was there.

-->''[[{{Tagline}} Your word will burn.]]''

-->''[[{{Tagline}} Your word will burn]]'

"Total War: Attila" is the new announced game of the "VideoGame/TotalWar" saga, it's planned to be a stand-alone game that serves as sequel for both ''VideoGame/TotalWarRomeII'' and the expansion of ''VideoGame/RomeTotalWar'', "Barbarian Invasion"; it draws the player to the Late Antiquity, as the Western Roman Empire dies and various germanic tribes threaten the imperial borders, a new enemy arises from the steppes of the east, bent on destroying everything and everyone who stand on its way.

The player is able to, as with the original "Barbarian Invasion", take control of many of the famous barbarian tribes of the time, as well as the mighty Sassanid Empire to the east, and of the Roman Empire itself, either its prosperous Eastern counterpart (what would be known in time as the UsefulNotes/ByzantineEmpire), or the dying Western Empire; the game is stated to reintroduce the family tree and adds other features that focus on destruction and the apocaliptical nature of the time period, such as setting fire to entire cities and settlements on the battle map, ordinary people fighting side by side with your army against the invaders, diseases that will spawn more frequently and will kill both citizens and armies, or to raze entire provinces and wipe out any traces of life that it used to have.

* AluminiumChristmasTrees: Yes, the crossbow was already being used by the end of antiquity.
* CrapsackWorld: The IV and V century weren't a nice period.

* EndOfAnEra: The game focuses on the violent closing of the Antiquity that will give way to the Middle Ages.
* {{Gotterdammerung}}: The end of the Western Roman Empire against the various barbarian invaders, which culminated in the sack of Rome by the Goths.
* NintendoHard: There's a reason why "[[OhCrap survival strategy]]" is highly emphasized when playing as the Western Roman Empire.
* ShownTheirWork: Unlike "Barbarian Invasion", the cities are smaller and more fortified, which was a consequence of the Diocletian reforms and the continuous militarization the Empire.

The player is able to, as with the original "Barbarian Invasion", take control of many of the famous barbarian tribes of the time, as well as the mighty Sassanid Empire to the east, and of the Roman Empire itself, either its prosperous eastern counterpart, or the dying western empire; the game is stated to reintroduce the family tree and adds other features that focus on destruction and the apocaliptical nature of the time period, such as setting fire to entire cities and settlements on the battle map, ordinary people fighting side by side with your army against the invaders, diseases that will spawn more frequently and will kill both citizens and armies, or to raze entire provinces and wipe out any traces of life that it used to have.

"Total War: Attila" is the new announced game of the "VideoGame/TotalWar" saga, it's planned to be a stand-alone game that continues that serves as sequel for both ''VideoGame/TotalWarRomeII'' and the expansion of ''VideoGame/RomeTotalWar'', Barbarian Invasion; it draws the player to the Late Antiquity, as the Western Roman Empire dies and various germanic tribes threaten the imperial borders, a new enemy arises from the steppes of the east, bent on destroying everything and everyone who stand on its way.

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-->''[[{{Tagline}} You will watch your world burn]]'

* Götterdämmerung: The end of the Western Roman Empire against the various barbarian invaders, which culminated in the sack of Rome by the Goths.
* SelfImpossedChallenge: Playing as the Western Roman Empire.

* DarkerAndEdgier: The darkest of all the ''VideoGame/TotalWar'' series