The biggest draw for to ToB over Three Kingdoms is really familiarity and preference for the time period and factions. Vikings, Bretons, Gaelic, Scots in a post-Roman empire and pre-middle ages setting is pretty cool. I also have watched some videos and it hits the sweet spot for units between RTW2 and TWM2.
Yeah, Thrones definitely does a nice job of capturing that time period. Like a lot of folks, Bernard Cornwell's tales of Uhtred in the Saxon Chronicles made me hunger for a game set during then, so ToB was very much a case of a wish made manifest.
But...the RTW2 Spartan expansion is really cool sounding too.
If you're considering getting the Wrath of Sparta campaign pack...don't.
It genuinely pains me to say that, but honestly, it's just not worth it -- not even on sale. I've played around with the campaign as both the Athenians and Spartans, and it's both underwhelming and disappointing. Wrath of Sparta was a great idea on paper, but it failed in the implementation. Save your money.
Ok. I really want Troy to be released on Steam and then for them to develop an early bronze age game. Egypt, Samaria, Hittites, early Greek states...I'd love to see a chariot charge.
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