The Golden One - September 21, 2019


Glorious News. Total War： Troy. A Note on the Illiad and Achilles


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3 minutes

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487

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27


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The release trailer for Total War: The Trojan War is out, and it looks absolutely epic! I can't wait to get my hands on the game, and I'm sure you'll agree that it's going to be worth the wait!

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00:00:00.000 Greetings, Chattingtons. I am quite excited seeing this glorious release trailer from Total War,
00:00:09.600 and I just thought to mention this in a video as well, because this is quite juicy news indeed,
00:00:17.360 seeing one of the most important literary works of Western civilization, of European civilization,
00:00:23.940 coming out as a game. I know of course some guys always criticize gaming, but to those guys I would
00:00:31.880 just ask, are you productive 24-7? No, I guess you are. Not everyone needs some downtime. I think gaming
00:00:38.680 is an absolutely great way to do so. Gaming is a great way to take in some mythic inspiration as
00:00:46.240 well. So we have this game here, which is being played out during the Greek Bronze Age, during the
00:00:53.920 Trojan War. So it will be a historical title, in the sense that there aren't any mythical elements
00:01:02.660 to it, except that you have a minotaur, for example. You have him represented as a guy wearing a bull's
00:01:09.860 mask, and you have the favor of the gods, which means that basically, if you dedicate yourself to
00:01:15.200 a god, your troops will see that, and you will get some bonuses, etc. So it's more of a cultural
00:01:22.900 impact your mythology has on the game. So naturally, I am quite excited indeed for this release, and we can
00:01:35.540 see the map here as well looks absolutely epic, if anything. And the overall aesthetics, just amazing.
00:01:44.580 And for the record, this is what Achilles, in my mind, looks like. So if you read the Iliad, this is what he's
00:01:53.220 supposed to look like, something like it. And I obviously have always strived to emulate his aesthetics.
00:02:00.140 So if you want to know one of the reasons behind me having my hair this way is, yeah, because that has been
00:02:07.060 an ideal I have always wanted to emulate. So anyway, we can expect the game next year, and
00:02:15.300 usually when Total War makes these sort of saga games, they are trying out new things that they will
00:02:23.060 incorporate in later titles. So we can expect to see some more different gameplay mechanics, different
00:02:30.740 resources, etc. So I am, again, very excited for that. Again, I think it's absolutely brilliant that
00:02:38.020 this time era gets to be played as, so we get additional motivation. And I hope it comes before
00:02:44.660 summer, so we can get the motivation, and then commence an epic cut of the gods. So we're all
00:02:50.660 shredded for summer, and we tan, get a bronze skin, and we can go out in a life-affirming way.
00:02:58.740 And a last note on the importance of the Iliad and Odyssey. It was a primary inspiration for
00:03:06.260 Alexander the Great, so it is absolutely normal, and it's absolutely right if you feel inspired by
00:03:14.180 this story, and the setting, and the sheer epicness of it all.
00:03:21.140 So, thank you for watching. XXO. Boom!
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