It seems we're going to get more strategy game goodness, as Feral Interactive have confirmed Total War Saga: Thrones of Britannia [Steam, Feral Store] will release for Linux. This is fantastic, as the Total War games are popular with a lot of people, having more of them on Linux is ideal.
Curiously, this is not a game they previously teased. It's now showing up as a new game on their teaser radar, so we still have the "It's just a shot away" game to be properly announced. This makes three games announced/teased for Linux this year so far from Feral, not a bad start!
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About the game:
Thrones of Britannia is a standalone Total War game which will challenge you to re-write a critical moment in history, one that will come to define the future of modern Britain. With ten playable factions, you must build and defend a kingdom to the glory of Anglo-Saxons, Gaelic clans, Welsh tribes or Viking settlers. Forge alliances, manage burgeoning settlements, raise armies and embark on campaigns of conquest across the most detailed Total War map to date.
It releases for Windows on April 19th, with Feral Interactive saying the Linux version will release "shortly after Windows".
“The choices players make in THRONES OF BRITANNIA’s campaigns have far-reaching consequences,” said David Stephen, Managing Director of Feral Interactive. “As they make decisions in response to a sequence of seismic events, players will forge their own diverging paths through the turbulent years following King Alfred the Great’s initial victory over the Viking invasion.”
Feral aren't giving out many other details yet, with system requirements due closer to release.
It's said that this is the first in "series of standalone games inspired by great turning points of history" so it's likely there's more to come after this as well.
Article taken from GamingOnLinux.com.
It is clear whatever engine these Total War games use make them easier to port to linux and they clearly have a fanbase in our community.
Yet every time a port is announced i see people groan how they hate them and won't buy them.
What do they expect from Feral ? If something is easy to port and popular and by consequence profitable why are you so surprised they are doing it ?
Quoting: noxSo many strategy games :(So what? It is may favourite genre. So I would like to see more strategy games on Linux. MORE I say! :D
Last edited by DMG on 20 February 2018 at 10:23 am UTC
Quoting: razing32Yet every time a port is announced i see people groan how they hate them and won't buy them.
Has there been any hate?
Quoting: razing32If something is easy to port and popular and by consequence profitable why are you so surprised they are doing it ?
Many people like Total War games, many people would prefer something different.
No surprise, I guess?
Quoting: razing32Honestly I don't get it .
It is clear whatever engine these Total War games use make them easier to port to linux and they clearly have a fanbase in our community.
Yet every time a port is announced i see people groan how they hate them and won't buy them.
What do they expect from Feral ? If something is easy to port and popular and by consequence profitable why are you so surprised they are doing it ?
People (and most animals) are naturally selfish. It takes a conscious effort to consider the needs and wishes of others. Unfortunately there will always be people that are either incapable or unwilling to do so.
Quoting: DMGQuoting: noxSo many strategy games :(So what? It is may favourite genre. So I would like to see more strategy games on Linux. MORE I say! :D
Ahh! If it's you favorite genre, that changes everything of course...!
No, seriously... As said, I'm happy that Total War seems to be profitable for Feral, as long as they also port something that I enjoy from time to time. But "So what" doesn't help anybody.
I think they're trying hard to give us a variety of games in different genres. And that's nice, so all of us get some :-). As long as they profit on their ports that's good, because they'll survive.
Quoting: EhvisPeople (and most animals) are naturally selfish. It takes a conscious effort to consider the needs and wishes of others. Unfortunately there will always be people that are either incapable or unwilling to do so.
"Considering the needs and wishes of others" includes the needs and whishes of those prefering something else than Total War. Obviously.
Quoting: EikeQuoting: DMGQuoting: noxSo many strategy games :(So what? It is may favourite genre. So I would like to see more strategy games on Linux. MORE I say! :D
Ahh! If it's you favorite genre, that changes everything of course...!
No, seriously... As said, I'm happy that Total War seems to be profitable for Feral, as long as they also port something that I enjoy from time to time. But "So what" doesn't help anybody.
To be fair, what I said doesn't help anybody either. I would just like to see more non-racing and non-strategy games :P I like racing and strategy but I have more than enough now!
Mohandevir Feb 20, 2018
Would assume Feral does not only make money from sales, so they would need to get something from the person they are porting for to make it worth while.
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