Total War is going back to its medieval roots, as Creative Assembly has announced Total War: Medieval 3 in celebration of its 25th anniversary.
Don’t get your hopes up just yet, though, because it’s only in “early pre-production”. The developers say you should be thinking about years in the future, not months. My guess would be 2028 at the earliest.
“Our vision is for MEDIEVAL III to be the definitive Total War sandbox set within the Medieval world and to be the ultimate “What if?” game where you can alter the course of history,” says Pawel Wojs, Game Director, on a new blog. “We aim to set the scene by immersing you in the historical authenticity you expect from Total War. As you play, the world responds in ways that feel genuinely plausible. You can choose to follow the course as written in the history books or take a bold step towards rewriting it.”
Lots of bold claims, in other words. But the historical side of the Total War games could do with a kick up the arse as they’ve been flagging for years now, both in terms of critical success and sales. The Total War: Warhammer sub-series has been the real money-maker for the team, which is why there’s a new expansion coming out soon.
The new game will be running on some fancy new tech as well: the Warcore engine. This will apparently allow them to release their games on console in the future, too, opening up a whole new market for Creative Assembly. Are there a lot of people looking to play Total War on a PlayStation? I guess we will see.
“It’s unlike anything we’ve worked with before, offering a bespoke set of new and improved tools across our animation system, to the renderer and campaign building blocks – all designed to bring the medieval era to life in ways we’ve previously never been able to achieve.”
Meanwhile, Creative Assembly will also be at The Game Awards to announce a new game in the franchise. Last year, there was some compelling evidence pointing to them working on a Total War game set in the Star Wars universe, so perhaps The Game Awards will give us a glimpse of that?
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