New Strategy Game Total War: Pharaoh

Total War: PHARAOH

Publisher – SEGA

Release – October 2023

Immersing oneself in the era of the Bronze Age through the lens of the imminent Total War game is an enthralling prospect for any scholar of history, given its focus on the reign of Ramesses III. It invokes a sense of anticipation reminiscent of the era of China’s Three Kingdoms, as players marshal their forces and consolidate their power.

Troops loyal to your cause, who have stood by your side since the dawn of your journey, await your command. An innovative development is the introduction of the new stances system, an immersive feature that enriches the role of the battlefield commander. It brings a nuanced advantage to either yielding territory or pressing the enemy back, an enhancement that has been deeply integrated at the code level.

A captivating layer of strategy awaits, allowing players to engage in historically accurate tactics and relive the battles of antiquity. It is worth mentioning that the warfare of the Bronze Age was fundamentally chariot-centric, instigating a “chariot arms race” among the early game factions, with spearmen acting as secondary support.

However, the introduction of the Sea Peoples poses a paradigm shift. Far from mere skirmishers, they were adept at fluid and adaptive tactics. Their mobility and non-conventional formations could potentially disconcert players unprepared for such an adversary in the mid or late-game stages. In this epoch, the loss of a single chariot was said to be a catastrophic event.

The defense of the Delta offers a thrilling setting, echoing what some historians have termed “the first naval battle” on a monumental scale. Drawing parallels with the depictions in the Assassin’s Creed franchise, it is an epic opportunity for strategy. It is a sobering reminder that while other civilizations like the Greeks, Hittites, Assyrians, and Cypriots fell, it was Egypt that stood as the last bulwark of civilization during this tumultuous time.

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According to inscriptions at Ramesses III’s mortuary temple at Medinet Habu, a confederation of the Sea Peoples launched a massive attack on Egypt. This group is said to have consisted of several different peoples, including the Peleset, Tjeker, Shekelesh, Denyen, and Weshesh.

Ramesses III, forewarned of this invasion, assembled his forces, and prepared a strategic defense along the Nile Delta. The inscriptions provide a detailed account of the preparation and the subsequent battle. The pharaoh positioned his infantry along the shoreline, effectively preventing the Sea Peoples from disembarking. Meanwhile, the Egyptian navy engaged the enemy at sea.

One of the most famous encounters between the Egyptians and the Sea Peoples took place during the reign of Pharaoh Ramesses III, in the Battle of the Delta (circa 1175 BC)