How the
difficulty scale
works
CreativeAssemblyknowsthatits
gamescanlookoverlycomplexand
imposingonthesurface.It toois
awareofhowdifficulttheycouldbe
toplay,particularlyfornewplayers.
Thefocusthistimearoundhasbeen
onreworkingtheopeninghoursof
thecampaign– especiallyin Romance
mode– tobetterbringplayersofall
experienceintothefold.“Withsomeof
theoldergameswehadthisproblem
wherethedifficultycurveis biggest
atthebeginning,”laughsWalter,who
acknowledgesthatthisis akinto
throwingyouintoa burningbuilding
beforeteachingyouhowtofightthe
fire.“ForThreeKingdomswetriedto
pushmoretowardsanexperiencewhere
youstartin aneasierenvironment.We
wantyoutogettothemoredifficult
bitsorganically,withoutforcingyou
tositthroughtutorials.It should be an
organic experience.”TOTAL WAR