14 DAY TRIAL // The development team at The Creative Assembly is announcing that it is planning to also introduce a big free update for Total War: Attila on Thursday, June 25, alongside the launch of the new The Last Roman downloadable content pack.
Gamers will be able to play as the Suebi in the single-player campaign and custom battles for the first time, giving veterans a new set of challenges that they can try to overcome and the tools to do so.
The Battle of Dara is also added to the official line-up for Total War: Attila, which is designed to allow gamers to step into the shoes of a young Belisarius as he tries to deal with the forces of the Sassanid Empire.
The free patch for the strategy title will also include other tweaks and fixes, but The Creative Assembly is not yet ready to deliver a full look at the full change notes.
The Battle of Dara offers some interesting tactical conundrums and sets up the legend of Belisarius, which will be explored further in The Last Roman.
A new type of experience is coming to the historical strategy title
The new DLC campaign for Total War: Attila is designed to allow gamers to try and recapture the lost Western half of the empire playing as one of the most capable military minds of a generation.
Belisarius is sent by Justinian on a mission which seems almost impossible, especially given that five powerful barbarian tribes are standing in the path of the Roman effort.
The Last Roman will introduce a new set of mechanics for gamers, who will have to accomplish missions in order to get extra troops and resources to power their effort, although independence is always a choice, even if it can create more long-term problems.
The Creative Assembly says that the map for The Last Roman has been re-designed to reflect the historical period and a focus on Western Europe.
The included factions also use new units and approach combat in new ways, a solid way for a strategy title to evolve past the features that defined it on launch.
