Wage Total War with huge Steam sale ahead of TW Pharaoh

pcgamesn.com:

With Total War Pharaoh on the horizon, what better way to get ready for the next installment in Creative Assembly’s masterful historical series – featuring some of the best strategy games of all time – than a massive Total War sale? With everything from the series’ earliest games, all the way up to the most recent historical entries prior to Total War Pharaoh, you won’t want to miss out. So, move fast to grab these bargains.

The upcoming Total War Pharaoh, of course, focuses on the grand empire of ancient Egypt at the height of its glory. The series has long been capturing some of the most famous eras in history, however, and no matter what period interests you, you’re sure to find a game in this Total War Steam sale that can satisfy your historical re-enactment desires.

Personally, I’ll always have a big soft spot for the early days of the series, with a particular penchant for the first Rome Total War – when it comes to empires, it’s tough to top the Romans, and CA captures their mighty spread across the continents and the empire’s eventual turning back inwards on itself perfectly. It’s so good, in fact, it got its very own remaster, which is also part of the sale.

If you’ve never played Shogun Total War, the first entry in the series, you can get it for a staggeringly low $2.49 / £1.74 along with its Mongol Invasion expansion – I think you’ll be surprised just how well it holds up, while still getting a feeling for how far Creative Assembly have come since. The animated cutscenes when your assassins go to take out an enemy leader, with the reveal of whether they were successful cleverly masked until the very climax, still rile up the tension in fantastic style.

For those of you who want to get a bit more fantastical,