The facts about Pharaoh's size

[Oliver Lock]

It has roughly the same amount of regions as Rome 2. But the regions are larger now as they include room for 2-4 outposts, which function like little settlements.

There are 72 factions across 6 cultures, 8 factions are playable within 3 cultures

Nearly every soldier in each playable faction's unit roster is unique. There's very little overlap.




EDIT - Additional information for skeptics:

Rome 2 has 174 regions, while Pharaoh has 172-175. Region numbers for both games are available on Reddit. Or you can verify them yourself, like i did: Pharaoh region map[imgur.com]

By my count there are 217 different units along with another 204 customised bodyguards. Keep in mind all 421 units are cosmetically unique, but some bodyguards are separated from other bodyguards by just a different weapon or heavier armour

[dulany67]

Number of provinces doesn't really matter after a certain point. It's size and scope.

[Oliver Lock]

Originally posted by Aluminum Elite Master:

Yeah, on the unit side, there are definitely not 350 units. It also shouldn't be, you know, a range... there's got to be a fairly precise number on something like that.

I'm just going to say, this probably has 100 units. That's because some things are overlapping IIRC... the native units of Kush/Nubia, like the Nubian Merc Longbow, are available as both a factional unit (Amenmesse) and as a native unit. Taking out the overlaps probably brings it to 100 or less. I'll go in and check, but if you comb through the rosters, there are overlaps and re-skins in a bunch of spots.

That said, I think the rosters are balanced and large enough to make the campaign work rather well.

But I'd be mightily surprised if the complete, current roster is hitting more than about a hundred units once overlaps and reskins are subtracted.

By my count there are 217 different units along with another 204 customised bodyguards. It’s below estimate as i incorrectly included some bodyguards

From what i can see, there are no reskins among non-bodyguard units. While some bodyguards may share many of the same features with each other, all have at-least a single different; weapon, shield, chariot or armour. So all 421 units are technically unique

[Pancakeparty]

Originally posted by Seraphiel:

Originally posted by Pancakesplease:

Who in their right mind would take the opinion of a cringey bitter community that has admitted to not even playing the game as "fact"?

That's why you're all stuck in the comments, and not able to actual review bomb the game because none of you who say it's "bad" have bought it. It's beyond freaking weird. You're all pathetic.

The only thing worse than someone relentlessly hating on a game they don't own is someone relentlessly shilling for a game they don't own.

If it's so good, why aren't you buying and playing it?

when did I "shill" for the game, because I don't actuality loathe it and ♥♥♥♥ that take out like diarrhea all over steam forums like you, oh no :(

[Hexagoros]

Originally posted by Kubers:

Originally posted by Hexagoros:

Considering the community holds up Shogun 2's mirror-battles as the "pinnacle" of TW, I really don't think unit composition has much to do with how a TW is received.

Shogun2 is sh*t and was never popular. It's consistently one of the least played Total War games.

Shogun 2's popularity and vast critical acclaim is what allowed the company to make Rome 2.

You are entitled to your own opinions, but not your own facts.

[PrinceSporus]

There is absolutely no sense of grandeur or unit variety. The units play the same as rock, paper, scissors- just with different names. This game lost my interest in the first hour of playing. It should have been a saga and we should be getting a new, full historical title that compares to previous ones.