Sega Announces Total War Spin-Off Series

The spinoffs won't be shorter than mainline Total War games.

By Alex Gilyadov

Sega has announced a Total War spin-off series called Total War Saga.

According to a post on the official Total War blog, this new line of spinoffs will focus on key historical flashpoint—such as civil wars, as opposed to entire eras—and will build on previous Total War games.

The spinoffs won't be shorter or smaller than mainline Total War titles and are said to be similar in scope and focus to the Total War: Shogun 2 expansion Fall of the Samurai.

"Total War Saga games will be the same mix of turn-based campaign strategy, real-time battle tactics, and hundreds if not thousands of hours of gameplay as a regular Total War game, but focused down on a distinct moment," said Jack Lusted, the director on the studio's first Total War Saga game.

This first title will be, like Total War: Attila, another "spiritual follow-up" to Total War: Rome II. The gameplay map will be similar in scope and size to that of Attila, but focused on a more compact geographical area.

Lusted also promised "the campaign will take as long to complete as any other Total War title does."

There's no word yet on the name or release date for the first Total Saga game just yet. In the meantime, be sure to read our reviews of Total War: Attila and Total War: Shogun 2 -- Fall of the Samurai.

Alex Gilyadov is a freelance writer for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter.

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