Despite being a veteran of the Total War franchise, my first inclination in any given battle is to rush into melee and let the gods (depending on the setting) sort it out. Actually, perhaps this is because I am in fact a veteran of the Total War franchise. Either way, this normally works out fine, if not as well as it would have had I been more careful and dutiful. But I reckon my brief, recent experience with Total War: Pharaoh may have rid me of this behavior forever, given the changes and tweaks to battle. And while humbling, this is also extremely exciting.
Historically, individual battles in previous Total War games come down to two things: who has more troops, and who has advantageous positioning. While both are still extremely important here, neither seem like a guarantee in Total War: Pharaoh. Admittedly, my experience is colored by the fact I played three distinct scenarios explicitly designed by the team to showcase the game's changes, but if every encounter features even a sliver of the same sort of thing, it feels like it'll be a fairly major shift.
