It can be easy to forget just how much research goes into making each new entry to the Total War series, especially with over two decades of the historical strategy games released to date. While many players are more concerned with the design of a new Total War’s battlefield tactics and strategic possibilities, a release like this month’s Total War: Pharaoh requires its creators to spend just as much effort digging into the history of its setting as any other aspect of the game’s creation.

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