Shogun 2: Total War

[VincentLaw]

if the difficulty works anything like Rome Total war did, set it everything on normal difficulty. I tested this out by doing custom battles of 1 unit vs 1 unit. the way the difficulty worked was by giving enemy units invisible stat buffs, so your 1 unit would always win on easy, and always lose on hard. (against the same enemy unit)

[genbrien]

it works the same as the other Total War(as Vincent said, on HARD and LEGENDARY they have more cash and more buff than us....I hate cheaters lolll) but they are more intelligent, so normal in Shogun2 is like hard on older total war

[Conure]

Ahh okay, thanks guys! This game is incredible - I'm hooked!

 

Japan will be mine...

[genbrien]

Japan will be mine...

yeah..... that's what I tought too....:music_whistling::cry:

[Conure]

yeah..... that's what I tought too....:music_whistling::cry:

 

Deleted that save...got war decced by maybe 5 people whos power rating was "terrifying"...Oops..

[LordWolf]

Yeah, playing on legendary is... legendary :P

[Rusty_M]

This game just kept me up until 3 AM!

[jazjar]

I am currently addicted to Napoleon total war right now, and hope to get Shogun sometime in the future. I am playing as Prussia in Napoleon and am at 93 turns and loving it. I love the realistic battles and the beautiful campaign map, especially with the Hd 5770 I am running it on. I believe all the naysayers need some serious rehab, because TW has the best turn based strategy gameplay ever!

[OutOnTheOP]

Personally, I'm more a fan of Medieval 2. Shogun is cool... but there's just not enough variety to it. Every army looks more or less the same (no surprising, it's from the same culture, but still....). The battle system has some nice new additions; one that I PARTICULARLY like is the ability to dismount your cavalry. Oh, how many times playing M2:TW I came across a battle in unfavorable terrain and wished I could employ my knights as heavy infantry... Anyhow, maybe I was spoiled by the vast variety of units and their varied capabilities in Medieval 2. There's lots.

 

...though Creative Assembly must REALLY hate the Germans, because the Holy Roman Empire really got the shaft in M2:TW - all their late heavy infantry (dismounted gothic knights, 2-hand swords, and halberd militia) cost a good 50% more than the other nations' equivalents, and generally have 2-5 lower attack and 5-7 lower defense. I fail to see why a German guy in maille with a big axe on a stick should be SO much more expensive (and less effective!) than a French guy in maille with a big cleaver on a stick. I know the French (late period) probably get an "experience bonus" for being veterans from the 100 year's war, but c'mon, there were TONS of wars in 14th-16th century Germany; I can't imagine them being raw recruits.

 

...Suffice to say I fixed that via text editing. -_-

[LordWolf]

I think u're missing the point of the game. If you want to eyegaze on samurai or knights go visit some online picturebooks. The game is about strategy and employment of your troops. The fewer troops in here, demand greater precision and better employment, which in turn means that game is better for us who love strategies :)

[Runibl]

Finally got mine delivered. Pre-purchased it, but small account problem delayed it for me.

Gonna install it tomorrow.

[OutOnTheOP]

No, Lordwolf, I do believe YOU are the one missing the point. See, each unit in Medevial 2 was unique in many ways; beyond the simple "more of the same, only better". Yes, there are some that are merely stat boosts to previous renditions, such as the peasant crossbows> militia crossbows> pavise crossbows. However, there are also cases where a unit adds complete abilities, as in the case of the English Longbowmen or the Aventurine, who are bow/ crossbowmen, but with sufficient armor and melee weaponry to play a dual role as close in combatants as well, and therefore enabled different tactics.

Or the difference between, say, pikemen and halberds? Pikemen suck in the attack (by and large), and their stats look like crap. However, their pikes are so long that they "tap" enemies out of attack range, and can tie up an enemy melee unit for a very long time while you maneuver on them with other units. However, pikes are only effective if they stay in formation, which makes them SLOOOOOW. Halberds aren't that great in a spearwall, but they're good used as the "hammer" to the pike's anvil; particularly against cavalry.

Some units have armor-piercing capability, and may be good against heavily armored foes, but inferior against mass levied (and poorly armored) enemies than another unit WITHOUT AP capability, but a cheaper cost and higher attack. Good example; poleax units are great against dismounted knights, but against lighter militia, it's hard to beat two-hand swordsmen

So, yes, there IS a difference beyond just pretty units on the field, and that's really my point.

[DocSigma]

Shogun II is great.. been playing it since release. My only slight on it is the size of it, but I guess that goes with Feudal Japan. I still think Napoleon was just right in scope but then again different era etc... Anyway, just to add Shogun is great and definitely one the best CA has made thus far. Here's hoping for a Rome2 after Shogun if CA maintains this sort of trend.