Shogun 2: Total War [ULTIMATE HYPE THREAD][PCG 92, GI 95, EDGE 9, Euro 9, SG 93]

Preload is up on Steam.

[QUOTE="KristoffBrujah"]

As usual GS will probably underrate it wrt the genre. Shogun will have a few drawbacks, it gets docked 1-1.5 points, but RTS with far less depth like Starcraft will get the same or better score despite being nowhere close to the quality of the TW series.

Dur... scouting+killing harvesters is a strategy... derp derp.

No, just no. Flanking, encirclement, feigned retreats, sieges, these are strategy, not zerg vs. protoss.

yellonet

I sure hope I get my copy tomorrow...

My Amazon order says "shipping soon." Wouldn't have ordered it but wanted the LE for the Hattori clan.

What will be your first clan? Mine will be Shimazu or Date, depending on how I feel. :D

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[QUOTE="KristoffBrujah"]

As usual GS will probably underrate it wrt the genre. Shogun will have a few drawbacks, it gets docked 1-1.5 points, but RTS with far less depth like Starcraft will get the same or better score despite being nowhere close to the quality of the TW series.

Dur... scouting+killing harvesters is a strategy... derp derp.

No, just no. Flanking, encirclement, feigned retreats, sieges, these are strategy, not zerg vs. protoss.

KristoffBrujah

I sure hope I get my copy tomorrow...

My Amazon order says "shipping soon." Wouldn't have ordered it but wanted the LE for the Hattori clan.

What will be your first clan? Mine will be Shimazu or Date, depending on how I feel. :D

The performance in the game is much smoother than its predecesors and better looking as well.

Preload is up on Steam.

Fizzman

pc? LOL, passright4dead

pc? LOL, pass

right4dead

Most strategy games are on PC.

You're basically passing on the entire genre due to platform. And the Total War series is a masterpiece unequaled anywhere else. It feels like playing an RPG/RTS hybrid with epic battles.

As usual GS will probably underrate it wrt the genre. Shogun will have a few drawbacks, it gets docked 1-1.5 points, but RTS with far less depth like Starcraft will get the same or better score despite being nowhere close to the quality of the TW series.

Dur... scouting+killing harvesters is a strategy... derp derp.

No, just no. Flanking, encirclement, feigned retreats, sieges, these are strategy, not zerg vs. protoss.

KristoffBrujah

IGN Review: http://pc.ign.com/articles/115/1156095p1.html

I'm enjoying Shogun 2 a lot! The japanese setting isn't my favorite, but I can say this is the best Total War game I've played since Rome. There are improvements all over. My only complaint is the loooooonnng loading times to start the game and to enter battle sequences. Also, there're a few minor bugs, but the game is very polished out of the box. :D

Completely agree!

I enjoyed Medieval 2 and even Empire, but I just haven't had this much fun with a Total War game since Rome.

The AI is improved (though still a bit lacking), the graphics are amazing and impresive - nothing like seeing 10,000 troops maneuvering around in a detailed map and still have the game be smooth as butter (still waiting on DX 11 though), the UI and overall gameplay is streamlined, but only where it needed to be.

So far I've become Shogun of my little island and not without some awesome victories and losses and tricky political maneuvering.

The only thing I haven't tried much fo is multi-player, and that looks amazing too. Gonna give it a shot this weekend.

crysis looks better

The performance in the game is much smoother than its predecesors and better looking as well.

Mr_BillGates

Love the game so far. I've lost two games too. Thats never happened in any Total War game i've played.

The battle AI is a bit better. The campaign AI is much better. I initially thought that since it was only going to be Japan, that the map would be fairly small, but thats not the case at all. The campaign map is a bit more linear due to the all the mountaints creating passages and valleys, but theres plenty of romm still to maneuver and attack.

The added RPG elements are most welcome. They really allow you tailer your generals to suit the needs of your empire.

Love the game so far. I've lost two games too. Thats never happened in any Total War game i've played.

The battle AI is a bit better. The campaign AI is much better. I initially thought that since it was only going to be Japan, that the map would be fairly small, but thats not the case at all. The campaign map is a bit more linear due to the all the mountaints creating passages and valleys, but theres plenty of romm still to maneuver and attack.

The added RPG elements are most welcome. They really allow you tailer your generals to suit the needs of your empire.

XaosII

9.0 on Gamespot.8)

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Edit: It seems to have been taken down It's showing N/A now... Blah!:P

9.0 on Gamespot.8)

Krayzie_3334

: It seems to have been taken down It's showing N/A now... Blah!:P

Krayzie_3334

[QUOTE="Krayzie_3334"]

9.0 on Gamespot.8)

_Pedro_

[QUOTE="Krayzie_3334"]: It seems to have been taken down It's showing N/A now... Blah!:P

millerlight89

haha, I pushed the back button and the score's back.

http://img191.imageshack.us/img191/5158/15413515.jpg

I know this isn't much to go on as these are easily faked but I know what I seen.:P

haha, I pushed the back button and the score's back.

http://img191.imageshack.us/img191/5158/15413515.jpg

I know this isn't much to go on as these are easily faked but I know what I seen.:P

Krayzie_3334

Game is great and will only get better... Time for me to head back to the game. Hurry up on the stable connection lawlessX. Ready for some Coop goodness.jedikevin2

PC is worth owning for just this one series.

Like previous TW it will get modded so you can pay for one game and get potentially dozens. I remember Medieval 2 where there was even a mod for Lord of the Rings.