[Game] Total War series
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It takes quite a while early on to replenish casualties until you expand a bit and get good infastructure between areas. However since you're playing as Shimazu focusing more on katana samurai will get you better results than spamming tons of ashigaru, considering it's the clan's so-called special unit and one reason why it's perfect Mario clan for starters. After early expansion it's not bad idea either to decentralise recruiting as much as possible to prevent sudden (if temporary) bottlenecks or negative growth in regions other than early in the game when you pretty much have just a single region, unless you're playing as Hojo.
You might want to consider downloading Darthmod Shogun though, it's ~500mb download and the most recent version is 3.3. Makes the gameplay far more interesting and fixes some of the lulzy things about Shogun 2, including heat seeking intercontinental ballistic anime arrow archers etc.
Edit: I am not saying to ignore ashigaru altogether but Shimazu's faster katana samurai training times (1x turn instead of 2x turns) and katana > spear in melee in even fight, go figure.
You might want to consider downloading Darthmod Shogun though, it's ~500mb download and the most recent version is 3.3. Makes the gameplay far more interesting and fixes some of the lulzy things about Shogun 2, including heat seeking intercontinental ballistic anime arrow archers etc.
Edit: I am not saying to ignore ashigaru altogether but Shimazu's faster katana samurai training times (1x turn instead of 2x turns) and katana > spear in melee in even fight, go figure.
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Ashigaru, Ashigaru and Ashigaru what you need to to do is a get a stack of them ASAP not build Samurai en mass until you get a smithy. Also why heal units when you can merge them? Also use the "score" on the dipo screen to find out why certian factions gun for you...
Not really, just use Ninjas as they are just baller...
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Just played a couple of games on lan with my friends in the good old Rome Total War. After playing every game in the Total War franchise, Rome has been the most successful and the best Total War game ever made (yet).
If there is ever going to be Rome 2: Total War.. well, I don't know how they can improve it from the first RomeTW. Except graphics.. maybe sea battles, don't know.
If there is ever going to be Rome 2: Total War.. well, I don't know how they can improve it from the first RomeTW. Except graphics.. maybe sea battles, don't know.
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I know a lot of improvements for R:TW to make it less shallow, but those things are more from civilization and Crusader Kings.
Total War series has always been rather shallow on diplomatic, financial and city management.
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Anyone of you looking forward or preordering the Shogun 2 expansion Fall of the Samurai? I just pre-ordered mine from some UK gaming store for about 20 euros. Can't really wait till it comes out!
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I dunno, but unless they fix the AI and make it an actual challenge I don't think I'll be getting it, despite how ridiculously appealing it sounds.
That said, this part sounds VERY good to me:
The three biggest problems I've had with the TW series are the AI, the shallowness of the diplomacy, city construction etc options compared to games like Civ, and the repetitive nature of the tactical battles.
That said, this part sounds VERY good to me:
The three biggest problems I've had with the TW series are the AI, the shallowness of the diplomacy, city construction etc options compared to games like Civ, and the repetitive nature of the tactical battles.
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http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2012/07/02/total-war-rome-2-interview/#comment-1027226
Part 2 will be about AI. We'll see what they say.
Part 2 will be about AI. We'll see what they say.
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Rome 2! Nice.
All those screenshots though and nothing recognizable?
All I found is this statue
But that's the Artemision bronze, ancient Greek, not Roman, and it was only slightly over life-sized not as gargantuan as in the screenshot.
I liked Rome because the Total War series was new to me and I enjoyed the depth and the era, but if this is just an update with prettier graphics and new features but the same horribly arcadey, gamey, hollywood approach rather than at least an attempt at capturing what Rome was like I don't think I want it.
I've been burned by supposed advancements before and bought new Total War games only to find out that the improvements were superficial at best and the games weren't really better than the old ones.
I want a "Rome", not a Roman version of 300. The screenshots don't look promising in this regard at all. I hope I'm wrong.
All those screenshots though and nothing recognizable?
All I found is this statue
But that's the Artemision bronze, ancient Greek, not Roman, and it was only slightly over life-sized not as gargantuan as in the screenshot.
I liked Rome because the Total War series was new to me and I enjoyed the depth and the era, but if this is just an update with prettier graphics and new features but the same horribly arcadey, gamey, hollywood approach rather than at least an attempt at capturing what Rome was like I don't think I want it.
I've been burned by supposed advancements before and bought new Total War games only to find out that the improvements were superficial at best and the games weren't really better than the old ones.
I want a "Rome", not a Roman version of 300. The screenshots don't look promising in this regard at all. I hope I'm wrong.
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If I come back tomorrow, will they switch out the placeholder screenshots with actual material?
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You do realize Creative Assembly is working for a company who's only interest in this game is how many it will sell, and that company is definitely not in a good shape. There is so much stuff CA can put in the Total War formula before it becomes a HOI style "meh, boring" to the average gamer out there.
At least they still allow modding of their games, so it can suit to everyone's interest.
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I don't want a realistic simulation of the empire's taxes. I want recognizable equipment that doesn't look like out of an Asterix comic, I want a couple of recognizable buildings and statues, I want recognizable city layouts and I want forums (!) and not literal city squares to hold and capture... With the wrong statues on them to boot.
The game is a game and I've come to terms with what Total War is by now. I stopped caring at Medieval 2, I think. But if I'm going to get Rome 2 it won't be because the gameplay is better but because I can play it and have the occasional "ah, look at that!" moment and to subject myself to the atmosphere of a historical era.
If they don't even attempt to capture that and make that work then I'll be happy for them for attempting to make an AI that doesn't stink, maybe more interesting battles where you're not just exploiting AI weaknesses but are actually fighting, I'll be happy for them for pushing the envelope on rendering armies, happy for them for innovations like combined naval and land-based attacks... but I won't buy or play the game because I don't care about any of these things, tbh.
The game is a game and I've come to terms with what Total War is by now. I stopped caring at Medieval 2, I think. But if I'm going to get Rome 2 it won't be because the gameplay is better but because I can play it and have the occasional "ah, look at that!" moment and to subject myself to the atmosphere of a historical era.
If they don't even attempt to capture that and make that work then I'll be happy for them for attempting to make an AI that doesn't stink, maybe more interesting battles where you're not just exploiting AI weaknesses but are actually fighting, I'll be happy for them for pushing the envelope on rendering armies, happy for them for innovations like combined naval and land-based attacks... but I won't buy or play the game because I don't care about any of these things, tbh.
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It's funny though, because when the Total War franchise began, everyone praised it for being a realistic tactics game set in the feudal era of Japan, without crazy fantasy elements or girls in skimpy outfits. Even Japanese journalists praised it, one saying something to the effect of: "it's sad that it takes a foreigner to get our history right." But then the historical accuracy started to kind of drop off... or maybe our standards became more strict with each iteration.
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