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Total War: Shogun 2

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Damnable Fiend:
so this came out today, and being kind of a fanboy of the series, I had it preloaded and ready, and then spent like 6 hours playing it.  and because I'm having a lot of fun with it so far and I think you might too, I thought I'd make a thread about it.

First off, it's very atmospheric, in a way that I'd call Japanese War Epic Made by a Westerner (though the pre-battle speeches are actually in subtitled Japanese, which I thought was especially cool, even if they say "Japan" and not "Nippon").

here's the intro: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_EQWcB1vXXg.  the entire game is more or less like that in tone.

as far as actual gameplay goes, PC Gamer gave it a glowing review and a score of 92.  edit: originally, I had  link to their review here, but then I found another one, by Tim stone, who is basically an authority on rts games, and it's better, so here.

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2011-03-11-total-war-shogun-2-review


oh, also there's a 6 gig demo for this on Steam, if you want to try before you buy.  it's pretty long, and gives you a good idea of what to expect, though it doesn't let you play any naval battles.

KvP:
I remember really loving the original... If it weren't for this damnable schooling I could play this!

LeeC:
Same, i need money too.

Blyss:
Never heard of this or the original.  Really does look like something I'd enjoy though.  Thank you for sharing.  I have to check it out now.

IrrationalPie:
I'm waiting for Rome : Total War 2, which is rumored as the sequel on this new game engine.

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