- TOTAL WAR SHOGUN 2 FALL OF THE SAMURAI UNITS MOVIE
- TOTAL WAR SHOGUN 2 FALL OF THE SAMURAI UNITS SERIES
All of these represent virtually the same type of unit-Japanese troopsĪrmed with Western rifles. Tortoises, Phoenixes, Red Bears, Black Bears, White Bears, Dragons, and Tigers, oh my-and Crossbow ashigaru? This ain’t China, bub.įall of the Samurai has Imperial Infantry, Line Infantry, Shogunate Guards, Imperial Guards, In the past we’ve seen units armed exclusively Have little to no historical justification.
TOTAL WAR SHOGUN 2 FALL OF THE SAMURAI UNITS SERIES
War: Shogun series already know that CA loves to throw in ‘chrome’ units that Myriad of different unit types that can be fielded. Want some laughs?Ĭheck out some of the game cinemas, where the Emperor sans his retinue is shownĬhatting with Western advisors at the dockyards in 1864, or the Shogun is shownĭoing the same thing (and depicted in Court Robes at that). Glorious “ Bushido Blade” but rarely this blatantly. Shogun” and movies like “The Hunted”, “The Barbarian and the Geisha”, and the Samurai-something which has been going on since (at least) “James Clavell’s Westerners shoehorn their own culture into the ‘mystique’ of the But to have them under the DIRECTĬONTROL of the Japanese? Ridiculous. Of their country in Japan-and that sometimes this might have them fightingĪlongside the Shogunate or Imperialists. Only makes sense that a US/Brit/French unit would defend the commercial interests Now, weĬan see allowing these units to appear in the game as allies. That’s right-you can have units of US Marines (or theirīritish/French counterparts) under the direct command of the Shogunate. Samurai”, or historical French advisor Jules Brunet) that can join JapaneseĪrmies and engage in combat/duels, but also allows players to field WesternĪrmy units. Given them ‘Foreign Veteran’ agents (think Nathan Algren from “The Last The game’s largely European and North American player base, CA has not only More than Japan would ever have been able to accumulate or more Wield an incredible amount of firepower and highly developed naval forces-far This results in armies on both the Shogunate and Imperial sides that Reason, the Russians, Prussians, and the Dutch are omitted) are the focal point of the game, and aboutįorty years of real time are telescoped into the 6-12 years that the game plays Western countries (particularly England, France, and the United States-for whatever The modernization of Japan and the influence exerted on it by
TOTAL WAR SHOGUN 2 FALL OF THE SAMURAI UNITS MOVIE
If this doesn’t bring to mind a certain blockbuster movie starring Tom Cruise, then CA’s marketing department hasn’tĭone its job. AnĪmerican officer brandishing a revolver shares the cover with a samurai in Total War hasįall of the Samurai-it tells you all you really need to know about the game. War than it does the supporters of the Shogunate and Emperor. That has more in common with the Union and Confederacy of the American Civil Time around they’ve managed to take things a step further and create a Japan While CA’s Shogun games have often played fast and loose with history, this Period where the Tokugawa Shogunate fell and the samurai class was abolished. Purports to recreate the turbulent times of the Bakumatsu and early Meiji Fall of the Samurai is a ‘stand-alone/expansion’ that Which brings us to today’s selection-Creative Assembly’s “Total War Shogun 2: Fall of the Samurai”. (Nobunaga’s Ambition) series stray from history even further, introducingĪbstract arcade style battles and making certain characters supermen that tower Have to take liberties with history in order to give the player someįlexibility in options and play style (to say nothing of dispensing with a lot History), Paradox’s “ Sengoku”, or Si-Phon’s “ Genpei Souran: Shogun E No Michi” “ Takeda” series (that uses actual maps of castles and cities and features someīattles that even the developers say are impossible to win-just as they were in Even the most accurate Japanese history sims like Magitech’s Situations just aren’t easily recreated, or would cause a serious problem with Whether it’s a tabletop sim or a computer game, some Game based on an historical event, there’s going to be a tradeoff betweenĪccuracy and playability.
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