DarthParametric Posted June 18, 2010 Author Share Posted June 18, 2010 I'd love for the mongolians to be a playable faction I havent played S1 so dont know if it was covered in that. It was covered in the expansion pack, and yes they were playable - http://pc.ign.com/articles/166/166609p1.html The question will be whether CA wants to retread that same ground in a similar expansion, or if they follow the recent TW trend of doing a whole new game. Either way, it seems highly unlikely they'd feature in the base game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astrotoy7 Posted June 18, 2010 Share Posted June 18, 2010 Interesting. I didn't even know there was a XPack to the first one! Will keep an eye out for it mtfbwya Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarthParametric Posted July 31, 2010 Author Share Posted July 31, 2010 A new trailer apparently based on all in-game footage: [youtube=hd]2yFuYTC9jXc Saucy! Although the horses seem oddly low detail compared to some of the foot troop models. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astor Posted July 31, 2010 Share Posted July 31, 2010 Saucy! Although the horses seem oddly low detail compared to some of the foot troop models. The animations don't look as natural as they did in Empire or Napoleon (not that they were perfect, but they looked a little more fluid). It's probably an early video anyway, so hopefully they'll improve on the quality of the horses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SW01 Posted July 31, 2010 Share Posted July 31, 2010 Much of it looks very impressive indeed - the weather effect, the surroundings and the one-on-one fighting animations particularly. Hopefully we'll get to see some more of the naval warfare element soon, I can't wait to see how that is implemented, or indeed how 'natural' it looks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prime Posted August 6, 2010 Share Posted August 6, 2010 Looks great to me. Can't wait! For those of us interested in samurai (especially a more realistic portrayal) there is not much to fulfill that. Something like this will be most welcome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astor Posted August 6, 2010 Share Posted August 6, 2010 Looks great to me. Can't wait! For those of us interested in samurai (especially a more realistic portrayal) there is not much to fulfill that. Something like this will be most welcome. I hope that the renowned Total War modding community takes to this game with the same passion that it has with the previous games, and that we will see some of the usual realism mods. Although this game will be interesting for me because despite playing the original, I know very little about Japan and the Samurai (barring one awful Tom Cruise film), so I look forward to learning about a new period. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prime Posted August 6, 2010 Share Posted August 6, 2010 I know very little about Japan and the Samurai (barring one awful Tom Cruise film), so I look forward to learning about a new period.And you won't learn much from that film either. While enjoyed it, it has very little basis in reality both in terms of events and portrayals of samurai. It is extremely idealized. In any case, the events of that film are designed to reflect the end of the samurai period when the Emperor ended the shogunate in 1867 and the end of the samurai class was at hand. This game takes place largely in the 16th century, when clans fought each other constantly and there was much intrigue. It is an awesome period of time for games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Posted August 7, 2010 Share Posted August 7, 2010 That latest trailer looks awesome. I haven't really played any of the Total War games (even though I own them all >_>) but I will almost definitely get this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabretooth Posted August 7, 2010 Share Posted August 7, 2010 I haven't really played any of the Total War games (even though I own them all >_>) but I will almost definitely get this. Why would you own them and not play them, it's like the opposite of piracy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astor Posted September 2, 2010 Share Posted September 2, 2010 Screenshots! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarthParametric Posted September 2, 2010 Author Share Posted September 2, 2010 They look to be from the battle the trailer was made from, so most of them aren't new. Some nice details in some of them though. Wonder what sort of a beast you'll need to run it at max settings. New vid: [youtube=hd]ClfAWjNZBnY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarthParametric Posted October 6, 2010 Author Share Posted October 6, 2010 Assassination video & campaign map preview: [youtube=hd]-ld8xfDWv74 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astor Posted October 6, 2010 Share Posted October 6, 2010 I like that campaign map, and the agent animations. And, ROTATION! The video looked good, too, although I think even the deepest of sleepers might have woken up if someone fell over them like that. This levelling mechanic sounds very interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ctrl Alt Del Posted October 6, 2010 Share Posted October 6, 2010 The battle video looks pretty amazing, as expected. But aren't the warriors dying a bit faster than usual? I know the video was fast-fowarded multiple times and that it's pre-alpha, but I've seen several one-hit deaths there. That cavalry charge was especially powerful. I like that campaign map, and the agent animations. And, ROTATION!The map looks superb indeed. Empire's looked so bleh and featureless, even worse than Medieval's. But is rotation really such a huge deal? This levelling mechanic sounds very interesting. I'm not sure if there's any difference from the subterfuge system. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabretooth Posted October 7, 2010 Share Posted October 7, 2010 The sudden video insert was... awkward and I can see myself turning the videos off soon as I get into my second game. The new map system is lovely, but I hope they have an option to zoom out far back to get a Rome-style sense of things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarthParametric Posted October 7, 2010 Author Share Posted October 7, 2010 The "sudden video insert" is exactly what they did in the original Shogun. It's back because fans asked for it to be brought back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabretooth Posted October 7, 2010 Share Posted October 7, 2010 Can't blame them, I guess. I already miss the Wonder movies in Civilization V. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prime Posted October 8, 2010 Share Posted October 8, 2010 Man I can't wait to get my hands on this. Takeda shall rule Japan! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CommanderQ Posted October 13, 2010 Share Posted October 13, 2010 This game will be absolutley amazing...I'm sure of it, the ultimate combination of strategy, graphics...and Samurai. That's awesome Man I can't wait to get my hands on this. Takeda shall rule Japan! Hmpf. The Oda Clan will crush all who oppose! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarthParametric Posted November 4, 2010 Author Share Posted November 4, 2010 New story trailer: [youtube=hd]DgyOA2-xRrc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ctrl Alt Del Posted November 4, 2010 Share Posted November 4, 2010 ^ Nothing we hadn't seen before but damn, these Shogun trailers always get me excited. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Visas Posted November 4, 2010 Share Posted November 4, 2010 It's a shame the modding capabilities of this game will be virtually non-existent. Hence why Medieval II: Total War Kingdoms will always be the best of the Total War series. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astor Posted November 4, 2010 Share Posted November 4, 2010 Video looks awesome. I can't wait to play this, and expand my knowledge of Japanese history (with the aid of a few books in addition to this). It's a shame the modding capabilities of this game will be virtually non-existent. Hence why Medieval II: Total War Kingdoms will always be the best of the Total War series. I confess I haven't been following Shogun 2's development very closely, but people made those claims about both Empire and Napoleon, yet the modding community is turning out some great mods for both of those games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Visas Posted November 4, 2010 Share Posted November 4, 2010 I confess I haven't been following Shogun 2's development very closely, but people made those claims about both Empire and Napoleon, yet the modding community is turning out some great mods for both of those games. That's not true. Empire and Napolean: Total War have very very limited modding capabilities and as a result, very few modifications are being released in comparison to Kingdoms. Also, there are no full conversions like in Kingdoms either, and these are often the greatest mods. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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