The wind blew the snowflakes through the valley leading to the mighty fortress where the Daimyo of the Mori and his small garrison waited for the incoming Shimazu attack. Outnumbered three to one with few samurai at his disposal, the situation looked bleak. Nevertheless, he ordered his men to stand firm and fight with all their vigour. There was no honour in being a coward. As the enemy approached, he dismounted his horse and stood amongst his men; not just [...]
Shogun 2 Preview Together with Sid Meier, The Creative assembly are responsible for the iron grip that strategy games have had on me for the past 11 years. I first played Shogun in 2003 and haven’t looked back since. The seamless mix of turn based and real time strategy with beautiful 3D environments and weather effects had me chomping at the bit for more. I devoured every single game in the series and now, with Shogun 2 announced I can [...]
I’ve been a fan of Creative Assembly’s Total war series since the first instalment Shogun graced computer screen at the turn of the century. The graphics were pretty (for the time), the score was ambient, the little assassination cut scenes gave it real character, the A.I was able and the strategy was near perfect. It created a new brand of strategy game, combining both turned based and real time into a beautiful unity. However it wasn’t until Rome Total war [...]
