This modern sequel again focused on Medieval Japan during the Sengoku Jidai (Age of Warring States), when the Ashikaga Shogunate was declining in power, and many a local warlord was weighing his chances of becoming the next Shogun. The above summary summary descibes a battle in Shogun 2, the 2011 entry in the venerable Total War franchise, that revisited and updated the setting of the original Shogun, released in 2000, the game that kickstarted Creative Assembly’s flagship brand. This is Total War, and it has always been this way. Soon the river will be choked with corpses, and the grasses will be trampled underfoot, and either the Hojo clan, or the forces loyal to the Shogun, will march victorious from the field.
Flaming arrows fill the skies overhead, and atop their horses, nobly attired generals survey the field and prepare to advance. Lines of peasants level their spears, while behind them veteran Samurai shift their grips on their weapons and prepare for the killing to come. As we examine what made Shogun 2 such a classic for the Total War series, we turn our eyes to the future, and wonder how Creative Assembly’s newest foray into the dynastic struggles of 2nd Century China will compare to its older brother that explored 16th Century Japan.Īs two armies collide in the fields outside Kyoto, pink cherry blossoms float on the wind, and a lazy river picks its way across the countryside as short autumn grasses sway on the breeze.
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