Shogun 2: Total war! - Page 10

Arclight · 03-07-11, 06:05 AM

Graphics bug perhaps?

Oberon · 03-07-11, 09:09 AM

Taiko drums are awesome.

It may come from a terrible film but the soundtrack for the Japanese was just epic. The taiko drums make this piece.

joegrundman · 03-07-11, 11:45 AM

The Hunted is a B++ movie set in modern day Japan with Christopher Lambert and John Lone and some decent Taiko music

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0113360/

Spike88 · 03-07-11, 12:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Arclight

^ direct images not showing up for me.

Turns out the demo has the complete(?) in-game encyclopedia thingy. Can find just about everything in there. I get the impression they really did improve the game, at least in gameplay concepts. We'll have to see how the campaign AI turns out though.

http://steamcommunity.com/id/ARConSt...31/?tab=public

Damnit Arc, my hype for the game was low until I read the entries you posted. Will have to get online and read through the full encyclopedia.

Oberon · 03-07-11, 12:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by joegrundman

The Hunted is a B++ movie set in modern day Japan with Christopher Lambert and John Lone and some decent Taiko music

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0113360/

Indeed it does.

And a good fight scene on the Shinkansen.

(Bloody)

The girl on the bad side has a nice Daishó arrangement.

Arclight · 03-07-11, 12:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Spike88

Damnit Arc, my hype for the game was low until I read the entries you posted. Will have to get online and read through the full encyclopedia.

It kinda fills me with hope, swung me back around a little to a more positive attitude. Mechanics look good from what I can glimpse from there, but in the end the experience is really determined by the AI. Life-long allies backstabbing for no reason, armies marching back and forth aimlessly, etc; bad AI would just ruin it.

Especially agents seem far more usefull (few more types, few more actions). And that attention to detail, fleshing out features just a little further, that's the positive impression I get from reading the entries.

Also, in case there was still doubt, those hero units they talked about are the same thing as in the other games: exceptionally skilled but smaller elite units. They're listed in the S2:TW-pedia too.

(Unless they throw a curve ball and have single-man super-hero units, but I kinda doubt that. Never know though.)

Castout · 03-07-11, 05:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Arclight

Graphics bug perhaps?

Umm it was my security system. It's fixed now

Arclight · 03-07-11, 11:16 PM

Goody. Get a much better impression of the game reading that than actually playing the demo imho.

Castout · 03-07-11, 11:30 PM

I've changed my paid order to get the limited Edition. It has just been listed on Play Asia and it's cheaper than the US standard edition.

Crécy · 03-11-11, 12:28 PM

Strageyinformer review

Only complains seem to be random CTD's.

One finnish site reviewed Shogun and they complained about uneven AI (AI acts a bit wacky from time to time but occasionally performs quite well)

Arclight · 03-11-11, 01:22 PM

Here be another one: http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2011...-war-shogun-2/

Sooo tempting...

Crécy · 03-11-11, 04:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Arclight

Here be another one: http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2011...-war-shogun-2/

*cursor moves toward 'pre-order' button*

Arclight · 03-12-11, 02:04 AM

BANZAAAI!

*click*

Ha, gotcha. That was the right mouse button.

Right, so... reviews are positive, particularly it seems the AI is not disapointing, though I'd still like to know how diplomacy works and whether or not long time allies will still backstab you, even if it means their demise.

And then I have the option to grab the limited edition for 40,-. Normally the standard edition goes for 50,-. Pretty sweet pre-order deal...

Think I'll wait till 14th. Nothing negative pops up, grab the pre-order then.

Crécy · 03-12-11, 03:45 AM

40 minutes of Shogun 2 gameplay videos

Castout · 03-12-11, 06:47 AM

I must say the demo performance is not great.

The fps drops to below 20 when zooming in large group action.

My Specs

i5 661 3.33Ghz 2 core 4 thread
GTX 560 Ti
4x2Gb DDR 3

Does the demo use a single core, two or four?

03-07-11, 06:05 AM	#136
Arclight Navy Seal Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Land of windmills, tulips, wooden shoes and cheese. Lots of cheese. Posts: 8,467 Downloads: 53 Uploads: 10	Graphics bug perhaps? __________________ Contritium praecedit superbia.

03-07-11, 11:45 AM	#138
joegrundman Ocean Warrior Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 2,689 Downloads: 34 Uploads: 0	The Hunted is a B++ movie set in modern day Japan with Christopher Lambert and John Lone and some decent Taiko music http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0113360/ __________________ "Enemy submarines are to be called U-Boats. The term submarine is to be reserved for Allied under water vessels. U-Boats are those dastardly villains who sink our ships, while submarines are those gallant and noble craft which sink theirs." Winston Churchill

03-07-11, 11:16 PM	#143
Arclight Navy Seal Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Land of windmills, tulips, wooden shoes and cheese. Lots of cheese. Posts: 8,467 Downloads: 53 Uploads: 10	Goody. Get a much better impression of the game reading that than actually playing the demo imho. __________________ Contritium praecedit superbia.

03-07-11, 11:30 PM	#144
Castout Silent Hunter Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Jakarta Posts: 4,794 Downloads: 89 Uploads: 6	I've changed my paid order to get the limited Edition. It has just been listed on Play Asia and it's cheaper than the US standard edition. __________________ My blog: http://exposingsingapore.wordpress.com/ Last edited by Castout; 03-08-11 at 02:41 AM.

03-11-11, 12:28 PM	#145
Crécy Grey Wolf Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Dark forest Posts: 793 Downloads: 316 Uploads: 0	Strageyinformer review Only complains seem to be random CTD's. One finnish site reviewed Shogun and they complained about uneven AI (AI acts a bit wacky from time to time but occasionally performs quite well) __________________ “Every generation laughs at the old fashions, but follows religiously the new.” -Henry David Thoreau

03-07-11, 09:09 AM	#137
Oberon Lucky Jack Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 25,976 Downloads: 61 Uploads: 20	Taiko drums are awesome. It may come from a terrible film but the soundtrack for the Japanese was just epic. The taiko drums make this piece.

03-11-11, 01:22 PM	#146
Arclight Navy Seal Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Land of windmills, tulips, wooden shoes and cheese. Lots of cheese. Posts: 8,467 Downloads: 53 Uploads: 10	Here be another one: http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2011...-war-shogun-2/ Sooo tempting... __________________ Contritium praecedit superbia.

03-12-11, 02:04 AM	#148
Arclight Navy Seal Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Land of windmills, tulips, wooden shoes and cheese. Lots of cheese. Posts: 8,467 Downloads: 53 Uploads: 10	BANZAAAI! click Ha, gotcha. That was the right mouse button. Right, so... reviews are positive, particularly it seems the AI is not disapointing, though I'd still like to know how diplomacy works and whether or not long time allies will still backstab you, even if it means their demise. And then I have the option to grab the limited edition for 40,-. Normally the standard edition goes for 50,-. Pretty sweet pre-order deal... Think I'll wait till 14th. Nothing negative pops up, grab the pre-order then. __________________ Contritium praecedit superbia.

03-12-11, 03:45 AM	#149
Crécy Grey Wolf Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Dark forest Posts: 793 Downloads: 316 Uploads: 0	40 minutes of Shogun 2 gameplay videos __________________ “Every generation laughs at the old fashions, but follows religiously the new.” -Henry David Thoreau

03-12-11, 06:47 AM	#150
Castout Silent Hunter Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Jakarta Posts: 4,794 Downloads: 89 Uploads: 6	I must say the demo performance is not great. The fps drops to below 20 when zooming in large group action. My Specs i5 661 3.33Ghz 2 core 4 thread GTX 560 Ti 4x2Gb DDR 3 Does the demo use a single core, two or four? __________________ My blog: http://exposingsingapore.wordpress.com/

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