Shogun 2: Total War Announced

I'm hoping for a non-steam release. You know, old fashioned boxes and such....

Intrigued by the setting but I was so disappointed by Empire that I'm not sure I'll go back to the franchise. They have too many problems they just never resolve (more design issues or missing features than bugs).

Ah shitty. I was really hoping for Rome 2

This game is going to be awesome in 2012 when the patches roll out

I didn't purchase the last two Total War games due to such negative remarks from so many gamers. However, I have wished for a Shogun return and I cannot wait to get my hands on this game!

Shotgun 2? :P

Oooh.

I loved the first one. Must've put days worth of playtime into it. They did such a great job imbuing everything with the theme. Plus this setting is a lot more interesting to me than the Empire period.

After the unholy mess Empire was when it was released, I really hope they don't screw this one up.

From what I can tell, CA is addressing the issues of Empire by making a much smaller, but much more tightly focused game. Less stuff to work on, more time to iron out bugs and address balancing issues.

I've wanted Shogun 2 with every single new game announcement. It was only Empire that I had zero interest in. Really looking forward to this.

Hope they make it look like the trailer :>

Shogun was my favorite game in the series, despite the flaws of its combat mechanics addressed in Medieval. I loved the Japanese time period, the unit types, the simplistic and not over-big campaign map that led to every battle feeling significant, and the great ninja/geisha assassination success/fail cutscenes.

It's just a shame how big of a mess the last few Total Wars have been. The campaign and battle AI in the Rome was fucking atrocious, and at that point I just gave up on the series.

Seriously, why put in castle sieges if the pathfinding and collision detection between the buildings is damn near broken. Also, you the ridiculous stuff, like if you broke even a huge enemy force's siege equipment they would just stand there forever being pelted by arrow towers and lose hundreds of men instead of fleeing the battlefield.

The broken sea battles I've heard about in Empire are just further confirmation that they are still adding half-implemented features because it looks good as a bullet-point on the box. I hope this new Shogun is a return to simplicity done right instead of mediocrity en masse.