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The First In-Engine Footage Of Shogun 2: Total War

Horses charging through battalions... oh yeah. That's a Total War game.

Jul. 30 2010

Posted by: Matt

In This Episode:

Total War: Shogun 2

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Cool..

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NO way

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Edited By omergd1

interesting

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What is this I don't..

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Looks good but I want another Romance of the three kingdoms!!! number 9 was the best!

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I want it. I loved Shogun Total War.

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That's some of the best in-game water I've ever seen
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hope they take to another level and not a shiney remake

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OMG I need a new PC 

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I can't wait for this :D

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wow man i love seeing huge ass armies for some reason. its why i love the total war games :)

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i love total war i skipped napolean tho it came out so quickly after empires 

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I should check out these games tbh. ;d

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Immediately on my wish list!

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Edited By TheManiacsGnome

It's been a loooooong time since the first Shogun, but I always thought feudal Japan was an awesome setting for Total War.

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@Maniac said:
" It's been a loooooong time since the first Shogun, but I always thought feudal Japan was an awesome setting for Total War. "
Likewise.
 
I'm pretty excited for this!
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wow looks like some good stuff.

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swear I saw some hill-shimmying technology there. looks pretty cool

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Thanks a lot you assholes at creative assemble. Now I gotta go change my pants!

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FINALY!!!
a full scale warfare game that has nothign to do with ROME

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That looks fantastic.

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At first I thought it said Shotgun: Total War and I was like whaat? Then, yeah awesome and then ahhh..

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Hopefully this isnt bug-riddled like Empire. 

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This looks all right, though I'd care more about how it plays

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Cool

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@doe3879 said:
"FINALY!!! a full scale warfare game that has nothign to do with ROME "

What is wrong with Rome?  
 
And I really want another Rome Total War!
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Its' SEGA, so I know its crap. 

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@Chewii101 said:

" Hopefully this isnt bug-riddled like Empire.  "

If it's anything like Napoleon total war (which I really like), your arquebusiers will try to shoot *through* hills. 
 
They should really fix the ability of your soldiers to detect line of sight.
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@SoothsayerGB said:
" Its' SEGA, so I know its crap.  "
You sir are an idiot... SEGA is one of the few companies that are taking chances and delivering interesting ideas.  
 
The first Shogun was awesome, this looks incredible, but I'm pretty sure my computer won't run this.
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I think we're gonna need a bigger PC ... 
 
They should add a feature whereby you can name a few of your guys and keep track of them in the battle (a bit like in SimCity 4). You could follow Frank as a foot soldier, Harry as a mounted archer or Selma the sexy lady-ninja. It would add a bit of personality and attachment to the game as the troops are often just fodder and lost in a sea of polygon bloodshed.
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i want this now if only i could afford to upgrade my pc

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Edited By paulwade1984

Take starcraft 2 and shove it up your ass.
This just shows blizzard have zero vision. I'd almost call them lazy.

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needs more geisha assassins

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I dont care anything about starcraft. Creative assembly and relic RTS's are what i look foward to.

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Very nice. I fear I need a new rig.

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Edited By brazzle

Shogun Total War is still my favourite in the series but a lot of that was how they handled the turn based stuff and not the real time stuff. 
 
Judging from this the real time stuff will be awesome as always, it remains to be seen if I can have Legendary Geisha's assassinate generals with guitar strings.

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NOT interested 
 
Maybe if it included more than Japan, but limiting the warfare to only one country/ set of weapons is just a step back IMO 
 
Also, this isn't in game footage, so the title (in engine) is misleading. Its pre-rendered CGI, big whoop.

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@SoothsayerGB:  SEGA are the publisher. Its not like they actually had a hand in making the fucking game. 
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how do you say system hog in japanese? this game will bring my rig to its knees. Creative aren't known for their scaling their games to suit a lot of different computers which is odd seeing as this is a PC only game.

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@Lvivske said:

" NOT interested  Maybe if it included more than Japan, but limiting the warfare to only one country/ set of weapons is just a step back IMO  Also, this isn't in game footage, so the title (in engine) is misleading. Its pre-rendered CGI, big whoop. "

Im pretty sure some of this was ingame engine. Have you ever zoomed in Napoleon Total war. Also if the horse riding in start is CGI its really really bad. The rider looks so stiff it could hardly be CGI
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@JoeRiccadonna said:
" @doe3879 said:
"FINALY!!! a full scale warfare game that has nothign to do with ROME "
What is wrong with Rome?   And I really want another Rome Total War! "
Rome is next in line.
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@Lvivske said:
" NOT interested  Maybe if it included more than Japan, but limiting the warfare to only one country/ set of weapons is just a step back IMO  Also, this isn't in game footage, so the title (in engine) is misleading. Its pre-rendered CGI, big whoop. "
Uh, where'd you get the idea that this was prerendered? It's clearly in-engine.
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Japanese horses were actually... well... nevermind.

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Nice to see Total War revisiting its roots.

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I'm pretty sure my computer will commit suicide if I try and make it play this game.

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These games have a bit of a higher learning curve but I think it's one of the best pc series out in the market.
One you understand the combat you realize how realistic and dense it is. It also makes you feel smart when you start to decimate the opponents in normal. I am going to try hard in my next total war game.

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This looks nice. While the Total War games generally held my interest, I kind of liked Shogun Total War over the other Total War settings, aside from Medieval. 
 
That said, I tend to play the Total War games more like a strategic sim (ala Europa Universalis) than a Tactical RTS.

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Cherry Blossom trees? yup that's Japan.

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@paulwade1984 said:
" Take starcraft 2 and shove it up your ass. This just shows blizzard have zero vision. I'd almost call them lazy. "
What up with all the starcraft 2 hate, you guys need to calm down. These are two very different games?
 
Its weird to see RTS fanboys.
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That's in-game? I don't believe it.