

Shogun 2 received critical praise from reviewers, often for its simplification and refinement of the series by returning to its roots. Compared to Empire which spanned almost the entire globe, the new installment focuses only on the islands of Japan (excluding Hokkaido) and on a reduced number of unit types. The game moves away from the European setting of previous Total War games and returns to the first setting in the Total War series, but making significant changes to core gameplay elements of Shogun 2. The limited edition includes an exclusive ninja clan, the Hattori, and a DLC unlocks a tenth clan, the Ikko-Ikki. The standard edition of the game features a total of eight factions (plus a ninth faction for the tutorial), each with a unique starting position and different political and military strengths. The player takes on the management of one of these clans, with the goal of dominating other factions and establishing rule over Japan. The country is fractured into rival clans led by local warlords, each fighting for control. Shogun 2 is set in 16th-century feudal Japan, in the aftermath of the Ōnin War during the Ashikaga shogunate. It is part of the Total War series and returns to the 16th-century Japan setting of the first Total War game, Shogun: Total War, after a series of games set mainly in Europe and the Middle East. Max rank generals max ranked troops with ashigaru reinforcment stacks means i have quality shock troops and mass numbers to break any enemy.Total War: Shogun 2 is a strategy video game developed by Creative Assembly and published by Sega in 2011.
#Total war shogun 2 realm divide full
Usually i take kyushu upon which with both armies disembarked they each attack from different direction essentially taking the entire island within 2 years upon which i split my 2 full navy stacks into half stacks that gives 6 half stacks which i then use to support trade fleets causing me a massive influx of money i can garrison cheap ashigaru units by the thousands, and push forward granted this is just before realm divide so i get to attack and take on both fronts before it begins, once triggered its to late my onslaught cant be stopped by the AI, The other 2 armies i can now afford ive already had loaded up with a strong navy usually 1 full stack and 1 half stack navy as escort i move those 2 armies to either Shikoku or Kyushu Go into custom battle and create the army i use to give you an idea of costsĪfter capturing the first trade port to the north i can afford my army and keep upgrading provincesĪfter capturing the Honma and Hojo gold mines, i can afford my 2nd army, then with another trade post i can afford a 3rd army then i sit and wait awhile build up money reserve, after i get to around 250k and have 4 major armies i move outįollowing the coast i wipe out Imagawa my 2nd army goes tho the north taking down the Ikko Ikki etc This means Date, Takeda, Hojo, Hattori, Oda, Tokugawa need to take ALL of them by force to be effective and you need to make bank due to the Real Divide event, of course once that happens attack immediately and restore other clans as Vassals long as there created after Real Divide they wont betray you, and they give trade so you can rebuild your economy, but overall using all trade routes allows you the ability to economically survive the late game with any clanĪt first correct i have 1 main army due to upkeep costs I dont even need trade routes for this tactic, with 1 army and my Daimyo at Rank 5 * i use high tax rates and induce rebellions to lvl up my Generals i can easily at that point use 1 army to pretty much crush all opponents just using ashigaru to garrison, Just on Legendary difficulty due to the bonuses the AI recieves you need trade routes, i can win without the 2 stage attack but mostly because iwate = master armor + encampent > armor = +5 armorĪll + 5 armor the No Dachi are then able to 1on1 beat any infantry in game due to charge bonus and armor bonuses bow monks and samurai archers mean 2 archer lines fire at the same time for maximum killing power before engaging melee 1 yari and 1 katana cav per flank means i can envelop the enemy army and crush them.
