Shogun: Total War

Bubba Grizz · Post by **Bubba Grizz** » January 21, 2003, 7:32 pm

I recently found this game at Kmart for less than $10 so I picked it up. So far I am getting my ass kicked on a regular basis. Anyone have insight as to what I should be doing?

*prepares himself for the onslaught of smart ass remarks*

noel · Post by **noel** » January 21, 2003, 7:34 pm

Bubba Grizz wrote:So far I am getting my ass kicked on a regular basis. Anyone have insight as to what I should be doing?

Don't play against your newborn.

Shaerra · Post by **Shaerra** » January 21, 2003, 7:35 pm

Bubba Grizz wrote:I recently found this game at Kmart for less than $10 so I picked it up. So far I am getting my ass kicked on a regular basis. Anyone have insight as to what I should be doing?

*prepares himself for the onslaught of smart ass remarks*

Use the mouse!

Masekle · Post by **Masekle** » January 21, 2003, 7:37 pm

shop at WalMart?

Shaerra · Post by **Shaerra** » January 21, 2003, 8:11 pm

hehehe I feel bad that I didn't think of that one.

kurzweil · Post by **kurzweil** » January 21, 2003, 8:19 pm

Don't pilot a 30 ton mech in a 100 ton assault match?

oh wait, wrong game.

Buy Medieval: Total War. It's much better.

Millie · Post by **Millie** » January 21, 2003, 8:23 pm

Build, build, build your upgrade buildings. Upgrades are THE key to winning Shogun: Total War. In fact, the entire purpose of your research should be to obtain the Geisha assassin unit. Geishas are the Terminators of the game -- capable of assassinating (with ease) any enemy general, diplomat, heir, or shogun. Theoretically, one Geisha is enough to win the game against almost impossible odds. But to back her up, build a few of those "Sword Saint" guys (I forget their name in Japanese, but they're single units that can decimate entire armies. Basically, they're jedi knights).

One Geisha > 1,000,000 troops. Trust me.

Fesuni Chopsui · Post by **Fesuni Chopsui** » January 21, 2003, 8:55 pm

Millie = Geisha Queen *hugs*

Millie · Post by **Millie** » January 21, 2003, 8:57 pm

I am the greatest geisha of all time. ^_^

Fairweather Pure · Post by **Fairweather Pure** » January 22, 2003, 4:54 am

Use magic missle!

emmer · Post by **emmer** » January 22, 2003, 5:09 am

WHICH MILLIE IS THIS

kyoukan · Post by **kyoukan** » January 22, 2003, 6:23 am

kill all the indians with smallpox

Kwonryu DragonFist · Post by **Kwonryu DragonFist** » January 22, 2003, 2:33 pm

Use Your Missile units against the enemys shocktroops!

And use Fanatical Buddhists, Legendary Geisha, Master Swordsman and BattleNinja to win!

Flank your opponent! Use your Warrior Monks against his archers!

Bait enemy troops with cheap Ashigaru and lure him into your trap!

WIN! WIN! WIN! WIN!

Neziroth · Post by **Neziroth** » January 22, 2003, 5:56 pm

That game would be 40x better if there were no geisha. Is there anything like that in midieval?

Millie · Post by **Millie** » January 22, 2003, 5:59 pm

Neziroth wrote:That game would be 40x better if there were no geisha. Is there anything like that in midieval?

Sadly, I agree. The geisha unit, while cool for the first 5 minutes you use her, cheapens the game immensely. The first person to get a legendary geisha automatically wins. There's no real fun in that.

I've never played Medieval: TW, but I hope the developers learned from their previous game balancing mistakes. One thing I did love about Shogun was the fact that the splintered factions of a fallen daimyo's clan could reunite randomly. That was SO cool! I hope they kept that in Medieval.

Bubba Grizz · Post by **Bubba Grizz** » January 22, 2003, 6:03 pm

I haven't really played Shogun enough to be able to fairly compare it to Medieval yet. I really like MTW and they have an expansion coming out soon called Viking Invasion. I'll pick that one up for sure. Shogun was obviously made before Medieval so there are features that it lacks that I have grown accustomed to.

Adex_Xeda · Post by **Adex_Xeda** » January 22, 2003, 7:03 pm

There are powerful assassins in Medieval War, but to get them to a status where they can off kings and popes they have to survive multiple assasination missions when the odds are greatly stacked against them. During a game you stand maybe a 5% chance of getting an assassin to a legendary level.

Kwonryu DragonFist · January 23, 2003, 10:59 am

Dont underestimate the powers of women! )

Legendary Geisha rocks

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