Deciding that E3 was simply too far away to wait, Creative Assembly today took the wraps off the latest game in the Total War series: Shogun 2: Total War. Or, going by this video, Okami: Total War.
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Because Japan isnât as big as well, half the world, the scale the game loses in comparison to Empire: Total War is compensated for by a return to âstoryâ, with the relationships between warring Shoguns of great importance, along with the addition of âheroâ units. It also marks a return to the days of you directly entering the game, as your character can be moved around the map, which can be both an influence and a danger.
All that work that went into naval battles in Empire and Napoleon is also being retained, with ship-to-ship combat featuring.
Most striking to me, however, is the gameâs art direction, which eschews the âclassicalâ paintings of recent games in favour of a crisp, Japanese style.
