Total War Shogun 2Follow

I picked this up back in January but haven't played it yet. But I still remember Frogbeastegg's excellent M:tW unit guide so I'll be sure to check your link out once I get started. Thanks!

I need to get the mechanics down a bit better first but after I do some more single player campaign I might. :)

I think I am on my way to failing my first campaign on normal difficulty. It's really fun either way and with what I have learned I will be Shogun next time.

I started out as Chokusube (Archers on Southern Island). I conquered my island and quelled several rice shortage rebellions. This gave me about 8 provinces. I settled in then some to work on my Navy and build the structures I need for more advanced troops. During this time the Shoni who had consolidated the eastern island decided they hate me so they started pirating my trade routes and blockading my ports.

So I got pulled into a naval campaign and subsequently decimated their navy. During this time I screwed up and had too many troops garrisoned in my provinces and the support cost for them plus the navy was cutting way down on my internal construction.

All the while two strong clans where gobbling up the main land. The strongest directly north of me Hekkade has 19 provinces of the 25 needed to become Shogun. So I decided the only way I was going to live was broker for peace with the Shoni and form a military alliance. The Shoni Warlord saw the Hekkade about to swallow us both and quickly agreed to set aside our differences as honorable warriors.

So now It's my former enemy and me vs the Hekkade on two fronts. Can we stop their rapid advance or we will be swallowed by the inevitable tide? We strike tonight.

(This game is so much fun for $7.50)

Edited, Mar 28th 2012 12:45pm by Shojindo

Now I want to pick this up. Been getting bored with Medieval 2 anyway, even with the mods.