So...Shogun or Napoleon?

[BlueberryMUNCH]

Iyyer you cheeky lads+ gals. How're you all doooin?

Mkay, so, I've been looking at Napoleon: Total War aaand...it looks pretty good. But I've never actually played any Total War games...so meh, I was thinking of getting it.

Thing is, with the release of Shogun 2, I'm thinking I might get that...but I could imagine that they are very different games.

SO, BASICALLY-

-What do you think of Napoleon: Total War
-What do you think of Shogun 2: Total War

And which one should I get?

Cheers guys<3.

 

[BENZOOKA]

Forget about Total War and come taste the soup[footnote]I'd go with Shogun 2[/footnote] with me and Gerard Depardieu:

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[Ziggy]

AI in Napoleon is broken
but Shogun is new so we don't know at this point
i say go for Shogun if you have the money.

 

[ihazawii]

Shogun 2 by far, the AI is great and who doesn't want to command armies of samurai?

 

[Lost In The Void]

Shogun: Total War was the first of the series and thus the first one I ever played, after playing its long awaited sequel I say go for it; its badass

 

[baddude1337]

My computer can just about run Rome: Total War, so neither for me.

If I could, I would get Napoleon without a doubt, simply because I am very interested in that era, and not even remotely interested in Shogun's era.

 

[Double A]

I haven't played either, I didn't like Empire so I didn't get Napoleon. I haven't bought Shogun 2 yet, and I think I'm going to wait a bit to make sure it's good (at least 2 weeks). But I can recommend some other games.

You should Medieval 2: Total War first. After playing it for a bit, get the Kingdoms expansion. If you get bored with those, move on to Stainless Steel (drastically improves the core game) or Third Age: Total War (as in, Middle-Earth's Third Age).

Alternatively, you could get Rome: Total War (which is the game before M2 [Shogun and M1 were the first two]). The Barbarian Invasion expansion is pretty fun, but I've heard Alexander isn't anything special.


Get Napoleon if you like ranged slugfests. Get Shogun 2 if you like samurai slugfests. Get M2 if you like melee slugfests and cavalry laying waste to all. Get Rome if you like killing everything with legionaries (or horse archers).

 

[Gibboniser]

Been playing shogun 2, it doesn't hold the appeal of Rome for me, where I can just play for hours upon hours, but maybe that's because I haven't really broken into it yet. That said, I couldn't stand Empire, never played Napoleon.

 

[LetalisK]

Neither. Go with Rome or Medieval 2.

 

[Delusibeta]

Hold off for the GotY version. Or buy Napoleon/Empire GotY Edition.