Shogun 2: Total War Assassination Trailer
What happens when you order your ninja to assassinate an enemy general?
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What happens when you order your ninja to assassinate an enemy general?
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Trailers: Shogun 2: Total War Assassination Trailer
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It wasnt very ninja-ish....felt like a schoolboy sneaking to do a prank on the principal....but still im exited about this game....it just brings back so many memories from the days when i played shogun 1 and had no idea why i kept losing haha
Wait a minute...wasn't this posted in the news section twice?
*EDIT* Yes, yes it was.
http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/104090-Shogun-2-Assassination-Trailer-Flips-Out-With-Ninjas
*EDIT* Yes, yes it was.
http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/104090-Shogun-2-Assassination-Trailer-Flips-Out-With-Ninjas
I am going to take a guess that the video applies to a beginner ninja, as well as implies victory isn't guaranteed. Not sure if I like the new campaign map view but didn't see enough of that to really make a determination
That's kind of neat, but I doubt I'd make it halfway through a campaign before turning those movies off. They would really get really annoying after you've seen them all.
I rather think that this was one of the markers where the outcome could have change (Guard wakes up and kills Ninja for example). Don't know if you have played any of their older Total War games, but at least Medieval 2: Total War had videos that started the same, but depending on the outcome changed midway.Cousin_IT said:
I'm glad they are doing their part in dispelling the absurd image ninjas have gained due in large part to over-hyped weeaboos. Just like pirates nijas were PEOPLE not the romanticized magical flying BS people seem to think they were these days. Portraying ninjas as over the top inhuman powerhouses is worse than how Twilight portrays vampires.
As for the army/guards sleeping on the ground that can easily be explained too. If you're marching all day carrying 60 or more pounds of supplies or equipment in the summer it's VERY tiring, let alone fighting or training. You're going to be so tired that some guy tripping over you while trying to go take a piss isn't going to get between you and some sleep.
Shogun is another game I'm hesitantly excited about. Empire was so disappointing I'm not sure I can trust Creative Assembly again. Riddled with many game breaking bugs long after release as well as DLC at launch made previously loyal customers like me and several others that have been with the series since Shogun 1 disloyal. Then just to give us another kick in the groin they release Napoleon and ditch support for Empire. So a company I used to hold in the highest regard now is reduced to something barely above EA.
As for the army/guards sleeping on the ground that can easily be explained too. If you're marching all day carrying 60 or more pounds of supplies or equipment in the summer it's VERY tiring, let alone fighting or training. You're going to be so tired that some guy tripping over you while trying to go take a piss isn't going to get between you and some sleep.
Shogun is another game I'm hesitantly excited about. Empire was so disappointing I'm not sure I can trust Creative Assembly again. Riddled with many game breaking bugs long after release as well as DLC at launch made previously loyal customers like me and several others that have been with the series since Shogun 1 disloyal. Then just to give us another kick in the groin they release Napoleon and ditch support for Empire. So a company I used to hold in the highest regard now is reduced to something barely above EA.
From the brief glimpse of the Shogun 2 campaign map, it has attracted my attention far more than the Empire - map has ever and will ever do. And if you are a Total War player, watching a samurai (or ashigaru) clinging to the leg of a ninja in weary reverie is a nice break from the grind of megalomania.
Three cheers for ninjas. I was going to buy this game anyway, whether good or not (out of nostalgia and the joy of a melee-centric Total War) and this has only aroused my interest further.
Three cheers for ninjas. I was going to buy this game anyway, whether good or not (out of nostalgia and the joy of a melee-centric Total War) and this has only aroused my interest further.
Are RTS Devs scared of blood now. That may sound juvenile but seriously if that's the best they can do for assassinations I am seriously disappointed. I mean the first's assassinations were awesome
Looking forward to the game, regardless of all else.
The main thing I noticed (other than the attempts at comedy) was that the sword, after passing through the enemy general, had no blood on it. Just makes me wonder why. I loved the splash of blood on the shoji screens in the old vids.
As for the map, I don't buy the CA games for their maps, but for the gameplay. That's of primary importance--but that doesn't mean I want the map to be difficult to navigate. As long as it's easy to get around on and relatively accurate, it'll do.
The main thing I noticed (other than the attempts at comedy) was that the sword, after passing through the enemy general, had no blood on it. Just makes me wonder why. I loved the splash of blood on the shoji screens in the old vids.
As for the map, I don't buy the CA games for their maps, but for the gameplay. That's of primary importance--but that doesn't mean I want the map to be difficult to navigate. As long as it's easy to get around on and relatively accurate, it'll do.
You got the Tenchu vibe too?kouriichi said:
I kept having flashbacks of all the ridiculous moments in those games...
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The dude made love to the ninja's foot. I would not call that a successful assassination attempt.
Kowing that ninja, it's probably because he fell out of the tree, dropped his sword, and just landed on the enemy general himself breaking his head open. The sword only went through the table.0over0 said:
just my theory anyway.