Added to this deepened role of trade is the threat from foreign influences, both in terms of social order and military dominance. Keeping tabs on how many trade slots you have in your main port is also very important, as a lack of any one of these resources can seriously hamper a clan’s ability to develop beyond first-tier units. It makes strategic alliances even more important, and it makes the player keep a constant eye on their imports and exports. Securing the necessary items for a military (iron, warhorses, paper mills and wood) has an impact on how quickly or thoroughly a military is assembled. While Shogun 2 sticks to relatively the same system as Empire, each faction has control of certain necessary resources, and will often only trade with factions that have a resource they need. The latest entry does nothing but pleases Shogun fans. I found myself becoming quite attached to some of them during the course of my campaign, and my eventual betrayal (for the sake of achievements as well as campaign victory conditions) was heart-wrenching in a way that few previous titles could hope to approach. No longer is it mindless conquest with a damn-the-torpedoes approach, because in this title, your allies actually matter. Diplomacy, therefore, makes a huge impact in the options presented to the player in the course of the campaign. The addition of the vassalhood system, which enables players to treat defeated factions as subservient allies, is a step in the right direction. Strategic alliances count for quite a bit, and the AI actively pursues their goals with laudable efficiency, which makes your allies incredibly important, especially when the player begins to butt up against larger, more powerful clans. Happily, the clans in Shogun 2 actually seem to act in their own best interests, which simultaneously makes the campaign AI predictable but much more formidable. No longer are your diplomatic relations baffling and pointless, as in previous titles allies would betray the player’s faction for no discernable reason. Even in battle, your troops bear stiff standards depicting your clan’s battle colors on their backs as they charge into battle, making the troop delineations easy to see, even from a distance.ĭiplomacy finally got the overhaul it has badly needed ever since Rome: Total War. Loading screens have scenes of slaughter and battle vividly expressed in bright hues, and even the campaign map has various artistic flourishes that make it stand out from its predecessors cherry blossom orchids bleed their leaves out onto paths and stand out among forests, while the green-tinged seas lap on beaches and splash against rocky coastlines. The developers have painstakingly recreated the colorful and esoteric art style of Feudal Japan, and in intertwining the art style with the game itself, they have crafted a vehicle for immersion. One of the first things a player will notice about Shogun 2 is the look.
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