[STW AAR] Shimazu's Story

[Zarniwoop]

Introduction
Shogun was the first TW game I played, though I was never much good at it. I autoresolved most of the battles and still lost most of my campaigns. I loved the game however, and was dissapointed when I broke the disc. By this point however, there were newer TW games to play so I didn't dwell on it for long. Fast forward to the present; I'm heading of to uni at the end of this month and can't play ETW or NTW on my laptop without it looking like lego: total war, and although it can play M2TW and RTW very well, I wanted to wet my appetite for S2TW. So I bought Shogun Gold Edition, I'd only ever had the original game and I'm still learning the new features that the expansion brings. I managed to lose the last tutorial battle but nevertheless I'm playing on normal, and won't austoresolve a single battle(It's the only way I'll learn). There may be a lull in updates when I move to uni as I try to settle in, but there should be some degree of regularity. The format of the AAR will be the same as A Prussian Campaign, but with better spelling.



Shimazu's Story
Hizen Province
Siege of Nagasaki Castle


From Kyūshū to Iyo
The Battle for Tosa
Kochi Castle
Prepared for War
War with Mori
Battle at Yoshino River


Awaji and Bizen
Yodo River
Himeji Castle
1541; A Brief Respite
The Fog of War
Mori's Last Battle


Harima Uprising
War & Revolution
Yodo River, Again
The Valley of Death
Revenge
Retaking Awaji
Death In Tajima...
Order in Hyuga
A Foreign Investment
Religious War


Shimazu the Betrayer
Takahashi River
The Pincer
Fighting Takeda
Insurgency
Fighting Hope


Scramble for Land
A Shogun's Son Lost
Disruptive Action
The Final War
Victory at Omi
Battle of Ise
An Evening of Leisure...
Plausible Deniability
Sendai Castle; Suprise Attack
Tone River Crossing
Snow in Shimotsuke
The Peninsula
Battle at Agano River


Expansion
Oda Nobunaga
Totomi Province
The First Battle of Ise
The Second Battle of Ise
Breaking Ise
The End...


The Critics Quill 21 - Review
Prototype Shimazu's Story
Prototype Saxon Saga
Uesugi's Story

[Zarniwoop]

Shimazu's Story

Hizen Province

[Julius Barca the Great]

Although I've never played Shogun (nor have I had any interest in doing so, really), this is pretty interesting. Good start!

[Zarniwoop]

Although I've never played Shogun (nor have I had any interest in doing so, really), this is pretty interesting. Good start!

Thanks

Siege of Nagasaki Castle

[Julius Barca the Great]

I actually laughed a bit when I read the sentence "Do not assassinate him."
Quick question(s): does every castle in Shogun have a garrison limit? And do generals have command limits as well? Finally, is the typical army 20 units in Shogun, like in the other Total War titles?

[Zarniwoop]

I actually laughed a bit when I read the sentence "Do not assassinate him."
Quick question(s): does every castle in Shogun have a garrison limit? And do generals have command limits as well? Finally, is the typical army 20 units in Shogun, like in the other Total War titles?

The maximum size an army can be is 16 units. The garrison limits on the castles depend on weather they have been upgraded or not. A small castle can garrison 4 units, once upgraded it can garrison 8, another upgrade 12 and finally 16. Generals don't have command limits.

It's a good game, though quite a bit different from the RTW onwards games. I still say the BAI is the best in the series, it's totally merciless. Rather than making descisions like "where should I flank him", your forced into making descisions like "which units should I sacrifice to open up his flank".

[Julius Barca the Great]

Ah. That's really cool. I wish they'd have continued to implement the limitations like that.

[Zarniwoop]

From Kyūshū to Iyo

[Zarniwoop]

The Battle for Tosa

[Julius Barca the Great]

Wow, quite the battle there. Quite a few casualties.
Nice job on the last few updates.

[Zarniwoop]

Kochi Castle

[Julius Barca the Great]

Looking good, keep it up!
I'd rep you, but I need to spread the love a bit first.

[Dead Sun]

Just seen this, and when it said "STW" AAR, couldn't wait to read it
Where did you buy this copy?

[Zarniwoop]

Just seen this, and when it said "STW" AAR, couldn't wait to read it
Where did you buy this copy?

Thanks for reading It's a shame there aren't more Shogun AAR's. I did a search and could only find a few.

I bought it from Amazon UK for only £3.99.

[Zarniwoop]

Prepared for War

[Julius Barca the Great]

"You can afford to risk him in battle."
That's very kind, I thought.
Looking good, glad to see another update!

[Zarniwoop]

War with Mori

Spoiler Alert, click show to read: 

Battle soon, I swear.

[Zarniwoop]

Battle at Yoshino River

[Julius Barca the Great]

Nice job in that battle. Too bad about all the losses, though.
This is quite an interesting AAR. It's too bad there aren't more readers (read: comments).

[Xerrop]

Nice to see an Shogun:TW AAR again (The last one I read was a year or longer ago)
And very well done also Zarniwoop +rep
Don´t pay much attention to the AAR section but thanks to your signature I discovered this thread. Otherwise I would have missed this excellent and interesting work.

Together with the first MTW - Shogun is still the best and most immersive TW game. Too bad that I have so many CTD´s when I am trying to play both games.