I wish there was magick in Shogun 2?

[herne_the _hunter]

After a few hours of playing Shogun 2 and really enjoying the Warscape engine it suddenly hit me that I wish there was a fantasy version. Incorperating elements of Japanese mythology and the supernatural in the game. I don't just mean a few reskinned models but some nice explosions and area effects of said spells. Imagining your typical range of spells ala D & D but set into the period that the game spans. I think it's the campaign map which has most impresed me so far so just a few thoughts...

[EmperorBatman999]

No. Total War has always been about history, and aside from some things, has stayed and been loyal to that. The past few games have shown a trend towards being even more historical.

I find there are too many fantasy games on the market, and too few historical games.

[The Useless Member]

CA seems to stick with historic wars.

I usually don't like anything tying itself with fantasy. (except power metal for some reason )

[Erwin Rommel]

obligatory Sengoku Basara video.

[Shea O'Gorath]

obligatory Sengoku Basara video.

Why cant Masamune do that in my campaign.

[Erwin Rommel]

Why cant Masamune do that in my campaign.

Coz it might be your playing a vanilla campaign and shows Date Teremune.

There will be a submod soon in the Sekigahara Campaign that will have him dual wielding matchlocks while horseback. Sure not exactly 6 swords but its a small step to that direction

(though already he does fire matchlock while mounted at the current Sekigahara mod version but its still not enough, we aim to have with 6 swords. )

[zzzms]

The lack of magic is definitely one of TW's biggest assets!

[Steapa Snotor]

Definatly not in a total war game, it just has no place at all. What I think would be quite excellent is a war hammer game based on this engine.

[jo the greek]

lol i find naive to say there is no magic in Total war games

there is invisible ninjas in magic missiles in unhistorical units since Flaming pigs era


kids!!!

[eXistenZ]

i have found it quite a bit of sorcery that one ninja can halt a whole army for a whole season

[Humble Warrior]

After a few hours of playing Shogun 2 and really enjoying the Warscape engine it suddenly hit me that I wish there was a fantasy version. Incorperating elements of Japanese mythology and the supernatural in the game. I don't just mean a few reskinned models but some nice explosions and area effects of said spells. Imagining your typical range of spells ala D & D but set into the period that the game spans. I think it's the campaign map which has most impresed me so far so just a few thoughts...

Not really a surprise to hear this, especially when you look at Japanese games and cartoons\movies based on the period that totally mix fantasy with reality. I wouldn`t be surprised if most of Japanese youngsters believe the fantasy more than the reality.

I say no to this. But if CA decided to make a Total fantasy War then fine. I don`t have a problem if I know it`s fantasy set in a fantasy world like Lord of the Rings. Just don`t start mixing real history with this level of extreme fantasy. It`s bad enough as it is.

[Lokgar]

I agree. The graphics engine is incredible, especially when zoomed with the context camera with ultra textures. I seriously would looooove a Warhammer 40k game with this engine. The level of awesome when my chaos raptors jump into a squad of imperial guardsmen and then chop them up to bits would be phenomenal.

[Erwin Rommel]

I agree. The graphics engine is incredible, especially when zoomed with the context camera with ultra textures. I seriously would looooove a Warhammer 40k game with this engine. The level of awesome when my chaos raptors jump into a squad of imperial guardsmen and then chop them up to bits would be phenomenal.

Death Korps of Krieg. That is all.

[Carlucio]

You can play Lord of Rings mod for Medieval II.

[Sharpe]

I agree. The graphics engine is incredible, especially when zoomed with the context camera with ultra textures. I seriously would looooove a Warhammer 40k game with this engine. The level of awesome when my chaos raptors jump into a squad of imperial guardsmen and then chop them up to bits would be phenomenal.

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[Rinan]

Don't forget to make it so Toyotomi Hideyoshi can punch craters in the ground with his bare fists!

[♘Top Hat Zebra]

Well, Shogun 2 already has some not-so-realistic elements in it, like Samurai armed with bows firing significantly further than modern rifles, which I think sort of goes along with the romanticism of the time period, even if I don't particularly like it myself.

But I agree that a fantasy Total War would be incredible.

[RakeinWaiting]

Or you could just play World of Warcraft...

[General Maximus]

Meh...lack of fantasy is the thing that makes TW games as TW games.

I would never like to see Oda Nobunaga shooting bolts of lightening from his arse, or Hideyoshi who flies around the battlefield.

The verdict is, no, I would hate to have fantasy in TW games.

You could try some other games, there was probably a game named Kessen 3 for Playstation with fantasy elements (if you have PS2/PS3 that is).

[DarthShizNit]

There's far to many era's I want TW to cover, such as Warring States China, 30 years war era, Victorian era. But eventually I assume we will cover most of the "eras" in which case sure, why not let them try their hand at it?