The screenshots remind me very sharply of the Total War games. However, I think I'll pass on the massive download...

Wow this really looks like ass. How about some ground textures?

So I'm assuming every cutscene is in the demo?

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Lucky for you 3 unless you already dled it, I had the unholy pleasure of trying this piece of garbage. Ground texture? I thought I was gonna puke it's so bad! Don't try zooming because it's horrid. Oh ya it's 2D and I've seen better on Nintendo. After the 3 minute installation, it'll take you 4 minutes to uninstall it. I swear, I thought my WindowsXP was being uninstalled with it. DONT DL!

"This my finest sword. If in your journey you should encounter God, God will be cut." -Hattori Hanzo ~Kill Bill

Well, I doubt I'll be downloading this due to the size. That's kind of rediculous. However, I took a gander at the screenshots and don't quite understand what you're talking about with the ground textures. Terrain seemed to be fine. Are you guys playing the same game?

why would i download this game when i can just live my own life and enjoy all of the strength and honour i naturally have?

I just watched Gladiator again. Lots of strength and honor there.

This game is the biggest pile of steaming crap I have played in a long time. Blah. Not worth the download. If someone gives you this game for free, you would still be cheated.

What I find is a little strange is that the Governors will expect to get paid more than the income the city they Govern can provide. If I lower their pay scale to match that of the city's income... they complain about being under paid.

I guess I'll have to fire or demote or exicute a few Governors and put someone more loyal in their place. Has anyone else found other alternatives that can be applied to fix this situation?

The battle mode is a bit similar to the older TW Shogun style, but it has a few new twist... like improved custom formations, detatchments that enter the map from differnet flanking positions off map, and delayed strike detatchments that work similar to reinforcments, as well as setting detatchments to intercept off map detatchments set by the enemy. The main strategy of the battle map seems to be attacking the enemy's flag (usually where the battle field commanding general is stationed). moral hits effect the army if generals or division captians are killed... but if thier base (flags) are overrun then the defeat is almost inevitable. This also brings in a twist in tactics from the TW shogun... where you have to defend a postion as well as attack the enemy... and demands a more creative approach to balance a defending and attacking force while playing the battle. (This aspect may also prevents camping in multiplayer games... when the base camp is pe-established.)