Shogun 2 is a beautiful game. From the details on the troops to the atmospheric ambiance this game, even dated, holds its own. It doesn't start perfect as all the Total War games but the modding community has made so many changes from the mechanics to the aesthetics that you can get a realistic challenge from the game if you have a few minutes to download the programs. Back to the details. The Total War developers did their best work I think with the small aspects of the game I am still discovering years after playing. Even the technically irrelevant areas like remote villages outside the map if it is winter the little hamlets have snow on cut wood and icy rooftops. The troops armor shines in rain. There is the occasional deer romping through the woods. The combat animations are, in my opinion, the best of any Total War series. I could go on about the lovely details but I would rather play some more.
Review of Total War: Shogun 2
