CA has already hinted at the agent cinematics in Shogun 2: Total War and now they've released an actual cinematic showing a ninja attempting to assassinate a general.
There's also a short shot of the campaign map which can now be rotated unlike in previous Total War games.
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Sconderix Ashigaru
posted 10-05-10 05:42 PM
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That map... It's so beautiful...
My PC would have a hemorrhage if it tried playing that. It can't even play empire!
Haha I liked were that soldier was hugging the ninjas leg thinking of his wife, ah it's quite charming
General Dithrick Ashigaru
posted 10-06-10 06:08 AM
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Yesh, those soldiers sure are heavy sleepers. Not to mention this game looks amazing!
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posted 10-07-10 06:20 AM
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Hello
Looks fricking awesome!!!!!
Hope it works on my computer....
Thanks
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posted 10-07-10 06:46 AM
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My post would be identical to that of awesomated88, but he wrote it first.
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Thrashmad Ashigaru
posted 10-07-10 01:39 PM
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Ahh, rotating the campign map, I have wanted to do that sometimes when it gets cluttered,
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Liam_the_Spartan Banned
posted 10-08-10 07:31 AM
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Wow...Just...Wow.
Does anyone know if the ninja's traits and stuff changes the way he assasinate's (like tripping over sleeping bodyguards or letting a guy kiss his leg) ??? It would be pretty cool if it did...
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Gaius Colinius Seraph Emeritus
posted 10-09-10 10:17 AM
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Campaign map looks amazing doesn't it!
I like the "level up" animation from the ninja.
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Liam_the_Spartan Banned
posted 10-09-10 10:26 AM
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I wasn't really bothered much about Shogun 2 up till now. Now I can't wait!!
J Ursus Cato Ashigaru
posted 12-09-10 11:11 AM
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What I really like about the video is that they also mentioned that the campaign map can be looked at in full 3D, instead of the static zoom in and out of the earlier Total War games. Over the years, I've often found it annoying that I couldn't get a better angle of the campaign map to be sure what units were coming from which direction, as there could sometimes be an army which came literally flying out of a blind corner that I failed to look at.
That's amazing! That soldier he stepped on must be tired!
Aftermath HG Alumnus
posted 12-11-10 08:27 AM
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I found the agent videos and on the whole other campaign map videos lacking in both ETW and NTW so I hope this spells a return to the Medieval II formula of many movies. Perhaps as the Ninja levels up and his skill progresses he will get better and better at commiting murder, which will be reflected in videos?