Posted on: January 31, 2019
Neon Autumn
Possesseur vérifiéJeux: Avis: 7
Minimal in presentation, deep on tactics
Sengoku Jidai is one of these games that, from the screenshots alone, grabs your attention. You know this game will immerse you with it's visuals, fittingly influenced by the art of the Edo period in which the game is set. And it's all here : Beautifully drawn portraits, maps and UI. If you are mildly fond of these aesthetics you will feel right at home. Sadly, this is where the immersion ends. The music, while fitting for the setting, is functional at best, looping to often while trying to hard to be "epic" with it's overblown and computerized synth VST's. For a turn based strategy game, it feels to distracting. (turning on the "Shogun 2: Total War" soundtrack will greatly improve your experience. ) Where the music is to much, the animation is to little. While the art is beautiful, the units on screen barely show any signs of movement. While moving you don't see moving feet, while attacking you never see spears rustling, bows firing, arrows flying or swords dueling. It is there, but it's all numbers and little visual clues like little blood splats when close combat units engage, or smoke clouds when guns are fired. Think of it like moving around chess pieces. And given the art, this bothers me "But Moonsorrow.." I hear you say "why 4 stars, when all you do is whining about animation in hardcore turn based strategy games, you pleb ?". Well, my Paradox and Slytherin loving history buffs, because the game is actually great when you can look behind the surface. The level of thought and care that went into the tactical gameplay is astounding. If you love your realism and the TW Games are to easy for you, then you're in for a treat. You'll get an abundance of units to choose from, each with it's own weaknesses and strength. Terrain to use to your advantage, occasional randomness to consider, cover and unit distance to master and a clever AI that WILL put your skills to the test. You will have to learn a lot, but you will be rewarded for your patience.
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