Boshin sens

The Japan in the late 19th century is a country that is swirled between tradition and modernity.
The government's "bakufu", which was founded by the Sengoku period by Tokugawa Ieyasu, reached its nadir.
Because debt plaguing the country, the princes' Daimyô "are at odds, to whom this should further remain loyal.
The Emperor, who (Meiji Tenno later) is still known as Mutsuhito, gaining influence in Japan and can win the loyalty of several feudal lords.
Most of these samurai families were on the losing side at the Battle of Sekigahara in 1600 (this battle decided the power base of the Tokugawa family), as well as the Satsuma-family (one of the playable factions). Especially the violent opening of the country, by the American Commodore Perry in 1853 leaves, Western technology and customs in the isolated for 250 years Japan penetrate - awakened Japan.

This historical, as well as social development is the overall story of the Shogun 2 - Total War: Fall of the Samurai.
The Creative Assembly has managed to implement these Japanese era credible and to provide a more authentic gameplay, as already good predecessor Shogun 2 - Total War. What you get here is amazing, because you have a completely redesigned map of Japan of the 19th century (Hokkaido and other landscapes, such as cities are now playscape), new factions (both on the side of the emperor, as well as on the side of Shogun) and its own battle-Kampange (this deals with the history of Saigô 'Takamori). The graphic was again revamped and is now tending towards the only way of explosions, splitter parts, fires from all steamship fleets and smoke over thousands of modern line infantrymen (but you need a pretty powerful PC). The soundscape is as if you look in The Last Samurai Total War graphics (of course you need a good sound system). I was particularly the small historical events during the Strategy Card Campaign pleased (as japanologist you can about the game are happy right), because the developers have seized upon all well-known and lesser-known events of this time, such as "eijanaika" (Why not?) , a religious festival movement, which is danced by the houses of the rich merchants and samurai "" as a kind of protest.

Currently I play with Satsuma and lead already the banner of the emperor (in game golden chrysanthemum on red ground) against the armies of the "bakufu" and that makes Spaß.Auch when many could not do much with the Shogun 2 titles (because Japan is not have to be a European culture that is easy to understand), then Fall of the Samurai even better than its predecessor and more, because it is played in seasons and. not in half a year, which makes the game more The decisions of conscience are simply (ban swords and thus enjoy the non-samurai, or remain the tradition faithful?) Class.

My Conclusion:

One should have played the game, because the experience is monumental and you get to "playful" way, the history of Japan in the 19th century brought closer.