Paradox Interactive announce Sengoku!
“Rise to power in Feudal Japan with your Samurai family in the epic Grand Strategy Sengoku”
I like paradox interactive, they publish and develop some very funky games like Mount & Blade and Magicka. But I just can’t shake the feeling that this “Sengoku” looks and sounds suspiciously similar to the upcoming highly anticipated Shogun 2: Total War. Maybe that’s just me? Lets see what the press release says.
“In this deep character driven strategy game, you play as the head of an illustrious Samurai family. The year is 1467 and civil war has broken out. The authority of the Ashikaga Shoguns has collapsed and it is every man for himself in the provinces. Honor and duty vie with survival in the delicate dance of power, conquest and betrayal as you attempt to unite the land of the Rising Sun through a combination of deal-making with foreign powers, sending your powerful samurai armies into battle against your enemies, and unleashing shadowy Ninja clans under the cover of darkness to assassinate your rivals!
FEATURES:
- Control a noble family in Feudal Japan
- Rise in influence and power within your clan and go on to claim the ultimate prize
- Conquer and grow while rewarding your most valued retainers in your bid to become Shogun
- Detailed historical map of Japan during the warring states period
- Make deals with external powers, including the Portuguese and the Dutch
- Employ the aid of powerful Ninja clans when your Samurai armies are not enough”
Right……. Far be it for me to judge a game before we’ve seen even a second of gameplay, but I figure Sengoku is going to have a bit of an uphill battle shaking off accusations (valid or otherwise) that it’s mealy an attempt to cash in on Shogun 2’s inevitable popularity. There’s no release date set just yet, but I look forward to finding out if it’s a pretender, successor or just totally misunderstood.