Total War: Shogun 2 – Fall of the Samurai announced!
Well, we said we’d have some news coming “soon”, and here it is!
We’re delighted to announce a brand new standalone expansion for Total War: Shogun 2. Fall of the Samurai is a huge piece of new content and it’s coming March 2012. The scale of this expansion is significantly larger than anything we’ve produced so far for Shogun 2.
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Fall of the Samurai explores the conflict between the Imperial throne and the last Shogunate in 19th century Japan, 400 years after the events of the original game – a dramatic clash of traditional Samurai culture with the explosive power of modern weaponry.
New on the scene will be America, Britain and France, whose arrival incites a ferocious civil war to decide the fate of the nation. You’ll be able to play one of six new playable clans, supporting either the Imperial throne or the last Shogunate.
In Fall of the Samurai, we’ll be supporting features like railway networks, ironclad warships, improved siege battle mechanics (with upgradable tower defences, each with their own speciality).
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There will be whole new land and sea unit interactions, including the ability to call in offshore artillery support barrages. Coastal gun emplacements can conversely target enemy ships, bringing a new synergy to land and sea elements of gameplay. Players can even call in campaign map bombardments – bombarding armies and cities in adjacent coastal areas of the campaign map itself. It’s time to rethink your strategy…
You’ll also be able to get your hands on three new agent types: the Foreign Veteran, the Ishin Shishi and the Shinsengumi.
Mulltiplayer’s also had a major overhaul, ushering in the era of “Multiplayer 2.0”. We’ll be introducing a new Conquest map, reflecting the 19th century setting, bringing with it a brand new Fall of the Samurai avatar, including:
Over 40 new retainers
Over 30 new armour pieces
A new 19th century avatar skill tree
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We’re also introducing multiple avatars for the first time, allowing players to enjoy multiple careers and progression across Shogun 2 and Fall of the Samurai.
This huge clash of eastern culture versus western culture promises to bring with it a vast new experience for players. Expect a big campaign to get your hands on. We’ll bring more information on it over the coming weeks and months, so be sure to stay tuned to the Total War blog, forums, Facebook, Twitter and Tumblr for more information as it’s released.
. . . so WWI Total War by next year? =D
Posted by Flaytness on November 28th, 2011 at 4:25 pm
I hope all this modern weaponry builds up to the next total war being based in ww1
Posted by Seldon on November 28th, 2011 at 4:38 pm
W00t!
Posted by Seb on November 28th, 2011 at 4:39 pm
Can´t you make a new rome total war soon:)
Posted by Viktor on November 28th, 2011 at 4:55 pm
I can’t wait to see the interaction between land and sea combat
Posted by Henrik on November 28th, 2011 at 5:02 pm
Can we PLEASE have a co-op campaign with simultaneous turns? That would be amazing. Co-op takes forever without it.
Posted by LegendaryTeeth on November 28th, 2011 at 5:05 pm
Alright! But I have a question: will all the DLC be available on DVD-ROM as well (as with the dlc from empire)? because I have absolutely no way of downloading the dlc from steam
Posted by Mats on November 28th, 2011 at 5:10 pm
Next : Rome total war 2 or ww1..yess!!!
Posted by silamsijan on November 28th, 2011 at 5:11 pm
Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful!
Please make a new Mongolian Invasions too.
I have been playing the Game for about 750 hours already and I am still hungry to
play.
The details in the Game, like the armour, or the campaign-map are so beautiful.
I can not stop letting my Samurai storm!
Thank you very much for creating this game!
Many greetings
Posted by Max Ataman on November 28th, 2011 at 5:13 pm
SHAME!Y u no make RTW II Creative Assembly!?
Posted by CoH Ragnar on November 28th, 2011 at 5:22 pm
I was asking for a more modern total war and my prayers have be answered. I would really love to se WW1 or a more modern/futuristic setting.
Posted by Nate on November 28th, 2011 at 5:29 pm
Building up to WWI Total War perhaps?
I sure hope so as it would allow for the Total War Series to continue in it’s progression as well as allowing for other periods of history t be explored.
Posted by EdwinMerit on November 28th, 2011 at 5:43 pm
This is so awesome ! Can’t wait for it ! if you can do this ,than you can surely do a WW 1 game..it will be more than supa-dupa mega ultra cool.
Posted by Pastet on November 28th, 2011 at 5:55 pm
It sounds awesome
Please tell me you can play as Britain?
Posted by Jake Boud on November 28th, 2011 at 6:03 pm
Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes!
This is the best news I have had in weeks!!! I can’t describe how excited I am!!
Posted by Admiral Piett on November 28th, 2011 at 6:04 pm
Truly a groundbreaking and unique game. The best strategy game that I’ve come across. I’ll be sure to buy any and every Total War game.
Posted by Alex on November 28th, 2011 at 6:55 pm
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Posted by SEGA Blog | Total War: Shogun 2 – Expansion Announced! on November 28th, 2011 at 7:32 pm
Sounds very good, i often play ”last samurai” in custom battles. But dont make modern warfare games! it’s total war not Band of brothers
Posted by Josh91 on November 28th, 2011 at 8:50 pm
I have no idea why I didn’t see this coming. Did anyone else expect a Shogun 2: Last Samurai? I want to play as Tom Cruise.
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1. will tom cruise be a hero unit? jk
2. can’t wait for a ww1 total war and/or a remake of Rome.
Posted by matt c on November 28th, 2011 at 11:14 pm
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Posted by Get ready for a history lesson: Total War: Shogun 2 “Fall of the Samurai” DLC announced on November 29th, 2011 at 12:14 am
Lets hope that this dlc will not be a disaster like empire for next installments
Posted by Montrealfan317 on November 29th, 2011 at 1:03 am
… seriously?
I have lost all respect for CA. First Aliens, then this. No thanks.
Posted by Yarfy on November 29th, 2011 at 1:06 am
YESYESYESYESYESYES!!!!!! Thank you so much guys, you’re the absolute fricking best!!!!! I absolutely cannot freaking wait for this, I’ve been studying the Meiji Restoration and… I just don’t know what to say! This is fantastic, thank you guys so much for demonstrating first with the Rise of the Samurai and now with the Fall of the Samurai that you are the best developers out there, and that you truly care about your fanbase and giving them an awesome experience! Thank you so much, I CANNOT WAIT!!!!!
Posted by Connor O'Kelley on November 29th, 2011 at 1:49 am
i have waited sooo long for a kind of modern total war game
Posted by mbmb12 on November 29th, 2011 at 6:56 am
Wonder if the next project would be about the “Romance of the three kingdoms”? Could be cool to have one in China about that period of time
Posted by Mike S Khamphoukeo on November 29th, 2011 at 11:11 am
Noo!! Shogun is becoming boring i think, and it is not going to be more fun of this expaison.
Please make us a Rome 2
Posted by David on November 29th, 2011 at 3:01 pm
Can you guys update the graphics for Medieval Total War 1 and Shogun Total War 1?
Posted by Roc on November 29th, 2011 at 3:49 pm
I was kind of hoping that the next will be ROME not the samurai again. Give us ROME ROME ROME
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Posted by Total War: Shogun 2 | Gamers Blog on November 29th, 2011 at 6:37 pm
I’ve been a player of the TW series since the very first Shogun Game, I’ve baught every full release (except Empires) and I even watched the TV series Time Commander. (Which needs to come back with the sexy Shogun Engine!
What I really crave from Creative Assembly most of all is a spin off Fantasy series. Not in the Total War franchiese but using the engine and much of the same gameplay. I would just love to see the engine put to use on a game that isn’t restricted to historical units, landscapes, castles and so on. A game based on this engine with a Lord of the Rings, Game of Thrones type world including special units like Dragons and such would be amazing and bring in a ton of new fans and gamers. I believe it would probably have a wider appeal to general gamers than any history based TW series even though I love both.
Wish Sega/CA would do it, I’ve waited for years!
Posted by sharky/ryan on November 29th, 2011 at 6:37 pm
I was hoping of Lord of The Rings official game or Game of Thrones Total War
Posted by Daniel on November 30th, 2011 at 3:37 pm
Why US troops? The US played no role in the modernisation of Japan. The Boshin war was fought by armies trained by French and British officers. The French were later replaced by the Germans after the Franco-Prussian war. Germany built the Japanese army, while Britain the navy.
America opened Japan, and that was it. They wouldn’t be important until the 1940s.
And samurai never charged into gatling guns either. The truth is that the samurai of the Boshin war and the later rebellions all used guns. Bloody Hollywood ruins everything.
Posted by A Bear on November 30th, 2011 at 8:31 pm
Can you guys reboot the graphics in Shogun 1 and Medieval 1
Posted by Roc on November 30th, 2011 at 9:34 pm
Woot awesome news! Interesting setting too, a very interesting time period for Japan! Can’t wait to hear more details!
One comment though: “Fall of the Samurai explores the conflict between the Imperial throne and the last Shogunate in 19th century Japan, 400 years after the events of the original game” The original game is set in the 1500s (up to 1600 if you do the Total Domination option in the campaign), so 400 years after that would be the 1900s up to 2000? The 19th century would be 1800s wouldn’t it?
I know it’s a minor detail, just caught my eye and bugged me.
Posted by Ozball on December 1st, 2011 at 2:46 am
I really enjoy the games your company makes. it would be nice if we could get a game covering the old Age of Rifles ” period. From Mexican American war to 1900′s
I think the American Civil War would be a great seller also fro your company.
Rome and Med need to be updated into the new engine .
Posted by anthony n panzica on December 1st, 2011 at 4:06 am
VERY GOOD GOME
Posted by 鍾明翰 on December 1st, 2011 at 11:43 am
Victorian Age imperialism sounds like a nice progression from this
Total War with a world map for the first time!
different enviroments!
guns!
but i wouldnt care what they do next Total War is awesome!
Cant wait for the fall of the samurai!
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Posted by CA announce new Shogun 2 Expansion Fall of the Samurai | TheParanoidGamer on December 2nd, 2011 at 10:34 am
you should make a game very alike empire total war and just add Japan and China and two-player campaign
And you should be able to play every faction not just the big ones on the multi player campaign
That would have been nice
Posted by Heboys on December 2nd, 2011 at 3:40 pm
i hope next will be a 19th century totalwar with whole world campaign map,before ww1.
good job and thanks.
Posted by lion on December 3rd, 2011 at 3:18 pm
how about a total war game that starts in the romanesque era, and progresses to modern day. and whatever it is you do CA, i want the whole world at my finger tips, pretty plz
Posted by hardyhar on December 5th, 2011 at 2:56 am
I dont think this game is leading up to WWI too much as many would think just yet, but to maybe the American civil war and/or other historical events from the time like the European conquests of Africa or the many revolutions that occured in the Americas.
Posted by theJessGuy on December 5th, 2011 at 10:54 pm
There should be the Sanguo Total war (The Romance of the Three Kingdoms)
Posted by Blackcat on December 6th, 2011 at 4:34 am
Hm, I see some people are excited about the possibility of a WWI title in the coming.
Well, I will surely pass on that one, anything ancient or medieval would be better for me.
Posted by Dragos on December 7th, 2011 at 3:25 am
Victoriana Total War please! World map and two levels of battle – as now for smaller colonial battles and a CORPS level battle option.
Allow grouping of stacks into Corps. If Corps clash, a new battle map opens for the battle and you are the GENERAL. You see blocks like in the minimap, and can read reports from your Corps. You can then click to zoom in and Control a Corps on a standard battlemap.
That would allow for fighting both small actions and the massive battles of the 19th century.
Posted by Jason on December 7th, 2011 at 12:34 pm