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boblloyd91 has Total War: SHOGUN 2

Jul 21, 2018 @ 1:10pm

Good faction for beginning player?

Hi, I bought Shogun 2 a few months ago, and have decided to do a campaign now that I have the time. I was wondering what a good faction would be to play for someone who hasn't played this game before (I've played plenty of other total war games, but not this one yet).

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White Lion(-B_E-) has Total War: SHOGUN 2

Jul 21, 2018 @ 1:27pm

oda is good for an new player to shogun 2 oda has the best spears in the game oda yari ashigaru

Jean-Bernard de Murol has Total War: SHOGUN 2

Jul 21, 2018 @ 1:49pm

Shimazu is also great. As they have superior katana units, a province with a blacksmith from the beginning where you can recruit them and an isoloated starting position.

White Lion(-B_E-) has Total War: SHOGUN 2

Jul 21, 2018 @ 2:12pm

Originally posted by Cable Guy:
Shimazu is also great. As they have superior katana units, a province with a blacksmith from the beginning where you can recruit them and an isoloated starting position.

yea but katana swords cant beat yari ashi :D and yari ashigaru can defend towns better then katanas

✠EternalHaze✠ has Total War: SHOGUN 2

Jul 21, 2018 @ 2:19pm

Shimazu is by far the easiest clan to start with. You are at the very bottom of the map and have 4 trade nodes nearby. You also have superior katana samurai which would make your life easier.

White Lion(-B_E-) has Total War: SHOGUN 2

Jul 21, 2018 @ 2:30pm

Originally posted by ✠EternalHaze✠:
Shimazu is by far the easiest clan to start with. You are at the very bottom of the map and have 4 trade nodes nearby. You also have superior katana samurai which would make your life easier.

well yes you will have more money and easy place to defend but oda has a good place too many towns block the route to your lands like the kiso town + you will have far better unit then the katana yari ashigaru will beat katana everytime with yari wall

Engineer Weierstrass has Total War: SHOGUN 2

Jul 21, 2018 @ 3:15pm

Well chosokabe is great for me. You can get your cluster island where you won't be bothered. Farm income bonus is great.
Oda is good but the starting place might be a trouble for new players

Palware

Jul 21, 2018 @ 6:25pm

Originally posted by ANV-R-White Lion:
Originally posted by ✠EternalHaze✠:
Shimazu is by far the easiest clan to start with. You are at the very bottom of the map and have 4 trade nodes nearby. You also have superior katana samurai which would make your life easier.
well yes you will have more money and easy place to defend but oda has a good place too many towns block the route to your lands like the kiso town + you will have far better unit then the katana yari ashigaru will beat katana everytime with yari wall

You really like oda clan huh

Engineer Weierstrass has Total War: SHOGUN 2

Jul 21, 2018 @ 6:52pm

If you know how to play you can rush Kyoto in just no time as oda. Spam power is just too high

Last edited by Engineer Weierstrass; Jul 21, 2018 @ 6:53pm

MrPurple33 has Total War: SHOGUN 2

Jul 21, 2018 @ 7:17pm

Shimazu - actually my favorite Clan in actual real-world history- good Katanas, conquering Kyushu has you solid- also then dominate 4 trade nodes

Chosokobe- smaller Island, but easy to defend, good resources, excellent archers (I'm guessing this was the Intended "new player" clan)

Mori- a slight difficulty getting revenge at the start, but usually pretty easy, and good training for a new player-- even though you're in the middle of other clans, you get sweet Lands, good ship abilities, and those tricky Mori-wako

Date- many overlook these guys- Like Shimazu, you're at an end-cap of the map, you do have to kill your relative at the start to assert clan authority, but like Mori, good training, you also get Date No-Dachi, and I recommend taking Sado Island for the Gold Mine -- mid-game can be slightly tough- Takeda and Hojo usually team-up- but ANY clan east of Kyoto has to deal with those Punks

Last edited by MrPurple33; Jul 21, 2018 @ 7:18pm