Recent reviews by Irohnman

A few things that I like about this game

The movement system: Skulls of the shogun, rather than having a traditional hexagon/square tile system, allows you to freely move your units within a movement range circle that shrinks as you move.

Combat: This game doesn't over complicate the combat system by having a million different rules and exceptions, the combat system is pretty basic (3 main types of units with several unique spell caster units and a general) while still leaving room for a lot of strategy

Orders: Every turn you can order a maximum of 5 units, which I really like because it involves more strategy, neither you or your opponent can utilize their entire army at once, it forces the player to make smart decisions

The story/campaign: You take the role of the recently deceased Akomoto, a general in feudal Japan, who reveling in his greatest triumph, was stabbed in the back by your former second in command and sent to the land of the dead. Your second in command, who also died shortly after killing you, and has convinced everyone that HE is the great general and taken your rightful place in the paradise of the afterworld, you quickly organize a rebellion in an effort to take back your name and get revenge on the coward who stabbed you in the back. Long story short, the story is funny and entertaining while allowing for some interesting game mechanics

Easy to pick up: This point is really important for me, the game is easy to learn (goes back to not being overly complicated) and fun to play if you don't have a ton of time. Looking at a similar game, like Civ, once you start a game it takes a long time to finish. Skulls of the Shogun has fast paced gameplay that you can get into in only a few minutes, while still being difficult enough to give you an enjoyable challenge.

Overall I really like the game, and I think just completing the campaign, should last you around 20+ hours, I would highly recommend it for a pretty unique strategy game focused more on combat/tactics than other turn based strategy games that require you to build up an army first.