# Shogun 2: Total War announced

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shogun-2-total-war-announced/541793>\
**Category:** The Game Room\
**Created:** [June 3, 2010, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shogun-2-total-war-announced/541793 "2010-06-03T16:30:30Z")\
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**Author:** ![Gukumatz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/74df32/32.png) [@Gukumatz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gukumatz)\
**Post date:** [February 26, 2011, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shogun-2-total-war-announced/541793/61 "2011-02-26T17:16:10Z")

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The computer in the tutorial just beat the everliving s\*\*\* out of me in the siege.

I am . . . Intrigued.

It seems the AI really knows how to play sieges, at least on the defensive. And the Japanese-style defense of luring you into several cascading layers of killzones until you reach the top plays straight into their hands. Also, ninjas don’t like arrows much.

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**Author:** ![Kobal2](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kobal2/32/20_2.png) [@Kobal2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kobal2)\
**Post date:** [February 26, 2011, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shogun-2-total-war-announced/541793/62 "2011-02-26T18:52:53Z")

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> [@xtisme](#):
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> Actually, I love when there are holes in the walls and the computer is attacking. It’s like a magnet to them and I can concentrate my defensive force there, knowing they will march in to slaughter.

Well, yeah, when there’s only one or two breaches sure.

I make half a dozen at a minimum (or one per full defending unit - units damaged by crumbling the walls under their feet don’t get their own breach), either spread out across an entire side or one opposite sides if I can. I don’t _want_ to march into slaughter, you see ? 🙂

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