I am only about 29 turns in. I have taken three settlements. I did fight one mall battle but it wasn't large enough to catch any glaring issues with the decision making of the AI. I did have two opportunities to fight sieges, but in both cases, it was predicted to be a Pyrrhic victory, so in both cases, I opted to keep the siege. In both cases, the AI chose to fight me and both were a predict to be a decisive victory, so I auto resolved it.
I first came to Total War (Shogun) because of the battle, like you, I have noticed that more and more, CA is opting to boost the campaign experience and they do little to add realism to the battles. I am looking at a game that promises to be what I thought Total War would eventually become. The game is called,
Grand Tactician. (
Youtube channel). If you are interested in the tactical side while still having a strong focus on the campaign side of things, then this game looks totally legit.
Anyway, I was thinking this the other night. 3K may be too pretty, too artsy. I am hesitant to write any reviews until after the awe of it has worn off.
@Seether. We need to get a team together to address the lack of historicity of the game.