04-06-2011, 12:42 AM
I think I can safely recommend Shogun II. But if you want maximum bang for your buck, you might as well wait until this Christmas, and get the inevitable 'Gold' edition during the great Xmas sale on Steam.
I must say, Empire is a buggy mess, even version 1.5 (there's a 1.6 patch, but somehow it doesn't automatically download via Steam, really annoying. I understand that's the responsibility of Sega :-(). Napoleon's much better. In fact, I daresay those were the best value five pounds I ever spent. Much better graphics, beautiful visual effects, a much better enemy battle AI and somehow it succeeds in heating up my PC less than Empire.
I must say, Empire is a buggy mess, even version 1.5 (there's a 1.6 patch, but somehow it doesn't automatically download via Steam, really annoying. I understand that's the responsibility of Sega :-(). Napoleon's much better. In fact, I daresay those were the best value five pounds I ever spent. Much better graphics, beautiful visual effects, a much better enemy battle AI and somehow it succeeds in heating up my PC less than Empire.
Andreas Baede
