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Simulator, Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS), Historical
The Fief system allows you to capture land and give it to your subordinates to manage. Divvy up and parcel out the beautifully detailed Sengoku Japan as you like, and make it prosper
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Epic, cool, contemplative and richly built.
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Digitally DownloadedMatt SainsburyJul 20234.5/5 starsWith any 4X strategy title, there’s a learning curve, and Nobunaga’s Ambition: Awakening is no different in that regard. There’s so much depth to the strategies, stats, and nation management that it will take some hours to learn your way around. However, an efficient interface and an excellent approach to the historical storytelling make this the most accessible Nobunaga’s Ambition we’ve seen in the series’ 40-year history. What’s more, it’s a genuinely excellent alternative to a textbook for anyone that wants to learn something about a period of warfare every bit as fascinating as the Napoleonic Wars, the Three Kingdoms era of China, the civil war in America, the Roman campaigns or the Mongol conquests.
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Gaming BoulevardJun 20259/10So, to conclude! Nobunaga's Ambition: Awakening is not a casual game; it's a deep, sprawling grand strategy simulator that will appeal to players who love historical complexity, like me! It delivers on its promise of letting you become a Sengoku daimyo. Fans of series like Crusader Kings, Romance of the Three Kingdoms, or Europa Universalis (or even Shin Megami Tensei's Pokémon Conquest, on the simpler end) will find themselves at home.
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PlayStation LifeStyleTyler TreeseJun 20258/10Nobunaga's Ambition: Awakening Complete Edition adds even more scenarios and depth to Koei Tecmo's already-winning strategy game.
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TheSixthAxisJim HargreavesJun 20256/10There's a satisfying strategy sim here, running behind design choices that try to streamline the experience, but don't necessarily make it more accessible. Awakening feels like a reshuffling of ideas without necessarily evolving the Nobunaga's Ambition formula or pushing it forward. We're hoping the next instalment is a little braver, or at least cherrypicks the best elements from past games, refining them into the ultimate Sengoku strategy game.
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WayTooManyGamesOliver ShelldingJul 20235.5/10I personally wouldn’t return to this game in the future, even if they do manage to bring over the Japanese audio so it doesn’t sound like a 70s martial arts dub. The amount of detail is intense, the campaigns are especially long, and the exceptional animated sequences are few and far between from simply staring at a small map and even smaller menus to do a multitude of tasks. This game is definitely for someone, and, if you’re even remotely interested in Japanese history, this is an incredible feat of a title. But it’s too big of an ask for too little of a reward.
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