SHOGUN: Total War™ - Collection

This game did several things better than Shogun 2. + Arquebuisers and musketeers fire with the first three ranks automatically, no micromanagement + Full Japanese voice acting, done professionally with era-correct phrases + Archers have increased range depending on their elevation + Morale is much more punishing e.g. an ashigaru unit will rout quickly if you manage it extremely poorly. Tactics are much more important than numbers. + No unrealistic units. There is no katana samurai. There is a nodachi samurai unit, but it is a glass cannon. There is one hero unit called Sword Saint (in Japanese) which is probably not realistic, but also not efficient by any means. + No unrealistic unit abilities and micromanaging e.g. warrior monks already passively decrease enemy morale, because the enemy thinks its sacrilegious to fight Buddhas servants. Spear units already know how to fight effectively (no spear wall active ability like in Shogun 2). No fire arrows. + Archers and horse archers are powerful and are key units of any effective army in the early era + Gunpowder units are devastating. Getting access to them and building an army around them gives you an extreme advantage. On the flip side, if the AI attacks you, then they can choose to wait for rain before starting the battle. Your gunpowder units cannot fire at all in the rain. + The throne room scenes add immersion. - Unfortunately, the throne room dialogue is bugged and always cuts halfway. - Does not handle modern CPUs well, and may cause excessive CPU usage. The game wore out my fan bearings due to excessively ramping up and down. - The UI and controls is not as good as Shogun 2. Personally, I use AutoHotkey to alleviate some of my issues. It's tolerable, but not great.