Sengoku: "Meh" Singleplayer, "God Yes" Multiplayer

[The Farseer]

Is it just me, or does Sengoku seem a lot more of a multiplayer game for Paradox? The singleplayer is kinda boring, way too short and kinda threadbare in terms of content, time frame and scope (and why the victory condition, really? should allow the game to last for longer if you manage to become shogun, with everyone else still trying to screw you over, just supposedly under your jurisidiction) and not all that great if I'm honest.

But, multiplayer? Oh god yes. All start off as part of a single clan (Uesugi is generally the best) and backstab each other into little pieces whilst you all try to pull off your own business. Certain design decisions screw this over (ninja clans are an example, we should have them on beck and call, really, instead of having to set up your captain etc), but it's still fun as hell.

So, what do you guys think? Is it more of a singleplayer or multiplayer game?

 

[Kanil]

Sengoku definitely seems best played with a handful (around 5, perhaps) of friends. It seems like a superb multiplayer title. Lots of balance of power, vicious backstabbing, clans forming and imploding... always opportunity to do something and get killed for it.

And then when you lose, you just get (hopefully) vassalized and can continue your merry spree of backstabbing.

Not sure if ninja are balanced for MP, though... but I really wouldn't know.

 

[DarthJF]

I wouldn't call single player meh, but I just can't wait to have proper mp game with a couple friends.

 

[Cybvep]

I haven't had such fun with a PI game for a long time and I only play SP. This game is really good. Compared to other PI's titles, there are few bugs, no performance issues at all and with some patches the product will be really grand. Unlike HOI3 or EUIII, there is no need to wait for two expansions in order to play a fully playable and enojyable game.

 

[gord96]

I haven't had such fun with a PI game for a long time and I only play SP. This game is really good. Compared to other PI's titles, there are few bugs, no performance issues at all and with some patches the product will be really grand. Unlike HOI3 or EUIII, there is no need to wait for two expansions in order to play a fully playable and enojyable game.

agree. the SP is awesome.

 

[birdboy2000]

It's not as though I don't like single player, but this does seem like an excellent MP title. I'd love to try it out when I find the time.

 

[Nefaro]

Open the time span up for single-player some more by adding a longer campaign to the start list. *wink wink* Thanks!

 

[Cloudbusting]

Or make the game pace slower, it would be nice to be able to have a game where the pace move by hours or half day increment instead of 1 day per tick.

 

[DarthJF]

Open the time span up for single-player some more by adding a longer campaign to the start list. *wink wink* Thanks!

Or you can just edit the end date yourself if you want to have longer playtime. So long as everyone has the same edited file it causes no compatibility problems.

 

[Nefaro]

Or you can just edit the end date yourself if you want to have longer playtime. So long as everyone has the same edited file it causes no compatibility problems.

I thought this might be hard-coded as it was in EU Rome. Hrmm..

 

[DarthJF]

I thought this might be hard-coded as it was in EU Rome. Hrmm..

Nope, the end date can be found at common -> defines file. Rome might have been an exception because of its different year system.

 

[Hamann]

Since one of the bigger problems of extending Paradox's game is the end of tech progress, I guess it would be quite doable in Sengoku. Create a mod to raise the chance of burning province improvement and voila! You can play virtually forever