
192 · Nobunaga's Ambition
Nobunaga’s Ambition is a game set in Japan’s Warring States period, a turbulent age when feudal warlords battled for control of the country. As the ruler of a fief, the player chooses his or her own path to conquest: Will you wage war on your neighbors or rely on diplomacy? Use economic sanctions or send ninja assassins? Use all of your ingenuity and resources to unite Japan under your banner!
SHOW NOTES
Nobunaga's Ambition NES longplay
Nobunaga's FAQ
Paradox 4x strategy Games
Nobunaga's Ambition on Game Boy
Nobunaga's Ambition on SNES
Nobunaga's Ambition Franchise
Show notes
- THE STRUGGLE TO BECOME SHOGUN
- NES Longplay - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RFkTCoeJNMs
- Introductions
- We may have finally met our match for the format
- Overview
- 16th Century Japanese Civil War
- Play as one of 17 or 50 Fiefs (what we might think as States or Counties)
- Grow your empire and conquer all the others to stop the war and unite Japan
- Gameplay
- The concept of the game
- Winning Conditions
- Rolling your leaders scores
- Conquering Territories
- Choosing what you manage and what you dont
- Your General’s Orders
- The Seasons
- Fief Development
- Building an Army
- The balance of building your army/area
- And the balance of satisfying the win conditions
- The Computer Players
- War
- The concept of the game
- EGL
- More Koei Games to come
- What needs fixing?
- Next week - Shooting Range
