Pretty sure the crazy amounts of blood in Shogun 2 are an homage to the entire samurai film genre, including Kill Bill (which itself is an homage to the same).
@ailediablo79 the "variation" in units in games after shogun 2 is cosmetic and tiny stat tweaks that mean nothing, because morale is no longer relevant, and units have health bars.
Pixelated Apollo: Thank you for uploading this, my dog of 12 years died the same day you posted this. I am obviously in a dark place, but any distraction like this helps. I've been watching the Stanley Cup Finals (Montreal Canadiens) and Euro Cup (France mostly) since my dog used to watch with me. I used to watch lots of your previous Shogun 2 and Napoleon videos in the past, my and I dog often watched together, sometimes she'd bark a bit when you got excited. I thought you'd be interested to know, I appreciate you're still loading such old games, when there is a dedicated fanbase. It means a lot to us, and in my case my dog used to enjoy your videos with me. Thank you for this, keep em' coming please 🍻
It is "Uh-TOE-moe" and "shih-MAH-zoo" when it comes to pronunciations. Lovely battle though, was fun to watch, and good to see you offering up some new TW content again.
For the record you can turn the timer off. Most people host and play defence and put a timer on to make it so the attackers can't just spam bow units and delete the defending army without any effort.
Apollo always uploads at 9 pm Indian time.And I am always on UA-cam At that time,so it’s common to be the first to watch his videos.But most of the time,it is usuallly R2TW or some other game I am not fond of.But today,it’s Shogun 2,my favourite game ever,that too with historical factions,along with my favourite factions:Otomo and Ikko Ikki.Thsi just made my week!!!
Nice battle Apollo. Love seing the Otomo they have always been my favourite clan in the game, the Portuegese matchlocks are deadly and super fun to use.
Believe it or not, this is the first time I’ve ever seen a shogun 2 battle, or actually anything from this game, so it’s interesting to see how fast paced these battles are compared to Rome 2 and medieval 2
Hey, Apollo, I got you! Japanese vowels For reference: a == “ah” as in “bot” i == “ee” as in “we” u == “uu” as in “food” e == “eh” as in “Ent” o == “oh” as in “Row” Hope this helps, man!
I love watching these battles and hopefully someday I'll make it a mission to finally play a Total War game for the first time. I been looking for more Date clan battles on UA-cam though understand that their not the best faction!
Never be the attacker in a siege battle unless you have overwhelming force. Shimazu did well, but when they reached the third tier they had an opportunity to use their archers to shoot the enemy general that was using Stand And Fight. It probably won't have been enough for Shimazu to win, but it would have helped a great deal.
Just yesterday did 1700 Chosokabe bow samurai+garrison vs 7000 Ikko-Ikki in the 3 lvl Dumbbell fort. Generals from the fourth stack bugged and did not attack so I had to trigger them. All 13 of my samurais were out of arrows.
@@caylorcarney501 most likely how you would use odrysia or getae in r2tw; as an army of shock troopers and skirmishers with a bit of kiting. Maybe some spear ashigarus to hold down troops for your shock units (no-dachi samurai) to decimate from the flanks. Always have the charge as your troops will be inferior without that initial killing boost (your no dachi samurai, mostly). They seem to be a rush faction akin to Takeda or Shimazu. EDIT: Also forgot to mention to *avoid missiles like the plague,* shock troops tend to have crap armor and are quite vulnerable to getting picked off by cheap missile units. Very bad trade off!
@@kunknown2340 In general Date is not a good option for siege battle. Inability to use Date Nodachi charge frenzy is already a lose. Shimazu on the other hand is a pretty good option for siege. Katana samurai spam charge the wall is enough to have a chance in winning the siege.
I have to say no one is idiot enough to charge head on in siege battle with No-dachi samurai. They literally have no armour, easy to die when attacked, something usual during siege battle and they tired very easily, that is why you see Date was losing his unit real fast without ever step his foot on final tier of castle.
As a Date player, I agree, during sieges they usually get their asses handed to them without their charge so I keep them in the back unless I need their charge.tm
I would just wait for the third game, as it should be a bit better, but Warhammer is not that good in general. Go for shogun or 3 kingdoms, as they're just awesome, although it would be nice to have a European one with similar combat.
as with all TW games, it depends on what you want. Do you want huge battles with lots of very different units, factions with different strengths and different playstyle - go for the Warhammer games. They are awesome if you want troop-diversity. Do not wait for the third game. Since the third and second game are basically glorified standalone mods, the game will only be "complete" if you buy the first game as well. Without it, no big map and four factions are missing (more if you include dlcs). The downside of TWWH are: basic and mostly stupid diplomacy system. Too costly compared to other titles. you need to buy three games + DLCS to get the full experience. 100% fantasy content.
If you like medieval stuff, get total war attila and download the mod for it "1212 AD Medieval Kingdoms". It's probably the best overhaul mod for all total war games and it's really great.
Pretty sure the crazy amounts of blood in Shogun 2 are an homage to the entire samurai film genre, including Kill Bill (which itself is an homage to the same).
It’s legitimately hilarious that Pixie has played Shogun 2 for years now and still can’t pronounce the names
"datey"
That's because he is a native english speaker. Me as a German, i have no Problem with the names because we are used to the "hard" vocals
@@dorianrohl1528 your last name isn’t real, it’s fake.
@@natebox4550 wtf does that mean
@ailediablo79 the "variation" in units in games after shogun 2 is cosmetic and tiny stat tweaks that mean nothing, because morale is no longer relevant, and units have health bars.
Seeing the Otomo and Ikki Ikki fighting together is probably one hell of a crossover.
8:17 "Maybe they're out of ammo?" *BOOM* "No they're not!"
classic Apollo moment
When the general was running and he said no cookie for you that had me *laughing*
Time stamp?
@@neilcaezar306 somewhere at the end of the video
Yeah that's when the General ran back in the fight and crumbled like a cookie!
Pixelated Apollo: Thank you for uploading this, my dog of 12 years died the same day you posted this. I am obviously in a dark place, but any distraction like this helps. I've been watching the Stanley Cup Finals (Montreal Canadiens) and Euro Cup (France mostly) since my dog used to watch with me. I used to watch lots of your previous Shogun 2 and Napoleon videos in the past, my and I dog often watched together, sometimes she'd bark a bit when you got excited. I thought you'd be interested to know, I appreciate you're still loading such old games, when there is a dedicated fanbase. It means a lot to us, and in my case my dog used to enjoy your videos with me. Thank you for this, keep em' coming please 🍻
so sorry for your loss
@@zak6839 I appreciate that, thanks
Im so proud of you Apollo. You actually said Ikko Ikki correctly.
11:06 someone gets shot in the dick
Apollo:...
11:08
Apollo: imagine being cut by a sword
I did not even notice that but youch XD
"I don't know what's going with this intro, but we're diving in." Best intro ever.
8:16 probably was in fire by rank the biggest bug in all of shogun two that i've had to deal with never put troops in fire by rank in shogun 2
its really sad to see shogun 2 getting less online players everyday
It really seems like Apollo just went out of his way to pronounce these wrong on purpose, like these pronunciations don’t even seem real 😂
It is "Uh-TOE-moe" and "shih-MAH-zoo" when it comes to pronunciations. Lovely battle though, was fun to watch, and good to see you offering up some new TW content again.
Always the best in commentating battles. Keep it up Apollo!
I love shogun 2 mp. Got the game a year ago and have been having a blast since.
Ah how to offend many people at once and still making good content.
Keep it up pixie!
The blood spatter fits the aesthetic of the games and movies about Samurai.
I think that was what you were trying to say. Cheers! 😁
I literally woke up hoping you uploaded a battle! Good looking my guy! Loving the consistency.
shizumu shimizuu busu 10:11 ( its a cutting blow)
11:52 These are called "Kanabo". KUH-NAW-BO. They're great for attacking people with heavy armour.
For the record you can turn the timer off. Most people host and play defence and put a timer on to make it so the attackers can't just spam bow units and delete the defending army without any effort.
Apollo always uploads at 9 pm Indian time.And I am always on UA-cam At that time,so it’s common to be the first to watch his videos.But most of the time,it is usuallly R2TW or some other game I am not fond of.But today,it’s Shogun 2,my favourite game ever,that too with historical factions,along with my favourite factions:Otomo and Ikko Ikki.Thsi just made my week!!!
Yeah u are right it's the perfect time for us indians
glad to here that i am not the only indian who watches apollo
Ive always hated that arrows are laser accurate even without line of sight.
That unit of matchlocks sitting there and not firing hurt my brain.
Welcome to the total war experience
Rank fire bug. It is better to just let them fire indoscriminately.
LETSSSSS GOOOO A NEW VID!
Shimazu: Shee-ma (like when you call your ma) - zoo
Date: Da (as in das auto) - Tteh
Otomo: Oh toe moe
Ikko Ikki : Was great as is
In his defence, ikko ikki is not spelled the way it is pronounced AT ALL. There isn't even an S in there
It wouldn't be a Pixelated Apollo vid without a boatload of mispronunciations and getting the person who submitted the replay wrong
It's amazing how little this guy knows about the game despite how much he has played it.
That has to be the most epic screenshot I ever seen
instant like for Shogun 2
伊達政宗 be crying in his grave if he hears you calling him "date".
Quick and visceral battles, and they hit good. 😁🤘
Nice battle Apollo. Love seing the Otomo they have always been my favourite clan in the game, the Portuegese matchlocks are deadly and super fun to use.
And they're pretty good in melee, too! The Tercos are definitely worth the price, especially as a main frontline unit lategame.
@@boxcarz Yeah, the Otomo Campaign is the most interesting aswell, loved the missionary spam🤣
Believe it or not, this is the first time I’ve ever seen a shogun 2 battle, or actually anything from this game, so it’s interesting to see how fast paced these battles are compared to Rome 2 and medieval 2
One out of four names right ain't bad
Favourite for sure👍
Hey, Apollo, I got you! Japanese vowels For reference:
a == “ah” as in “bot”
i == “ee” as in “we”
u == “uu” as in “food”
e == “eh” as in “Ent”
o == “oh” as in “Row”
Hope this helps, man!
I love watching these battles and hopefully someday I'll make it a mission to finally play a Total War game for the first time. I been looking for more Date clan battles on UA-cam though understand that their not the best faction!
"Susumu suzumuzi muzumuzu"
- Apollo, 2021
i literally just finished your last video and next one is here :D apollo marathon coming in!
Appolo: "Shimazou?""shi-mazou" aaaaahhhhh whatever... the green player.
hello apollo great week good job of uploading everyday and we like that and keep up the work.
Date, prounced as Dah'teh , Dah and Teh as a single world
LET'S FREAKING GOOOOOOOO
YESSSS SHOGUN
Alakazam alakzane I’m sending you off this mortal plane
9:20 that was cinematic af
Never be the attacker in a siege battle unless you have overwhelming force. Shimazu did well, but when they reached the third tier they had an opportunity to use their archers to shoot the enemy general that was using Stand And Fight. It probably won't have been enough for Shimazu to win, but it would have helped a great deal.
She-ma-zoo
Da-tay
Oh-toe-moe
Igo ikki you did fine with lol
When are we gonna see more Third Age Divide and Conquer Dwarves of Erebor?
Ayyyyyyyy heack yeah boiii
Guns. It’s what makes Ashugaru, Ashugaru.
Wow what ninjas just climbing the walls
Noice
Even one of this day it's still look great....why not custom map from avatar mode ?
Let's GOOOOOO
Apollo:Look,there fighting with cool...sticks with tiny spikes....
Me:Could it be...JAPANESE CLUB LEVY?!?
The attackers must have at least twice as many soldiers than defenders
You should do more Third Age and Warhammer 2
This is off topic,but you should try,Castle story! It's just like becastled too
Idk bout you but I think this camera man Is immortal. Hes saw the fall of troy to napoleon's final battle. :X mans old
Captain America Dragon Steve Rogers (Tanya Roberts) vs U.S Agent John Walker (Dolph Lundgren)
YAY
Half the fun would be lost if Pixie ever rectified his 100% incorrect pronunciations.
Just yesterday did 1700 Chosokabe bow samurai+garrison vs 7000 Ikko-Ikki in the 3 lvl Dumbbell fort. Generals from the fourth stack bugged and did not attack so I had to trigger them. All 13 of my samurais were out of arrows.
whoever was playing as Date was the worse usage of that faction i've ever seen also its (Da-Tay)
Ehats the best way to use them?
@@caylorcarney501 most likely how you would use odrysia or getae in r2tw; as an army of shock troopers and skirmishers with a bit of kiting. Maybe some spear ashigarus to hold down troops for your shock units (no-dachi samurai) to decimate from the flanks. Always have the charge as your troops will be inferior without that initial killing boost (your no dachi samurai, mostly).
They seem to be a rush faction akin to Takeda or Shimazu.
EDIT: Also forgot to mention to *avoid missiles like the plague,* shock troops tend to have crap armor and are quite vulnerable to getting picked off by cheap missile units. Very bad trade off!
@@kunknown2340 cool thanks for the info!
@@caylorcarney501 np take with a grain of salt tho, my knowledge of shogun 2 balancing and mp is very little compared to other tw games.
@@kunknown2340
In general Date is not a good option for siege battle. Inability to use Date Nodachi charge frenzy is already a lose.
Shimazu on the other hand is a pretty good option for siege. Katana samurai spam charge the wall is enough to have a chance in winning the siege.
This game still beats what CA pushes out
what happened to the Total war Rome remastered Multiplayer online battles pixie?
one just came out yesterday my dude! cant we at least have some shogun 2 =( In my opinion it's the best one.
@@bigbean2587 i said “remastered” my dude. The first ROME. The last one you were saying is ROME 2 Bubba.
@@LarryVickers47 oh I'm sorry man XD.
@@bigbean2587 haha it’s KEWL bubba
Ayeeee
Bro props to trying for the names of the factions I would have just said blue and green vs white and yellow 🤣🤣
So a bunch of radical Buddhist warriors and Catholic Samurais defending a castle?
That's a pretty interesting tag team
She-mah-zu. Dah-teh.
lol learn japanese with Pixie and get ready to be taken for a fool ;p
Shimazu becomes " cheezy muhmuh zoo" hahaahahaha
Finally shogun 2
Ya he has posted another video I love you no homo
I love shogun but i wish the battles could be longer than warhammer lol
Does anyone know how to turn the blood on, if it’s a mod what mod?
Date is Dah-tay I believe.
Never have I been this early
Yashhh i am no longer waiting this lol
Shogun 2 time!!
Be nice to see some NTW3 again even if it is just once
SHI-MA-ZU
Hello There
Make more videos about pike and shoot
i dont knoww hy every shogun 2 pitch bbattle or siege battle is so quick XD
You should play some bannerlord campaign or sandbox again
I have to say no one is idiot enough to charge head on in siege battle with No-dachi samurai.
They literally have no armour, easy to die when attacked, something usual during siege battle and they tired very easily, that is why you see Date was losing his unit real fast without ever step his foot on final tier of castle.
As a Date player, I agree, during sieges they usually get their asses handed to them without their charge so I keep them in the back unless I need their charge.tm
could you do total fots
is it worthy to buy total war warhammer 1 ???
I would just wait for the third game, as it should be a bit better, but Warhammer is not that good in general. Go for shogun or 3 kingdoms, as they're just awesome, although it would be nice to have a European one with similar combat.
as with all TW games, it depends on what you want. Do you want huge battles with lots of very different units, factions with different strengths and different playstyle - go for the Warhammer games. They are awesome if you want troop-diversity. Do not wait for the third game. Since the third and second game are basically glorified standalone mods, the game will only be "complete" if you buy the first game as well. Without it, no big map and four factions are missing (more if you include dlcs).
The downside of TWWH are: basic and mostly stupid diplomacy system. Too costly compared to other titles. you need to buy three games + DLCS to get the full experience. 100% fantasy content.
If you like medieval stuff, get total war attila and download the mod for it "1212 AD Medieval Kingdoms". It's probably the best overhaul mod for all total war games and it's really great.
What American state are you in?
Siege is back!
i bet he is using shogun 2 HD mod on the workshop
shi-mah-zuu
The defender in yellow flag wtf were they even doing
Dah-Tey, not Date xD
Shoozamu
The A in Shimazu is pronounced like the A in Omashu from avatar the last airbender. And Date is pronounced, russian dah and té.
clap
just started the video up and i immediatley hear shit ma zoo