Shogun

"They say Japan was made by a sword. They say the old gods dipped a blade into the ocean and when they pulled it out four perfect drops fell back into the sea, and those drops became the islands of Japan.

I say, Japan was made by a handful of brave men. Warriors, willing to give their lives for what seems to have become a forgotten word: Honor" - Opening words of Shogun 2

If you don't play this game you need to. Shogun 2 and the Total War series have been the best of the best in the turn based/real time strategy market. First and foremost this game is beautiful and with sometimes upwards of 50,000 soldiers on the screen it doesn't even flinch. Game play is unmatched in real time strategy or in the turn based world map. As a long time player of Total War series I am finally in gaming nirvana with this latest addition. I can rattle off about 3 hours worth of great things this game does, but I will let some screenshots tell the story.

 Open field battle.

 Siege battle

 Naval battle

Campaign map