I made the mistake of listening to the reviews saying to get just the SOI version instead of this. Dont get me wrong i loved SOI, but i wanted to try this out because the thought of playing a subordinate appealed to me despite the warnings from others. So after trying it out i instantly got engrossed with running my own town and completing missions from the daimyo. I loved the change of pace of being just some underling moving up the ranks.

I didn't see or got bothered by any of the so called negatives that others pointed out, and the little changes this game made from SOI is so tiny that you wont even notice it. Being an officer serving a daimyo adds such a great layer of gameplay, and you actually interact alot more with other officers in the clan, feeling like you all are working for the same goals. I went from just a lowly officer being put in charge of running my town being tasked with contributing to the clan effort, being promoted several times along the way to a regent, given command of several castles and fortresses with a mission to conduct entire wars against specific clans on behalf of the daimyo, i enjoyed this game alot more than i did SOI, if you like a bit of roleplaying aspect in a grand strategy game, i definitely recommend this, you will not regret it.