Lords of the Rising Sun "Any% Yoshitsune" in 33m 31s | Speedrun [Amiga]
4Lords of the Rising Sun (1989) by Cinemaware Speedrun
Yoshitsune No Arcade
Played by MilkToast
About the game:
Lords of the Rising Sun is a 1989 video game by Cinemaware, game design and art by Doug Barnett, released for the Amiga among other systems. Like the earlier Defender of the Crown, it was a mix of map-based strategy and arcade-style mini games as the player, playing as one of the famous Japanese generals Yoshitsune or Yoritomo, fights to pacify Japan by force. In the short documentary "The Total War Story", Mike Simpson, studio director for the company Creative Assembly said that the company's Total War series of games had been influenced by Lords of the Rising Sun.
About the run:
I am playing as Yoshitsune so I dont have to play any of the aracde sequences (battle, siege, defend,ninja attack). So overall its all playing out on the Map. I really got lucky with the Ronins, which can become very strong in the late game. Most of my operations worked out and there are just 1-2 battles which didnt went in my favor. I didnt get any additonal armies which was unfortunate but still manageable if you align your strat to that. Overall I had a really good attempt and rng was on my side.
Yeah it looks kinda boring, but this game has so much to offer and every round plays out conpletly different each time. A worthy successor of Defender of the Crown with many cool updates.
A real strategy masterpiece from the early days of gaming.
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