Warlord: Awaji Brings Open-World Samurai Conquest to Steam on September 10
Warlord: Awaji maps a real Japanese island into an open-world battlefield, with development that used Google Earth to match Awaji Island's terrain, shrines, and settlements.
Reporting from 1 source: Denfaminicogamer.
Darkmatter Games will release Warlord: Awaji on PC via Steam on September 10. The open-world game combines FPS and strategy elements on Japan's Awaji Island, where players lead forces, build fortresses, and capture villages and castles. The map holds over 100 settlements, six samurai factions, and a similar number of monk factions. A main trailer and a world teaser are out now. The price has not been announced.
Development on the map leaned on a real-world reference: the team used Google Earth to compare the actual Awaji Island with the game map, checking famous shrines and temples and investigating where the densely populated centers sit. Players can place bases at any location, raid enemy positions with soldiers, or throw themselves into battle. Large-scale fights unfold on horseback, with bows, and in clashes between soldiers, and players can fight directly in real time. As the campaign progresses, conquered lands can be distributed to samurai to build a larger army and obtain better equipment.
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 1 cited source below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.
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- Denfaminicogamer 「淡路島」で侍を率いて戦争するゲーム『Warlord: Awaji』9月10日発売。オープンワールドとなった淡路島全土を制圧せよ