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Nobunaga's Ambition: Sphere of Influence

Hailed as one of the best instalments in the franchise’s history, this extremely intricate, deep, and meticulous strategy game is set against a backdrop of a fragmented nation and asks the player to take up the mantle of a Daimyo, a feudal lord of the Sengoku era.

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Steam User 0953STEAMRecommended

i like this game

Feb 22, 2026·25h·Verified

Steam User 9608STEAMRecommended

Our man Kou Shibusawa with another gem.

Feb 22, 2026·33h·Verified

Steam User 0852STEAMRecommended

this game is sneaseltastic i can play as the glup ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ of the sengoku period of japan

Feb 5, 2026·35h·1·Verified

Steam User 3400STEAMRecommended

This is the kind of game that will last forever, will keep playing this game.
It's difficult to learn the game initially, but you will quickly learn it as you play the game.
Oda clan under Nobunaga is a good beginner clan to get into the game, hell it's his game.

Dec 26, 2025·319h·Verified

Steam User 5314STEAMRecommended

a IA não é cheater igual shogun 2.

Dec 5, 2025·47h·Verified

Steam User 0512STEAMRecommended

A truly good game, fully recommend to start with the franchise, be wary that actually only 2 DLC are truly worth it (look on the reviwes of the DLC to check for it) although if you can get the Japanese version of Ascencion that one is probably better since 1- Ascencion comes with all DLC (the english release also has this one) 2- in ascecion you can actually marry your created female officers, in base Sphere of influence all your created officers are actually male even if it says female trough a workaround with the event editor (non existing on SOI, but present on the english and japanese version of ascencion) 3- because the japanese/chinise modding community was able to create the tools to kinda fix the enourmous AI issues, sadly the english and japanese versions (read well is version, changing language of the game wont help) of the game use code different enough as for the tools to not be functional, maybe some day someone will be able to create english version tools

Nov 30, 2025·138h·Verified

Steam User 8193STEAMRecommended

This game is great if you love grand strategy. I've been learning so much about the Sengoku period from this as a lover of Shogun 2 and the Samurai Warriors series

Nov 24, 2025·95h·Verified

Steam User 0102STEAMRecommended

Had a problem where the game didnt start. Its fixed now and I can play it again. Seems like restarting steam did the job. Which is quite strange thing I must say

Nov 16, 2025·8h·Verified

Steam User 5758STEAMNot recommended

The in game music or dialogues do not work, I tried on two PCs now, that highly frustrating and makes it rather boring. The tutorial feels dated and its not getting on really, I wanted to like this, but I would take my money back if I could, it is expensive and not worth it at all.

Nov 13, 2025·4h·Verified

Steam User 6663STEAMRecommended

Oct 11, 2025·483h·Verified

Steam User 2867STEAMRecommended

The BEST Nobunaga's Ambition game, before Koei Tecmo ruined the franchise by recycling this game over and over again. If you're unsure which Nobunaga's Ambition to play, pick Sphere of Influence.

Sep 21, 2025·100h·2·Verified

Steam User 7415STEAMRecommended

Um excelente jogo de estratégia, porém é necessário deixar claro que o mesmo não se parece e nem tem o mesmo dinamismo do Romance of the three kingdoms. Nobunaga's ambition é muito mais pragmático, focado em diplomacia e micro gerenciamento ao extremo, o jogo tem uma parte de guerra bem simples mas até que intuitiva, se você estiver buscando um jogo parecido com ROTK não jogue Nobunaga's ambition.

Em meu ver para fãs de micro gerenciamento e estrátegia gostarão muito desse jogo, sua liberdade de poder escolher ou criar o proprio clã, rumo á unificação do Japão

Sep 10, 2025·73h·1·Verified

Steam User 4849STEAMRecommended

Before you know it, 8 hours have passed. "One more turn" game.

Sep 5, 2025·10h

Steam User 5680STEAMNot recommended

I really, really wish i could recommend this game. Because it's clear a lot of love went into making it and into historical authenticity and gameplay. Two things keep me from truly loving this game:

1. The combat
2. Snowballing

The combat is unfortunately very much a numbers game. You have some tactical wiggle room, like defeat in detail and warrior skills. But its very barebones... Every army is composed of a combination of Men, horses, and guns. on paper, its a pure numbers game. Generals come into play to turn the tide in this aspect. However, it remains pretty much a beatstick game. You'll have a hard time losing battles in which you're numerically superior. Other than some stat modifiers, terrain don't make much of an impact tactically speaking. You'll still run at the enemy like you would anywhere. I would have loved combat to be like a modern version of Total war Shogun 2!

The other issue is snowballing. Once you're past a certain point, you pretty much roll the rest of the game. And it becomes just a slog of trying to smash your bigger army into the front that unites against you over, and over, and over. With no real threat to your gameplan. The solution would be to pick smaller daimyo to challenge yourself, and it does get more difficult that way, but the fact remains that most of the fun is packed into the first few hours of the save. After that, you'll find yourself getting tired of the gameplay loop and overwhelmed with the amount of territory you have to manage. You delegate everything to your generals and watch them do all the work for you. Its no fun. Unlike Shogun 2 where absolutely dog walking a major castle held by a significant defending force with your army, you get no such satisfaction by watching from top down your indistinguishable pixels run over other much smaller indistinguishable pixels.

And i think therein lies the big problem with this game. Historically it's on point- i just wish more thought went into the combat.

Jun 28, 2025·33h·1·Verified

Steam User 5873STEAMRecommended

oooooookkkkk

Jun 7, 2025·470h·Verified

Steam User 5854STEAMRecommended

May 12, 2025·8h·Verified

Steam User 2806STEAMRecommended

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Apr 3, 2025·6h·Verified

Steam User 7598STEAMRecommended

Gameplay Mechanics: 8/10
Narrative: 7/10
Graphics: 7/10
Sound and Music: 8/10
Replayability: 8/10
Innovation: 8/10

Nobunaga's Ambition: Sphere of Influence is a deep and rewarding grand strategy game that immerses players in the Sengoku period of feudal Japan. Combining intricate strategy with historical authenticity, it provides a compelling experience for fans of Japanese history and complex strategy games.

The gameplay mechanics are robust, offering players a wide range of tools for conquest, diplomacy, and development. Balancing military campaigns with domestic policies, resource management, and infrastructure building requires careful planning and patience. The game’s tactical battles allow for strategic maneuvering, but the real strength lies in managing your clan’s growth and balancing alliances. The addition of siege mechanics and multi-tiered planning makes every decision meaningful. While the interface can feel overwhelming for newcomers, the depth of the systems earns gameplay a solid 8/10.

The narrative is rooted in the historical context of Nobunaga Oda’s quest for unification. While not heavily scripted, the game does an excellent job of delivering an emergent narrative through the actions of rival clans, alliances, betrayals, and shifting loyalties. The historical events that pop up add flavor, but the story is ultimately shaped by the player’s decisions, earning narrative a 7/10.

The graphics are functional but not groundbreaking. The map of Japan is beautifully detailed, with lush landscapes and dynamic changes as the seasons progress. However, unit models and battles lack visual flair compared to modern strategy titles. The clean presentation and historical authenticity still make it visually appealing, earning graphics a 7/10.

The sound and music are a highlight, featuring traditional Japanese compositions that enhance the immersive Sengoku atmosphere. The music shifts dynamically between serene moments of planning and the intensity of war, keeping the player engaged. While not all effects are memorable, the soundtrack itself earns a strong 8/10.

Replayability is strong, thanks to the game’s sandbox nature and the variety of clans to choose from. Each clan offers unique challenges and starting positions, encouraging multiple playthroughs. Scenarios, customizable options, and the freedom to shape your path to conquest ensure long-lasting appeal. Replayability scores a solid 8/10.

Innovation comes through in the game’s multi-layered approach to strategy. The detailed systems for diplomacy, resource management, and clan governance go beyond traditional grand strategy. Features like castle upgrades, strategic sieges, and regional unification add fresh mechanics to the formula, earning innovation a well-deserved 8/10.

In summary, Nobunaga's Ambition: Sphere of Influence is a richly detailed and rewarding strategy game that brings the Sengoku period to life. While its interface can feel intimidating and its visuals somewhat dated, the depth of its mechanics, historical authenticity, and replayability make it a must-play for fans of grand strategy games and Japanese history. Whether uniting Japan through diplomacy or military might, the journey is as satisfying as the destination.

Feb 6, 2025·90h·Verified

Steam User 5357STEAMRecommended

Uma série de estratégia única. O jogo é separado em duas fases: 1) planejamento e 2) movimentação de tropas. No começo de cada mês vc dá ordens para os seus samurais (melhorar cidades, expandir castelos ou estradas, fazer reconhecimento de regiões, melhorar relações diplomáticas, subornar inimigos ou amigos, etc.) e depois assiste as ordens sendo cumpridas ao longo do mês. Apesar do jogo ter quests que refletem a história do período, elas são infames por facilmente quebrarem caso as condições exatas para elas terem prosseguimento não sejam cumpridas, o que faz do jogo um grande sandbox no final das contas.

A diferença dentre clãs é mínima e as DLCs só adicionam novas datas iniciais e umas poucas quests. Valem a pena caso estejam com um bom desconto.

Feb 5, 2025·75h·Verified

Steam User 4240STEAMRecommended

What else can i say, i am sure only Koei fanboy played this game so it's for you who years for that PS 2 Nobunaga's Ambition type of game.

Dec 29, 2024·62h·2·Verified

Steam User 9257STEAMRecommended

[i]Blades clash in the dusk,[/i]
[i]Shadows fall, yet hearts rise strong—[/i]
[i]Victory’s bright dawn.[/i]

Dec 26, 2024·95h·6·Verified

Steam User 0436STEAMRecommended

Gameplay Mechanics: 8/10
Narrative: 7/10
Graphics: 7/10
Sound and Music: 8/10
Replayability: 8/10
Innovation: 8/10

Dec 17, 2024·108h·5·Verified

Steam User 9619STEAMRecommended

Um jogo excelente, principalmente se você gosta do Período Sengoku.

O sistema de batalhas é excelente, assim como a parte do governo e gerenciamento do clã.

Seja seguindo as quests históricas ou fazendo sua própria história, seguir a jornada de um dos grandes nomes do período ou escolher um clã menor. Proporcionando diversas possibilidades, dificilmente uma campanha será igual a outra.

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Nov 17, 2024·61h·Verified

Steam User 6921STEAMNot recommended

woof, no thanks

Nov 9, 2024·2h·Verified

Steam User 5632STEAMRecommended

Still the best Nobunaga's ambition for now in my opinion. The characters and diplomacy aspect are awesome. The battle system is okay but it's simple and fun. It's really addicting but the endgame could be a bit boring since you delegate some territory to regents and let the turn pass for the easy win.

Easy to learn and great game if you're new to the genre. Can't recommend it enough.

Oct 16, 2024·507h·1·Verified

Steam User 8995STEAMRecommended

I purchased this game when it came out but never was able to get around to playing it. I have played Nobunaga's Ambition since the original on NES. I thought one reviewer was joking when they said they failed the tutorial and it kicked them back to the main menu. I failed the combat portion of the tutorial and it told me I was bad at it, the advisor would not help me anymore and I was indeed kicked back to the main screen. Wow. Game has a slow start and can be overly complicated. The UI is not the greatest but it is fun.

Sep 20, 2024·5h·2·Verified

Steam User 1055STEAMRecommended

Fun

Sep 12, 2024·85h·Verified

Steam User 6181STEAMRecommended

gra jest obładnie piękna. Duzo immersji. troche specyficzna - czasem niejasna dla mnie mechanika bitew -
niemniej da sie to ogaarnąć.
Encyklopednia postaci i rzeczy
1 liga.

Aug 30, 2024·101h·1·Verified

Steam User 7680STEAMRecommended

Failed the tutorial and the Japanese tutor said he had made a mistake by trying to teach me the basics of the game, then proceeded to kick me out to the main menu. No retry, no restart, back to the menu peasant!

Shamefur dispray

Jul 9, 2024·4h·15·Verified

Steam User 2024STEAMRecommended

Fun game.

Jul 7, 2024·332h·Verified

Steam User 2207STEAMRecommended

买了游戏，
获得狗日的小鬼子体验卡。

Jun 6, 2024·405h·3·Verified

Steam User 1406STEAMNot recommended

over-priced ~flash

i cant believe theyre selling this for AAA prices. glad i caught it on sale.

no wonder theres no gameplay vid on th store page

May 8, 2024·10h·14·Verified

Steam User 6785STEAMRecommended

good fun

Apr 28, 2024·43h·Verified

Steam User 8907STEAMNot recommended

It is not a bad game, I wish I could post a iffy thumb.
It is all about snowballing. Once you get that, you are a force in the game. I grew up with Koei games in the SNES era and favor those over this. Just my opinion.
Not bad if you find this on sale like I did.

Apr 7, 2024·4h·10·Verified

Steam User 9117STEAMRecommended

simplismente

Mar 31, 2024·165h·Verified

Steam User 2905STEAMNot recommended

I played this years ago and it was so basic and simple. This is not. Very confusing command and game flow.

Mar 30, 2024·1h·2·Verified

Steam User 8572STEAMRecommended

This game is awesome, Please KOEI BRING ENGLISH VERSION TO IRON TRIANGLE PLEASE!

Mar 29, 2024·7h·6·Verified

Steam User 5521STEAMRecommended

There are two ways of playing this game:

1) trying to follow the historically-accurate quests

2) ignoring the quests and making your own story.

Playing without trying to trigger any quest is quite fun. The AI is decent so there will be plenty of opportunities for massive battles, difficult sieges, etc... Unfortunately, there are not whole lot of repeatable or generic events like the ones you would find in a grand strategy game from Paradox, which is my main complaint.

If you're in for the events and the history, then unfortunately playing with quests is not the best experience. They only trigger under some very specific conditions that are almost impossible to achieve without a guide. And even if you manage to trigger the quests, it leads to a boring playstyle where you'll just be waiting for years and years for something to happen. And then something goes wrong and the quest doesn't trigger anyway which is quite frustrating! So my advice is not to follow the quests at all, except the first ones. If you want to see the events try starting in different scenarios instead of wating for quests to trigger.

Mar 27, 2024·31h·Verified

Steam User 1180STEAMRecommended

Great game, im still playing this in 2024, music and cut scenes are awesome

Mar 9, 2024·424h·6·Verified

Steam User 7889STEAMNot recommended

My time was spent troubleshooting why the game is freezing on my PC. After 5 attempts and not getting past the tutorial: I no longer feel anything. not anger, not sadness.. I've accepted the reality that I was never fated to play this. I will uninstall and go to sleep now. (this is my personal experience, it seems a lot of people had fun with it. I will have to vote no because I should've gone with the console version.)

Feb 18, 2024·3h·Verified

Steam User 0587STEAMRecommended

I love these types of games where I can just lose all concept of time when trying to build up a nation and take over the entire country! My favorite thing is to take the usually smaller factions and try to with them! Favorite is playing as the Azai. Though trying to go against the usual dominating clans can be challenging before you are able to expand a good bit like the Oda is just a powerhouse!

Feb 14, 2024·222h·4·Verified

Steam User 9492STEAMRecommended

Very fun and unique strategy game that's great for lovers of the Sengoku Jidai period. The "battle" screenshots make the Total War-like rts elements look way deeper than they actually are, but don't let that stop you from trying it. Game came out in like 2015, so wait for a sale.

Jan 6, 2024·66h·Verified

Steam User 1271STEAMRecommended

Um jogo sensacional

Nov 10, 2023·161h·Verified

Steam User 2790STEAMRecommended

still hoping nobunaga ambition iron triangle become available in English

Oct 29, 2023·367h·Verified

Steam User 6116STEAMNot recommended

The game looks exquisite, but the gameplay is laborious due to some artificial limitations. For example, true to its name, you, the player and daimyo in-game, have a sphere of influence: you can not command your clan armies outside this sphere of influence, but you can work around that by instantly relocating your main base to another location. Like, WTF?

You can also set up provinces and order the assigned commanders to invade, but bear in mind NPCs can not set out to attack, except to defend from, enemies not sharing borders with them, even if there exists a safe path en route. Due to this questionable logic, coalitions are often just for show, and, combined with the inconvenience of the sphere of influence, the war against the Hojo clan will inevitably drag on.

I have also encountered two prominent bugs on Windows 10. The first being that graphics settings are not persisted between restarts. The second bug occurred on my second story play, during which the in-game audio would sometimes die on me and couldn't be fixed without a game restart. These are well-known issues, not one-offs.

It's also a pity that the game doesn't support Japanese or Chinese subtitles, so it is hard for me to remember names. I had actually wanted to buy Nobunaga's Ambition: Iron Triangle, but due to misunderstandings bought this one instead. Oh well, I guess after this experience I will not buy another Nobunaga's Ambition again, as they all look similar and will get repetitive and boring fast.

Oct 13, 2023·63h·Verified

Steam User 0832STEAMRecommended

good strategic game with unexpecter qualities,
not too much detail but just enough to have a great sense of control

very similar in feel and tempo as the 80's cinemaware's "Lords of the rising sun"
with some dull (typically Japanese) still interludes added

strategy buffs will enjoy this, and nostalgic's for the "Amiga" era

Oct 2, 2023·101h·Verified

Steam User 7646STEAMRecommended

Perfeito, apesar de ter perdido os canhões que eu adorava usar no de Iron triangle. Um simulador completo

Sep 25, 2023·523h·2·Verified

Steam User 6699STEAMRecommended

Played before on PlayStation

Playstation started censoring others games I loved for years (and only the playstation version) so I'm very happy amazing games like this one are on steam because this made me not hesitated to say bye to PlayStation -> especially since Steam allows me to use Game controller and even more (key binding, customisation, and so much more)

Also, I played NA Ascension and Taishi on PlayStation and I will say this: Even if I get them for free, I will never play them again because NA Sphere of Influence is good, that whatever those 2 games have to offer (positive), this game is even better. Also the other 2 have issues and other stuff I won't go into details as this is not a review about them but yeah...

Sep 9, 2023·13h·Verified

Steam User 8956STEAMRecommended

Einfach geil!

Sep 4, 2023·86h·Verified

Steam User 6755STEAMRecommended

:-)

Sep 3, 2023·21h·Verified

Steam User 3642STEAMNot recommended

Could just be that I don't get it, but I don't really care for this at all. Just feels like I'm constantly waiting around, expanding seems to take way too much work and things are just generally so expensive that I have to make progress in short bursts with long periods of just waiting around to replenish resources. Thought it was kinda interesting at first but it's just a bit boring.

Aug 27, 2023·11h·2·Verified

Steam User 8018STEAMRecommended

how the ♥♥♥♥ do I already have 13 hours???

Aug 19, 2023·133h·Verified

Steam User 3860STEAMRecommended

10/10

Jul 23, 2023·12h·Verified

Steam User 1729STEAMRecommended

$60 for an 8 year old game is just greedy, dont buy unless its on sale for less then $20

Jul 16, 2023·14h·13

Steam User 6665STEAMRecommended

best

May 19, 2023·13h

Steam User 2253STEAMRecommended

better then total war shogun 2 by a mile if you like the other stuff then the combat.

only a shame there is 0 western marketing effort for the franchise.

May 2, 2023·34h

Steam User 2527STEAMRecommended

It's close enough to the snes version once you get the hang of the menus it's pretty easy to play. battle is alittle weird and quickly over which is sad.

Apr 20, 2023·334h·Verified

Steam User 8834STEAMNot recommended

I spent hours trying to get the mouse icon to show. To get it to work, I need to reset settings each time.

Having played PS2 era Nobunaga games this felt clunkier and messier. Slow paced. And annoying that when even tell it to "autoplay" for a bit it asks you every month what you want to do.

The advisors don't really give advice. It is graphically good! It has potential. But...meh. Not worth it.

Apr 14, 2023·56h·7·Verified

Steam User 9014STEAMRecommended

It's a great grand strategy game and the best version of the series (Nobunaga's ambition) for us westerns. The game's mechanics is somewhere between paradox's games and total war's games with a bit of RPG elements (generals/officers/retinues). It's a good experience. I really recommended the game.

Apr 12, 2023·92h·1·Verified

Steam User 7889STEAMRecommended

Great diplomacy SIM. Absolute wet dream of mine this game is, yes. Ooga Booga me the MIGHTY Oda man!!!

Apr 11, 2023·31h·Verified

Steam User 7153STEAMRecommended

An elegant game. From a more civilized era.

Grand strategy and battle strategy game which has been slowly improved bit by bit since its inception sometime in the mid-80s.

I recommend this game over Taishi. It is a lot better built despite being a generation behind.

Apr 10, 2023·21h·Verified

Steam User 7564STEAMRecommended

Plays great on Steam Deck! Bought it for my PC but on a whim tried it on my deck and it is great! The title screen has a janky colour splash that makes you think it’s not going to work but once past this it’s great.

If you want a grand strategy game with Epic battles the total war series is better. For everything else other than castle development, I prefer this. Battles are still very fun, just not as in depth or with as wide a range of units at a Total War game.

Diplomacy is better in this in that you have to send people off to build trust with rival clans and use this to ask for reinforcements if your getting stomped or form alliances or marriages. You can bully significantly weaker clans into being vassals and use them as meat shields to give you warnings of enemy encroachments into your area or use their troops in your alliances and coalitions of war.

You can build alliances with tribes and amalgamate their populations into your cities or use them as seperate helpful entity providing troops or provisions for your war efforts.

So much about this game is great. Having a heap of clans in a coalition marching all over the map, destroying enemy armies and conquering castles is a blast.

Read a review but I really like it

Apr 9, 2023·43h·Verified

Steam User 4575STEAMRecommended

It took me some time to know what's going on but it's fun and relaxing once you get into it.

Apr 2, 2023·77h·Verified

Steam User 4214STEAMRecommended

สำหรับแฟนเกม มือใหม่อย่างผมที่เคยเล่น total war/civ6/Hoi4/เกมแนววางแผนอื่นๆ บอกได้เลยว่ามันส์มากระบบ ไม่ได้เยอะ/น้อยเกินไป เข้าใจได้ไม่ยากเหมือนเกมตระกูล paradox มีให้เลือกเล่นทุกฝ่าย หลายช่วงเวลายิ่งเป็นแฟนประวัติศาสตร์ ญี่ปุ่นแล้วยิ่งมันส์ แบบยกกำลัง 3 เข้าไปอีก แต่ที่เล่นมาคร่าวๆรู้สึกว่าไม่คุ้มตังค์สักเท่าไหร่เกม 1000 บาท แต่ได้ระบบแค่นี้ พอเข้าใจและจับจุดได้มันก็จะออกแนวเซ็งๆเบื่อๆหน่อย (สรุปคือ เกมดี สนุก คู่ควรแก่การซื้อแต่ไม่ใช่ในราคา 1000 บาท ลดสัก 50% ค่อยซื้อ ปล.ละเกมแฟรนไซด์นี้แมร่งไม่ค่อยลดราคาซะด้วย หากอยากเล่นก็จัดไปเลยสนุกมีเนื้อเรื่อง บลาๆ)

Mar 28, 2023·26h·1·Verified

Steam User 4626STEAMRecommended

I first played this game with it's original release and was excited when the anniversary release came out. There are so many different Daimyos and provinces and eras to play that the game never gets old for me. The bits of history included to describe the various warriors have me running to Wiki to learn more. So much history included in the game. For me, it's a MUST!

Mar 27, 2023·4386h·Verified

Steam User 3681STEAMRecommended

one of my favorite games

Mar 10, 2023·2629h·1·Verified

Steam User 5592STEAMRecommended

Game's fun.

Mar 9, 2023·1346h·Verified

Steam User 6885STEAMRecommended

Nice little grand strategy game that should tickle any Sengoku Jidai enthousiast's fancy! Recommended!

Feb 14, 2023·86h

Steam User 3206STEAMRecommended

the strategy

Jan 27, 2023·164h·Verified

Steam User 6717STEAMRecommended

For me this game is a bit nostalgic. Years ago the first strategy game I ever played was Nobunaga's Ambition, for the original Nintendo gaming system. I sank dozens of hours into the game, attempting to unite all of Japan under my control. There are a lot of kingdom standing in my way.

This version is one of the many upgrades to that basic game. It is definitely a graphic upgrade. You still have the usual management aspects found in these type of games, along with spying, diplomacy, and conquest with that oriental touch about honor. Since the old version isn't on steam, this version will do me just fine.

Dec 25, 2022·1h·5·Verified

Steam User 1121STEAMRecommended

nice game

Nov 4, 2022·1475h

Steam User 4063STEAMNot recommended

They could have done a better job. There is no cohesion (both dialogues and the events). You dont feel like ur a manager of a kingdom. There is no immersion. The feeling this game gives me is that im a bureaucrat rather than a Daimyo or a king. A lot of choices in menus to make up for a lack of meaning, and it seems to me they tried to make the game easier as well, too easy in my opinion. I bought this game thinking it would be similar to Nobunagas Ambition Rise to power - PS2. That one was a true masterpiece, even the war tatics were far better than this one, where the units seen from above are portrayed as Tetris pieces, terrible. My advice to you: watch someone playing this game on YT, and then compare with some1 playing Nobunagas ambition Rise to power - PS2. Another beautiful game without creativity and lacking true effort from the devs

Nov 2, 2022·2h·Verified

Steam User 2677STEAMRecommended

Super underrated historical strategy game series from Koei.

The Nobunagas Ambition series started in 1983 - jumped from SNES to Game Boy to DS and even got a pokemon crossover game that was really good. The series is still going, with its recent title (Nobunaga's Ambition: Rebirth) that came out this year (Japan only for now). Sphere of Influence is imo still the best one of the newer NA games.

In NA you follow the rise and fall of one of 20 clans of your choosing. You can follow quests while building your empire and then decide if you want to take the historical way or do your own thing. following the historical way lets you experience the clans story from beginning to end. The town-upgrade system is simple and super fun. SoI got an absolutely fantastic soundtrack. Over 200 officers are in this game with each one having his own personality and story. NA is one of those games that i still boot up if i want to waste some time and chill a bit <3

Oct 21, 2022·22h·7

Steam User 9353STEAMRecommended

great game

Oct 18, 2022·592h·Verified

Steam User 7345STEAMRecommended

If you like japanese history and strategy games you will like this.

Sep 2, 2022·291h·4·Verified

Steam User 2499STEAMRecommended

One of my favorite games of all time, an amazing historical strategy game.

If you like Sengoku Japanese history this is the best game ever made for experiencing it. No other game series is even worth talking about for that, and this is the best in the series (as of now) in my opinion.

Aug 21, 2022·1794h·4·Verified

Steam User 2120STEAMRecommended

This barely gets a like. It really needs to take lessons from kessen 3 and romance of the three kingdoms 11.

Lets start with battle system

Pros: None. its terrible. Basically every unit is the same. Only thing that changes is the abilities from the commander.

Cons: All units are the same. It does not have the variety that rotk and kessen had. Rather your actually controlling the troops are letting them do there thing its terrible. The screenshots make it look way better than it is. Its extremely limited and over simplified.

Graphics are great thats the shame.

Creating a character and clan. Very limited

Pros. you can add almost a 1000 portraits (i added all the rtk portraits) theres so many portraits and so many free slots and thats amazing.

Cons. Very limited in relationships which is a shame because playing a much older game like rtk11 you can havea spouse and best friends and so on and in this you can have related people (not defined) and a father thats it. which kinda ruins a lot for me honestly.

the rest the game is ok nothing amazing but whta really bothers me is well how units move on the map, they follow roads only and thats not that big a deal but combine that with how you recruit and stuff and the crappy way of moving around troups and recources thats whats really lacking and needs pointers from rtk11

Really i wish they would make nobunagas ambition and romancance of the three kingdoms with the graphics and council where you actually sit in a room with your advisers like kessen 3 and see people who come to you for work ect. city graphics like this. battle graphics way more upgraded (something like total war but free battle on the map like this game and rtk would be amazing) the planning stage mostly rtk11 with a little bit of this. armor and market system like kessen 3. that would be a dream.

Jul 10, 2022·19h·Verified

Steam User 1453STEAMNot recommended

Cannot recommend this game at all, game still frequently crashes and is definitely not compatible with Windows 10. This is tested on 2 different PCs with NVDIA RTX 1060 6gb ram latest drivers and 3080 10gb ram.

Jul 9, 2022·250h·Verified

Steam User 5068STEAMRecommended

단점 Cons
1.1. 비싸다. DLC는 이걸 더 비싸게 만든다. Too expensive game; DLC makes it even more expensive.
1.2. 전투가 블록전이라 지나치게 간단하다. Too simple block battle if you love controlling battle.
1.3. 초심자를 위한 튜토리얼은 크게 도움이 되지 않고, 공략이나 팁을 알아서 찾아야 한다. 일본어 웹사이트가 도움이 많이 되지만 일본어를 알아야 해서 단점이다. In-game tutorials for beginners are not helpful; You need to search the tips and solutions by yourself, including Japanese websites, which is pretty much helpful except they are written in Japanese.
1.4. 윈도우 10에서 플레이하던 중인데, 후반부로 가면 갈수록 중간중간 렉걸려서 튕길 때가 많음. 도중에 세이브 하는 습관을 들여야 점령지를 날려먹지 않는다. 호환성인지 최적화인지 뭔가 문제가 있는 듯.
From my experience with Windows 10, As you go beyond the beginning/medium part of each game, the game often shuts down. You need to make a habit to save the game time by time so that you don't lose your expanded territories. Probably a problem of compatibility or mis-optimization, but who knows.

장점 Pros
2.1. 일본 소설과 드라마에 등장하는 판타지스러운 전국시대를 체험하기에 좋다. (다만 게임상 이벤트들이 반드시 실제 역사와 일치하는 것은 아니다. 어디까지나 일본인들이 "상상하는" 전국시대를 체험하게 됨) You can experience a deep level of Japanese medieval fantasies, which have been depicted in Japanese novels and dramas. (Note that the game events are not necessarily following the actual history; You will experience what Japanese people "imagine" about the Sengoku period.
2.2. 그런것 치곤, 전국시대 지방간 경제력 차이를 상당히 반영해서 꽤 현실적(?)인 체험을 하게 됨.
That being said, the game reflects the economic variations between the counties/regions so that it provides a rich, and realistic(?) experience for the players.
2.3. 전투가 블록전이라 세세하게 컨트롤 할 필요가 없다. 땅따먹기 게임으로 적합 Very simple block battle does not make you invest too much complication/controls during the battle; It is a good game for "territory occupation"-concentrated game.

Jul 9, 2022·1725h·Verified

Steam User 4551STEAMNot recommended

Bought years back, didn't really play much due to a problem I can't really remember (didn't even make it into the actual game). Tried to reinstall it today and I still can't make it into the game because I don't have any mouse cursor.
I can't find any fixes that my admittedly poor skills can apply.
So yeah, I'm leaving a negative rating not because of the actual gameplay but because of everything else about the game.

Jul 6, 2022·4h·Verified

Steam User 0898STEAMRecommended

Hojo sempre fica gigante

Jun 22, 2022·209h·Verified

Steam User 0789STEAMNot recommended

Как жаль что в стиме нет нейтральной оценки. Но если отвечать на вопрос рекомендую ли я эту игру другим пользователям, мой ответ будет нет.
Плюсы игры:
1) Сюжет связанный с реальной историей
2) Неплохая графика
3) Меню с подсказками
4) Неплохая механика с провинциями
Минусы игры:
1) Очень долгое обучение связанное с каким то сюжетом, легче его скипнуть ибо в самой игре будут
подсказки
2) Нет осады замков, серйозно, даже в rise of the powers на ps2 были 3Д осады замков, почему их тут не прикрутили, не понятно
3) Не понятно зачем нужны способности героев, если у нас игра с упором на историю
4) Скудные 3Д бои, ну серйозно просто выбираешь отряд и ведешь его на врага, все. Спасибо что хоть что-то
5) Дипломатия, это просто пи**ец, кто ругал total war за плохую дипломатию, тут еще хуже. Лучше бы оставили как в Rise to power
6) Проблемы с квестами. К примеру, у меня было задание захватить там какой-то замок за 4 года, я его захватил за 1 год, теперь квестов нет
7) Скучная постройка поселения
8) Мало ресурсов, только рис, деньги да солдаты
9) Из языков только японский и английский
10) Очень много механик, которые нафиг никому не нужны
11) Цена
12) В игре особо нет какой-то цели кроме квестов, и если в Total War или в Crusader Kings вашу территорию окрашивают в определенный цвет, из-за чего ощущается прогресс, то тут такого нет
Вывод:
Если вы играли в игры серии Total War и рассматриваете эту игру как интересный аналог, поверьте, вы очень сильно разочаруетесь. Если вы фанат серии игра Nobunaga's ambition, вам может и зайдет игра. Хотя я вот играл в Rise to Power на ps2, и там все было куда лучше, даже бои.
Итого: 4 Нобунаг из 10

Jun 5, 2022·10h·Verified

Steam User 8444STEAMRecommended

Time consuming... that is all.

Jun 3, 2022·4132h·Verified

Steam User 4984STEAMRecommended

高筑墙广积粮缓称王，什么越后之龙，甲斐之虎能有我关东老乌龟活得久？

Jun 2, 2022·130h·4·Verified

Steam User 6023STEAMRecommended

Hermoso juego, simple, para no romperce la cabeza, muy lindos graficos.

Somos un clan de la epoca feudal japonesa y tenemos que conquistar japon. Empezamos en cualquiera momento seleccionado que son todos tiempos donde pasa algun hecho historico espesifico que influyo en la unificacion feudal japonesa. Podemos elegir uno de los grandes personajes ya establecidos como los protagonistas nobunaga, hidioshy o leyasu, o podes elegir un don nadie y hacerlo alguien, o podes crear un personaje e incluir su clan en el lugar y conquistar todo (mi eleccion favorita).
Nuevamente es un juego para pasar el rato y no romperce la cabeza, que te da todas las herramientad para que hagas lo que se te canta.

En mi pc de papa lo pude pasar sin ningun problema y eso que tiene graficos lindos.

Resumen compra 100% recomendable, especial para los que les gustan los juegos de japon y que no te sean complicados

May 28, 2022·51h·Verified

Steam User 3089STEAMRecommended

Muito bom, Mesmo !

May 14, 2022·124h·Verified

Steam User 5118STEAMRecommended

!! HIGHLY ADDICTIVE !!

May 6, 2022·109h·Verified

Steam User 8855STEAMRecommended

Für mich als alter Japan-Fan ein absolutes Must Have. Man kann aus verschiedenen Daimyos wählen und dann
versuchen mittels ausgehobenen Truppen andere Gebiete zu übernehmen und oder mittels Diplomatie andere Clans zu Bündnissen mittels Hochzeiten oder anderen Möglichkeiten zu überzeugen. Hängt auch ganz stark von den damit beauftragten Chars ab. Ein Versuch es zu spielen eröffnet einem die japanische Sengoku Zeit selber nachzuspielen. Ist schon etwas länger her bei mir, dass ich es wieder hervorkrame. Ist nicht mit TW-Shogun II vergleichbar nur ähnlich.

May 2, 2022·91h·1·Verified

Steam User 6224STEAMRecommended

This game brings back a lot of great memories , great game and has aged well

Apr 28, 2022·29h·3·Verified

Steam User 3105STEAMRecommended

Muito bom o jogo, vocÊ nem ver o tempo passar, acompanhar as histórias dos principais nomes do período sengoku. esperando uma próxima versão

Apr 23, 2022·135h·2·Verified

Steam User 4328STEAMRecommended

If your a fan of strategy games, or if you are interested in Japanese history you should buy this game. This game let´s you reenact the stories of the sengoku jidai. Will you play as the demon king Oda Nobunaga, the tiger of kai Takeda Harunobu (Shingen), the dragon of the north Date Masamune? This game gives you endless possibilties to relive the history of Japan. You can play a story mode, which will give you tasks and if you meet them you will get a story cutscene. The stories are guiding you towards a historical game. But you can ignore the missions, if you want a somekind of ahistorical game.

Apr 3, 2022·73h·3·Verified

Steam User 3510STEAMRecommended

el mejor videojuego de koei que me ha marcado mi infancia mucha nostalgia

Mar 30, 2022·43h·Verified

Steam User 2692STEAMRecommended

buen juego lo he jugado en el 2021 y 2022 y no sufre de malos graficos es en ingles y no en español pero por lo de mas me ha gustado mucha microgestion para mi gusto pero esta muy bien

Mar 22, 2022·50h·Verified

Steam User 0137STEAMRecommended

Eu sempre achei os jogos dessa série bem intimidadores por serem quase que uma planilha de excel.
Sphere of Influence foi o primeiro que consegui pegar para aprender e jogar a ponto de se tornar uma pequena obsessão minha junto de Shogun 2, que também é outro jogo de estratégia excelente que tem o sengoku jidai como cenário.

Eu amei esse jogo. Ao mesmo tempo em que é um jogo de estratégia, ele se vende como um "simulador histórico", e para quem se tornou recentemente um otaku sobre sengoku jidai, isso se torna um prato cheio por se tornar também uma espécie de RPG já que ao mesmo tempo em que você pode reproduzir eventos que aconteceram no passado, você também pode criar o seu próprio caminho e explorar rumos como: "e se Nobunaga não tivesse morrido em Honnouji?", "e se o Imagawa tivesse vencido a Batalha de Okehazama e chegado em Kyoto?", "e se os Takeda tivessem vencido em Nagashino?". Não tem nenhum outro jogo que faz isso tão bem quanto Sphere of Influence, já que além disso temos as quests históricas que até mesmo nos recompensam com cutscenes bem legais.

Caso você queira encarar o jogo apenas como um jogo de estratégia de guerra, como Shogun 2, eu não acho que você vai encontrar uma experiência muito interessante nesse aqui. Por mais que eu goste das coisas descritas acima, eu vou ter que meter o pau na jogabilidade que é simplificada até demais. Esse é um jogo que quando você entende o que está fazendo, ele se torna fácil de mais a ponto de não ser mais preciso pensar. O late game é bem tedioso, e quanto mais territórios você consegue, maior é o trabalho de cuidar deles e o manuseamento de menus se torna exagerado e confuso, chegando em um ponto que o jogo fica bem insuportável. Dá pra se dizer que os desenvolvedores pensaram nisso e deram a oportunidade de você permitir o computador fazer diversas escolhas para você, porém chega num ponto que é como se o jogo se jogasse sozinho.

Ou seja, se você é um fã de sengoku jidai, tem uma chance grande de se apaixonar a ponto de até mesmo não ligar tanto para os problemas, como é o meu caso. A apresentação é excelente, as músicas são lindas, as histórias são bacanas e bem detalhadas (o quadro geral do período é muito certinho e bem pesquisado), e o conteúdo que o jogo oferece é algo para te prender por muito mais de 100 horas.

Agora, se seu negócio é um jogo de estratégia robusto, complexo, cheio de ação, e que também entra várias vezes em saldão com 75% de desconto aqui na Steam, é melhor ficar no Shogun 2, mesmo. Eu nunca vi um jogo da série Nobunaga's Ambition entrar em saldão na Steam. Você terá de se contentar com o preço cheio.

Mar 19, 2022·203h·8·Verified

Steam User 8503STEAMRecommended

O jogo é lindo, possui uma infinidade de eventos e personagens, porém ele não se compara aos clássicos ainda
falta algo que nos prenda como anteriormente, esse jogo é muito impessoal se comparado a suas versões anteriores a partir de um momento parece que o jogo anda sozinho e você apenas assiste.

Mar 18, 2022·317h·Verified

Steam User 4885STEAMNot recommended

I'll be completely honest: I went into this thinking it was a strategy game, kinda like the Total War series.
Unfortunately, It very much is not!

There is very little actual gameplay to find. You can choose to micromanage your cities, but not only does this get extremely boring after a bit of conquest - it also doesn't even matter! Just make the ai do it, it doesn't really change anything.

The wars too are boring. I haven't played any other games in the series, but in this game, it is almost litterally just "bigger numbers=win".

I managed to easily win my first game on normal, then on very hard, and I only found any difficulty on "extreme" mode.

The ONLY reason to get this game is if you really, REALLY like the sengoku period. As a game, I wouldn't even pay 10 euroes for not, and never 60!

Mar 1, 2022·35h·2·Verified

Steam User 8977STEAMNot recommended

It was so stupidly expensive. I'm a chump for paying so much.
Don't be a chump.

Feb 21, 2022·64h·2·Verified

Steam User 5120STEAMRecommended

For me this is a chill strategy game which makes me feel powerful and in control. It has great music which you can set your favorites in the "BGM Settings" menu. On the surface, it seems really complicated with all of these menus and a dozen suggestion bubbles for actions you can take in your turn, but as you get the hang of it there are generally a few core actions you might take and ignore others.

I am not an advanced strategist and found the learning curve to be smooth and gradual. You can succeed without knowing everything, but as you play, you realize and discover ways to optimize your clan and domain which is fun. As others have said, I really think the AI is competent and fun and you can adjust how challenging they are.

The things they have you controlling, decisions, and implementation is really fun and relaxing in my opinion. I get excited when I march armies off to take over a clan.

This game is a great way to unwind at the end of the week. I would say it's just complex enough to be fun and a confidence booster since you get to be a boss and make fun decisions. But it's definitely not Europa Universalis or even Civ VI and not as complex as the original Nobunaga's Ambition I played back on the original NES. It has more of a casual board game feel to it if that makes sense and the AI is good enough that they almost can feel like friends playing online.

Great game, but I don't think it ever goes on sale and I'm not sure I'll go back to this game for awhile now that I've played ~140 hours and feel like I've gotten the full experience. That said, if you enjoy turn-based strategy and play games to unwind, I think you will have fun with this one;)

Jan 29, 2022·143h·1·Verified

Steam User 9971STEAMRecommended

I am highly addicted this game and can barely get any work done unless I uninstall it. I highly recommend this game if you have an interest in Japanese history and/or strategy games.

Jan 27, 2022·125h·3·Verified

Steam User 2407STEAMRecommended

great gaame

Jan 13, 2022·393h·Verified