Quote Originally Posted by Martok
In the interests of full disclosure, I will admit I do tend play through the late-game in Shogun Total War. It feels more realistic to do so, since your goal (after all) is to unite Japan. With most games it doesn't feel right, though -- conquering all of Europe just doesn't seem like a feasible (or even desirable) goal.
It felt OK as the Romans in RTW, but I agree on the whole, I now own 80-something provinces as the HRE and am fighting a war of attrition against the Timurids and the Mongols who managed for once to established themselves. It just doesn't feel realistic at all. I'm just sticking it out to see Reiters and Serpentines in the New World.