Fall of the Samurai PC Gamer review

[Peasant Phill]

... Complaining that the factions use the same modern units is weird too since a modern late 19th century unit is a guy in an ironed uniform with a rifle. Maybe he wants ninja riflemen? Or geisha artillery? That'd be rad, right?

Diverse units makes for better replayability though and something I would find really great. The small campaign map doesn't lend itself to that though

[andrewt]

I wouldn't mind them exaggerating a bit the advantages of certain factions to create more unique units. At the least, it could promote a bit of different gameplay across factions. The bonuses in Shogun 2 didn't go far enough for most factions. They tried something similar with the line infantry in Empire, but aside from Austria's line infantry, the differences weren't big enough to make a noticeable impact.

[Graphic]

Diverse units makes for better replayability though and something I would find really great. The small campaign map doesn't lend itself to that though

I agree but its simply the nature of the time and place, so it seems a bit unfair to penalize the game for it. It'd be like complaining that a game called "1930s German Tanks" only had German tanks from the 1930s. IMO a review should judge game for what it is, not for what the reviewer wishes it was.