Shogun 2 is an excellent introduction to the series since it’s also less complicated than some of its siblings.
If you’re new to the franchise, it combines top-down empire management with thrilling real-time army battles involving hundreds of individual soldiers - imagine if Civilization and StarCraft had a baby and you’re most of the way there. While it’s almost a decade old at this point, Shogun 2 is widely considered one of the best entries in Creative Assembly’s Total War series. To help people get through the coronavirus pandemic, Sega has decided to give away free copies of Total War: Shogun 2 until May 1st.