>>18421003
The "retarded Japanese combat system" evolved to minimize the damage done to scarce resources while still resolving conflict over those resources. Do you really think total war is better, that living in the ruins of your former civilization is preferable to accepting an inefficient form of battle?

>>18421010
whether or not it is better, it is ultimately more pragmatic, just like Musashi's innovations; no one will care that you fought valiantly and honourably when you're left a footnote in a history book, your people exterminated and your culture erased.

Ironically Caesar from Fallout: New Vegas put it best :
>"This was new for the tribes, you see. They played at war, raiding each other, a little rape and pillage here, a little ransoming there."
>"I showed them total warfare. Like I said, there's a lot you can learn from old books."
>"The Kaibabs joined me, and the Fredonians after that - all the pissant tribes, with names that should be forgotten."
And these "pissant tribes" *are* forgotten in the game's narrative -forever- even if Ceasar's Legion dies off. The only winning move is to either match your opponent's escalation and adapt or die off.

>>18421003
What exactly is retarded about Japan's combat system?