Total War: Three Kingdoms Review

[Julio Franco]

Ever since Rome 2's disappointing release back in 2013, it feels like the Total War series has been lost and in search of something. From Attila and Thrones of Britannia's tinkering to the Warhammer games' explosion of personality there has been wild experimentation between titles. Three Kingdoms is the culmination of that adventure -- and this game is amazing.

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https://www.techspot.com/review/1854-total-war-three-kingdoms/

 

[avioza]

Its pretty good but it just has not captured my attention like Shogun II. To be fair I have not completed a campaign yet in Three Kingdoms so I have not reached a final verdict.

 

[Polycount]

It's a fantastic game. I bought it on release and haven't regretted it yet. Finished my first campaign as Liu Bei after 40 hours, and couldn't be more pleased with the value I got -- and there's still a ton of unique factions to try.

 

[neeyik]

I was really disappointed with Rome 2, but this definitely sounds like TW is back to its best.

/looks at wallet...

 

[poohbear]

Waiting for Totalwar: Warhammer 3. Sorry, once I got used to all that fantastical unit variety...there's no going back to men with spears fighting other men with spears to "oh look I get to fight more men with spears"! All the bloody units look the same and battles get repetitive.

 

[axiomatic13]

I'm ready for Total War: Lord of the Rings, Total War: Interstellar Warfare, Total War: Marvel Comics Universe, Total War: Star Wars, Total War: Star Trek, hell... Total War: Avatar. I respect Chinese history, but I agree with others. This one doesn't "jazz" me for some reason. Can't put my finger on it.

 

[Polycount]

I found Three Kingdoms to be a nice balance of Warhammer-like over the top battles and historical gameplay due to the way generals function in Romance mode: they're essentially just like they were in Warhammer. Powerful, single-unit guys or gals that can take on dozens of enemies single-handedly.

That said, I respect why some don't care for it. I too will be eagerly waiting for Warhammer 3.

 

[loki1944]

Hands down the most boring in the series alongside the abysmal Britania. Should be called Clone Armies: Total War.

Even MTW1 was more fun.

 

[loki1944]

Waiting for Totalwar: Warhammer 3. Sorry, once I got used to all that fantastical unit variety...there's no going back to men with spears fighting other men with spears to "oh look I get to fight more men with spears"! All the bloody units look the same and battles get repetitive.

That variety is not unique to the Warhammer iterations; Rome 1, MTW1&2, Empire, Attila, even the reviled Rome 2 had far more unit diversification. Flamethrowers, cannon toting elephants, headhurlers, burning hogs, gladiators, night raiders, temple assassins to name a few. 3K TW plays like every faction is a relatively carbon copy army wise.