Total War: Three Kingdoms

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  • Publisher: Sega
  • Release Date: May 23, 2019
User Score
7.6

Generally favorable reviews- based on 400 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 282 out of 400
  2. Mixed: 52 out of 400
  3. Negative: 66 out of 400

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  1. humansoul
    Aug 14, 2023
    0
    i know must of the people are not agree
    but this game is one of the best total war for me
  2. RedRody
    Jul 4, 2022
    10
    I don't think anything fairer than a note 10! There are many small details that could be better. Regardless, I have a lot of fun trying new lords and different ways to play. I highly recommend! At first, you get lost with so much information, but soon you get used to it and want more! Of the total wars I've played, I believe it's the best in interface, difficulty and story.
  3. Bsbd
    Jun 29, 2022
    6
    lack of update or support and lack of improvement over the years is a really big disappointment
  4. jessemeloni
    Jun 15, 2022
    10
    Great game, maybe best historical piece of total war since medieval 2 are getting bit outdated. Great graphics, great story driven campaigns almost on all factions. Hero mechanics is just awesome. I just hope CA takes best features of this game on to their future total wars.
  5. Cannily
    May 14, 2022
    0
    This game is rubbish. It is not enjoyable to play at all.

    When it came out, it was a different take on a historic total war game. I did not mind the romantic hero based armies, and I really enjoyed the new and improved diplomatic system. But since then, with every DLC, new bugs were introduced. For instance, the load times between rounds are now a minute or longer on a high-end CPU.    This game is rubbish. It is not enjoyable to play at all.

    When it came out, it was a different take on a historic total war game. I did not mind the romantic hero based armies, and I really enjoyed the new and improved diplomatic system.

    But since then, with every DLC, new bugs were introduced. For instance, the load times between rounds are now a minute or longer on a high-end CPU.

    Will CA fix these bugs and fulfil the Three Kingdoms timeline? Of course not. CA gave up on this game and works on the successor instead. The officially said so. DO NOT BUY IT.

    This game is a hit in the face of honest buyers, who expected to play in the Three Kingdoms based
    China. If you really want to try it out, buy it directly at Steam, so you can give it back or take other means to play it for free. It is not worth a single dollar.    … Expand
  6. Yaav13
    May 9, 2022
    9
    My truthful honorable incorruptible conclusive rating of this considered game: 9.
  7. jorge1102
    Feb 24, 2022
    8
    It is very interesting to control the heroes of the Three Kingdoms

    Diverse types of arms, complete technological buildings

    The most fun Three Kingdoms game
  8. moonlaba
    Jan 17, 2022
    7
    처음으로 즐긴 토탈워 시리즈지만 내가 기존에 알던 '캠페인'의 모습과는 많이 달라 실망했다. 아무래도 스토리가 정해진 작품이여서 그 뒤를 따라간다는 느낌을 기대했는데 나만의 삼국지를 만들어보라는 느낌..
  9. TonyTJ
    Jan 17, 2022
    6
    awesome game with so much options to play as you like ,most detailed cities , the arrow shots are really spectacular and the fire is finally realistic
  10. Ivangom
    Dec 30, 2021
    10
    Después de unas 150 horas jugadas en el modo Campaña habiendo probado diferentes facciones puedo decir que a mi parecer es el mejor Total War y más completo. Está todo tan bien señalado, explicado y claro, que cualquier jugador novel podría atreverse a jugar sin apenas dificultad. Como novedad para este juego, han implementado la gestión de tus tropas con tener 3 generales y mi gusto,Después de unas 150 horas jugadas en el modo Campaña habiendo probado diferentes facciones puedo decir que a mi parecer es el mejor Total War y más completo. Está todo tan bien señalado, explicado y claro, que cualquier jugador novel podría atreverse a jugar sin apenas dificultad. Como novedad para este juego, han implementado la gestión de tus tropas con tener 3 generales y mi gusto, mecánica nueva es una pasada!!!!. Las batallas son las mas épicas que he visto, los escenarios están muy elaborados, las unidades se ven muy bien.

    Una gran mejora que se va notando con los años y con cada Total War es la Inteligencia Artificial del Juego, que en este juego me parece brillante, tanto en el modo campaña como cualquier batalla. Las alianzas por fin se ven que si sirven y mucho. Creo que es completo a todo sentido y espero que los futuros juegos de esta compañía vayan por este camino. Ya como mejora, aunque los Dlcs son estupendos, me hubiera gustado que en cada Dlc hubiera más facciones jugables, pero por todo lo demás, este juego es el Rey de los Juegos.    … Expand
  11. denisc205
    Nov 10, 2021
    0
    насколько я знаю это единственная Total War: которая нельзя по сражаться на кораблях
  12. Inuyasha1
    Oct 9, 2021
    10
    고대시대 최강의 제국, 군단, 군대 고대 중국 군벌시대의 군대들의 격돌과 전쟁을 다룬 삼국지. 조조 vs 유비 vs 손권 제국의 군대들. 삼국지의 토탈워! 최강 재밌음.
  13. gamezn_ru
    Oct 3, 2021
    8
    В целом Fates Divided — это еще один увлекательный сюжетный ход на постоянно расширяющейся временной шкале Трех Королевств. В некотором смысле это немного омрачено глубиной сопровождающего его бесплатного обновления, но контент есть контент, и кампании 200CE Цао Цао и Юань Шао, безусловно, лучший способ испытать их переделки. Также интересно наблюдать, как развиваются судьбы другихВ целом Fates Divided — это еще один увлекательный сюжетный ход на постоянно расширяющейся временной шкале Трех Королевств. В некотором смысле это немного омрачено глубиной сопровождающего его бесплатного обновления, но контент есть контент, и кампании 200CE Цао Цао и Юань Шао, безусловно, лучший способ испытать их переделки. Также интересно наблюдать, как развиваются судьбы других фракций, таких как новая чрезвычайно жесткая, но очень веселая стартовая позиция Чжэн Цзяна на пороге Цао Цао.

    Таким образом, хотя Fates Divided не так напыщенна, как Furious Wild — здесь нет огнеметов или тигров — она, несомненно, добавляет гораздо больше сложности в Three Kingdoms, а также предлагает несколько блестящих новых и переработанных кампаний, с помощью которых можно испытать это.    … Expand
  14. Woolee
    Sep 26, 2021
    8
    Capcom has really done it with this amazing masterpiece and have gained themselves the title of King of Remakes!! This game is absolutely what I could've asked for. It has got RE4's view that actually fits perfectly! This game is a must play for everybody!!!
  15. rezo_21
    Sep 19, 2021
    8
    ====================IIIIIIIIII GAME SCORE : 84 IIIIIIIIII====================
  16. lalahand
    Sep 14, 2021
    8
    Game with interesting culture background. Unfortunately developer stops updating
  17. Godagesil
    Sep 9, 2021
    1
    This game is awful. I've played every one of the Total War series since the first release. This is by far the worst. It is aimed at role playing pogues, not war gamers.

    The battle algorithm makes it impossible to win. The predicted outcome is predetermined it seems. No matter what tactics you use, you units will break and run to ensure the predicted outcome is the one that occurs.    This game is awful. I've played every one of the Total War series since the first release. This is by far the worst. It is aimed at role playing pogues, not war gamers.

    The battle algorithm makes it impossible to win. The predicted outcome is predetermined it seems. No matter what tactics you use, you units will break and run to ensure the predicted outcome is the one that occurs.

    Since when do you win battle points and a great victory, when you outnumber the enemy two to one?

    How do you lose when everything is going your way, you're inflicting more casualties and have nearly twice as many men after the battle than the loser does? The fix is in, obviously.

    WTF are the superhero characters about? Are they impervious to arrows? They can single handedly cause a unit of seasoned combat troops to rout? This is a cartoonish game for fanboy role playing geeks and not a true war game.

    It is nothing like Shogun Total War. The game tweaks are idiotic and the algorithms are biased. Avoid it and save your time and money.    … Expand
  18. Misaka_Complex
    Jun 22, 2021
    0
    This so called "three kingdoms" game doesn't even have a three kingdoms starting date as the last starting date of the game is only 200, the official Three Kingdoms period begins from 220. Furthermore CA has left the game in a terribly bugged state and even dropped support for future patches, and this is completely unacceptable. RNM 退钱！！
  19. nitocris
    Jun 1, 2021
    0
    Greedy CA. Abandons game after 2 years. Don't buy this game. They've ended all support.
  20. RodriPuertas
    May 31, 2021
    8
    Good game overall, but bad optimized.
    The battles, the managment of cities, and the design are pretty good. A good total war
  21. ChumaGG
    May 28, 2021
    0
    Este juego se encuentra abandonado e incompleto. Es un juego de lo 3 reinos que no cuenta la historia completa de los 3 reinos.
    La razon es que a la desarrolladora se le hizo muy facil abandonarlo y comenzar a hacer una secuela, ¿para que?, para sacarle mas dinero a la gente.
    Ni siquiera han podido arreglar algunos bugs de salida. Por no decir que cancelaron las ultimas expansiones para    Este juego se encuentra abandonado e incompleto. Es un juego de lo 3 reinos que no cuenta la historia completa de los 3 reinos.
    La razon es que a la desarrolladora se le hizo muy facil abandonarlo y comenzar a hacer una secuela, ¿para que?, para sacarle mas dinero a la gente.

    Ni siquiera han podido arreglar algunos bugs de salida.

    Por no decir que cancelaron las ultimas expansiones para hacer esto.    … Expand
  22. smablood
    May 27, 2021
    2
    A great total war game that has added lots and lots to make the game unique and replayable. I just have one major qualm. ITS NOT THE THREE KINGDOMS ERA! It is before and after but not the actual "Three Kingdoms." This really ticks me off that the main game isn't the actual time. Sure the Leading up to the time is fun and the post era is fun but why call it Three Kingdoms if it doesn'tA great total war game that has added lots and lots to make the game unique and replayable. I just have one major qualm. ITS NOT THE THREE KINGDOMS ERA! It is before and after but not the actual "Three Kingdoms." This really ticks me off that the main game isn't the actual time. Sure the Leading up to the time is fun and the post era is fun but why call it Three Kingdoms if it doesn't contain misses the actual three kingdoms. Should have made the main game with the actual three kingdoms and then added what the game currently has as dlc. Did I mention Three kingdoms enough?… Expand
  23. SirHusson
    Apr 27, 2021
    8
    A pretty good modern version of Total War, I heard bad things about the generals being OP but honestly not really, sometimes the AI is kinda dumb but it's total war what do you expect.
  24. elefsar
    Apr 22, 2021
    7
    A mediocre total war game, good new mechanics, good graphics but the story is not for me. Names are hard to fallow.
  25. suffernomore
    Apr 15, 2021
    10
    A game of my childhood dream. The interface and diploma system are better than any other total war games by far. It's very time consuming though, as it meant to be, great job CA!
  26. Lazyyybone
    Feb 16, 2021
    9
    나의 삼구지 불씨를 살려주고 토탈워를 입문하게 해준 갓겜.
  27. Black_Ryudo
    Feb 14, 2021
    10
    10! Thanks for the game!

    Original, very beautiful game design. Please draw characters in this spirit for other parts of the series.

    A very elaborate and interesting system for pumping the personal qualities of characters. Items. Diplomacy. All at the highest level!

    One of the best games in the series!
  28. Mister_Jey
    Jan 12, 2021
    3
    → Tristesse et désespoir, nouveau proverbe Chinois après Tree Kingdom !
    J'avais des doutes avant de me lancer car l'univers Chinois ne m'attirait pas, J'aurais mieux fait de m'écouter. Entre l'ergonomie catastrophique de l'arbre de recherche, ainsi que pour la construction des bâtiments, mais aussi les batailles de piètres qualités avec un énorme manque de diversité dans les troupes, sans    → Tristesse et désespoir, nouveau proverbe Chinois après Tree Kingdom !
    J'avais des doutes avant de me lancer car l'univers Chinois ne m'attirait pas, J'aurais mieux fait de m'écouter. Entre l'ergonomie catastrophique de l'arbre de recherche, ainsi que pour la construction des bâtiments, mais aussi les batailles de piètres qualités avec un énorme manque de diversité dans les troupes, sans parler des héros qui n'en impose pas et de son univers qui ne me parle pas, cet opus de Total War n'a décidément pas grand chose pour me plaire…

    Sortie en mai 2019 / Développé par Creative Assembly.    … Expand
  29. auttore
    Dec 21, 2020
    9
    Very nice visually, good AI, interesting development of technologies. I usually play those games mostly for strategic play on main map, but in this Total War title i have enjoyed battles very much. It is really polished
  30. Fuiler
    Dec 17, 2020
    9
    อีกหนึ่งเกมกลยุทธที่สมจริงมากที่สุดเกมหนึ่งในซีรี่ส์ Total War
  31. Slashchat
    Nov 13, 2020
    7
    worldmap not so good like rome oder troy, less fps then troy with less fx and worser looking, good gameplay, worth a buy when its cheap under 20$ with addons.
  32. TeemoAlphaAF
    Nov 8, 2020
    10
    If you are not racist against China, you should play this game. The gameplay of collecting hero characters, the epic battles, and the lore of Ancient China is far more deserving than a 7.8 score
  33. g014n
    Sep 13, 2020
    6
    It's an anambitious project and a mediocre score is more than it deserves. I was a fan of the TW series since I was a kid and, because RTW offered me so much replayability, I wanted to support the company, but they're taking advantage of their fanbase and the series is becoming like the Assassin Creed franchise instead of staying true to their roots. When they started out, they addedIt's an anambitious project and a mediocre score is more than it deserves. I was a fan of the TW series since I was a kid and, because RTW offered me so much replayability, I wanted to support the company, but they're taking advantage of their fanbase and the series is becoming like the Assassin Creed franchise instead of staying true to their roots. When they started out, they added something revolutionary to the mix of strategy games available. But that was a long time ago, many releases ago.

    The combat system has pretty much remained the same since the era of Rome2 Emperor Edition. Not a bad starting point, not without obvious flaws and limitations that I hoped they'd try to iterate on (way too many to list than their effort deserves the effort). But this is how a mediocre score is more justified than a higher one. It would be 2 points higher if this system wasn't as repetitive within the game itself and if the AI was at least slightly better.

    Every other component has a similar faith.

    The campaign map playmode is barebones in terms of diversity and content. This is soemthing that I avoided criticising in the past because other historically inspired strategy games get away with it (Civ fans, I'm looking at you with nothing but contempt). However, when you're releasing the same thing every couple of years and then sell so many cosmetic expansions, it's something that could have easily been taken care of. The main reason it's shallow remains the extremely shallow diplomacy system (it's so stupid to see people praising it when there actual games doing a good job in this regard) and almost inexistent political or actual governance system. They have espionage now, but it's also barebones... it's legwork, not interesting, doesn't really add much to your playthrough. This aspect, the SP campaign mode, is mediocre for its own reasons.

    Why not go lower with the score then? Because it's fairly well polished. When I jumped in (some time after release) it was well optimized and this permited me to do a few speedruns alongside my usual playstyle. Also, the flavour art is good. We've seen it done beofre, but this is genuine content. All in all, unlike multiple Creative Assembly releases, this one was ok, doesn't deserve a truly bad mark, tbh.    … Expand
  34. Cree26
    Aug 18, 2020
    4
    Zzzzzzzz...Cluttered poorly explained and distracting UI...discount cartoony WoW style graphics and colours, historical mode (Records Mode) seems tacked-on, poorly organized settlement building system.

    Battles are smooth, thats a pro. For the record I played on hard my first try and am winning despite not understanding or engaging with many mechanics such as generals liking each    Zzzzzzzz...Cluttered poorly explained and distracting UI...discount cartoony WoW style graphics and colours, historical mode (Records Mode) seems tacked-on, poorly organized settlement building system.

    Battles are smooth, thats a pro.

    For the record I played on hard my first try and am winning despite not understanding or engaging with many mechanics such as generals liking each other or not.

    Don't buy unless there's a big sale.    … Expand
  35. GabFire
    Aug 9, 2020
    5
    Olha, eu sempre fui fã de jogos de estratégia de todos os gêneros, desde ''Starcraft'' até RPGs de turno como ''Final Fantasy VII'', mas esse jogo aí não me agradou, realmente eu não gostei dele.
  36. preliminary7
    Aug 4, 2020
    10
    The graphics are epic, battles are epic, and duels are EPIC! You can play as LUBU and make everyone bow down to you
  37. aha2222
    Jul 10, 2020
    8
    발전이 없는 모 회사의 삼국지에 비하면 정말 고퀄리티의 삼국지게임이여서 좋았다.
    다만 전투가 너무 박진감이 없었다. 스타크래프트처럼 실시간으로 컨트롤 하는 플레이를 기대했는데 조작감이 상당히 아쉬웠다. 맵구현이나 내정,외교시스템은 정말 훌륭했다
  38. Pumpk1n_
    Jun 28, 2020
    8
    Good game on its background setting and improved gameplay in political events. Also feels good to see massive war scenes.
  39. MohammadBAghri
    Jun 27, 2020
    8
    This text does not contain spoilers
    And that's just a short review, not all parts of the film, and it's just a summary.
    The gameplay is much more attractive than the previous version.
    But the main reason for its weakness is its extremely long loading. So you can have lunch behind the loading at the beginning of this game.
  40. paho
    Jun 6, 2020
    10
    Bought a new PC just to play this game.
    Would recommend to anyone who is fan of the novel.
  41. tomflanders
    May 13, 2020
    10
    Best game ever. Combines classic total war with Three Kingdoms history and is very character driven
  42. alanwaketan
    May 2, 2020
    8
    本作的水墨风画风可谓是赏心悦目，从大地图到战斗地图，从界面到兵种建模。一外国制作组制作出了最水墨的3D画质，不可谓不讽刺。战斗部分加入了类似于英雄的设定，以往统帅往往只是给本队加buff，这回可好一骑当千了。但本作优点也就到此为止了。最让我诟病的就是大明式的腐败系统，人家大明好歹也是大明1444宇宙第一强国，我大曹操才控两座城就开始膨胀了？一般聚集性生产应该是边际成本递减，这里倒好成边际效益了，也递减了。我三座城就可以满编3部队，十座城的时候也就4部队，我仿佛看到了老天爷对我在开玩笑。其次这科技树居然是和游戏进程成完全线性关系。我天下第一魏公国部队少了也就算了，科技也拉不开差距？最后部队的移动距离实在是太短了，在没有足够的部队能分批防守和进攻之下，我魏公国部队基本上疲于各个防线之间奔波。这对于开局夹心饼干的曹老板来说实在是噩梦。让国土扩张几乎成了个笑话。再说说这武将生成系统本作的水墨风画风可谓是赏心悦目，从大地图到战斗地图，从界面到兵种建模。一外国制作组制作出了最水墨的3D画质，不可谓不讽刺。战斗部分加入了类似于英雄的设定，以往统帅往往只是给本队加buff，这回可好一骑当千了。但本作优点也就到此为止了。最让我诟病的就是大明式的腐败系统，人家大明好歹也是大明1444宇宙第一强国，我大曹操才控两座城就开始膨胀了？一般聚集性生产应该是边际成本递减，这里倒好成边际效益了，也递减了。我三座城就可以满编3部队，十座城的时候也就4部队，我仿佛看到了老天爷对我在开玩笑。其次这科技树居然是和游戏进程成完全线性关系。我天下第一魏公国部队少了也就算了，科技也拉不开差距？最后部队的移动距离实在是太短了，在没有足够的部队能分批防守和进攻之下，我魏公国部队基本上疲于各个防线之间奔波。这对于开局夹心饼干的曹老板来说实在是噩梦。让国土扩张几乎成了个笑话。再说说这武将生成系统，什么垃圾玩意儿，各种英文式的中文名，后期我都以为我玩的是幻想三国了。外交系统也是一塌糊涂，好感度200也是说宣就宣。盟友间会因为剧本式的敌对关系说变就变全然不顾玩家在游戏中积累的外交资源。CA真的是用心做画面战斗用脚做系统，和暗荣取了个补集。… Expand
  43. purple_laser
    Apr 25, 2020
    3
    i rate a game basis,
    1. story, character driven , how much it get me emotionally involved
    2. graphics 3. battlesystem, gameplay 4. MOST importantly.. FUN well on a scale of 1 to 5 , i give it a 2 on first 3 points and negative 3 on FUN.. bloody after watching so may tutorials and playing this game after finally getting a hang of it after 20 hours, i finally realized, i was more    i rate a game basis,
    1. story, character driven , how much it get me emotionally involved
    2. graphics
    3. battlesystem, gameplay
    4. MOST importantly.. FUN

    well on a scale of 1 to 5 , i give it a 2 on first 3 points and negative 3 on FUN.. bloody after watching so may tutorials and playing this game after finally getting a hang of it after 20 hours, i finally realized, i was more frustrated than entertained..

    waste of money.. waste of time.    … Expand
  44. ExoDeploy
    Mar 25, 2020
    10
    This game is, without doubt, the best of the whole Total War series. As a matter of fact, it's one of the best strategy games there is, period. An exquisite mix of real-time battles, turn-based strategy, diplomacy, alliances, family tree, and heroes. That game is simple to play but can get super hyper deep if you want to beat normal and harder modes. Playing in normal difficulty is alreadyThis game is, without doubt, the best of the whole Total War series. As a matter of fact, it's one of the best strategy games there is, period. An exquisite mix of real-time battles, turn-based strategy, diplomacy, alliances, family tree, and heroes. That game is simple to play but can get super hyper deep if you want to beat normal and harder modes. Playing in normal difficulty is already a good challenge for newcomers, and it goes up to Legendary for real battle masterminds. It delivers great gameplay, great storytelling, follows the real 3K story while taking some liberty that is also very much welcome. The only downside is that you will get addicted, big time. It took me some time to explain the wifey how educational and important playing this game was. Top 5 ever for me, right up there with AOE2, BFME 2, SWGB and Starcraft 2 (and Rome Total War).… Expand
  45. Raynemd
    Mar 5, 2020
    6
    It is just boring. I've played every single total war game. Pre-ordered three kingdoms and played 50 or so hours before going back to Warhammer 2. The battles are my favorite part about total war games and in three kingdoms they are the most boring of any in the series (worse than thrones)
  46. Wiebe
    Feb 26, 2020
    5
    Total war has barely evolved of the years, and its concepts are showing their age. Yes the new heroes and their armies are a great addition, but overall building, campaign movement and dumb ai show the age of most of the concepts of total war.
  47. lone_dissident
    Jan 29, 2020
    0
    For those of you who are critical of this game, I'm here to wake you up. That's right, ever wonder why it always seems that, as quoted from one of the reviews below, WHY "The creators of Total War have a tendency of taking 1 step forward, 1 step backward for every Total War release."? It's because it's on purpose.

    It's really quite simple. On a basic marketing level, TW games are    For those of you who are critical of this game, I'm here to wake you up. That's right, ever wonder why it always seems that, as quoted from one of the reviews below, WHY "The creators of Total War have a tendency of taking 1 step forward, 1 step backward for every Total War release."? It's because it's on purpose.

    It's really quite simple.

    On a basic marketing level, TW games are actually designed to be digital hamster wheels. People will argue with you tooth and nail over the things that make this game bad, namely the all-around incompetent AI, auto-spamming of garbage troops, AI cheating, etc;. But these things have already been formally established as known fact among the TW community as evidenced by the tropes, memes and colloquial references among said community that lament, mock, and caustically celebrate those very flaws.

    So therefore, bearing in mind that there's already an established consensus as to the existence of all those recurrent flaws, why is this game so popular?

    Because it was actually discreetly designed under the principles of something called "Behavioral Game Design", something adapted from the work of psychologist CF Skinner, and it's a method used to make video games that hook players, whether they like it or not.

    Don't believe me? Look it up. Think about it-- Why else would people be willing to put up with so many flaws, for so long considering all the many things that are wrong with every reiterated version of this game? Why do you think these games get consistently high ratings on game review websites despite the overwhelming flaws that leave the games unplayable?

    Because this game wasn't designed with you to have fun in mind. That was never the idea. It was designed, it was always designed to reinforce addictive behavior.

    I just want you who criticize the game and wonder why they release the same **** with the same issues over and over again to know it's because Creative Assembly doesn't have to give you anything else. They're never going to give you the game you want because the skinner box method is the perfect way to create, and sell their games. By exploiting players expectations and never delivering on the illusory promise of their games, they can keep players mindlessly captivated, having a fake strategy game that functions as a digital drug that keeps people blind to both the fact that this a broken game series and always has been, and that they're hooked.

    I know the only reason many players still play is because you think the next game is going to be better. Then you buy it, are disappointed, can't get a refund, and end up playing it anyway because you have to settle for whatever crap Creative Assembly churned out.

    It's obvious that this game is just designed to exploit your dopaminergic system and feed into addiction. Why do you think you see 900+ hour reviews on Steam still giving this game negative reviews? This game is JUST pervasive and exploitative enough for the devs to have plausible deniability yet keep players hooked on the drip feed cycle of Total War.

    It's shameful that this game series receives awards due to to the brainwashed masses being seduced into failing to realize they're not really rating a game, and they're being subliminally controlled. This game is digital smack. That's why you are always disappointed by this games series despite the hype, that's why no one seems to be criticizing it. Because people are being stimulated and sedated by this crap without even realizing it.

    CA treats their fanbase like hamsters in a cage, and they don't expect you to wake up and stop buying their games, stringing you along on a string of empty promises and making you chase the Total War dragon because they know the main oversight most of you make when engaging with them is the presupposition that they have your best interests in mind, that you share some commonality. I'll tell you you don't. The only thing you have in common is you have money and THEY want it. This game series is designed to get money out of your pocket. This is a fraudulent game series designed to make you chase the Total War dragon and Creative Assembly are a deceitful and immoral publisher. Not that this stuff is anything new. But the way which Creative Assembly does it is just blatant and insulting. It's one thing if you're addicted to something because it's fun. But this is just intentionally designed, blatant manipulation.    … Expand
  48. deltahost
    Dec 21, 2019
    10
    Pros:
    +Excellent diplomacy for the first time in Total War
    +Excellent RPG elements +New setting/story with excellent potential for expansion through DLCs +Excellent international modding community Cons: -Lack of unit diversity in base game (this has been and will likely continue to be addressed in DLCs) -Missing features in base game from previous titles (i.e., naval combat; siege    Pros:
    +Excellent diplomacy for the first time in Total War
    +Excellent RPG elements
    +New setting/story with excellent potential for expansion through DLCs
    +Excellent international modding community

    Cons:
    -Lack of unit diversity in base game (this has been and will likely continue to be addressed in DLCs)
    -Missing features in base game from previous titles (i.e., naval combat; siege weaponry and deployables were missing at launch but will soon be added in new DLC)
    -Too repetitive at end-game (likely to be addressed in future DLCs spanning the later years of the campaign)

    Recommendation: Get it on sale and/or wait for more DLCs before buying. Great game with a high likelihood of becoming even better in the future.    … Expand
  49. Mikelitoris88
    Dec 6, 2019
    3
    I cannot comprehend why this game so highly scored, the UI is a mess, the army recruitment process is horrible, the graphics are frankly a drawback, cant build several buildings at the same time, ......
  50. DHHF
    Nov 17, 2019
    9
    Very in depth turn based strategy. The core concepts of building and specializing your cities (commanderies) will be familiar to Civ 4/5 players after about 10 - 15 hours, after which you'll probably want to restart from making so many early errors.

    Steep learning curve, immensely immersive, character management can take quite a bit of time towards the late game, but it's all about how    Very in depth turn based strategy. The core concepts of building and specializing your cities (commanderies) will be familiar to Civ 4/5 players after about 10 - 15 hours, after which you'll probably want to restart from making so many early errors.

    Steep learning curve, immensely immersive, character management can take quite a bit of time towards the late game, but it's all about how much you want to optimize vs. hitting that next turn button. You'll be fine if you don't agonize in the details of character gear and talents, but it can be a definitive factor in how your faction runs.

    Overall, I'd rate this higher than Civ 4 or 5 for those willing to invest the time to learn. The largw number of starting campaign situations(leaders) can provide hundreds of hours of different playstyles and diplomatic scenarios.

    Recommend a more modern GPU to render the large scale army battles (which there will be many). The level of detail of watching units collide at close up, launch fire arrows or treb. shots, is amazing and worth the effort of learning this game.

    Final edit. If you care about "finishing" a campaign, consider it will take you a hundred hours to do if you take your time with your decision making. Not exaggerating.    … Expand
  51. United84
    Nov 13, 2019
    10
    Pros:
    1. New setting.
    2. A lot of innovative ideas.
    3. Character is very detailed.
    4. The best pre-medieval setting you can get for a game.
    5. Massive wars, diplomacy and faction management.

    Con
    1. Developer lacked a long-term vision. Came out with a cookie cutter content, Eight princes.
  52. Tilt1k
    Nov 11, 2019
    7
    I have just 10 hours in game right now. I absolutely love what they did with generals, on the other hand the game is just about them, units are all the same which i dont like and graphics are nothing extra - Attila is still top number one in dark vibe and realistic fighting this is kinda cartoonish.
  53. willyallthewei
    Oct 25, 2019
    10
    Chinanumbaone very good game. very very good. Must buy. Great. Chinanumbone.
  54. izumii3
    Oct 7, 2019
    10
    You know what ? I d give this game a 10/10.

    Amazing game, wonderful graphics .. You d have to play the game and buy it to actually experience the fights .. the setting .. the 'historical accuracy'. I still need time to play this game for the first time though.

    Recommended good Total War (been playn since Medieval Total War BTW)
  55. druout1944
    Sep 16, 2019
    1
    This is the second worst Total War game after Thrones of Britannia, that I have ever played. It's all looks and 0 depth. Still missing the emergent traits and mass of RTW1/MTW2. This is the culmination of idiocracy.
  56. GurmpyCoolCat
    Sep 15, 2019
    9
    I am a fan of the Three Kingdoms era, which started with Dynasty Warriors on PS1. I always liked the large battles. This game is perfect for large empire building with familiar characters of history. They improved a lot. The only thing I dinged it for was charging to buy blood effects as a DLC instead of just having it. :(
  57. BootyBang
    Aug 30, 2019
    2
    This game is a big step back after Warhammer 2 variety and originality. Waste of money.
  58. Schinkmeister
    Aug 4, 2019
    8
    Habe heute einen Kampagnen Durchlauf (mit Cao Cao) beendet und dafür ca. 80 Stunden benötigt. Der Verwaltungsteil auf der Karte ist vermutlich der beste der Total War Serie und um Welten besser, als das was Warhammer I + II geboten haben. Die Schlachten spielen sich eigentlich recht ähnlich und sind Top. Das Einzige, was mich wirklich stört ist die geringe Abwechslung. Im Prinzip schicktHabe heute einen Kampagnen Durchlauf (mit Cao Cao) beendet und dafür ca. 80 Stunden benötigt. Der Verwaltungsteil auf der Karte ist vermutlich der beste der Total War Serie und um Welten besser, als das was Warhammer I + II geboten haben. Die Schlachten spielen sich eigentlich recht ähnlich und sind Top. Das Einzige, was mich wirklich stört ist die geringe Abwechslung. Im Prinzip schickt jede Fraktion bis auf ein paar Ausnahmen die selben Einheiten in die Schlachten, wodruch die Abwechslung leider leidet. Daher habe ich jetzt auch erstmal keine Motivation eine neue Kampagne zu starten.… Expand
  59. juliiouse
    Aug 1, 2019
    8
    Having been a fan of the Total War series since Medieval Total War back in 2002, I've picked up and mostly enjoyed the games, but more recent ones have shown a wide variety of issues which have impacted this enjoyment. From the horribly optimised Warhammer II with its' litany of performance problems and turn transitions which take upwards of five minutes, horribly bugged launches and theHaving been a fan of the Total War series since Medieval Total War back in 2002, I've picked up and mostly enjoyed the games, but more recent ones have shown a wide variety of issues which have impacted this enjoyment. From the horribly optimised Warhammer II with its' litany of performance problems and turn transitions which take upwards of five minutes, horribly bugged launches and the lacklustre Thrones of Britannia game, I was extremely cautious in my optimism for Three Kingdoms.

    However, upon playing it, I feel like initially this is one of the best overall package that Creative Assembly have created.

    All of the campaign features have both impact and complexity, meaning that you have ot engage with them and get great benefits for doing so. For example, instead of playing as an abstracted "faction", you take the role of an individual characters' family, and over time slowly become a Duchy, then a Kingdom, then an Empire by building up your influence, court of characters with conflicting loyalties and building the foundation of a working state with advisors and "reforms", this games' version of a tech tree. The only issue I have with the campaign is that the way to produce higher quality infantry is a little too finnicky: rather than being linked to higher quality recruitment infastructure within a settlement, it is tied to the Reforms which you have unlocked as a prerequisite, then requires a character to be at a high enough level to recruit said units into your army. This would be fine, but it can be frustrating when you are going into the late game (more on that later) and suddenly have the need to recruit a new army to face a newly declared war, but you can only recruit the trash units you had at the start of the campaign, whilst facing off against high quality armies. Another issue with the new recruitment system is how the character "classes" work. In Warhammer I & II, you would hire a "Lord" to lead the force. They could be from a variety of classes, and their development tree would provide greater benefits to specific units within their army to match their intended playstyle, but there was nothing stopping you from building any army you wanted to respond to specific threats. In Three Kingdoms, you hire three generals to lead an army-- each general can bring six units to the battle, but outside of absolute basic units they can only hire units from within their class. For example, a Strategist can only hire ranged units, whilst a Champion can only hire spearmen. This is an issue because it can lead to armies only really having three unit types in them, which severely restricts your options when it comes to battles.

    Despite the concern people had over battles during previews, battles in this game really shine through compared to other Total War games. In Warhammer I & II and some of the earlier historical titles, most battles in campaign mode were usually decided before they started-- unless you were stupid or the enemy Ai decided to stop working, a one-sided battle would usually result in a guaranteed win or loss for the player. In Three Kingdoms, there is such a wide variety of options, strategies and variables in battles that they always feel fresh. A battle which is predicted as a "decisive defeat" no longer feels like damage mitigation. You get a genuine feeling that if you play your cards right, you can either win, or go down in such a way that you'll halt the enemy army's advance. The only issue I have is that ranged units are rather overpowered at the moment. Whilst previous Total War games limited the usefulness of ranged units against shield users unless you were willing to take risks and flank the battle line, in Three Kingdoms, even a unit of basic archer militia will clock in a hundred kills before the melee has even started.

    My only real issue with the game in general at the moment the endgame. Once you've reached a sufficient strength, the game picks you and two other factions of a sufficient strength and nominates them as the "Three Kingdoms". At this point, you will be at war with these people as your sworn enemy. Diplomacy is usually a waste of time at the point. Although it's better than the Realm Divide feature of Shogun II in that you're still able to broker deals with smaller powers on the map, unless you've built up a good coalition or alliance beforehand, most the map will become your enemy very quickly. A further issue to this is that you can't raze settlements, meaning that if you find yourself having to go deep into enemy territory to defeat your rivals, you have to capture every city on the way, which can have a huge impact on your food supply and public order, leading to irritating micromanagement of settlements you have no interest in keeping for the time being.

    All in all though, the game is definitely worth picking up, even if you're not too fussed with Chinese history.    … Expand
  60. Vasot
    Jul 20, 2019
    6
    Warhammer 2 Total War was a much better game in my opinion this new Historical Asian title gets boring fast and all factions are very similar to each other. Also the AI is problematic doing stupid decisions and the graphics especially during battles look worse from Warhammer 2 !!
  61. StatikXaj
    Jul 19, 2019
    6
    Лично моё мнение по этой версии тотал вару - еще рано в неё играть.

    Огромной крутостью хотел бы выделить как поле боя зависит от места сражения, как клёва работают дожди туманы на поле боя. Как сложно держать баланс экономики и как важна дипломатия. Но есть и довольно большой ряд недоработок. 1. Строительство построено таким образом, что даже на самой лёгкой сложности тебе необходимо    Лично моё мнение по этой версии тотал вару - еще рано в неё играть.

    Огромной крутостью хотел бы выделить как поле боя зависит от места сражения, как клёва работают дожди туманы на поле боя. Как сложно держать баланс экономики и как важна дипломатия. Но есть и довольно большой ряд недоработок.

    1. Строительство построено таким образом, что даже на самой лёгкой сложности тебе необходимо иметь 3 здания зерновых + храм и далее остаётся всего 2 вспомогательных. Иначе все будут голодные и недовольные. То есть ты либо ставишь здание + денег коммерции и + денег производства, либо ставишь здание + денег коммерции и + % прибыли от коммерции и получаешь тоже самое. Либо такое же комбо с производством. А взять и построить 3 здания коммерции, или 3 здания производства - это значит твой народ будет голодать, или он будет недоволен. Так себе альтернатива. По кузне и казарме на улучшение войск и увеличение найма - это вообще надо наверное только в столице.

    2. Перестроив все здания на пропитание, я так и не смог возвести 70% своего королевства до 10 лвла городов. Слишком много жрут пропитания, что тоже не очень то логично. Особенно учитывая максимальную прокачку дерева науки.

    3. Здания отвратительно отражаются на поле боя. Если вспоминать всю величину замков в РИМ 2, или афигенный антураж и дизайн в Вархаммере1-2, то тут что на 1 лвле - деревня, что на 2 лвле - деревня с башнями. P.S. башни читерские.

    4. Развитие сделано весьма интересным образом. Всё же стабильно + 1 очко к развитию сакуры - это куда интересней, чем на последних этапах по 10-20 ходов курить бамбук в том же Риме2 или у многих фракциях Вархаммера1-2. Но при этом есть весьма раздражающая штука с интерфейсом. Во первых он не интуитивен. Во вторых постоянные мелькающие подсказки вообще не работают, точнее через Ж. А в третьих там есть череда нелогичностей. Такое впечатление, что они стартовали круто, а потом у них не помещались инновационные штуки и они решили пораскидывать их туда, где еще есть месть. Я уже молчу про то, что ужасно неудобно оформлено выделение тех улучшений, которые требуется для какой то крутой штуки. Та о чем я?, там непонятно со временем становится что я прокачивал, а что нет)) И нет кнопки выделить непрокаченные.

    5. Прокачка персонажей - по началу это прикольно. Но с ростом их количества стало ужасно бесить. Когда у тебя этих персонажей уже 70 - задрало настраивать каждого одинаковым образом. Ведь прокачка то у них не особо отличается. Одни и те же бонусы раз за разом.
    Я так и не понял нафига такое кол-во навыков, если половина из них будет вообще не востребованной, почти все связаны совершенно не логично иии твой персонаж скорее от старости умрёт, чем прокачает всё.

    Жаль, еще 5 пунктов просто не поместились.    … Expand
  62. Haveaseatson
    Jul 18, 2019
    4
    I cant understand why these games get such high ratings, where do i start? Boring campaign gameplay, (if youve ever played a paradox 4x game total war games are extremely simple and boring on the map) repetitive battles that all play out the same way if they arent just auto resolved, long loading times, bad graphics, bad performance, bad interface. Just in general this series entireI cant understand why these games get such high ratings, where do i start? Boring campaign gameplay, (if youve ever played a paradox 4x game total war games are extremely simple and boring on the map) repetitive battles that all play out the same way if they arent just auto resolved, long loading times, bad graphics, bad performance, bad interface. Just in general this series entire premise of meshing a watered down 4x experience with the real time battles is just dated, it needs an overhaul, the battles are not fun.. they arent even interesting and your actual tactics are extremely limited, youll end up auto resolving them all rather than sit through the 60 second load screen and spending 10minutes doing the usual flank/ cavalry charge routine just to save 100 casualities.

    This series has not evolved very much for the time its been going, the developers seem content in reskinning the same game and releasing it as a new $60 game every couple of years.

    I hope someone swoops in and takes this concept and makes it actually fun because it is a good concept, its just executed poorly by todays standards.    … Expand
  63. H10
    Jul 13, 2019
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. just Amazing game
    I recommend it, a fantastic game worth the experience, the game made me excited    … Expand
  64. Kadirov
    Jul 5, 2019
    0
    This is for not allowing allowing adult mods. Totalitarism must be punished.
  65. Kskas
    Jun 26, 2019
    5
    Game is overhyped and still needs tons of work,. AI is still stupid, diplomacy at first feels improved but after playing for awhile you'll begin to notice things like signing peace treaties only to have your peace treaty broken the next turn beacuse they for some reason chose to attack your vassal FORCING YOU to choose between renewing the war after just 1 turn, causing yourGame is overhyped and still needs tons of work,. AI is still stupid, diplomacy at first feels improved but after playing for awhile you'll begin to notice things like signing peace treaties only to have your peace treaty broken the next turn beacuse they for some reason chose to attack your vassal FORCING YOU to choose between renewing the war after just 1 turn, causing your "trustworthiness" to suffer immensely. Or you could decline which will make you lose your vassal and also suffer a penalty to your trustworthiness. Then we also have generals in records mode being stronger than their romance counterparts, General's bodyguard being able to take on several units of spearmen, also the general always being the last person alive tanking several hits. Records mode generals also rack up more kills more easily which also is contradictory to what it was supposed to be. Then we have the lategame problem with corruption, after reaching the rank of kingdom corruption is probably gonna be around 60% in most of cities just removing almost all of your income. And with focus on reducing it trough reforms or assignments is almost futile beacuse you'll need around 10-15 nobles being able to do the "reduced corruption assignment" to even put a dent in it. So lategame always leads to inferior economic power compared even to the smallest factions still in the game. And lastly with all these things going on trying to win the campaign is a drag, with literally everyone teaming up against you and diplomacy is completely useless.

    Then we have some minors things like armies being able to adopt march stance and retreat from battles making them next to impossible to catch, so you'll see enemy armies just marching around everywhere becuse their is no risk involved. In earlier titles geeting caught in march stance meant either geeting ambushed or having to fight to the death with no retreat option. And also cities with millions in pop having incredibly weak and small garrisons while small farming towns have alot larger ones. and lastly some wierd bugg with trebuchets were they keep repositioning indefinatly even tho they have a clear view of attack.    … Expand
  66. BoredGamer42
    Jun 24, 2019
    0
    Game's bloody awful. Negative fun. Save your money.

    Exploits aside (like free no upkeep cavalry units that kill everything - I'm sorry, did I say exploit? Working as intended), there is zero strategy to Rock Paper Scissors when Rock beats everything (Cavalry or Catapults). Infantry are an afterthought, and archers are useless. They don't even have Chinese trebuchets, but Western    Game's bloody awful. Negative fun. Save your money.

    Exploits aside (like free no upkeep cavalry units that kill everything - I'm sorry, did I say exploit? Working as intended), there is zero strategy to Rock Paper Scissors when Rock beats everything (Cavalry or Catapults). Infantry are an afterthought, and archers are useless. They don't even have Chinese trebuchets, but Western trebuchets with counter-weights (hey, maybe that's why they work so well?).

    The voice acting SUCKS. This is a Three Kingdoms game, which's all about passion, romance and characters, and your voice choices are sniveling dweeb or girl with testicles. Expect a hefty dose of PC bullcrap, with characters who could've been interesting, like Sun Ren, dropping her plotting shrew wife schtick and becoming a general (with stats like Sun Ce's for no good reason), and the "Bandit Queen" who only exists in two sentences in the original records that probably were about two different people. Every other general is female, even though all of the citizens of cities are men, so go figure that one out (Maybe they're all home cooking?).

    The game is boring lategame. It's scripted early game. It's unfun. Avoid.    … Expand
  67. zeroram
    Jun 20, 2019
    8
    Definitely an improvement in the Total War game lineup, there seems to be a development team here focused on creating an immersive strategy game and that is a good thing. The UI is intuitive and the tech tree makes sense. The simulation of China is well done, however AI seems to repeat battle formations and attack moves if you play for a period of time.
  68. Ananisapta
    Jun 18, 2019
    7
    Tao Te Ching says, "The Wise don't covet leadership, so wind up in charge." This is NOT a tenable philosophy for any of the Total War series. The Three Kingdoms period, in particular, was an unimaginable bloodbath in which the population of east Asia was much reduced. Treachery and aggression were the norm, at least among those who came out on top. If you are comfortable being "the meanestTao Te Ching says, "The Wise don't covet leadership, so wind up in charge." This is NOT a tenable philosophy for any of the Total War series. The Three Kingdoms period, in particular, was an unimaginable bloodbath in which the population of east Asia was much reduced. Treachery and aggression were the norm, at least among those who came out on top. If you are comfortable being "the meanest SOB in the Valley" then this game's for you. It certainly has enough challenge and complexity to occupy you for as long as you can stand it.

    That said, there are flaws. It's especially hard to learn for somebody who isn't very familiar with the Total War franchise. Most instructional material assumes you already know a great deal about the game's mechanics, and the interface is a daunting maze that's not at all intuitive. There are also some bugs that await swatting. One I found was the lack of diplomatic options for the player who chooses the recommended settings for a beginner.

    To close as we began, the Tao Te Ching has this to say,
    "The best soldiers don't get violent;
    The best fighters don't get angry;
    The best winners don't take all;
    The best bosses don't throw their weight around."
    If you believe that, this game is NOT for you!    … Expand
  69. Maarten95
    Jun 17, 2019
    9
    It suprises me how many things they changed since warhammer. The game feels a lot more dificult then other entries. Siege battles are still amazing and the new story mode is very well done. Battles feel even more massive then in previous entries. The AI is also a bit smarter. During sieges they sometimes try breakouts which they didn;t do in warhammer. It makes battles more interesting.
  70. Sabratha
    Jun 11, 2019
    9
    Kampagnen-KI, Diplomatie, Wirtschaft, Politik und Handel wurden verbessert und sind grandiose Spielelemente.
    Aber Three Kingdoms überzeugte mich in den bisher 45h auch in all seinen anderen Facetten.
    Das antike China sieht wunderschön aus, läuft flüssig und ohne Abstürze oder Bugs. Die Menüs sind aufgeräumt und übersichtlich gestaltet. Die Karte ist riesig und dabei voller Details und    Kampagnen-KI, Diplomatie, Wirtschaft, Politik und Handel wurden verbessert und sind grandiose Spielelemente.
    Aber Three Kingdoms überzeugte mich in den bisher 45h auch in all seinen anderen Facetten.
    Das antike China sieht wunderschön aus, läuft flüssig und ohne Abstürze oder Bugs. Die Menüs sind aufgeräumt und übersichtlich gestaltet. Die Karte ist riesig und dabei voller Details und individueller Landmarks.

    Die chinesischen Namen sind anfangs ziemlich ungewohnt, sorgen nach einigen Stunden aber nicht mehr für Verwirrung und tragen stattdessen zum allgemein stimmungsvollen Gesamtbild bei.

    Ein klasse Strategiespiel und das beste Total War seit langem.    … Expand
  71. emrahoz
    Jun 10, 2019
    9
    I tried 1-2 tw games before and i got bored in a couple of hours.But 3k is the most entertaning co-op game i have played in the last few years.Only downside for me is the long waiting times on friend's turns,without doing nothing..If we could make the building upgrades,hero customizations etc..while waiting the friends turns,(which can take action automaticly,on our turns),the turn waitingI tried 1-2 tw games before and i got bored in a couple of hours.But 3k is the most entertaning co-op game i have played in the last few years.Only downside for me is the long waiting times on friend's turns,without doing nothing..If we could make the building upgrades,hero customizations etc..while waiting the friends turns,(which can take action automaticly,on our turns),the turn waiting times would be shortened.… Expand
  72. Shamsi
    Jun 10, 2019
    10
    One of the best series of total war no words to describe it of how huge impact got on me i played all the total war games but i never felt so connected until three kingdoms came on you can feel you are engaging with real people in the game also i am a huge dynasty warriors fan i can say it beat all of them its like everything we dream about it how real it can be
  73. Burne
    Jun 9, 2019
    9
    Immersion is back!

    Ever since Rome 2, the series seemed to move away from what I liked about it. Apart from the many other problems with them, the games felt more and more comical, to the point that every diplomatic contact literally boiled down to: “Give me gold.” In a ridiculous voice and accent. I was extremely sceptical of Three Kingdoms, but oh my, TW has been saved! Many reviews    Immersion is back!

    Ever since Rome 2, the series seemed to move away from what I liked about it. Apart from the many other problems with them, the games felt more and more comical, to the point that every diplomatic contact literally boiled down to: “Give me gold.” In a ridiculous voice and accent.

    I was extremely sceptical of Three Kingdoms, but oh my, TW has been saved! Many reviews will all tell you the same: the combat is delicious, the campaign and backstory are rich and the world realy feels alive and dynamic, lacking the pointless suïcide attacks and dimwitted characters.

    There is however, so much more! The new Romance Mode, makes the game more central around your main characters: your generals. They can feel a bit overpowerd at times, charging ahead of your main force and litterally throwing the entire enemy line into chaos. But they can (and often do) also duel eachother, while the rest of the force either stands back or fights around them, without intervering. Running down a fleeing general with your own heroes feels realy satisfying and genuinely hurts the enemy in the long run. No longer feed piles of endless and faceless morons into the grinder. You care when something happens to your family and friends.

    Again, there is so much more. Doubt no longer, it’s great! This game instantly imersed me into medieval China! Who would have known!    … Expand
  74. Joseve
    Jun 5, 2019
    3
    hello, I have played the total war series since rome total war. while not all the games are on my steam account it is because I have purchased them on disks... back when those were a thing.

    This game isn't as good as warhammer 2 total war overall. While its campaign is marginally superior, its battles are Extremely boring as it is always mirror matches, due to this historical nature of    hello, I have played the total war series since rome total war. while not all the games are on my steam account it is because I have purchased them on disks... back when those were a thing.

    This game isn't as good as warhammer 2 total war overall. While its campaign is marginally superior, its battles are Extremely boring as it is always mirror matches, due to this historical nature of it. Often times battles end up being mirror matches. I have looked at previous historical total wars such as medieval 2 total war which had some unit overcross there was massive unit variation in terms of what each faction had. While I accept that it is more than probable that they all used the same units in history... there was probably slight variation in training that would result in different functions in their real life applications, which means that you can have different units and not have every unit be a copy paste. There is a faction leader that has the title "pacifict lord", you would think that this faction would have heavy defense units as it's lord is a pacifist, but its units are the exact same.

    Rebellions are nothing you have to worry about. They are no threat to you and as such I felt no reason not to crank up my taxes as soon as I could and not worry about food or public order. I never lost a fight even in auto resolve to a rebellion as assaulting a settlement filled with chokepoints and powerful towers that for if you can hold them you are almost always going to win defending against a siege. I had a garrison filled with only militia this militia had 9 ji militia 6 archers and 3 cavalry. it held against a full stack of elite "defenders of earth/heaven" that only the 3 who have put forward claims to rule china can field. I won that siege against units that I had no business beating and in any other game my units would have routed and I would have lost this little farming village but these chokepoints are a joke.

    Missiles and defensive play are the easiest way to win a campaign as the range on bows is absolutely huge. Not only that they can do insane damage. In campaign I ran 6 units of repeating crossbows and a majority of the time 1-2 whole units of medium infantry would be absolutely crushed before even reaching the front line. In history crossbows had very little arc... But in this game they can shoot like regular bows and you can proceed to shoot over the heads of your units and right into the enemy which results in very high damage from your side and minimal losses per battle. Artillery is extremely strong as well often times killing 480 men before it runs out of ammunition which all happens before they can even reach you. that is equal to 4 units in losses. with the strength of range in this campaign it is nearly impossible to lose a campaign battle if you have a good range core.

    The AI often times loves engaging in diplomacy for ancillaries which is quite annoying as they often come with a small amount of cash for something very small and this happened to me generally 3-4 times per end turn which was quite annoying. I am happy though that the ai is generally better at diplomacy than any other installment. along with the ability to see what will be necessary for them to accept a certain deal. Vassals work in this game at least in my experience.

    If you are thinking of buying this game I would highly recommend not buying this game if you prefer battles being good and not endless mirror matches go and play warhammer 2 total war. Overall I think it is a better game with more unit variation, better battles, and better unit models.

    Speaking of unit models... there is very little unit model variation. For example in warhammer 2 lizard men you could clearly tell the difference between the elite and non-elite. For the Lizardmen there is a clear difference between temple guard, the most elite infantry for them vs the skinks which are the basic infantry. The temple guard are decked in gold armor with giant weapons and are massive, the skinks have virtually no armor and a tiny weapon. The same goes for older titles as far back as rome 1 where urban cohorts were way decked out in armor compared to hastati, and cataracts were completely layered in mail when their non-elite counterparts were wearing almost no armor. almost all units have just a small bit of armor in terms of looks and the only massive difference is when you lay a claim to rule china and get the defender of heaven/earth units. those are the only elite looking units that look really and truly elite.

    all in all this game in my book is a 3/10 and I will never play this game again.    … Expand
  75. HMercante
    Jun 2, 2019
    10
    Tons of gameplay features to love, 10/10. Just play it and be in awe of how much diplomatic options this gives the player
  76. Falkee
    Jun 2, 2019
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Well i played total war games from Rome 1 and i finished all games on hard/very hard difficulty .I can say i like this total war game more than any of them , i didn't have a bug or a problem , i played the game in hard difficulty i conquered all the map and i had a lot of fun , i can say the fights where well balanced and the game its self , and the map is huge and full of beauty , so far i can tell the game is worth to play i really recommend anyone to buy this game and try it. And a warning this is a comment from a player that played the game on hard , maybe the game is to ez for normal or easy and is **** but i don't play on lower difficulties this comment is for fans that like to be challenged and have fun doing it.… Expand
  77. Tornan
    Jun 2, 2019
    0
    There are improvements in campaign yet most fans just play TW for battles and in Three Kingdoms there is nothing exciting for people who played previous titles. I had high hopes for that one but CA's DLC lust makes every new reelase feel empty.
  78. Madgad
    Jun 1, 2019
    10
    This is the best part of Total War series with deep mechanic and fresh ideas. This game is a result of hard work developers and community. Good job!
  79. elKuarlos
    Jun 1, 2019
    10
    Really, really good.

    It takes the slogfest that was Warhammer and refines it. It adds elements from the original Shogun and merges them perfectly with the journey the creative team have been on. Total War often messes up releases, they didnt here. The game isnt just about swinging armies, its about managing them. To add this element to the game so well isn't just impressive, its    Really, really good.

    It takes the slogfest that was Warhammer and refines it. It adds elements from the original Shogun and merges them perfectly with the journey the creative team have been on.

    Total War often messes up releases, they didnt here. The game isnt just about swinging armies, its about managing them. To add this element to the game so well isn't just impressive, its ground breaking. The team have paid service to long term fans, I'm hours in and not even close to knowing how to truly do well in it.

    Would have been a 9 but you guys brought me right back to Shogun days. Have the ten ya gits.    … Expand
  80. Snoweye
    Jun 1, 2019
    9
    Total War The Three Kingdoms JUST ARE EXCELLENT. The game returns to its origins. She again becomes complicated! Yes, she is still far from the very total war. But we are close! My score is 9/10, I think that this total war is one of the best in history.
  81. Gugap
    May 31, 2019
    9
    Great improvement from the previous titles that went the full casual route ever since Rome 2.
    This game turns itself back to its roots and while still not perfect, it is again the challenging, strategic and in-depth total war we all loved.
    I hope they keep going this way with the future titles and if yes, then i really look forward towards Medieval 3.
  82. Turbo823
    May 31, 2019
    0
    Worst AI of the Total War series.

    The battles are too fast and the AI is easy to beat. The strategic AI isn't much better. The factions have similar unit models and are uninteresting. The graphics are a cartoony look, which I detest.
  83. peterk426
    May 31, 2019
    6
    I played Total War:Warhammer 2 a few times. It was kind of like heroes of might and magic, but a lot worse.
    Total War:Three kingdoms is the second total war game I played. I played a lot of the romance of the three kingdoms games, loved RoTK 3 4 and 11. Those games were actually very in depth and the fighting was really good. Heres what I like and dont like about this game:
    The Good: The    I played Total War:Warhammer 2 a few times. It was kind of like heroes of might and magic, but a lot worse.
    Total War:Three kingdoms is the second total war game I played. I played a lot of the romance of the three kingdoms games, loved RoTK 3 4 and 11. Those games were actually very in depth and the fighting was really good. Heres what I like and dont like about this game:
    The Good: The battles are ok, im not in awe of it in any way. I like that it tries to be as historically accurate as possible.
    The bad: Each turn takes a long time, averaging 1-2 minutes. almost every turn, you will get someone asking you for a super 1 sided trade. This happens every turn. Big army battles get super laggy. The game has crashed on me twice as well. I hate the building system, and the "Technology tree" is horrible. you have to wait 5 turns to get 1 technology upgrade, which I hope gets fixed because thats really slow and bad. I had times where I went to attack a general whos army was on the map, and he ran away. It took me 5 turns and still couldnt catch this general because they kept fleeing. Finally I went for their city and they ran back. i still have no idea how to build trebuchets, and getting upgraded units is a huge chore and has pre-requisites and if you dont have them, you miss out.

    I feel like this game has potential but theres so much wrong with it for me to fully enjoy a game. It takes hours to get things done and I prefer playing single player. I'm playing on easy mode and even then the game is really hard.

    Note: If you like RoTK but not total war, dont buy the game. If you are a fan of Total war then buy the game.    … Expand
  84. Legendofmind
    May 30, 2019
    4
    I bought this game based on the glowing reviews. After seeing all the mechanics added, I thought 'why not?'. This is one of the worst Total War games. I've been playing Total War since Shogun 1. The mechanics introduced in this game should have been released with the Empire. Alas, most of what is introduced is too little too late.

    The creators of Total War have a tendency of taking 1    I bought this game based on the glowing reviews. After seeing all the mechanics added, I thought 'why not?'. This is one of the worst Total War games. I've been playing Total War since Shogun 1. The mechanics introduced in this game should have been released with the Empire. Alas, most of what is introduced is too little too late.

    The creators of Total War have a tendency of taking 1 step forward, 1 step backward for every Total War release. This is no different. They somehow managed to make the battles more streamlined. It is like playing Rome 2 at launch; Except less crashes. All the battles are over with quick. The average was 4 minutes for 1vs1. I THINK they are doing this to make Total War more presentable for the Esports. If you do not like the way a certain unit/building works? Pick another -Ad infinitum.

    The 3 hero armies are a nice addition. They can be devasting. One hero can take on 3 units at once. +Plus the drama they can add to the overall campaign.

    The game begs to be modded. It seems like CA thought of a bunch of half-baked ideas and said: "Allow the players to decide on where to take it".

    The biggest deal killer for me is the lack of Artifical intelligence. CA has been given a pass for far too long regarding bad AI. Total War is unique, but I am tired of playing the same battle but with different units.

    If you're new to Total War, give it a try. Based on the majority of the reviews, I am in the minority for disliking this iteration.

    As of May 29, 2019, this game has an 8.9 user score.

    Pros:
    -Optimized
    -It has Great music/Voice acting.
    -Good Story.
    -A step in the right direction for duels.
    -New Mechanics regarding the strategic map. IE, the population for cities, resources, gravitas expanded, diplomacy.
    -Welcomed addition of 3 heroes per army.

    Cons:
    -Horrible AI.
    -Graphics look worse than Warhammer.
    -UI needs more time in the oven.
    -Battles are streamlined.    … Expand
  85. Locolotion
    May 29, 2019
    10
    It was worth of waiting nearly 1 year release delay, For westerner this historical events and characters are not familiar but for East Asians digs it and love this historical event.
    However, AI is stunning and General's battle action is beautiful and THE TURN SPEED!
  86. Shadow1234
    May 29, 2019
    10
    This game is great, as both a Total War fan and as a Three Kingdoms fan. My favorite thing about this game believe it or not is how smooth it runs. As long as you meet the game requirements which I am right on the limit, with the GTX970 and it still looks and runs smooth.

    I love the games romance mode which die hard fans of Three Kingdoms will surely enjoy, as it is the more story based    This game is great, as both a Total War fan and as a Three Kingdoms fan. My favorite thing about this game believe it or not is how smooth it runs. As long as you meet the game requirements which I am right on the limit, with the GTX970 and it still looks and runs smooth.

    I love the games romance mode which die hard fans of Three Kingdoms will surely enjoy, as it is the more story based version of the game. For those that want a more Total War experience then you can do the regular mode instead of romance.

    I love the building tree and the tech tree, everything seems simple and is easy to learn. I like that as sometimes games get to complicated with their learning curve. I really enjoy the court/family aspect of the game.

    I like everything about this game.    … Expand
  87. Reckitt
    May 29, 2019
    8
    I've played every total war since Attila. Attila was my favorite and now Three Kingdoms has topped that. Only reason my score is not higher is because I've found some movement bugs that caused me to lose battles like units ignoring orders and won't move, units going the opposite way as told. On legendary mode, these bugs will break you.
  88. Fattimus
    May 28, 2019
    5
    As an avid Total War fan since TW:Rome in 2004 (it's one of my favorite series!), I was somewhat let down by this one. It has some charm but as you dig a bit deeper it's actually fairly bland / generic imho.

    PROS: - Unique / "Pretty" UI - Interesting setting (don't see much AAA games about China!). Very unique in the way that I don't have a clue what the names mean and it's    As an avid Total War fan since TW:Rome in 2004 (it's one of my favorite series!), I was somewhat let down by this one. It has some charm but as you dig a bit deeper it's actually fairly bland / generic imho.

    PROS:

    - Unique / "Pretty" UI
    - Interesting setting (don't see much AAA games about China!). Very unique in the way that I don't have a clue what the names mean and it's interesting to hear a foreign language + learn their culture
    - Very well-optimized, esp. compared with previous releases (holy cow it works out of the box!)
    - Historical-ish
    - Not overloaded with Day 1 DLC (Yellow Turbins is only one I know of atm)
    - Interesting leaders, *they* look and sound unique (but sadly the actual gameplay + the armies + the cities aren't as varied)
    - For a Three Kingdoms setting game, it's got to be one of the best ones
    - I like the focus on narrative
    - Potential for *giant* armies clashing

    CONS:

    - Not much variety, like at all. All factions look / feel / play very similar if not the exact same
    - UI is confusing and hard to navigate. Lot's of hidden menus or bad / missing descriptions
    - Lack of a "good" tutorial
    - Cartoony / generic look. I'd argue they almost took a step *back* on the graphics dept. It's not mindblowing like previous releases would have been
    - Multiplayer is subpar. Because all factions are so similar, not much variety to MP play (esp. compared to TW:WH2 or the like)
    - Map is kinda meh. It's basically one giant continent (they're obv. restricted by real life geography)
    - I can't stress enough how boring the units are imo. They're all the same and it feels like the units you start with will still be the main types you use in the endgame
    - Gameplay ends up feeling samesy. Changing factions pretty much just changed which direction of the map you're headed (ie: one faction leader will head south to the coast whereas the other will head north - otherwise they feel the same)
    - Seems like they couldn't decide whether to go fully historical or to go fully romanticized. Gives a somewhat half-assed approach in the end (leaders seem to be the main "romatic" thing)
    - Leaders are both OP and underwhelming on the battlefield. They don't die but at the same time they hit like a wet noodle (at least early; I imagine they become straight OP later game)
    - Battles go WAY too fast. Typical battle is over in ~5-10min
    - It's weird, on one hand they're dumbing down the game for "casuals" (battles, army management) and on the other they've overcomplicated bits (economy, building, navigating the UI, understanding stats, etc)
    - Again, graphics are "meh". Looks cartoony which kills the vibe.

    FINAL OPINION:

    I ended up refunding this as I have a lot more fun playing TW:Warhammer 2. Until / unless they add some interesting DLC I will probably avoid this one for the moment. I'm torn because on one hand I wanted historical again, but on the other hand it lacks the charm previous entries have had. This is by far the least variety I've seem in a TW game (I mean even Rome had "War Dogs" and interesting mercenaries you could use).

    I think if they add some spice this could be fun. Add some unit variety, embrace the "Romance" period you advertise! I'm sure they had like, cool ass flame-using-weapon troops, or Sword Breaker units, or multipurpose cavalry with short bows + short spears, etc - It may not be 100% historical but stuff like this would still fit the setting and could be restricted to Romance Mode.

    Either way, it's so-so imo. If I'm being completely honest I think a lot of the hype is coming from Chinese gamers who aren't used to western AAA titles that focus on their history (which is awesome and I encourage). It's NOT AT ALL A BAD GAME FYI. If I didn't have other Total War's to compare with I'd bump the score up a bit. That said I don't think its 9/10

    It might be one day though. Total War has always been damn good at improving their games over time so I expect a year or so from now I might want to take another look. Sadly TW:Warhammer 3 will be out by then lol    … Expand
  89. SaintJames012
    May 28, 2019
    9
    Best Total War since Shogun 2. Romance mode is a great inclusion that adds a sense of personality to each general more than any other historical Total War game. Because of the emphasis on generals as opposed to units, Romance mode is also a great starting spot for anyone new to the Total War series.

    Definitely a must buy for any TW fan.
  90. northernlad
    May 28, 2019
    6
    real review on steam needless to say 22 hours played it's not a bad game but doesn't feel like a total war game battles are very poor and way to fast
  91. bryce_lx
    May 27, 2019
    10
    Positive:
    Basicaly,
    good understanding of the novel 'three kingdom'
    good map for old china
    good simulation for war and generals
    good view for chineses cutule

    Negative:
    random crash.
    obscure view sometimes.
    lack of guide for economic system
  92. Dionisio50
    May 27, 2019
    10
    Simplemente el mejor TW que han hecho, maravillosa compra, espero ver muy pronto los Dlc´s
  93. Ascheibe91
    May 27, 2019
    9
    I've always been a fan of the three kingdoms story, and the game delivers it almost perfectly! The only gripe I have is the UI is a bit cumbersome.
  94. 4xGamer
    May 27, 2019
    10
    I've been playing TW3Kingdoms for the past two days straight since its release, and I figured I'd let people know what I've found. I'll start by telling you the end... this is by far the best total war game CA has ever made (IMHO), and I've played all of them, with the exception of the first shogun game. Let me explain why this is the best, first off and most critically, the game is veryI've been playing TW3Kingdoms for the past two days straight since its release, and I figured I'd let people know what I've found. I'll start by telling you the end... this is by far the best total war game CA has ever made (IMHO), and I've played all of them, with the exception of the first shogun game. Let me explain why this is the best, first off and most critically, the game is very stable, it actually works after you download it which means CA didn't force the development team to birth an unfinished Turd into the world just because some executive wrote a date on the calendar with the word RELEASE on it (several prior TW titles had this problem), so THANK YOU CA.

    Second, this game has exceptional depth, which translates not only into intriguing game-play but also an exceptional amount of re-playability. Although the game is deep, CA did an excellent job with the campaign UI to make it so the game isn't excruciatingly confusing or just a boring list of stats. They have artfully used a color scheme to help gamers easily identify what items pair best together. For instance, Blue background colored Generals pair best (due to their buffs) with Blue background colored units. Also, the campaign has much, much, much greater depth than any other TW game. For instance, when you build-out a town or city you now should look at the entire province (called commanderies) in order to maximize gains since the regions all work together. The regions also use a color-coded system for ease as well so you don't follow the same simple pattern of prior TW games where every province was nearly identical with its build-out -- #1) Build farm, #2) build up town, #3) build squalor reducing building, #4) repeat. There is much more variability in province building in TW3K, which is a very welcome addition and makes the game much more interesting.

    Additionally, generals now interact with one another so some of your generals will like or dislike other generals dependent on their personality stats, which really adds some character and complexity to the game since an unhappy general may leave or start a rebellion. There are also unattached wandering generals who will wander through your provinces looking for work. Again, this is a great mechanic that adds variability and depth to the game. To go along with that, your generals can be used as Spies, so you can push one of your generals into the "Wandering Generals" pool in the hope that he becomes employed by an enemy faction, which will give you great incite into the enemies machinations. This is a brilliant mechanic that fixes the old, sometimes OP mechanic of spies from prior TW games.

    Also, for all you TW game fans, CA finally made great improvements to AI diplomacy so now campaign faction diplomacy has many more options and the AI behaves in a reasonable manner. I'm sure it's incredibly difficult to program a desktop computer to behave like a person, so a big thumbs up to CA & Sega on this one.

    As usual, the campaign map and battles are amazing in regards to how they look, which was always a big selling point for prior TW games and CA came through again in this regard. Unit pathing and the battle AI are very good, where the AI will perform quite well and function in a reasonable manner in most battle situations. It's good to see the battle AI improving along with the campaign AI.

    Ship and Sea battles have been removed from this TW. This is mostly a good thing. Live-action sea battles in prior TW games were beautifully rendered, like looking at a work of art, but often the ships were slow moving, difficult to path and control, and, because of that, I used to auto-resolve nearly every sea battle, which means that developers probably wasted years of development time making a function that hardly anyone used. I think it's a good thing that CA used that valuable development time to make a complete and outstanding land battle based game. I like the idea of sea battles, and maybe they can come back in a future TW game, but only if someone can figure out how to make them interesting... a difficult task, so I commend CA on making a difficult yet good call with the no-sea-battle in TW3K.

    There's so much more I could say that is good about this game but I'll stop here. There are a few (minor) things that would be nice to fix in this game. CA changed the layout of how unit stats are read, using icons to denote battle stats, for instance, a gold sword indicates armor-piercing damage, so you're constantly having to scroll over the icon to see what the stat is since there are about 15 of them. The method from TW Warhammer 2 was better with the actual wording of the stat so you could see what it was. This is a minor problem considering the game just released.

    Overall, this is an outstanding 4x game. CA actually listened to their fan-base and made the game changes requested by gamers. If you like 4x, go buy this game.    … Expand
  95. Vaughn15203
    May 26, 2019
    10
    no contest This game here is my game of the year. The total war game that i have been waiting for since shogun 2. Great job Creative Assembly.
  96. Mammolo1234
    May 26, 2019
    2
    In this state, there are more problems than other TW games launch. The Campaign UI is an utter mess, clumsy, absolutely not clear, and the tutorial and other infos (the “I” button) are definitely not sufficient in explaining the various options amd mechanics. Obviously, as is a custom nowadays, the manual in the boxed version of the game is almost non existent, and the other way to learnIn this state, there are more problems than other TW games launch. The Campaign UI is an utter mess, clumsy, absolutely not clear, and the tutorial and other infos (the “I” button) are definitely not sufficient in explaining the various options amd mechanics. Obviously, as is a custom nowadays, the manual in the boxed version of the game is almost non existent, and the other way to learn something is to watch videos that more than often don’t address tour questione. The Campaign AI, in 20 hours of gameplay in normal difficluty (record mode) is decent, albeit a bit passive.

    Battles are ever worse in my opinion. Super
    Fast (the fastest ever in a Tw game, scores of people die in a matter of seconds), they’re severely imbalanced toward machine-gun archers (even levy ones are crazy killing machines) crossbows and cavalry (that can charge from the front halberd infantry, kill tens of people without losses, then cycle-retreat-and-charge without any penalty whatsoever, mowing hundred of people in the process). The battle AI got no improvement from post TW titles, and this is also a minus.

    Add unbalance between general classes (why can’t a max level sentinel recruit a freaking catapult, but a low level strategist can? It’s a mistery) and, in Romance mode, the absolute dominance of heroes (they’re stronger than warhammer heroes), and this is the result.

    It’s my opinion, and I don’t pretend to hold absolute truth, but this is, for me, by far, the worst TW ever. And a Histoical One too    … Expand
  97. Black-Templar
    May 26, 2019
    10
    I started from Rome (the first one, not the disaster that is Rome 2). I played every single Total War from then (perhaps over 8 thousands hour of gameplay accumulated).

    I was extremely sceptical about 3 kingdoms. I still remeber the sore deception of Rome 2 and was wondering how it was possible to go from a polished and well refined game such as Shogun 2 to the sorry sh*t that is Rome    I started from Rome (the first one, not the disaster that is Rome 2). I played every single Total War from then (perhaps over 8 thousands hour of gameplay accumulated).

    I was extremely sceptical about 3 kingdoms. I still remeber the sore deception of Rome 2 and was wondering how it was possible to go from a polished and well refined game such as Shogun 2 to the sorry sh*t that is Rome 2.

    Seeing many gameplay of 3 kingdoms, I had Rome 2 ptsd flashbacks all over again. The graphics looked cartoonish, the Combat IA looked horrible. I though it was a way for creative Assembly to test the terrain for the mobile game industry.

    Well, Ive seen released content gameplay of the game ans decided to give it a chance.. Turns out, it was a good decision. Three kingdoms is the best Total war game Ive played since Shogun 2. While the combat IA can be exploited in siege battles and can make the mistakes of puting some of its unit in questionnable situation, it is not as drastic as I feared for. And is even somewhat better than Shogun 2 (land battle,not sieges wise).

    But... it comes at no one surprise to know that the game shines at the campaign part. Even the greatest Total war veteran will have to spend dozens of hours to learn every single features. I am extremely satisfied with how the game turned out to be. With its Romance and Record mode, the game should satisfy both the historical and the Dynasty warrirors' fans.

    I've seen a bunch of review criticizing the game about its campaign complexity.. I will never understand this kind complains. Isnt it good when a game turns out to be both complexe and rewarding instead of being casual? The player has the choice to set the difficulty of the campaign to easy or medium if they just want a straightforward campaign. But please, let the gamers enjoy a game that finally takes minimal time of investment to master the game instead of just being spoonfed by simplistics features. A lot of works has been made by the devs and you can just feel it by experiencing the best campaign game since Rome 1 or Shogun 2.    … Expand
  98. Coldhandsyo
    May 25, 2019
    10
    I'm not giving this game a 10 lightly, this isn't simple a case of I like it so it's a 10. I will argue why it deserves a 10. I want to break this review down for three types of people. Those who have never played total war/Those that have/and those on the fence.

    Before that a quick review. It's fantastic, the campaign map, characters, diplomacy, interactions all just have such great    I'm not giving this game a 10 lightly, this isn't simple a case of I like it so it's a 10. I will argue why it deserves a 10. I want to break this review down for three types of people. Those who have never played total war/Those that have/and those on the fence.

    Before that a quick review.

    It's fantastic, the campaign map, characters, diplomacy, interactions all just have such great depth. When I first loaded up the game, I was expecting an 'ok' experience, something that ends up in a backlog, ToB had been a let down and Rome 2 had been pretty meh for me. I enjoyed the warhammer series a lot and the older historical games, but the newer historical games not so much.

    I look through the various factions and come across the bandit queen, rather than build up China she wants to tear it down. I like that idea and role with that. I also choose to go for romance mode as I like my characters having more 'character' to them and being single solo units.

    I load in, I don't start with a province which is cool, I am free to roam, I explore the UI and it's so much more expansive than any other total war, so much more diplomacy options, faction options, character options and interactions like them having bonds and relations, there is just so much good stuff there.

    I get into a battle and decide to charge my bandit queen solo into a unit to see how she does, I was expecting an initial good hit as she rode in on her horse, only to be bogged down in fighting slowly like warhammer can be.

    I was wrong, she smashes into that unit and then goes mental swinging her axes and just tearing the unit apart, before chasing them down and wiping them out. It was fantastic.

    As I explored the game more, it plays like you are almost writing a novel, with how the characters are, the various faction interactions, coalitions forming, betrayal and back stabbing it's brilliant.

    Now for those of you who have never played a total war, I will say Shogun 2/Warhammer are better starting points in terms of how easy it is to learn but if you're willing to spend a bit of time learning, you will love this game, there is truly nothing really like total war. Building an empire and having massive battles you fully control. If you've never played a total war, I say go for it and you most likely will love it and end up 100 hours deep into this game.

    For those who have played a total war, it's brilliant, it's just much more expansive than any total war before it imo, there is just so much more depth to bite down on and get invested in, the campaign map is great, the battles are great. It's a really unique total war and well worth full price.

    Those on the fence, go for it, it's brilliant and if you get it on steam and don't like it within 2 hours you can always refund.

    Overall I give it a 10 because it really is a unique total war, which I can already see having over 100's of hours and great enjoyment to have and how many games really offer that?

    Buy it, have fun!    … Expand
  99. jukadojensen797
    May 25, 2019
    6
    This game suffers all the problems of previous TW games Brain dead battle AI, boring unit models and a map that is needlessly huge with armies barely moving each turn. Characters all seem to have a personality disorder, constantly making pointless proposals and disagreeing to anything reasonable. On a lesser note the UI looks terrible, color and effects galore without much usefulThis game suffers all the problems of previous TW games Brain dead battle AI, boring unit models and a map that is needlessly huge with armies barely moving each turn. Characters all seem to have a personality disorder, constantly making pointless proposals and disagreeing to anything reasonable. On a lesser note the UI looks terrible, color and effects galore without much useful information. Anyone that hasn't shelled out 60 dollars wait until a sale, this game offers nothing new.… Expand
  100. NEAMf1337
    May 25, 2019
    10
    Just excellent game, nothing to say more, probably best game in the series.
  101. G4MR
    May 23, 2019
    10
    Amazing game, definitely my favorite Total War! The epic setting, the character focus and most engaging campaign gameplay to date -highly recommend it!
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 64 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 57 out of 64
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 64
  3. Negative: 0 out of 64
  1. Game World Navigator Magazine
    Aug 2, 2019
    88
    There’s a definite focus shift from tactics to strategy – which is risky, considering that tactical combat had always been a staple of Total War series. It couldn’t be avoided, though: unlike Medieval and Rome settings, China simply lacks variety in troops types. So fights end up being very predictable – while Chinese politic field is anything but! [Issue#239, p.48]
  2. The Overpowered Noobs
    Jul 24, 2019
    70
    The Total War series finally takes on land wars in Asia with this latest installment, bringing its signature RTS/TBS hybrid gameplay to the Romance of the Three Kingdoms. Series veterans will find a lot to love about this new iteration, and fans of the source material will find this a great jumping on point.
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  3. PLAY! Zine
    Jul 8, 2019
    90
    One of the best entries in the series yet, deep enough for veterans and approachable for the new players.
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