- Publisher: Arc System Works
- Release Date: Nov 7, 2024
- Also On: PC, PlayStation 4
- Summary: Get ready for River City Saga: Three Kingdoms’ finale.
- Developer: R-FORCE ENTERTAINMENT
- Genre(s): Action, Beat-'Em-Up, 2D
- # of players: 2
- Cheats: On GameFAQs
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Score distribution:
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Positive: 0 out of 2
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Mixed: 2 out of 2
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Negative: 0 out of 2
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Feb 21, 2025River City Saga: Three Kingdoms Next starts with the baseline understanding of what makes a River City game, then plays experimental jazz with the rest, to varying levels of success. There’s a lot of good in its presentation and core combat elements, but the dings of bland music and the slog of traversing the world are glaring and kneecap the experience. There’s still plenty of fun to be had for fans of a good beat-em-up, but expect to be playing this more as a curiosity than your next favorite game.
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Jan 2, 2025Despite the issues, River City Saga: Three Kingdoms Next will appeal to and satisfy the right people. Its chaotic take on The Romance of Three Kingdoms offers some good amusement as its larger-than-life cast threatens to push it off the rails, and there is some small satisfaction in being able to just blow away all comers at times. However, those looking for some more finely-tuned combat and challenge, or any real in-depth gameplay, will need to search elsewhere.