Total War: Three Kingdoms - Wikipedia

Total War: Three Kingdoms is a turn-based strategy real-time tactics video game developed by Creative Assembly and published by Sega. As the 12th mainline ... TotalWar:ThreeKingdoms FromWikipedia,thefreeencyclopedia Jumptonavigation Jumptosearch 2019turn-basedstrategygame 2019videogameTotalWar:ThreeKingdomsDeveloper(s)CreativeAssemblyPublisher(s)SegaDirector(s)JanosGaspar,PawelWojsProducer(s) AlexandraHill JonathanDiamond Designer(s)LeifWalter,AttilaMohacsi,JanosGasparProgrammer(s)ChrisBuddArtist(s) PawelWojs MauroBonelli Writer(s) PeteStewart DionLay MartinMontford ChrisGambold ErinWilliams Composer(s)RichardBeddowSeriesTotalWarPlatform(s)MicrosoftWindows,macOS,LinuxReleaseMay23,2019Genre(s)Turn-basedstrategy,real-timetacticsMode(s)Single-player,multiplayer TotalWar:ThreeKingdomsisaturn-basedstrategyreal-timetacticsvideogamedevelopedbyCreativeAssemblyandpublishedbySega.Asthe12thmainlineentry(the13thentry)intheTotalWarseries,thegamewasreleasedforMicrosoftWindowsonMay23,2019.FeralInteractivereleasedamacOSandLinuxversionofthegameonthesameday.[1] Contents 1Gameplay 2Plot 3Developmentandrelease 4Downloadablecontent 5Reception 5.1Criticalreception 5.2Sales 5.3Awards 6References 7Officialwebsite Gameplay[edit] Likeitspredecessors,TotalWar:ThreeKingdomsisaturn-basedstrategyreal-timetacticsgame.SetintheThreeKingdomsperiod(220–280),playerscontroloneofthegame'stwelvefactions,whomusteliminateotherfactions,unifyChinaandbecomeitsultimateruler.[2]Thesefactionsareledbywarlords,suchasCaoCao,LiuBei,andSunQuan.[3]Insiegebattles,playerscommandbothinfantryandcavalryunits.Alltheunitsfeaturedinthegamearedividedintodifferentretinues,witheachledbyapowerfulgeneral.Theplayercandeployuptothreegeneralsintothebattlefieldatoncealongwiththreeinreserve,andplayerswillonlyhaveaccesstotheunitsthatsaidgeneralscanrecruit.[4] Theplayerwinsasiegebattlewhenallhostilegeneralsarekilledorthecentralpointofthecityiscaptured.Thesegenerals,whichcanbecommandedseparatelyfromtheirtroops,havethepossessionofuniqueancillaries,whichcanbelootedoncetheyarekilled.Forinstance,LüBu'sRedHarecanbecapturedandusedbyothergenerals.Generalscanengageinaone-versus-onedueling,whichendswhenoneofthemdiesorflees.Eachgeneralhasdifferentclassesandspecialties,grantingtheirunitswithbothactiveandpassivebuffs.[5]Theteamintroducestheconceptof"guanxi"tothegame,inwhicheachgeneralwillformsocialconnectionsandrelationshipswithothercharacters.Viewingconceptslike"obligations,reciprocity,andtrust"asimportantvirtues,thesegeneralshaveuniquepersonalitiesanddesiresthatplayersneedtocaterto.Iftheirdemandsarenotmet,theirhappinessratingwilldropandthismayleadtovariousrepercussionsforplayers.[6]UnlikepreviousTotalWargamesinwhichcharactersseldominteractwitheachother,thegeneralsfeaturedinthegameareactivelyformingrelationshipswiththecharacterstheymeetthroughoutthecampaign.Thisaddsastrategiclayertothegameinwhichplayersneedtounderstandthesegeneralsbeforemakinganydecisions.[6] Thegamefeaturestwogamemodes.Thefirstmode,"Romance",isbasedonthenovelRomanceoftheThreeKingdoms,inwhichgeneralsaregiftedwithnearlysuperhumanstrength.Anothermode,"Records",basedonRecordsoftheThreeKingdoms,presentsamorehistoricallyauthenticversion.InRecords,thegeneralshavetheirpowersremovedandtheycannolongerbecommandedseparately,inadditiontochangingcertainequipmentin-gametobemorehistoricallyauthentic.[7] Plot[edit] Thegamebeginsin190AD,inwhichtheoncegloriousHandynastyisonthevergeofcollapse.Thenewemperor,EmperorXian,enthronedattheageofeight,wasmanipulatedbythewarlordDongZhuo,whoseoppressiveruleleadstochaos.NewwarlordsriseandformalliancestostartthecampaignagainstDongZhuo.Witheachwarlordhavingpersonalambitionsandallegiancesconstantlyshifting,thechampionsthatemergefromtheeverlastingwarswillshapethefutureofChina.[8] Developmentandrelease[edit] ThegamewasdevelopedbyCreativeAssembly.CreativeAssemblyhadrefinedmanyelementsofthegame,bringingchangestoboththeartificialintelligenceandtheuserinterface.Theteamintroducedthesystemof"guanxi"inordertomakethecharactersandgeneralsmoreimportantinthegame,asRecordsandRomances,twooftheteam'smostprominentsourcematerials,haveahugefocusoncharacters.ThesinologistRafedeCrespigny,anexpertontheperiod,actedasaconsultantforthegame.[9] WhenthegamewasstillinpreproductioninNovember2016,CreativeAssemblyannouncedthatthenexthistoricalTotalWartitlewouldexploreanewerainsteadofbeingasequeltoanypreviousgame.[10]ThreeKingdomswasrevealedbypublisherSegaonJanuary11,2018withacinematictrailer.[8]Originallysettobereleasedinthesecondhalfof2018,thegamewasdelayedtoearly2019sothattheteamhadadditionaldevelopmenttimetocompletethegame'sproduction.[11]Lateron,anewreleasedateofMarch7,2019wasannounced,whichwasthendelayedtoMay23,2019.[12][13] Downloadablecontent[edit] Severalpiecesofdownloadablecontenthavebeenreleased,includingthefollowing: PaidDLC Name ReleaseDate Description YellowTurbanRebellion May2019 AddsthreeplayablefactionsassociatedwiththeYellowTurbanRebellionintothemaincampaign. ReignofBlood June2019 Addsbloodandgoreeffects. EightPrinces August2019 AddsanewcampaignbasedontheWaroftheEightPrincesduringtheJindynasty,set100yearsafterthestartoftheoriginalcampaign.[14] MandateofHeaven January2020 Addsaprequelcampaignstartingin182thatcancontinueintothebasecampaign,depictingtheYellowTurbanRebellion.[15] AWorldBetrayed March2020 Addsanewcampaignstartingin194afterthemaincampaignoftheoriginalgame.[16] TheFuriousWild September2020 ExpandsthecampaignmapinthesouthwestandaddsNanmanfactions.[17] FatesDivided March2021 Addsanewcampaignstartingin200thatfocusesontheBattleofGuandu.[18] FreeDLC Name ReleaseDate Description TaoQian January2020 AddstheleaderTaoQianandanewfactionmechanicDisplacedPopulation WhiteTigerYan March2020 AddstheleaderYanBaihuwiththeuniquefactionmechanicsShanyueCampsandWhiteTigerConfederation ShiXie September2020 AddstheleaderShiXiewiththeuniquefactionmechanicSplendor Reception[edit] Criticalreception[edit] ReceptionAggregatescoreAggregatorScoreMetacritic(PC)85/100[19]ReviewscoresPublicationScoreEurogamerRecommended[20]GameInformer8.5/10[22]GameSpot8.0/10[21]IGN9.3/10[23]PCGamer(US)78/100[24]PCGamesN7/10[25]TheGuardian[26]AwardsPublicationAwardRock,Paper,ShotgunRPSBestestBests[27]PCGamerBestStrategy2019[28] TotalWar:ThreeKingdomsreceivedpositivereviewsfromcritics,withmanyspecificallypraisingthecharacter-drivengameplaymechanicsandstorytellingelements.ChrisWrayofwccftechdescribesthegameis"asclosetoflawless,withafantasticbalanceof4Xstrategyandcharacter-focuseddevelopmentandemergentstorytelling."[29]IGN'sTJHaferstatedthatThreeKingdomsshouldserveastheexampleforallgamesofitsgenregoingforward.[23]EdwinEvans-ThirlwellofTheGuardianstatedthegame"...isawonderfullytorridperiodepicthatunderstandsthegreateststoriesarewrittenaboutpeople,notempires."[26]JodyMacgregorofPCGamerpraisedthecampaignelements,butfoundthegamestillcouldn'tbreakofffromlongstandingproblemstheserieshasalwaysfaced,claimingThreeKingdoms"isnotthebestTotalWargamebutnottheworstbyalongshot."[24] TheRomancemodehasalsobeenpraisedasbringingfascinatingadditionstothegame,withmanyreviewerscomparingittoTotalWar:Warhammer.PrestonDozsaofCGMagazinestatedthegame"representsthebestofboththehistoricalandfantasysidesofthefranchise."[30]SeanMartinfromHookedGamersstatedthegame"isthemostdivergentTotalWarI’veseensinceTotalWar:Warhammer...takingwhatisgoodinfantasyandusingittocomplementthehistoricalcomponentsofthegame."[31]DenisRyanofRock,Paper,ShotgunstatedthegamedrawsinspirationfrommanygamesthatCreativeAssemblycreatedinthepast,and"despitetheresemblancetherereallyisnogamewhichhasquitethesamecombinationofelements,noristhereanystrategygamethatlooksthisgood."[27] ChrisTapsellofEurogameralsostatedthegameis"ambitiousandsometimesoverwhelming."[20]PCGamesN'sPhilIwaniukstatesthegamebringsissuesalongwithinnovations,notedthatdespitethegameoffersamemorablecampaign,thereal-timebattlesportionlacksdepthcomparetorestoftheseries.[25] Sales[edit] AccordingtothedeveloperCreativeAssembly,TotalWar:ThreeKingdomswasthemostpre-orderedTotalWargameuntilitsreleasedate.[32]ThegamealsosettherecordofconcurrentplayersforTotalWarseries,withover160,000peopleplayingsimultaneouslyonthedayofreleaseandreaching192,000bythefirstweekend,makingitthebiggestconcurrentplayedstrategygameonSteam.[33][34][35]Thegamebecamethefastest-sellinggameinthehistoryofthefranchise,sellingonemillioncopiesinaweeksinceitsinitialrelease.[36] Awards[edit] Year Award Category Result Ref 2018 GameCriticsAwards BestStrategyGame Won [37] Gamescom Won [38] 2019 2019GoldenJoystickAwards PCGameoftheYear Nominated [39] TheGameAwards2019 BestStrategyGame Nominated [40] 2020 23rdAnnualD.I.C.E.Awards Strategy/SimulationGameoftheYear Nominated [41] NAVGTRAwards ArtDirection,PeriodInfluence Nominated [42] Engineering Nominated Game,Strategy Nominated OriginalDramaticScore,Franchise Nominated MCV/DevelopAwards AudioInnovationoftheYear Won [43] 16thBritishAcademyGamesAwards BritishGame 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