romance of the three kingdoms 13 character portraits

Working fora larger faction means that players can propose their own plans, and if successful, garner merit and get promotions, which lead to greater authority and the accompanying economic and military benefits. So far, so Civ, but the twist here is where players literally embody a single person in all this chaos, leaving their possible actions to be influenced by their own rank, relationships, and even geographical location. Historical figures and characters from the fiction like Cao Cao and Sun Jian can be selected, but players can create their own characters, selecting from someabsolutely glorious characterportraits by artist HiroyukiSuwahara,and a number of scenarios can help set up the game, from historical ones to counterfactual what-ifs, all the way to a more free-form mode that sees a player rise the ranks and try to unite the land under their banner.

Players are thrust into the floppy shoes of a up-and-coming leader in the chaos of China’s Three Kingdoms period. Indeed, the game itself plays like the hybrid of a China-set Total Wartitle and one of Paradox’s grand strategy games, blending a map-conquest-based strategic core with field-level tactical battles and the politicking, family dynamics, and relationship-building more common to the likes of Crusader Kings II.

Romance of the three kingdoms 13 character portraits