#ROMANCE OF THE THREE KINGDOMS 13 SERIES#

The first of these larger changes is the Prestige system – the “Fame” the title of the expansion refers to. ROTTK remains China’s number 1 war-themed menu simulator. Instead, there’ve been lots of small changes to improve problems with the base game and a handful of larger changes that deepen the strategy and complexity of the game. Only a handful of new scenarios have been added, and there’s no new game modes, characters, or storylines.

#ROMANCE OF THE THREE KINGDOMS 13 SERIES#

This new expansion boasts that it’s the largest in series history, and while that may be true, most of the changes lie below the surface. The lovely Jennifer Pastor reviewed the game more completely for us here. It’s a hodgepodge of loosely-connected mechanics that feel like they shouldn’t work, but mostly do once you get the hang of it all. That’s one option, sure, but you could also try to debate with your foes to convince them to form alliances with you, throw banquets to lure their best generals away from them, or simply try to become an economic and cultural powerhouse. The general goal is to rule China (or at least not die trying), but the game’s not just about having a bigger army than everyone else. In this most recent version, some actions (like training up your armies) have to be done in real time in the manner of RTSes, but you can also pause time to consider your strategy and to perform actions relating to your character. It’s a series increasingly-loosely-based on the book of the same name, reimagined as a historical strategy game that gets slightly changed with each iteration. If you’re not familiar with Romance of the Three Kingdoms, well, then it’s kind of weird that you’re reading a review about an expansion pack for a game you’ve never heard of. This brave Officer appears to have ascended to Stats Nirvana.

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