NOVEMBER 2019 • TECH ADVISOR 119GAMING SPECIALanswer was in historical fiction, drawing on elements
of the Romance of the Three Kingdoms saga for a
Total War that embellishes history with larger-than-life
characters and grandiose battles. Did it all happen
this way? Doubtful, but Three Kingdoms is full of
personality and lends itself to the dramatic player-
driven storytelling you want from a strategy game, old
rivals duelling on the battlefield and trusted advisers
stabbing you in the back at a crucial moment.
And for those who don’t want any of that?
The ‘Records’ mode gives you the old Total War
experience, albeit with a far deeper diplomacy system
than any in recent memory. It’s a best-of-both-worlds
situation, and easily the best historical Total War since
2011’s Shogun 2.Total War: Three KingdomsNOVEMBER 2019 • TECH ADVISOR 119GAMING SPECIALanswer was in historical fiction, drawing on elements
of the Romance of the Three Kingdoms saga for a
Total War that embellishes history with larger-than-life
characters and grandiose battles. Did it all happen
this way? Doubtful, but Three Kingdoms is full of
personality and lends itself to the dramatic player-
driven storytelling you want from a strategy game, old
rivals duelling on the battlefield and trusted advisers
stabbing you in the back at a crucial moment.
And for those who don’t want any of that?
The‘Records’modegivesyoutheoldTotalWar
experience,albeit with a far deeper diplomacy system
than any in recent memory. It’s a best-of-both-worlds
situation, and easily the best historical Total War since
2011’s Shogun 2.Total War: Three Kingdoms