Total War: THREE KINGDOMS Reviews

Total War: THREE KINGDOMS is ranked in the 93rd percentile of games scored on OpenCritic.
77 / 100
May 16, 2019

Total War: Three Kingdoms is a definetly a Total War game. It has all the diplomacy, blood and intrigue inside. The game is a hard one if you are just getting into series, but a good step forward for fans.

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85%
May 20, 2019

Total War: Three Kingdoms is a satisfying entry in the series. If you're a Total War fan and you're interested in the Chinese setting, you can't go wrong here.

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Worth your time
May 20, 2019

Total War Three Kingdoms is one of the greatest additions to the franchise and the game that both new and veteran players have been asking for so many years.

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8 / 10
May 20, 2019

Total War: Three Kingdoms melts me to even hate this brilliant failure of a masterpiece, the mesmerising visuals slash out all its shortcomings like sharp wind against a thin leaf, almost hypnotically, almost magically.

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8 / 10.0
May 16, 2019

Yes, Total War: Three Kingdoms takes the Total War series out of the fantastical and back into the history books, but I’m so glad they did, because Creative Assembly are great at what they do – bringing history to life.

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8.5 / 10.0
May 22, 2019

Become a hero for the ages, or succumb to the minutiae of management in one of Total War’s more enticing entries.

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8 / 10.0
May 19, 2019

This could (finally) be the best Total War game in the series and it is about darn time

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9 / 10.0
May 27, 2019

If you are a fan of Guanzhong's fantastic tale, there is an undeniable charm to Total War: Three Kingdoms that had me smiling from ear to ear on many occasions. First-time encounters with familiar characters, seeing how the developers envisioned a particular location or watching a scene play out differently in the game from the way it went in the book were all fascinating, enjoyable experiences for me that might not resonate the same way with someone who is unfamiliar with the source material.

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May 23, 2019

Uniting drama, boldness and character development, Three Kingdoms revigorated the Total War formula in a way that I wouldn’t believe it was possible until now. Every strategy game fan should give this a chance.

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8.2 / 10.0
May 29, 2019

Total War: Three Kingdoms is one of the most comprehensive historical strategy games of all time. It challenges its players by testing their skills in war and military strategy, diplomacy, building creation and planning and managing cities and towns. As its story is connected with history, it's very realistic and appealing and has the potential to make you feel like a real historical strategist.

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9 / 10.0
May 30, 2019

Total War: Three Kingdoms is the best the series has been in a decade. By emphasising on characters and their relationships, each campaign feels like an epic narrative of friendship and betrayal.

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May 27, 2019

Fighting in the middle of fortified cities is a great setting for these battles.

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9.2 / 10.0
Jun 7, 2019

Whether you fancy yourself a Dynasty Warrior, or a Crusading King, the absolutely stellar Total War: Three Kingdoms has a lot to offer new players and returning series veterans alike.

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4 / 5
Aug 24, 2019

I’m not much for tactics games, I dabbled in Warcraft 3 over a decade ago, but since then I never found myself engaged with games like Civilization or any of the Total War franchise. I let you know this so if you too are coming to Total War: Three Kingdoms without an iota of experience you can determine if this is a game for you. There is a lot to take in with the game, but will the tyranny of Dong Zhou bring you to your knees, or will you rise up to become Emperor of China? Read on in this (not-so) Rapid Review to find out.

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90 / 100
Jun 19, 2019

The new installment of the star saga of Creative Assembly amply meets expectations. A campaign with a great focus on the different characters and the relationships between them that offers many possibilities to the player along with the characteristic battle system of Total War define an indispensable game for lovers of strategy. Perhaps a little more variety is missing in the types of units, but it does not have to tarnish the great work of the developer belonging to SEGA.

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8.5 / 10.0
Sep 15, 2020

Total War: Three Kingdoms narrowly qualifies as a great addition to the Total War franchise as its 4X grand strategy tendencies loom.

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9 / 10.0
Apr 1, 2021

Total War: Three Kingdoms is one of those rare games, adorned with the power to fully absorb the player in its magic circle, making it very easy to play for hours in its universe. In addition to the great battles, there is a lot of fun to be found here in the various possibilities offered by the campaign, and enthusiasts of the genre are likely to be satisfied with the complexity that the game's subsystems can offer.

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8.5 / 10.0
May 22, 2019

Total War: THREE KINGDOMS is the first in the award-winning series to recreate epic conflict across ancient China. Combining a gripping turn-based campaign of empire-building & conquest with stunning real-time battles.

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May 17, 2019

While the basic formula to Total War hasn't changed, Creative Assembly is genuinely impressive in the way that it manages to capture the subtleties of warfare in whatever era its depicting.

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8.5 / 10.0
May 22, 2019

Forget about weak Britannia and online Arena. Three Kingdoms redefines Total War glory in ancient China.

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