Total War: THREE KINGDOMS Reviews

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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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GameSpot
Top Critic
8 / 10
May 16, 2019

Three Kingdoms is the most ambitious that Total War has ever been, featuring an impressive variety of experiences thanks to its hefty source material.

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8 / 10.0
May 24, 2019

Overall, Total War: Three Kingdoms can be summed up as yet another great entry in the long-running series. While it may not be the absolute pinnacle of what Creative Assembly can achieve, it has become my favorite entry simply because of the setting used. We've reached a point where your personal favorite Total War will be determined more by the property being adapted than any worry about quality or gameplay factors. Since everything is fine in Three Kingdoms, what else do I really need to say?

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8 / 10
May 16, 2019

While I’ll be the first to admit that I’ve never been a big fan of the series, I found a lot to like in Three Kingdoms.

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8 / 10.0
May 16, 2019

Cold, hard battle strategy meets the warmth of human interaction and politics to create an engaging and addictive experience.

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May 16, 2019

The battles are as gripping as ever but it's the character-driven melodrama that truly enlivens this first-rate strategy game

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May 23, 2019

Total War: Three Kingdoms excels in many areas and has made some welcome, if not long overdue, changes

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GameMAG
Vadimeys
Top Critic
8 / 10
May 29, 2019

Total War: Three Kingdoms is not an ideal part of the popular series, but still remains a very addictive project with tons of gameplay. The idea of transferring the setting to Ancient China turned out to be a real trump card in the sleeve of talented developers, and the annoying flaws are likely to be corrected by the next updates.

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4 / 5.0
May 16, 2019

With an ever increasing amount of games getting console releases, the PC gamer can typically only point to having the best version of a title.

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8 / 10.0
May 16, 2019

Three Kingdoms is a good game, and it feels like relearning an old game – it sticks to the Total War formula, but changes so many things around that everything feels different.

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MMOGames
Phil DeMerchant
Top Critic
8 / 10.0
May 16, 2019

Despite its reduced scope from Total War Saga: Thrones of Britannia, Three Kingdoms still remains deep and engaging.

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8 / 10.0
May 16, 2019

Total War: Three Kingdoms could have scraped by with minimal new features. Thankfully, it combines the Three Kingdoms universe with a bevy of compelling features and improvements to deliver a worthy follow-up in the series.

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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 / 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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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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78 / 100
May 16, 2019

Not the best Total War game but not the worst by a long shot.

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Spaziogames
Top Critic
7.8 / 10.0
May 16, 2019

Total War: Three Kingdoms maybe has the best campaign ever seen in the series, but it misses the point with the tactical phase.

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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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May 30, 2019

In my time with Three Kingdoms, I gained a healthy respect for what Total War is.

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