

It's fairly simple at first - a bad guy with a badass bodyguard and a mish-mash of personalities united against them. Liu Bei and co., and Cao Cao, are part of a Coalition against Dong Zhuo - that's why the final shot has the Three Brothers facing off against Lu Bu Meanwhile, three strangers meet and declare an oath of Brotherhood Liu Bei - a sandalmaker who was descended from the founder of the Han Guan Yu and Zhang Fei - two ferocious combatants who would be forever immortalizedĪ cunning strategist looks at a map and plans his attack - this is Cao Cao, the most ambitious warlord at the time The Han Dynasty is crumbling after hundreds of yearsĪn evil tyrant (Dong Zhuo) has captured the Han Emperor and has made him a puppet he is backed by Lu Bu, the most fearsome warrior in China If you've watched the trailer, here's what happened: RTK period), and strategy games in a TW setting. So CA's decision to have a Total War game set during this time period is amazing since it combines my hobbies - reading about history (ie.
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Then, of course, I watched the TV series on Youtube as well years ago. I bought an old copy of the novel, read more about it online and bought a new copy later on I'm a history buff who loves strategy games like the TW series.Īpart from that, I've also played the Romance of the Three Kingdoms games for older consoles, as well as the Dynasty Warriors and Kessen games as early as the PS1 era.īecause I loved to read about history, I delved more into it, and was fascinated by the politics, the plots, and the heroes (and villains). I know many are already familiar with the Romance of the Three Kingdoms games, or Kessen, or obviously, Dynasty Warriors - and that's great!Īnyway, I'd like to add a few resources for your browsing and reading pleasure. With the recent leak announcement of the new Total War game set during China's Three Kingdoms period, I thought it would be great if more TW gamers are familiarized with the history behind it all.
