Total War: THREE KINGDOMS

50 series gpus have had a soft incompatibility with this game for months. The UI will flicker and disappear during battles making it impossible to see where your troops are going. You have to work around this by enabling smooth motion or limiting your framerate by 40-50 fps. Game is good otherwise, but wow this should've been fixed already.

600+ Hours in this game (and many more in other TW titles) and never played legendary before. Wanted to try my first legendary campaign ever last night. Played Liu Bei from the 183 start and had my army wiped out and LOST the campagin in 7 turns and less than 60 minutes.... Fastest campaign ever finished in any total war games LOL
10/10 will try setting another personal record of fastest defeat again

I want to apologize to the publisher and developer because I played this pirated game for about 300+ hours from 3 years ago, now I have money and bought this game with full DLC. Thanks pal.

"any princeling born after the fourth year of Jian'an can't rule... all they know is tea house, charge they troops, sword dance, be with concubine and male companion, eat hot pork & lie"
-Kong Rong, Han dynasty poet and descendent of Confucius, 208 AD
10/10 truly an amazing game

Great game. However, how are you going to call this three kingdoms and only support two people in an online campaign.

47.5 hours later and I can confidently say: I hvae NO idea whaat I was doing at first 10... But somehow ended up conquering half of China anyway.
Total War: Three Kingdoms is one of those games that throws you into chaos and just watches you panic. At the start, I was clicking buttons like a lost general who forgot his own battle plan. Diplomacy? Confusing. Economy? Questionable. Army management? Vibes.
But somewhere along the way. it clicked.
Suddenly I'm negotiation like a politician, setting up alliances I fully intend to betray later, and positioning my troops like I actually graduated from ancient warfare school. The battle system? Chef's kissss. Nothing beats watching your perfectly planned strategy either unfold beautifully... or collapse instantly because you forgot one tiny detail.
The colors, the map, the battles. it's like painting a masterpiece while everything is on fire. I love how overwhelming it feels at first, but once you start understanding it, the complexity becomes the fun. You go from "what is happening to" to "I AM the one making things happen".
10/10 would lose sleep again
my first total war game
.. just one quick new campaign to see a different faction. Just one...

If you're a fan of the Total war games, then Total War: 3 Kingdoms will not disappoint. I remember initially people being skeptical about the game and many people saying that it is a very average entry into the series, but the truth of the matter is at the time of me writing this it may come to a shock to whoever reads this that 3 Kingdoms has higher peak playercount than every other game besides Rome II and Warhammer 3. This game also has the highest all time playercount at one time for a total war game (yes not even Warhammer 3 passed it). The truth is the game is fun and has a lot of replayability so you'll certainly get your moneys worth, and there are mods that exist that allow you to play as the 'minor' factions if you so please. Base game is still extremely fun and some mods can make the gameplay even better. Overall this game hasn't gotten the love it deserves for a Total War game but puts up top 3 numbers in the franchise. Lowkey a sleeper.
Pros:
-Lots of replayability
-Some of if not the best Diplomacy and Spying in any Total War game
-Characters fit practically any playstyle you wish to play.
-Map of China is accurate and regions in China are unique and fun.
-Battles on 'Romance' feel great and rewarding
-Solid Graphics
-Heroes in battle are fun to mess with
-Cavalry actually do something
-'A World Betrayed' and 'Yellow Turban Rebellion' are the best DLC's for this game hands down.
-The game can be complex but the learning curve to the game isn't insane
-Room for modding, and some mods make the game even better
-Micromanaging a campaign is better than the Warhammer games imo
-Character relations are pretty cool
-Oversimplified was literally sponsored for this game, absolute GOAT.
Cons:
-Other DLC's are either sub par or outright suck 'Fates Divided' is average, 'Furious Wilds' doesn't feel like it even belongs in the game and is also average, 'Eight Princes' sucks.
-Most bugs have been fixed, but I still encounter some from time to time. Even some DLC still have bugs.
-Quick battles, Dynasty, and Record gamemodes are meh.
-AI enemies have had improvements but could still be better imo.