I love Koei games. Liberty or Death, Nobunaga's Ambition, PTO, Uncharted Waters, Genghis Khan, you name it, if it has their name, it's gotta be good. But this installment of Rot3K lacks that really compelling flavor that makes these games so addictive.The war portion, which is the lion's share of this game, is fine. In fact, it's better than ever. But that also betrays the game's biggest fault: besides the war, there's not a lot to do. You can make general improvements to 3 categories of your city (farming, commerce, safety) but that's about the extent of interaction with your city. The rest of your options are mostly recruiting generals (hint: get as many as you can early on, as they are difficult to obtain later) amassing troops (no training though) and giving ranks to your generals. There are some limited diplomacy measures that hardly ever work, and get very tiresome (like much of this game,) and that doesn't help.So you are left to merely amass more troops than your neighbor, and enough generals to lead them. Other than that, it gets pretty... well... boring. The cut scenes are nice, the history is very rich and deep, and some minor troop enhancements make the battles a little more weighty. But we've arrived again at the problem of battle being the only redeeming quality of the game.Yes, you can have very short conversations with your generals (that are mostly pointless), you can install traps around your castles (at least it gives you something to do), and receive visitors that bear gifts and gold. But there's still something missing. Just like Kessen on PS2, this game lacks a real focus on the city-building portion, which leaves you with a great war simulator, but the vast stretches in between might very well leave you snoozing. (Kessen solved this problem by simply eliminating that pesky "city management" phase, and relying more heavily on an automatically advancing storyline.)I simply cannot give any Koei game less than 4 stars, and regardless of any negative reviews, I still would have bought this. But I can't say I was entirely satisfied, especially when one's expectations have grown over the years, only to be met with more "same old, same old."
E**T
review from turkey
the item purchased for collection, it satisfied my memories, also new and original..this game worth everything..
S**R
Awesome
It is a great game that came in original case and very minimal wear and tear with no scratches. Thanks
Y**I
Four Stars
Great game
M**E
A Great Game
I've been playing this game for years, but when the opportunity came for me to owna copy, i jumped at the chance. If your in to old school - role playing/fight games,check this out, it doesn't disappoint.
T**Y
Another Fine Addition
I used to be an avid gamer but responsibilities of life have prevented me from those hours with the controller. However, whenever a new R3K comes out, I am back in front of the TV until I am done. I love the improvements, they are fabulous. I wish that the duel was much more a part of the game. It was great in the last one but now nobody ever wants to duel, which is a shame. I also miss the rewarding of generals. The catapults were fun, now gone. It is also much harder to recruit generals from other areas and from captured generals. They never want to join you. It used to be fun to win a big war to get your hands on Lu Bu. Now these guys are all imprisoned and executed, no chance to add to your stable of talent. I like the storyline interludes and the emperor allowing the rankings, this is great stuff. Would be nice of you could appoint civil officers to some sort of ranking, perhaps a council of somekind where "plot" stuff could be suggested and executed. You would be able to call the council every so often for this sort of diplomatic advice. And perhaps then that interesting subversion that is in the plot area would actually work once and a while. I would like to be able to buy the horses and all that stuff as well. Still these are the best games ever created! Can't wait for the next one.
D**R
"New" Romance of the Three Kingdoms Game
The game is good, as they all are. If your a koei fan, or a true war sim fan you will like the game very much. Unfortunately though for the R3K fans, the feel doesn't seem to be there. When you used to get truly into the game, and live it. You know play the game for 2 days straight, finally beat it and come back to play as a different ruler or in a different scenerio the next day. It just doesn't seem to happen anymore.I like where Koei is going, unfortunately this is like the first versions of any Windows system, it just doesn't work right. They most likely should have waited a while refined the way the game operates and tried then. Unforntunately everything is trial and error.I would recommend trying Romance of the Three Kingdoms IV or wait till they release the next. Mabye they will be back on track, or have fully developed the great ideas that where sorely lacking in presentation in R3K VI.Don't get me wrong, it's still a great game and series, the newest installment is just lacking the feel of the rest.
C**H
Addictive tactics game
With it's complex system of commands and basic visuals this is a game which many people may be deterred from giving it a chance. Once played however your opinion of it is likely to change. Played as it is to the backdrop of chinese history your goal is to unite all of China. The system is surprisingly well thought out with a lot of depth and variety. It is also fun to create your own heroes and see how they fare against those of history. Once I began playing this I couldn't stop. It really is addictive fun but it is not a game for people with short attention spans who just crave flashy graphics and action. It is very tactical both in terms of politics and battles. Give it a try but remember to guard your supplies in battle.
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But this installment of Rot3K lacks that really compelling flavor that makes these games so addictive.The war portion, which is the lion's share of this game, is fine. In fact, it's better than ever. But that also betrays the game's biggest fault: besides the war, there's not a lot to do. You can make general improvements to 3 categories of your city (farming, commerce, safety) but that's about the extent of interaction with your city. The rest of your options are mostly recruiting generals (hint: get as many as you can early on, as they are difficult to obtain later) amassing troops (no training though) and giving ranks to your generals. There are some limited diplomacy measures that hardly ever work, and get very tiresome (like much of this game,) and that doesn't help.So you are left to merely amass more troops than your neighbor, and enough generals to lead them. Other than that, it gets pretty... well... boring. The cut scenes are nice, the history is very rich and deep, and some minor troop enhancements make the battles a little more weighty. But we've arrived again at the problem of battle being the only redeeming quality of the game.Yes, you can have very short conversations with your generals (that are mostly pointless), you can install traps around your castles (at least it gives you something to do), and receive visitors that bear gifts and gold. But there's still something missing. Just like Kessen on PS2, this game lacks a real focus on the city-building portion, which leaves you with a great war simulator, but the vast stretches in between might very well leave you snoozing. (Kessen solved this problem by simply eliminating that pesky \"city management\" phase, and relying more heavily on an automatically advancing storyline.)I simply cannot give any Koei game less than 4 stars, and regardless of any negative reviews, I still would have bought this. 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Now these guys are all imprisoned and executed, no chance to add to your stable of talent. I like the storyline interludes and the emperor allowing the rankings, this is great stuff. Would be nice of you could appoint civil officers to some sort of ranking, perhaps a council of somekind where \"plot\" stuff could be suggested and executed. You would be able to call the council every so often for this sort of diplomatic advice. And perhaps then that interesting subversion that is in the plot area would actually work once and a while. I would like to be able to buy the horses and all that stuff as well. Still these are the best games ever created! Can't wait for the next one."},{"@type":"Review","reviewRating":{"@type":"Rating","ratingValue":"4.0"},"author":{"@type":"Person","name":"D***R"},"datePublished":"Reviewed in the United States on October 20, 2000","name":"\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n \n \"New\" Romance of the Three Kingdoms Game\n \n","reviewBody":"The game is good, as they all are. If your a koei fan, or a true war sim fan you will like the game very much. Unfortunately though for the R3K fans, the feel doesn't seem to be there. When you used to get truly into the game, and live it. You know play the game for 2 days straight, finally beat it and come back to play as a different ruler or in a different scenerio the next day. It just doesn't seem to happen anymore.I like where Koei is going, unfortunately this is like the first versions of any Windows system, it just doesn't work right. They most likely should have waited a while refined the way the game operates and tried then. Unforntunately everything is trial and error.I would recommend trying Romance of the Three Kingdoms IV or wait till they release the next. 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