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[texhnolyze]

Yes, the game has been out for a while, but the English version just released several hours ago. Here's the reviews of the English version.

Opencritic: 76 (Strong)

WCCFtech - 6.6

Romance of the Three Kingdoms XIII is a decent game that simply tries too much. Mixing role playing and strategy aspects, though never the best at either, there's a lot to do. The other major issue is simply how ugly it looks outside of the drawn art.

PlayStation LifeStyle - 5.5

Romance of the Three Kingdoms XIII undoubtedly has a cult, niche following, as games don’t usually receive that many sequels without such a following. However, this is one niche that is as obscure for newcomers as it is deep, and it’s certainly an instance where real-time strategy simply does not fit on the console with a controller. If you’re a fan of this series, save yourself from grief and pick it up on PC.

PushSquare - 8.0

It would be unfair to dismiss Romance of the Three Kingdoms XIII as yet another niche instalment in Koei's ageing series of war sims. There is real depth to city management and a refined complexity to the relationship system, bolstered by a welcome sense of fun. Some minor technical issues mar the battle scenes, but this is such a solid package overall that it's hard to grumble. There isn't much competition, but this is still the best strategy game on the PS4.

Niche Gamer - 9.5

Once again Koei has created a fantastic strategy game that plays surprisingly well on a console, while not as immediately comfortable to play with a control as Nobunaga’s Ambition, which I own on both PC and PS4, but perfer the PS4 controls more.

Digitally Downloaded - 10

It’s so good to see these kinds of serious strategy games on console, as it’s something that has been all-but exclusive to PC over the past couple of generations of hardware. With a comprehensive tutorial system, Romance of the Three Kingdoms is the best fit game for people new to the genre to wrap their minds around it. Equally, for more experienced strategy fans, the superb balance that made the historical events the game is based on so fascinating also make for the near-perfect strategy game.

Game Watcher - 6.0

In all the game works mechanically well but lacks innovation and plays it too safe. The oversimplified gameplay mixed with lacklustre combat make for a game that plays well but leaves you with the disappointing notion of what could have been.

 

[Aters]

If you’re a fan of this series, save yourself from grief and pick it up on PC.

Once again Koei has created a fantastic strategy game that plays surprisingly well on a console

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[texhnolyze]

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Another one.

It’s over simplified gameplay mixed with its string of issues.

Gameplay is so complex, it's obscure

 

[Shauni]

Now more entries than the Friday the 13th franchise. Crazy.

 

[Monochromaticx]

Man. Talk about mixed reviews.

 

[ShadowSwordmaster]

I'm going to get this either way.

 

[SolicitorPirate]

How does it compare to other games on the series?

 

[RuGalz]

such a wide range of review scores... was in the mood to play this one too after years of hiatus

 

[Mediking]

Any gifs of gameplay??? Any waifu?

 

[Aters]

How does it compare to other games on the series?

From what I heard, it's a lackluster entry in the series. Kind of funny to see that although those reviewers (or at least half of it) clearly don't know what they are talking about, the final aggregate score actually makes sense.

 

[NolbertoS]

My body is ready. Liu Bei, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei. Here I come

 

[Gxgear]

Man. Talk about mixed reviews.

It's from Koei so that's not unexpected.

 

[Monochromaticx]

My body is ready. Liu Bei, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei. Here I come

Cao Cao Sima Yi xiahou dun !
#TeamWei

 

[XxSlasherMcGirkxX]

Any gifs of gameplay??? Any waifu?

Any waifu? In a DW/RotTK game. Yes there are quite a few.

 

[firehawk12]

The last one I played seriously was 4, so I'm actually curious to see what a contemporary ROTK game is like. The reviews don't surprise me though. lol

 

[WildEagle18]

Got mine today, pretty good so far, I started during the Yellow Turban Rebellion as my own Ruler and its pretty blast, I allied with Sun Jian so when he attack YT, I just pounce on the open territories while Sun Jian drew so much attention.

Granted this is my first entry into the ROTK series so to me the game is pretty good, it also feels like Nobunaga's Ambition so I got the hang of it quickly.

Shubros wy@

 

[Tagyhag]

I didn't know it was real-time, always thought the series was turn-based or is this the first one that went into the RTS route?

Either way, is it worth picking up? The reviews on Steam aren't exactly good.

 

[OuterLimits]

Excited to play it. Love the series. Favorites are 2,3,7,10. Only one I hated was number 9. I think the last western release was 10 years ago now?

Now we need Koei to revive Genghis Khan, and PTO. Heck, another Liberty or Death would be cool also.

 

[texhnolyze]

The comparison with Nobunaga's Ambition SoL sold me on this game. I'm loving it.

Apparently, Steam version got a soft launch discount (17%) until the 13th. I'm gonna pick the game up this weekend.