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Romance of the Three Kingdoms 8 Remake will launch digitally for PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Switch, and PC via Steam on October 24, publisher Koei Tecmo and developer Kou Shibusawa announced.

In Japan, Romance of the Three Kingdoms 8 Remake will be available both physically and digitally in standard and limited editions across all platforms.

Get the latest details below.

Romance of the Three Kingdoms 8 Remake is based on Romance of the Three Kingdoms VIII with Power Up Kit, complete with both the “All Officers Play” and “All Periods Scenarios” features, as well as a host of new content to deliver the most complete Romance of the Three Kingdoms experience to date.

Among the new additions, the number of playable officers has been increased from approximately 600 to 1,000. With newly added officers and forces, players can discover new events and relationships between officers for an even more authentic experience. The “All Periods Scenarios” feature has also been updated to offer over 55 scenarios, including fictional ones, making it the largest number of scenarios available in the series history. From the end of the Eastern Han dynasty to the final age of the Three Kingdoms period, players can choose any officers and which period they’d like to play, creating numerous possible combinations for an experience unique to each player.

Through the evolved “All Officers Play” feature, players have the option to take control of the powerful rulers and the officers who serve them or be a free officer and join a vagrant army. This enables players to explore the Three Kingdoms with a fresh and unique experience every time through thanks to the incredible amount of new features and the variety of associations formed both on and off the battlefield highlighted by both “Symbiotic” and “Antagonistic” relationships.

“Symbiotic” relationships are established when the player interacts with other officers through situations like commands or events and a certain number of “sympathies” occur. When a player is in a “Symbiotic” relationship with another officer, the officer will join and help the player in many situations, including domestics, councils, and battles. On the other hand, if the relationship is “Antagonistic,” the officer will not accept visits from the player and may even hunt them on the battlefield.

Another unique strategy element to Romance of the Three Kingdoms 8 Remake is the addition of the powerful and unique “Traits.” Helping officers stand out, “Traits” is an ability possessed by some officers with exceptional achievements or memorable anecdotes in history. For example, Cao Cao is able to act twice in council and Liu Bei is able to meet with officers without fail.

The variety of relationships built up throughout the experience are now dramatically displayed through a number of new elements. Players will be able to check on the constantly changing dynamics of each relationship through the “Relationship Chart.” The “Relationship Chart” not only shows relationships like “Sworn Siblings” and “Spouses” but also depicts special relationships such as “Destined Partners,” “Rivals,” and “Sworn Enemies,” as well as displaying the various “Symbiotic” and “Antagonistic” connections. As relationships deepen with others, “Linked Forge” may even occur during battles and missions. These special links allow for a better performance beyond individual capabilities in various situations.

In addition, many events in the game, ranging from major historical incidents to anecdotes of officers can now be initiated by officers through “Tales.” This allows players to selectively participate in the events of their choosing. Additionally, some events offer choices and the player’s decisions will dynamically alter the lives of officers and the Three Kingdoms.

Source - Gematsu

 

[Edmund]

This is so random. I'm a massive fan of ROTK but they should have made ROTK 15 instead of this. I grew up playing ROTK since I was 7 years old and played every series.

 

[Aion002]

Nice. I like Nobunaga's Ambition more, but ROTK is also cool. Coincidentally, I bought ROTK 8 on the ps2 and it was the last one of the series that I played. I noticed that XIII is available on ps plus, I think now is the perfect time to start it.

 

[Skifi28]

 

[kazuyamishima]

I don’t wanna start anything

But the amount of games that are skipping Xbox are getting astonishing and a bit… alarming??

 

[ReyBrujo]

Oh, this is neat. I remember playing the rom of the SNES version (I think it was 3) and loved it. I remember I couldn't find it anywhere down here so I bought Rise of the Phoenix instead. I'll gladly buy this one even though I know more about Japanese history.

 

[kunonabi]

Is it going to have goddamn multiplayer?