#total war three kingdoms

[morgenstern16]

Seeing Chinese history posts on my dash makes me think if I should do that "Total War: Three Kingdoms but I know only really basic stuff about Romance of the Three Kingdoms" playthrough and see if I can cause psychic damage by remarking if this Liu Bei guy was important or whatever

[trisshawkeye]

I got Total War: Three Kingdoms from @liobi for Christmas, so I've started playing as Gongsun Zan, just to be contrary, and so I can start off with Zhao Yun from the get-go lol

I'm gonna kick EVERYBODY'S ass

[its-not-a-pen]

-Bromance of the Three Kingdoms-

what if we were fighting on opposite sides of the war. i was a pragmatist, willing to betray the whole world and you were an idealist, willing to follow your brothers to the grave. what if you showed me a side of human nature i didn't think existed. i would have given anything to make you stay but your loyalty (the thing i fell in love with) would never allow it. if you loved me more you would have stayed. if you stayed i would have loved you less...and we were both boys?

character designs from Total War bc i lowkey like Cao Cao's stupid to-go box hat (i think it's meant to be a longuan???)

[grand-theft-carbohydrates]

OK I HAVEN'T SEEN ANYONE TALK ABOUT THIS YET SO IM GOING TO ASSUME YALL HAVEN'T SEEN IT this is from total war: 3 kingdoms and I am fucking obsessed with all their game trailers because it is 100% made by people who Get It. Favourite things:

1/ the SONG. the FUCKING SONG. ok. this is based on the poem "Hard Roads to Shu" by Tang Dynasty poet Li Bai. The road to Shu was a treacherous mountain path that once led to sichuan and it's also a HOMOPHONE for the Kingdom of Shu Han, which Liu Bei creates with blood, sweat and tears. The first verse, as Liu Bei's army prepares to face Cao Cao: "The road to Shu is hard. As hard as climbing the great blue sky." the verse that plays when Liu Bei falls: "The ground splits, mountains fall, and stout heroes die."

2/ All the citizens are running while Liu Bei and his sworn brothers are walking towards the danger. 3/ Liu Bei helps a fallen man onto his feet. later on, it is the people who do not lose faith in him as his sworn brothers + zhao yun lift him back onto his feet (zhuge liang is also there!). the man lui bei helped before is the one who gives him back his sword.

4/ SMASH CUT TO THE BATTLE OF CHIBI, WITH LUI BEI LEADING THE LAND ATTACK.

5/ ok. yknow. when Cao Cao's calvary is seconds from bearing down on Lui Bei, the dust of their hooves blotting out the sun, and the last thing lui bei does is glance behind him to look at the fleeing refugees???????????? im frothing at the fucking mouth.

5/ im so inordinately pleased with Cao Cao's single, wordless gesture commanding his men to charge. he gets like 3 seconds of screentime and it's used SO well.

6/ I just really, really, really like the overhead shots showing the battle formations ok??? im a slut for a good battle formation. (small nitpick, lui bei actually outnumbered cao cao 2-1. not that it mattered, they were still totally outmatched bc they were basically all footsoldiers. i get this is visual shorthand to show they're the underdog, but still.)

7/ *gasp!* guan yu if you're here at dangyang then who is at jiangling escorting the refugees? you know what, i'll get it slide just this once because it's just that badass.

8/ im such a slut for historically accurate battle tactics you have NO idea, like that little detail of the archers retreating behind the pikemen and see how the pikemen are all STANDING STILL, bracing their ji INTO THE GROUND and NOT CHARGING? pay attention john woo that's how you're suppose to use a polearm against calvary!!!!

9/ OMG these are crossbolt archers!!!! hell yeah!!! also has the implication that lui bei has a less skilled, run-down peasant militia

10/ zhang fei's little wink before the battle. god how do these people sum up their personalities in .5 seconds so well????? 11/ I SEE THEM. I SEE THE BOYS. THEY INCLUDED HIS BIG STUPID DUMBO EARS!!!!!!!!!!!!! 100000/10 NO FUCKING NOTES.

[fancypantsrecords]

Richard Birdsall, Simon Ravn & Tim Wynn - Total War: Three Kingdoms The Original Soundtrack | Laced Records | 2020 | Red Translucent

[smoothestjazz]

“Hi I’m Zhao Yun and you’re watching Disney Channel” looking ass

[trans-rights-gastly]

2019 Steam Awards: Outstanding Visual Style 

[xiahoumiaocai]

I don't always like CA's Total War: 3K, but when I do...