#ROMANCE OF THE THREE KINGDOMS 13 REVIEW HOW TO#
#ROMANCE OF THE THREE KINGDOMS 13 REVIEW PS4#
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#ROMANCE OF THE THREE KINGDOMS 13 REVIEW HOW TO#

The problem is, wellвЂ¦ I think I may have come away more confused than when I started.ДЇirst off, while the game does go through a number of important mechanics - for example, how to win the favor of other warlords, or how to successfully crush an opponent in a debate - I never really felt like it spent enough time on any of these individual elements to give me a real feel for them. Called Hero Mode, this is a sort of вЂњMy First Romance of the Three KingdomsвЂќ that takes you through a mini-story while also attempting to teach you the ropes on the gameвЂ™s multitude of complicated systems. The other big problem, sadly, is that even the вЂњtutorialвЂќ mode the developers put together is not an adequate guide for franchise newbies.

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For a series thatвЂ™s been on consoles for over three decades, itвЂ™s sad that the developers werenвЂ™t able to sort out an intuitive or visually-appealing UI here. Many of the screens are an absolute chore to sift through, with cumbersomely small, ambiguous icons and nightmarish menus that barrage you with too much information at once.ДЄs a newcomer to the series, it was rarely clear to me exactly what order I should do things in or what certain in-game terms meant - since there are almost no tooltips or descriptions in sight, I spent a lot of my time using the вЂњeeny, meeny, miny, moeвЂќ method for decision-making. My problems with the game really come down to just two things, although theyвЂ™re big ones.ДЇirst of all, it really doesnвЂ™t feel optimized for a console experience, a fact that baffled me considering the franchiseвЂ™s long history on various systems (the first game, which came out in 1985, graced the Nintendo Entertainment System!). The title pulls each of these things from the historical backdrop of ChinaвЂ™s imperial dynasties, with major warlords like Lu Bu and Dong Zhuo at your playable disposal.

#ROMANCE OF THE THREE KINGDOMS 13 REVIEW PS4#

So when I started up Romance of the Three Kingdoms XIII, the thirteenth entry in the menu- and click-heavy strategy series, youвЂ™ll forgive me for assuming the PS4 version must have some intuitive interface options for console players.ДЄfter all, they are thirteen games in, right? Well, unfortunately, this Romance seems to have been doomed from the start: with clunky controls and poor guidance through the gameвЂ™s complex systems, itвЂ™s unlikely that Koei TecmoвЂ™s going to draw in any newcomers with this iteration of the franchise - although current fans might enjoy what it has to offer.ДЄt its heart, Romance of the Three Kingdoms XIII is a complex, multifaceted strategy game that involves juggling multiple resources, locations and characters as you attempt to build a successful empire. For example, the recent decision to cut down the power of TorbjГ¶rnвЂ™s turrets in the console version of Overwatch helps account for the relative lack of accuracy that comes with playing first-person shooters on a controller. Even I have to admit, though, there are some genres that need a little extra help when they come to consoles. IвЂ™ve always been what some people call a вЂњconsole peasant,вЂќ and lately IвЂ™ve been wearing that derogatory distinction like a badge of honor.

Romance of the three kingdoms 13 review