Whilst both of these are fairly straightforward metrics, their implementation forces you to play differently. As an ever-decaying buff, that replenishes after successful battles, Zeal forces you to keep relentlessly attacking enemies to keep you strong and the people on your side. For you there’s Zeal another mechanic to contend with. Obviously playing as the rebellion, Fervour gives you this advantage to play with. It signifies the support for the imminent rebellion, and if left unchecked will see your followers rebel against you. As a Han Dynasty supporter, you will be constantly battling against a new metric called Fervour. Good luck.ĭifferent mechanics are introduced, which dramatically change how you need to go about your conquering. If you can stop the constant spending of money before you bankrupt the kingdom, you might just have enough resources to pull together an army to stop the Rebellion in its tracks. It is in fact here, rather than the battlefield where you will win your campaign. Surrounded by eunuchs and power-hungry warlords seeking their own advantage, the Royal Court is in chaos. This final campaign mode does a great job of showing you his struggle and revealing the dark political underbelly that engulfed him. During the other campaigns, there’s mention of the Emperor’s lack of response to the emerging uprising and you wonder why this central superpower wouldn’t do more to prevent collapse. With enough support, your aim is to ultimately conquer the Chinese capital.īut by far the most unique and interesting of the new campaigns is the one where you are the Emperor himself. This campaign instead focuses on spreading your influence and rallying China to your cause. On the flip side, you can also play as one of the three brothers who kick-started the Yellow Turban Rebellion. In this role, you need to quash the rebellion and bring peace to the Han Dynasty. The most traditional of these is a supporter of the current Han empire. However, a few notable tweaks to some settings and mechanics make these new campaign modes feel rather different at times. There are essentially three different perspectives to play in this new period. As with previous DLC, the main gameplay aspects and UI remain almost identical to the base game. As such events are unfolding earlier than in the main game. Mandate of Heaven focuses on the activity at the beginning of the Yellow Turban Rebellion. The new Mandate of Heaven DLC made me feel for the first time that, maybe, the AI is looking at me and thinking exactly the same thing. It’s easy to view them as pawns to manipulate for your benefit if you play your cards right. There’s a real sense these factions are run by warlords with malleable personalities. This gives it an added layer of realism, that is most welcome in the series. It doesn’t just focus on the grand battles and violence, but also the political backdrop its rich Chinese historical tale affords it. Total War: Three Kingdoms has managed to enamor itself among fans by not being afraid to do things a little differently.
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