Romance of the Three Kingdoms 11 Review

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Romance of the Three Kingdoms 11 Review; Score: 6/10
Topic Started: Feb 11 2007, 04:51 PM (790 Views)
Zhau Ja	Feb 11 2007, 04:51 PM Post #1
Supreme Commander Posts: 543 Group: Members Member #1,351 Joined: April 5, 2006	Having played it, I thought I'd give my take on how the game is. It's much different than 10 while it's interesting in it's own right, there is somethings that were good additions to the game and some that made me scratch my head. My ratings system: = Ugh, don't put this back in for 12 = Ok, but.... = Good, but needs something more.. = Great bring more stuff like this for 12 *= Excellent, keep this for 12! Duels- I found that this was one of the best improvements in the series. Unlike 10, where you just stood there and swung away at each other, this time the combatants ride abreast of each other and fight. Much like in the actual story. * Debates- Still fun to do, but have changed slightly since 10. Having the models closer to the screen gives a sense of drama especially when your losing or winning. Music- Oh! Wow! The score is probably the best thing about the game! Can't really describe it but trust me it's good! * Side note: I do have the soundtrack on CD (got it as a bonus when I preordered it) If anyone wants a copy tell me. Though you'd have to tell/show me how I can send it to you (ie. download etc.) Graphics- I loved the 3d rendered map. Also quite impressive was the models for each character. Especially when you made a character you are able show what they look like. * CAW(Create a warrior)- This is just fun to mess around with. (I'll use my CAW Zhau Ja or ZJ as an example.) Most of it was the same as 10 but with no 40+ skills. The most noticable improvement is setting of relations. After you set your birth, sex name, model, you can choose your spouse from either history (Diao Chan, or the two Qiaos) or a created wife/ husband. On the next screen after pushing the R1 button, You can set who your officer is close to and you can even set sworn siblings(Liu Bei has Guan Yu and Zhang Fei as his) Turning to the next page (R1) You can set who your character likes. For example ZJ, has Zhuge Liang, Zhao Yun, Guan Ping, Liu Bei and Zhang Fei as his. You can have up to five of these. Also on the same page you can set who you dislike ZJ has most of the Cao family as whom he dislikes. Along with Zhang He. Also can be set at five. The rest is similar to 10's CAW system with stats. You can also set which units your good with or bad with 'S' being the best or 'C' being the worst. the six units are Spears, Pikes, Bows, Horses, Weaponry and Navy. Than you can set a skill that your officer is good at. ZJ has 'Chain Attack' Which gives you a 50% chance of attacking again in battle. There are numorous others having to do with other battle skills domestic and even spousal support skills! The rest of CAW is pretty strait forward and is similar to 10 with the exception of how your voice sounds. * Gameplay-Much like 9's. I liked 10's gameplay better though. Some like having a choice of choosing to be a vassal and work your way through the ranks of your favorite kingdom or starting as a ruler. Me I like being a vassal. Also, 10 you could pick up and get into it quite quickly with in-game tutorials to help when tried to do something new like dueling. 11 though you have to play through tutorial levels which are almost neccesary to play. Also there are no more cut scenes like in 10. For example Liu Bei's visits to Zhuge Liang are shown with a picture of out side of Zhuge's house and dialog boxes showing what is being said. 10's cut scene was much better at depicting this important event in the story. Overview The game is good but I enjoyed playing 10 a lot more. The game is ok for those who like playing this way, but 10 was almost like an RPG which kind of made it a little more fun. I give this game a ***. Did I miss something? Or do you need help with something? Let me know!



Red Knight	Feb 11 2007, 06:45 PM Post #2
1948-2009: THE GRAND SLAM DREAM LIVES ON! Posts: 6,545 Group: Members Member #1,747 Joined: April 28, 2006	Maybe Koei removed the cutscenes to reduce lag time. Maybe ROTK 10 had some lag time.
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Will	Feb 11 2007, 07:02 PM Post #3
God of Death in Gundam Wing Posts: 3,830 Group: Members Member #1,970 Joined: May 16, 2006	i had no lag time with the scenes... I personally love the scenes....



The Dragon	Feb 11 2007, 11:41 PM Post #4
The Count Posts: 142 Group: Members Member #3,924 Joined: October 23, 2006 Gender Male	Personally I love 11. I believe the game play is very well done. However I do miss rising through the ranks, but hey this is a new and innovative way to play with a 3-D map.



Zhau Ja	Feb 12 2007, 02:34 PM Post #5
Supreme Commander Posts: 543 Group: Members Member #1,351 Joined: April 5, 2006	Oh! I forgot to mention that I'll be reviewing Samurai Warriors 2: Empires next so keep on the lookout for that!



KOEI Warriors	Jun 12 2007, 05:58 PM Post #6
_root.admin Posts: 0 Group: Admins Member #1 Joined: August 11, 2005	* Moved to Reviews section *



TinyCaterpillar	Jun 12 2007, 06:38 PM Post #7
Drifting Butterfly Posts: 929 Group: Members Member #1,246 Joined: March 29, 2006	I agree with everything you said, but I might have given it a 4/5. I feel the same way about scrapping the rank system, but sometimes I like the old-fashioned strategy game feel of ROTK11. So I just keep all of my ROTKs and switch off between them.
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KOEI Warriors	Jun 12 2007, 06:47 PM Post #8
_root.admin Posts: 0 Group: Admins Member #1 Joined: August 11, 2005	You rated 5 for most of the parts, the lowest mark is 4 but when it comes to the end, you gave 3/5 overall... Lol!



Crazypete	Jul 11 2007, 09:58 PM Post #9
KW's Zhou Yu Posts: 2,353 Group: Members Member #64 Joined: September 11, 2005	I definitely agree with you on the gameplay. they could have made it a little more challenging and a lot more like ROTK 10. I can't believe that they switched out the original gameplay, but i do like it that it's field based now as well.



Sun Ce of East Wu	Jul 12 2007, 05:13 AM Post #10
In limbo Posts: 795 Group: Members Member #2,768 Joined: July 28, 2006	Actually, the way this game plays is a lot closer to the original (RTK 1-6) than 7, 8, and 10 were. I like the officer play too, but there's usually so many bugs or AI glitches in those styles of game.
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Crazypete	Jul 18 2007, 01:38 AM Post #11
KW's Zhou Yu Posts: 2,353 Group: Members Member #64 Joined: September 11, 2005	oh hehe ironically i started the ROTK series with ROTK 7 :lol:



Zhau Ja	Jul 22 2007, 12:33 PM Post #12
Supreme Commander Posts: 543 Group: Members Member #1,351 Joined: April 5, 2006	I came in at 8 but have played the others before and after that since then, so your not alone



Will	Jul 22 2007, 02:56 PM Post #13
God of Death in Gundam Wing Posts: 3,830 Group: Members Member #1,970 Joined: May 16, 2006	Should I not get the game? Im buying it for 25$ online off Adam... with shipping. Is that a good deal?



Wu Fei	Jul 22 2007, 03:36 PM Post #14
Occupied with KW: Conquerors Posts: 456 Group: Members Member #7,673 Joined: May 31, 2007	Quote: Should I not get the game? Im buying it for 25$ online off Adam... with shipping. Is that a good deal? Thats actually a good deal if you're getting it for 25$ and if its new. Overall the game play is great its game style is much like that of IX which is what I like, when you control all cities at once and generals. However there are so many typos and glitches I've discovered while playing it. Zhang He's name was spelled Zhang Yue, where did that come from...I also dislike the fact that one game file takes up so much space.
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t0nythetiger22	Aug 5 2007, 09:00 PM Post #15
Elite Soldier Posts: 45 Group: Members Member #8,710 Joined: July 23, 2007	i totally agree 10 was just better than 11



the glorious sun jian	Aug 7 2007, 12:09 PM Post #16
IT IS TIME TO CUT DONG ZHOU,S HEAD and DRINK IT,S BLOOD Posts: 499 Group: Members Member #8,768 Joined: July 25, 2007	t0nythetiger22 Aug 5 2007, 08:00 PM i totally agree 10 was just better than 11 Not better but longer , and i think ROTK 12 will be much like 10



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