preface
As a complete passerby fan of the "Peerless Series", I first came into contact with "Three Kingdoms Peerless", which can also be traced back to the distant GBA handheld era. At that time, the matchless screen was still 2D, and compared with now, the graphics gameplay was naturally much simpler. But thanks to the background of the story, it relies on the "Romance of the Three Kingdoms". The characters, plots, and scenes that appear in the game all have a full sense of intimacy for us. Naturally, the "Peerless Series" has formed a large number of loyal fan groups in China.
The "True Three Kingdoms 8 Empire", which was officially released at the end of December last year, is the latest work in the series and a commemorative work for its 20th anniversary. But after a period of gaming experience, it is difficult to evaluate this game with too many words of praise.
Cloaked in "matchless" skin
Although they are all called "True Three Kingdoms Matchless 8", there is still a certain difference between the content gameplay of the Empire and this biography. For the first time, True Three Kingdoms Matchless 8 uses an open-world setting, paired with traditional peerless mowing gameplay. But this time in the Empire, this long-criticized setting by players was completely abandoned by Glory. The previous series of traditional enhanced versions of the "Fierce General", this time also directly skipped, quite surprising. In addition, under the peerless combat system, this game also integrates the strategic gameplay of SLG. Players can build their own characters, or they can directly choose well-known warriors from the Three Kingdoms. Through the recruitment and training of warriors, management personnel, collection of grain and grass resources and a series of operations. Finally, through the siege of the city, the national unification was achieved. Although there is a strategy to play, it is still much simpler than the glorious "Romance of the Three Kingdoms series". It is also relatively friendly to players who are new to the system and can get started quickly.
Poor graphics
I played the PC version, and after turning up the game's various screen options to the highest, the graphics of this game are still quite average. To put it mildly, it is more like a product of the PS3 era. Jagged dog teeth and low-resolution stickers are everywhere, and there are ridiculous bugs. Compared with the PC version, the performance of the NS version is worse, and it can only be described in four words. Many NS players have complained bitter water after the experience. The game's picture quality is too poor and the frame rate is low. During the game, the ground runs while long grass, the font is very small, and due to the low frame rate, it leads to attack delay and a series of problems. It can only be said that Glory really did not have a heart in the game optimization experience this time, more like "swinging".
Good "face pinching system"
Having said all the disadvantages, let's talk about the few advantages of Ben. The game follows the critically acclaimed face pinching system in Renwang 2. Players can completely create a character that they like relatively like and have an eye-catching character according to their own preferences. Coupled with glory's own technical strength, its female modeling roles have always been of a high standard. The game can not be fun, but the girl must be good-looking. In addition to pinching faces, there are 94 matchless warriors to choose from in the game. Including Dong Bai, Hua Xiong, and Xiahou Ji, who appeared in the martial general DLC in this biography, also joined. The characters who appeared can also be said to be the highest in the past, and it can be regarded as a certain degree of compensation for the lack of gameplay.
At last
For players who are new to the series, the game "True Three Kingdoms Matchless 8 Empire" is barely able to play. This game continues the series's consistent and refreshing mowing system, plus simplified SLG gameplay. The large number of warriors to choose from will also extend the player's play time to a certain extent. But for older players, the lack of innovation and poor graphics makes it difficult for them to continue buying support. As the "True Three Kingdoms Matchless" of this series, after experiencing the failure of change, how to go in the future needs to be considered by Glory.