Perhaps no one would have thought that the FC game "Overlord's Continent" released in 1992, even in 2023, 30 years later, will still be a classic peak in the hearts of countless Three Kingdoms game lovers.
For the discussion and analysis of this game, everyone should have seen enough before. Today, we are going to talk about a very partial topic.
That is in the continent of the overlord, if you really look at it from the perspective of actual combat. Which warriors are the strongest.
As we all know, the martial generals of the Overlord's continent have five basic attributes: body, martial arts, knowledge, virtue, and loyalty.
Among them, physical strength determines life, force determines output, knowledge determines strategy and construction, virtue determines whether you can be a good monarch and taishou, and loyalty is loyalty.
Virtue innately cannot be changed, but its own role is actually general, except for the monarch necessary, others basically do not use this attribute.
Although loyal is useful, it can be changed, and you can reward all subordinates to 99 points.
What really determines the strength of the military general is actually the three attributes of physical strength, force and knowledge.
Among these three attributes, force and knowledge can be cultivated, the former limit can reach 91, the latter limit can reach 90 (under normal circumstances, 89).
So the difference between the initial martial generals we see and the final form of the martial generals that are finally cultivated is very large.
If we want to consider practicality, only military generals who meet the standards of physical strength, force and knowledge can actually play a full role on the battlefield.
Therefore, we may wish to use the sum value of the basic three dimensions as the evaluation criterion according to the final growth attribute of the military general. Among all the generals who appeared, the three-dimensional attributes were combined with more than 75 points. Look at the situation where they have all been cultivated to the full level, those martial generals are more practical.
5 Barely usable level: The three-dimensional attribute after the final growth is 225~239 points (average 75 points or more).
There are a total of 24 martial generals who can train to an average of 75~79 points. If you put the 237 people in the ranking, it is roughly from 162 to 185.
From this name, we can roughly see that this grade is actually not very high. If you can't even get this three-dimensional data, then this martial general is basically a useless garbage martial general in the overlord's continent.
In this grade, the most famous martial general should be Pang Tong, ranked 169th.
Pang Fengyan cultivated to the full level, which is roughly 68 physical strength, 66 force, 98 knowledge, 232 three-dimensional sum, and the average value is about 77. Although it is a good thing to know that the matter of being high is high, it is because the initial strength is too low, and the physical strength is not high. As a result, Pang Tong is much less practical than other Kochi warriors.
Because of Pang Tong's low force, his fate will be very tragic once he is approached by the top martial arts. Therefore, although the intelligence is very high, Pang Tong can only be used as a good hand in the construction of internal affairs at most. On the battlefield, Pang Tong's actual combat ability was still much worse than that of Zhuge Liang, Sima Yi, Zhou Yu, Lu Xun and other combat divisions with both civilization and martial arts.
And the strongest well-known martial artist in this grade should be Xu Rong from Dong Zhuo's camp.
Also calculated according to the value after the full level, Xu Rong can be upgraded to the level of 60+84+89, and the sum attribute is 233.
At this level, if you say that let him and Guan Yu Zhang Fei face Gang hard, it is obviously impossible. Not to mention the super first-class martial generals, even if Guan Xing Zhang Yuan is basically a stable victory over Xu Rong.
But if after the level is full, you let Xu Rong, who has 84 force, defend the city, or simply consume the strength of the enemy's main general, then you can basically kill hundreds of soldiers on the other side.
The other martial generals in this level are basically similar to Xu Rong's role. Even Xia Hou Huang, who is recognized as one of the top five garbage martial generals, can have a three-dimensional attribute of 67+71+89 if he is cultivated to a full point. Of course, it's not powerful at all, but it's not enough if you say it's useless.
By the way, if the three-dimensional is calculated according to this standard, then the person who ranks 237th is Wang Jian. The three-dimensional attribute is 42+54+85, the sum is 181, and the average score is more than 60. This attribute is a complete waste in the true sense, and there is no use.
4 Advanced cost performance: the three-dimensional properties after the final growth are 240~254 points (average 80 points or more).
If the martial generals of the previous grade belong to the kind that is very garbage and needs to be cultivated to be useful (except for Pang Tong), then the positioning of this grade is similar. The only difference is that everyone basically does not cultivate a martial artist of the previous grade, and for this grade with higher cost performance, they will consider training.
The number of martial generals of this grade is relatively large, reaching 46, ranking from 116 to 161. It basically belongs to the intermediate level of 237 martial generals.
Like the previous grade, the most well-known martial generals in this grade are also familiar to everyone, that is, our Shu Han First Army Division Zhuge Liang and Cao Wei First Army Division Sima Yi.
The situation of these two is also similar to the Pontonic mentioned earlier, of course, it is much better than the practicality of Ponton.
Of course, the intelligence of 99 and 98 is invincible, but on the battlefield, both have a relatively large weakness, that is, the force cannot reach the upper limit of 90. The extreme force value of both is around 84 points.
Of course, this value will not be bad, and anyone can defeat at least 700 troops of the other side. But combined with the physical strength of 71 and 69, Zhuge Liang and Sima Yi's ability to single out is still insufficient.
Don't say that he and the five tigers will be singled out, and there is a Wang Shuanghu car on the opposite side, basically Zhuge Liang and Sima Yi are in an eight-two situation, and the people are eight.
So in essence, it is not that Zhuge Liang and Sima Yi are not easy to use, but that their shortcomings are too obvious. In today's ranking, because the upper limit of attributes is not much different, everyone competes to see who has the higher shortcoming. Unfortunately, the two famous military masters of the first generation, because they are not strong alone, so they can still only hide from the same distance as Pang Tong on the battlefield, and if they are really close, it is estimated that they have a 20% more win rate than Pang Tong.
In terms of martial generals, although there are many famous martial generals in this grade, even if they are promoted to the full level, it is the fate of second-rate martial generals.
For example, Lejin and Li Dian on the side of Cao Wei; Huang Gai and Cheng Pu of Soochow; Zhuge Zhan, Xiang Pet and others of Shu Han. All are physical strength 70~80, force after full level 85~91, intelligence level of about 89.
At this level, they are basically two knives in internal affairs, and in actual combat, they are basically at the level of second-rate military generals. Single-handedly will basically lose first-class, and two people can't exchange a super-first-class together.
So why are we training them?
The reason is simple, there are few people.
You must know that the total number of generals higher than this grade, that is, 115 people, according to 7 camps, on average, each camp has less than 20 more practical generals. If we occupy 7 cities, then each city will have an average of about 2 people. Once the war starts, then it is bound to require generals of this grade to participate in the battle together, so sometimes, the level of generals of this grade has become the lower limit guarantee in our battle.
So even if the training is full, it is actually not so prominent, but if we fight or we want to have fun, we will still train some martial artists of this grade in case of emergency.
3 Versatile and easy-to-use level: The three-dimensional attribute after the final growth is 255~269 points (average 85 points or more).
The number of martial generals in the hundred partner ranks is the largest, reaching as many as 84. The ranking from 32nd to 115th is already a high level among the 237 martial generals.
Among the well-known martial generals we can see, the military division side includes Jiang Wei ranked 51, Lü Meng ranked 83, Xu Shu (84) and Zhou Yu (85).
Why can Lü Meng, Xu Shu and Zhou Yu rank here, higher than Sima Yi and Zhuge Liang. The reason is that they are more able to fight, and the peak of force of these three is 90~91 points. It has reached the lower limit of a first-class martial general. Therefore, when it comes to dry fighting, they run into Zhuge Liang and Sima Yi, and the effect of releasing skills is similar. But once the real fight starts, the probability is that these three will have the last laugh.
Why is Jiang Wei more powerful than them? That was naturally because Jiang Wei's ability to single out was stronger, and his knowledge was not weak. The reason why Jiang Wei couldn't reach the top level was because Jiang Wei's physical strength was slightly lower. If he can reach 90 points of physical strength, then Jiang Wei will definitely be able to rank in the top 30.
In addition, in terms of martial generals, there are also lower limits among first-class martial generals such as Zhang Liao, Ling Tong, Zhang Ren, Yan Yan, Li Yan and so on. Basically, it is the existence of physical strength higher than 85 and force higher than 90.
And the most special in this grade are two types of people.
The former are the three great monarchs we are known to: Liu Bei, Cao Cao, and Sun Quan.
Cao Cao, who often dominates the list in the Three Kingdoms series, is not so prominent in the mainland era of the overlord. Physical strength 82 + force limit 90 + knowledge 89, so that Cao Cao's full level attribute is only 261, ranking 61st. Liu Bei and Sun Quan were even worse, ranking 72nd and 94th respectively.
It can be seen from this that Japanese game developers in the 90s still have a big deviation from the understanding of the Three Kingdoms series and later.
Of course, although the three monarchs are not much stronger, they are okay because the most important attribute of people is virtue. Another god man is also in this grade, which is more surprising.
This is Yu Yan.
Looking at the initial attributes, this eldest brother's other attributes are simply useless except for his super high physical strength.
But if you don't look at virtue, then Yu Yan is cultivating the most valuable martial generals.
The ability of 8 is increased to 89, and the power of 52 is increased to 80. Coupled with the super high physical strength of 96, the final attribute of Yuyan can reach 265 points, which is only 1 point lower than Jiang Wei. Ranked 52nd.
Therefore, if you are interested in players, you may wish to cultivate this big brother and see his performance in actual combat, which must be no less than 70% of other martial artists.
2 Top Invincibility Level: The three-dimensional attribute after the final growth is 270~284 points (average 90 points or more).
From the 3rd to the 31st, the 29 martial generals in this list can be called the first-class and super-first-class martial generals in the Overlord Continent. Whether it's their attributes or practicality, they're some of the best characters in the game.
Even the martial generals at the bottom can eventually reach the level of physical strength and force double 90+, and know more than 89.
And the middle-level martial generals, including Xiahou Wei, Hua Xiong, Huang Zhong, Tai Shici, Gan Ning, etc., are the top representatives of first-class martial generals.
Those who reach about 10 further up are basically super-first-class martial generals. Of course, there will also be a magical martial general vulture bone in the middle.
This eldest brother can be understood as a superior alternative version of Yuyan.
After reaching the full level, 98 stamina, 90 force, and 89 intelligence. The total attribute of the vulture bone reached 277, and it could actually rank tenth among all martial generals. Isn't this also unexpected for many players?
And among the strongest martial generals recognized by everyone, the original strongest two-person team Guan Yu and Zhao Yun, because their attributes no longer have any room for improvement. So on the contrary, the ranking has declined.
Our Second Master Guan could not be promoted to 89 because he knew that he was 84. So that the final attribute can only have 278 points, which is only a little higher than the vulture bone and ranks seventh.
Zhao Yun is the same, although his physical strength is 1 point higher than Guan Erye, and his knowledge is also 2 points higher. However, the total attribute of 281 points is still lower than Ma Chao and Dian Wei, who know that they can reach 89, ranking fifth.
And Ma Chao, who was relatively weak among the five tiger generals, and Dian Wei under Cao Cao. It is because of the knowledge and learning. Eventually, the attribute can be boosted to 283 and 282 points. Ranked third and fourth among all warriors, respectively.
Honestly, this is also a bit unexpected.
1 Peerless: The final three-dimensional attribute after growth is higher than 285 points (average 95 points or more).
In the end, the two strongest warriors finally appeared.
The sum of these two people's three-dimensional attributes reached 287 and 286 points, respectively. It is the only super fierce man with an average attribute of more than 95 points.
This is our Lü Bulu God of War, and Zhang Fei Zhang Third Master.
The reason why these two big brothers are so powerful is to learn the function of reading.
Originally, the physical strength and strength of the two were beyond the T0 level of everyone else - one dual attribute 99, one physical strength 99, strength 98, even if they met Guan Yu, Zhao Yun, and Ma Chao, it was a victory in June Fourth.
Coupled with the setting of raising knowledge to 89 through learning. It even made the two of them smarter than Guan Yu and Zhao Yun on the battlefield.
This combination of singled out the king + late IQ of 200 naturally created the two most practical and powerful martial generals in the Overlord Continent.
If these two people are allowed to learn to participate in the battle after the top, then the probability of winning the top 10 will inevitably win the top 30, and it is a sure thing to be able to play two top 100.
Therefore, the most practical and powerful martial generals in the overlord's continent turned out to be Lü Bu and Zhang Fei. I'm afraid many players haven't thought of this, right?
Epilogue:
The above is the approximate ranking of all the 237 martial generals in the Overlord Continent according to the sum of the three dimensions of body, martial arts, and knowledge after being promoted.
From the ranking results, we can see that in the earlier Three Kingdoms games, game developers are still very unrestrained and bold. Although many settings are very immature and from the current point of view. But it also gave players at that time a lot of gameplay experiences that they never thought of.
For example, the strength of Lü Bu and Zhang Fei, and the sense of achievement of cultivating the waste of the Three Kingdoms to the top 50 of the Three Kingdoms, and so on.
Although the game is now more and more beautiful, the balance is getting more and more rigorous. But that kind of unrestrained and novel feeling is still only the most obvious in the Overlord Continent of that year.
This may be the reason why everyone is still addicted to this 30-year-old game.