"Romance of the Three Kingdoms 3" is a sign that the series is gradually becoming mature, and neither the commercial performance nor the reputation of players have disappointed Honor. So shortly after the third generation was launched, Guangrong decided to strike while the iron was hot. In 1994, he released the sequel " Romance of the Three Kingdoms 4", and in 1995, he released another "Romance of the Three Kingdoms 5". Both works maintain a very high production level and add a lot of details and gameplay. So far, the game framework of this series has been very mature, and both the graphics and playability have reached the highest level at that time.
However, as stated in "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", the world trend will be divided for a long time. The "Three Kingdoms" series began to decline from the fifth "Real Story". In 1998, "Romance of the Three Kingdoms 6" continued many classic settings of the previous work, but as players began to feel tired after experiencing the baptism of six generations of works, voices questioning their inadequate innovation began to appear.
Two years later, in 2000, "Romance of the Three Kingdoms 7" was officially released. It can be seen that Honor wanted to try his best to respond to the questions raised by players. This game not only has further iterative progress in picture quality and music, but also has a lot of innovations in gameplay. The game pays more attention to character development, weakening the influence of strategic gameplay such as internal affairs, war, and diplomacy. Then, " Romance of the Three Kingdoms 8" released in 2001 continued to deepen the system. The role of characters in the unified world is further deepened, and cultivating players is more complicated and time-consuming. Business performance and player reputation show that users are not buying it. The game of historical simulation and strategic war chess has been deeply rooted in people's hearts. Many people say that these two games are simply alternative RPGs, without the grand epic feeling of sand table deduction and fighting for the world. Finally, this innovative experiment can be said to have ended in failure.
After experiencing two relatively failed works, I decided to maintain innovative gameplay based on the return to the traditional atmosphere. " Romance of the Three Kingdoms 9" launched in 2003 came into being against this background, and it can be said to be a series of innovations. This is the first time that the real mountains and landforms of the big map are introduced, and the first time the real-time strategic elements are added. Players must operate under the premise of parallel combat and internal affairs, and skillful strategies can be revealed in time on the battlefield. In addition, our army will understand that it is influenced by its personality and loyalty, so as to decide whether to fight according to the players' orders, which greatly increases the fun of the game. With the addition of many new systems, this game has become the best in history in fidelity, and the reputation of players has significantly improved.
The brilliant continuous efforts of the following year brought about "Romance of the Three Kingdoms 10", and the innovative thinking of the development team did not change due to temporary success or failure. It can be seen that this game continues to try the design of the previous 7 or 8 movies. The game once again focuses on character cultivation, adds a large number of historical events, and the combat mode has also undergone tremendous changes. On the other hand, military officers emphasized the principle of mutual restraint between the troops, and at the same time introduced the "debate" of civil servants' combat mode. If the previous works only added RPG elements, then this work is another development direction for formally integrating the RPG system into the "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" series. Although many players still don’t buy it, compared to the seniors in the exploration period, this game has gradually received good reviews.
As time goes by, "Romance of the Three Kingdoms 11" released in 2006 has become another series of topics that cannot be avoided. At the beginning of this release, its reputation in Japan was directly collapsed, and the first version of the game contained many bugs and mechanism problems. Although the classic "dung art claw incident" has now become a meme, and even glorious officials are happy to mock it, the hidden military generals made by the developer, translated in Chinese as "boring bad game", is enough to illustrate the poor situation of the first version of the game. But in China, we often come into contact with the restored "Romance of the Three Kingdoms 11 Power Enhanced Edition", so we can feel the excellent design of the game itself.
Making a large 3D map presents the whole picture of China, showing the good technical power of that era, and the pleasant ink style hits the players' pain points. The musical design of the famous composer Chi Yi made the momentum and historical sense of "The Story of Heaven and Earth" vividly evoke the screen. In addition, the game also includes many modes, such as the historical fact mode that restores real history.Players can meet the corresponding conditions before a certain age limit, which will trigger historical events of that age, thereby affecting the world pattern and their own strength. In addition, the one-on-one system of military generals also adds a touch of fantasy to the slow-paced game atmosphere, and characters can be changed through commands during battles. Therefore, the timing of the battle is very important, and players can feel the exciting moment when the generals of the two armies decide life and death.
The above content can be said to be the most important part of the gameplay system of this game. Various fortifications, tactics, stunts and strategies have brought countless possibilities to players, and everyone can find their own way of playing, which is why many gamers of the Romance of the Three Kingdoms still miss this game. Therefore, after entering the Chinese market, this game quickly gained the favor of many players.
