"It was kind of like 'How do we stay true to the modern view of this period, while also being true to the historical facts and figures?' The only way to do it was to have this extra Classic Mode and be able to say, 'Okay, with Three Kingdoms you have these romanticized larger-than-life characters' It's all dialed up to eleven. "We were aware that there was the romanticized retelling of this period and the historical stuff," says Lally. Those Total War players that would prefer to stick with historical accuracy will have a new Classic Mode, which tones down the game's heroes and strips out events that weren't recorded in historical records. The base version of the game will focus on the more fantastic version of events, which Creative Assembly and Sega public relations insist on calling the "romanticized" version.
Total War: Three Kingdoms is tackling that duality with a new option for players. Many of the battles happened, but not quite in the same manner. The author added fictional characters and embellished upon the exploits of that period's great heroes. That's because while Luo Guanzhong's 'Romance of the Three Kingdoms' is partially a historic document, it's also a dramatic retelling of those events. I said that Total War: Three Kingdoms will play around with the fantasy a bit. It's also the level of polish-that aspect that we bring to all Total War games." That's what the bread-and-butter of this is. "That scale you have between the macro and micro-elements of strategy that you get only with Total War. "The Total War mix of epic, real-time battles and the grand campaign," Total War Brand Manager Patrick Lally explains to USgamer at a pre-E3 event. Koei Tecmo has had sort of a lock on Romance of the Three Kingdoms for years, so what does Creative Assembly believe it can add to the tale?
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It's a story that's been tackled in Koei Tecmo's long-running series of the same name and their Dynasty Warriors spin-off, but it's a first for Total War. It details a tumultuous period in China's history stretching from 169 AB to around 280 AD, as great men and women fought to establish their rule over the nation. Total War: Three Kingdoms is based on the epic 'Romance of the Three Kingdoms', written by author Luo Guanzhong.
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