Reviews

• Wrecking Hole

  Dec 25, 2022

  Typical KOEI's practice. They release the game and will never support again. The game will not run properly in Windows 10 and above. It will occasionally freeze and crash. I've contacted KOEI, they said they no longer support this game. Just don't buy any of their game, they're no longer KOEI they used to be.
• Bob Scrota

  Aug 1, 2023

  I've been playing ROTK for literally decades. This is one of the better incarnations (along with 10) if you prefer the officer-based gameplay. The replayability factor is extremely high due to the number of ways to play - lone officer/ronin, mid-level governor, war minister, ruler, bandit, or even merchant are some examples of the playable archetypes. It gets a lot of undeserved hatred, maybe for reasons that existed in the original (non-PUK) version. It isn't perfect, but the version I purchased was well worth it.
• gamedeal user

  Jan 29, 2016

  If you are after similar game like RTK10, then this is definitely NOT the game you want. You can choose to play anyone, but there is basically zero content other than serving your lord. This is not a game with RPG element. Disappointed. Defntely not worth 68 pounds.
• gamedeal user

  Jan 29, 2016

  I bought this game and hope that it will create a new era for three kingdom, but I was wrong. The RPG part is totally a **** because you can only visit several places without tasks, and there's nothing to do if you have join any country. Compared with 10, I prefer to play 10 one hundred times than play 13 for only 2 hours. The war part is just a simplified version of 12 and you do not need to do anything to win a war. The only thing you can do is to use your ability once, then wait for the animation until you have enough points, needless to say the two dual mode. They're just same and boring. In general, I do not think KOEI is a company that can provide good games anymore. I think they only know how to take the money and build "web-free-to-play" game. I would definitely not buy any KOEI games anymore, or just enjoy the free version of the games. 100CAD is just the money I send to you and go to grave, KOEI. 愿你早死早超生。
• gamedeal user

  Jan 30, 2016

  2nd Update: After completion, realised some facts that was brought up but unknown to players. 1) Food and Gold can be altered between cities. ie. an immediate transfer of gold and food can be done. 2) As you do not need to draft an army, you can become a military power if you occupy the cities in the early stage. The only issue is if you have enough generals to defend it. 3) You can have a long campaign, provided the cities you conquered have loads of food. By replenishing it every time you take the city, basically you can conquer the whole map (as long as you dont run out of soldiers. ===================================================================== UPDATES: Purchasing certain items will change the weapon type you are using. After playing for 3 hours and battling for countless times... I did not get any change on a duel with any generals. Wonder if there is any conditions to be met. Kinda tough and messy when the map is left with rulers. Especially when u have a lot of land but not enough generals. Still have yet to complete it. The way my game progress kept me playing. ======================================================================= Very simplified. Nothing much to do as a general besides fulfilling tasks given by ruler. If u do not select any task, u can only go shopping or visit other generals. The war graphics are OK. But when 2 troops collide, I only see sloppy animations. Rotk 11 animation is better. Chances of duel seems low. Only a few options. Just wondering why they only allow 5 rds of fighting. Items do not have special effect on the duel. Rotk 11 seemed better. Auto replenish army. Simplified game. Too simplified. Became a regional general. Ruler gave me all the cities to govern leaving one to manage on his own . I might as well take over his place. Really disappointing. They tried to insert new features but simplified the game. Are we low ability players that can't handle complex games?
• gamedeal user

  Jan 30, 2016

  I have been a big fan of the series since twenty years ago. After the disappointment with ROTTK 12, I do expect this work can give a revolutionary gameplay experience, like its cousin NOBUNAGA'S AMBITION: Souzou. After a few hours' exploration, the impression is that the game is not even completed, although the system has great potential to be improved in the future. Compared to NB's ambition:Souzou released one year ago, the game lacks details in many perspective, including the rendering of maps, the battlefield and the interative between people. The battle system is also a simplified version of ROTTK 12, in which very few strategies can be applied. I still expect the next release of the game and hope that in the coming PK version, KOEI can give us a complete experience with this new engine.
• gamedeal user

  Jan 30, 2016

  Very simplified game. If you are a fan of the San 8 / 9 / 10 / 11, then this is not a game for you. In terms of city development, as other reviews said, there is not much you can do. There are no facilities in city anymore, you just have a few clicks to choose and the city will develop (and you don't even spot the different or people working..). You have no places to visit, and no tasks or events to encounter. You can't even relocate soldiers or generals. Feels like any mobile game would be more sophisticated than it. In terms of combat system, it's a nice try to go RTS but the AI is dump. You have to micro-manage every unit in a battle or they will not fight the enermy just besides them. Each unit has it own speical ability to use on the expense of skill points, but every unit share the same skill points thus usually only a unit can use the special ability. So in short, if this game is a webpage or mobile game for free, I would say you can try. But if it is a game charging players for that amount of money, I would not recommend anyone to buy it. I feel like being ripped off just because I am a fans of its previous series.. We should learn from the lesson of EA teachs us already :(
• gamedeal user

  Jan 31, 2016

  if you like ROTTK 11, this game isnt for you. the RPG element is not good enough either. Wont recommend for the price. Wait for a discount or till the issue is fixed.
• gamedeal user

  Jan 31, 2016

  I expected this game for over 4 years but just received this piece of disappointment. A few (out of many many) major drawbacks on the design: 1) The big map system is just a white elephant. Even though it's big, it's 3D, it has hundreds of towns, but you can only travel by the pre-fixed roads. No way to build anything anywhere on the map. How does it differ from a simple 2D map as in San12? 2) The economic system is basically spayed. No matter how many towns/talents a player has, he/she can only assign 2 (or up to 8) to work.... 3) It imposes many unreasonable restrictions, like no troop transportation between towns, automatic troop regeneration, no way to recruit people in towns not neighboring to you.... 4) I knew San13 is trying to find a balance between RPG and RTS (or SIM), but unfortunately it fails on both ends... The RPG system is so boring and repetitive... NO fun at all! I really wish I can have my money back!!! Advice: IF YOU HAVE NOT PURCHASED IT, PLEASE DON'T DO IT!
• gamedeal user

  Apr 23, 2016

  This game is not really worth the asking price, I would say San11 is the best I have played. This does not live up to the reputation. It lacks true content of the storyline, also the battles are very un-realistic; very much poor in comparison to the total war series. Overall, I would not recommend buying it at this price. Maybe give it a go at a quarter of the price paying.