Total was: three kingdoms - mandates of heaven review - the fire of rebellion

The Yellow Turban Rebellion, also equated as the Yellow Scarves Disobedience, was a peasant revolt in China against the Eastern Han dynasty. The uprising broke out in 184 ADVERTISEMENT during the reign of Emperor Ling. Although the main rebellion was reduced by 185 ADVERTISEMENT, pockets of resistance continued and also smaller disobediences arised in later years. It took 21 years till the uprising was totally suppressed in 205 ADVERTISEMENT. The disobedience, which got its name from the colour of the fabrics that the rebels wore on their heads, marked an essential point in the background of Taoism as a result of the rebels' association with secret Taoist cultures. The revolt was additionally utilized as the opening occasion in the 14th-century historical unique Romance of the 3 Kingdoms.

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Although Mandate of Heaven is familiar and more than a small routine, but also offers some entertaining new options.

Total was: Three kingdoms at least for me personally it has been an interesting place since the publication. The romantic of the three kingdoms history with their great politics, their complex stories and emerging stories offered a unique variety to the proven fight. This was further supported by an outstanding presentation in the form of a watercolor aesthetics, great language edition and powerful music. However, I lacked that certain something to hang me right. Ort of the Heaven It is therefore an interesting enlargement that is still the largest of the title and at the same time introduces several new mechanics and systems to confuse things. How well does it succeed?

Do not be surprised if Dong Zhuo suddenly comes up to explain the war, or when Zheng Ziang makes annoyance from the bandits for years.

As far as the story is concerned, Ort of the Sky takes place several years before the events of the basic game. China falls apart and suffers from food shortages. Meanwhile, the Han-Empire has several parties at the imperial court, which demand her pound meat. Kaiser Liu Hong is concerned with keeping things in chess while managing the nation. If that were not enough, three brothers - Zhang Jue, Zhang Liang and Zhang Bao - together close together and start the yellow turban rebellion to dismantle the Han Empire. Some other big players make their train, including the Dong Zhuo to be joined soon. Who will emerge victorious and reasons the only true ruling dynasty?

Similar to the basic game, Ort of the Sky is about expansion, diplomacy, resource management and, if necessary, warfare. Throughout the game, events in the game can influence your assets or affect your gameplay. For example, you can stop to help a famous village affected and lose motion points. Alliances are closed and broken; Even under tight relationships that they accompany until the end, compensation - financially or otherwise - is a matter of course. Other interesting events can occur under certain conditions when they slowly pass into the period of the basic game. So do not be surprised if Dong Zhuo suddenly shows up to explain the war, or when Zheng Ziang causes annoyance of the bandits for years.

One of the promising functions of enlargement is offering new play opportunities. When you play as a Han Empire, you can choose Liu Hong and give priority to the administration and diplomatic relationships to keep your hold and at the same time build the Emperor's Palace to get strong bonuses. Alternatively, you can get along with Liu Chong and fighting to strengthen troops, or unlock trophies by performing different tasks for additional recovery spells. Although these are appealing enough, Yellow Turban Rebellion is probably one of the most interesting mechanics.

Considering how much work other regions have to make to maintain public order, the compromises for the Yellow Turban Rebellion are far from being so bad compared to the advantages.

Each member of the Yellow Turban Rebellion has not only new reform trees, but also uses zeal and fervor. Zeal is attained by fighting and conquering cities, mines, farms, all those occupied by another faction. With increasing zeal, the uprising will gain momentum and destabilize other adjacent regions. This is fervent and will lead to disturbances of public order for different factions. Then they have the different skills of the Zhang Brothers - Zhang Zue specializes in healing, Zhang Bao tends to lead the indictment in battles, and Zhang Liang favors defensive measures.

So, if you are someone who believes in conquering neighboring areas and constantly expanding themselves through conquests (without burning everything), Create Zeal and Fervor the feeling of a snowball movement. If you conquer more, other regions will join in their case, while rival factions have difficulty maintaining order. It is a pretty interesting feeling to see China in such a chaotic state to see that overall by Yellow Turban, controlled regions appear.

Of course there are some disadvantages. Pretty everyone is your enemy, and if you are slower at your conquest and your war, other regions could be encouraged to join the Han Empire when the zeal decreases. On the other hand, sometimes it felt like Zeal and fer a bit Alt good. Considering how much work other regions have to make to maintain public order, it seems that the compromises for Yellow Turban Rebellion are far from being so bad compared to the advantages.

While it is good to play as different warlords in different points of history and explore their background stories in the midst of the upcoming fall of the Han Empire, the landscape feels easy to familiar.

Otherwise, this is more or less the same Total in the combat department: three kingdoms that you have played so far. Some new units, such as the Tyrant Slayers and Messenger of Heaven, mix a few mistakes, with the former bonuses against heroes, while the latter are good in defeating archers and the like. Overall, the new units do not feel particularly groundbreaking - they will hardly notice a big difference to the units of the basic game and their effectiveness, especially when a massive battle breaks out. But the nuance and variety is still appreciated.

Double bugs are still one thing and feel much sophisticated than when kick-off, but probably attract their attention for a few moments before they turn into more urgent matters. One of the new features, deployables, sounds good in theory, if you make sharp inserts, build towers for your archers and even place oil to put unsuspecting units in flames. Unfortunately, you can easily get along without this high investment.

It is also worth noting that this DLC reflects some of the disadvantages of the Chapter Pack approach, which the Creative Assembly has chosen. The card corresponds approximately to the basic game. While it is good to play as different warlords in different points of history and explore their background stories in the midst of the upcoming fall of the Han Empire, the landscape feels easy to familiar. I can only imagine how strong this feeling of Deja Vu will be for hardcore players who have stayed here since the start.

Overall, Mandate of Heaven is a solid extension that offers a considerable amount of new game opportunities while keeping this core fighting loop.

On the other hand, there is a lot to like and the production values ​​are as low as never before. The soft graphics is still impressive and the gentle atmosphere in the expansion stage is an excellent contrast to the collision of massive armies during the fighting. The animation quality for each unit is still incredibly sophisticated, even if things sink into chaos. Some of the new heroes are pretty cool in terms of their unique units and their playing style. The variety of different gaming styles for every hero and each faction is nice even if the yellow turbans need a certain balance.

Overall, Ort of the Sky is a solid extension that offers a lot of new possibilities while keeping this core fighting loop. In every respect, it is worthwhile to return to the era of the three kingdoms, be it to fight against all hopes to hold an empire over water, or to be the catalyst that traced all the case. But you have to wonder if greater, more comprehensive developments are in progress.

_ This game was tested on the PC. _

THE GOOD

Fascinating time with decent inserts. Beautiful aesthetics and soundtrack. The battles are still wonderfully revived - if masses collide by soldiers, it never gets boring. New mechanics such as Imperial Court and Zeal / Fervor enable some interesting throughout.