Twin Blades of the Three Kingdoms [Limited Edition] LE PLAY EXCLUSIVES

Love that Play Asia put this out physically and it comes with some good extras!

This game reminds me a lot of Destiny of an Emperor NES in the old days, the music is outstanding a la 8-16 bit. Love the character potraits, and so many many generals to recruit all diferent when fighting. Have not finished yet but I am really hooked to this game. Boss battles are intense and you need to act wisely. Oh and the mighty Lu Bu 💪

Been waiting for anything that resembles DOAE. If you loved that NES game (pt1 and 2) then this is a must buy. Combat is different in the sense of tile turn based combat but with good purpose behind the ideas (still has all out attack option). It has many aspects from the NES game! It is a bit of grind for XP and Gold. Lots of good stuff this game has to offer!

I bought this game purely based on the grounds that it gave me very heavy vibes of an old NES RPG I played, Destiny of an Emperor. The game did not disappoint. While the graphics don't leave much to write home about, the story is amusing and paints the tale of the Romance of the Three Kingdoms well enough.

This game definitely does throw it back to a retro feel, which may not be for everyone. It was ideal for me. Make good enough choices with your unit selection and manage items well enough, and you'll get through this with relatively little problem.

My first playthrough was just shy of 28 hours.

The collector’s edition is well put together and looks great. You get a lot of contents in the box for a reasonable price.

However, the game itself? Yikes. It looks like something some kid knocked up on RPG Maker in an afternoon.

Presentation is not a strong point here. Neither is gameplay. The strategy required to win battles is as rudimentary as the background tile graphics are, and the mechanics of the battle system are woefully dire and cumbersome - you don’t even have full control of the movement of your own units! They move towards the enemy in set patterns and you can only choose to go forwards or backwards! This leads to lengthy, boring battles when you spend more time trying to jostle your troops into position than you do attacking the enemy. You’ll have these boring battles pretty often, too, as the game suffers from the dreaded REE. Random Enemy Encounters!

At least the story is decent, the music is pretty pleasant throughout and the character portraits look nice too, I guess.

Overall, though? This game takes a big ol’ swing and a miss. Worth buying only if you want the goodies in the collector’s edition to sit on your shelf.