![]() ![]() If you are looking for another great or at least entertaining Chinese epic film look elsewhere. The result is that it is beautifully confusing. The cinematography could have been the saving grace of this film however it was edited by someone on crack. The problem is that it was chopped up like almond-fried chicken. The Three Kingdoms, and the legends about them, are of such great cultural significance in China that it is difficult to draw a comparison to any other cultural. The cinematography is typical of recent Chinese epics overly beautiful (death never looked so pretty) and big on ceremony. The film spends 30-45 minutes on two battle sequences featuring a young Zilong, then 5-7 minutes on an elaborate ceremony featuring a middle aged Zilong and the rest of the film time is spent on the old Zilong. ![]() A few cuts later it becomes apparent that all the mounted units are on the same side and chasing one guy. Logically the viewer is led to believe that there are two opposing mounted units charging each other. One cut will have mounted units charging from left to right on the screen and then the next cut will show mounted units charging from right to left. The battle scenes are filled with short cuts which are extremely hard to follow. Yet, the battle scenes are the majority of the film and there is no character development, very limited plot development and the dialog is boring and thankfully there's not much of it. It would be fine if the writers/director/producers created a film that was small on battle scenes big on character development, plot development and dialog. The battle scenes are a big disappointment. Sounds cool and like a sure winner yet its an enormous waste of money and talent. 1v1 isn't bad (at least way better than the Bang version), and Kingdom Wars is actually a separate game altogether.Another Chinese epic film filled with heroes, enormous battle scenes, amazing panoramas and some great actors. 3v3 is actually the way the pros play it, because it tends to emphasize better card/ability knowledge. SGS also has many alternative ways to play the game besides the conventional game (which IMO is best balanced as a 5 player game, as opposed to Bang, which I've always felt played best at 6). For example, if Liu Bei is the ruler, he can ask another Shu character to play a "kill" (Bang!) for him. Characters who were historically rulers have a special "leader ability" that can affect other players who are part of their faction. The interactions that these powers create can be very complex.Ĭharacters are also categorized by their faction-Shu, Wei, Wu, Hero, or God-and certain abilities refer to them. Most characters have multiple abilities, and in general these abilities are far more powerful than those in Bang! To balance this, characters in SGS tend to have less health than in Bang (3 health characters are more prevalent). A lot of the early game therefore becomes a struggle to see who can gain the Peach advantage. ![]() This introduces a level of teamwork that was absent in Bang, where your partners are actually critical to your success. One huge difference is that you can use Peaches (beer) to rescue other people from fatal hits. The Eight Trigrams Formation (the barrel equivalent) is one example, and it's actually even better than in Bang because it procs on hearts and diamonds. ![]() The Battle expansion adds a lot of cards to the gameplay deck that have no analogue too.Īll weapons have a special ability of their own in addition to providing better attacking range.Īrmor also gives you a special defensive ability when equipped. Another lets you cancel a "tool" card, kinda like a missed for non-bang cards. #LEGENDS OF THE THREE KINGDOMS FREE#The base game has several cards that have no equivalent in Bang! One of the cards lets you force another player to attack someone else, or else they have to give you their weapon. Romance of the Three Kingdoms: The Legend of CaoCao, known as ROTK The Legend of CaoCao, is a free to play mobile real time strategy / RPG hybrid set in the Three Kingdoms period of ancient China. Roles, range mechanics, and all of the cards in the base game of Bang! (with the exception of Wells Fargo) have an exact mirror in SGS, although the way they are classified is different.ĭespite that, SGS is a deeper game. Overall, the basic gameplay is the exact same. I have the originals along with the first six expansions. ![]()
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