Romance of the Three Kingdoms XI coming to the North American PC on July 29, 2008

[Shard]

17:30 (BST), 23/04/2008
Romance of the Three Kingdoms XI

Press Release PROVIDED BY GAMES PRESS
One of Video Gaming's Longest-Running Historical Simulation Series Returns to PC on July 29, 2008

Burlingame, CA -- April 23, 2008 -- KOEI, recognized worldwide as the premier brand of strategy and action games, announced today that the Historical Simulation game, Romance of the Three Kingdoms®XI (RTK XI) is coming to Windows-based PCs for gamers throughout North America on July 29, 2008.

“Following KOEI’s successful launch of Warriors Orochi for Windows-based PC earlier this year, the response to bringing more of KOEI’s popular franchises to the platform has been overwhelming,” said Amos Ip, Senior Vice President at KOEI Corporation. “For PC releases, the Romance of the Three Kingdoms series has always been at the top of our fans’ wish lists. We are looking forward to bringing Romance of the Three Kingdoms XI to Windows-based PC this summer.”

From legendary video game producer Kou Shibusawa comes his next historical simulation masterpiece. Rediscover an ancient civilization with an explosive history in the most stunning edition of Romance of the Three Kingdoms.

Set during the end of China’s Han Dynasty and the 2nd and 3rd centuries A.D., RTK XI presents the most visually captivating evolution in the history of the series. Blurring the line between video games and art, RTK XI features visuals evocative of classical Chinese ink-paintings along with debates and duels rendered in real-time 3D animation.

As the ruler of a kingdom, each player will have complete control over their territories. More than 40 base commands give players the power to govern cities, manage their personnel, practice diplomacy and much more. Complete freedom to develop markets, shipyards, outposts, forts and military units expand on the already substantial benchmarks established by previous editions of the series. Furthermore, players will watch the era come to life through the uniquely individual personalities of the more than 780 officers and supporting characters they will encounter.

Players will need to dig deep within to prove themselves adept at both the military and political arts in order to bring China under one rule. Domestic affairs, diplomacy and warfare are all conducted on a single vast 3D relief map, dramatically bringing to life the eight massive scenarios that lie before them.

For improved control over each military campaign, RTK XI’s turn-based game play allows the player to plan their movements without undue time constraints, and then execute their battle tactics when ready. RTK XI also introduces an entirely new system for researching military techniques, as well as an Advanced Tactics System that allows players to drive or lure enemies into devastating ambushes. Skilled players will be able to link together tactics for maximum damage.

Produced by Kou Shibusawa and developed by KOEI Co., Ltd, Romance of the Three Kingdoms XI is rated “RP” (Rating Pending) by the ESRB. The suggested retail price is US$19.99. Media can find assets at gamespress.com.

Based in Burlingame, California, KOEI Corporation established operations in 1988 as the North American subsidiary of KOEI Co., Ltd. of Japan. KOEI is respected worldwide as the premier brand of strategy and simulation games, and is the innovator of the Tactical Action genre. The company's Dynasty Warriors® and Samurai Warriors® series of games have generated a combined 15 million units in global sales.

KOEI develops, publishes, and distributes interactive software for video game systems and personal computers. For fiscal 2006, KOEI posted worldwide revenues of $206 million. KOEI maintains operations in Japan, the U.S., the UK, France, Canada, China, Korea, Taiwan, Singapore and Lithuania. More information about KOEI and its products can be found at www.koei.com.

Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Warriors Orochi, Dynasty Warriors, Samurai Warriors and the KOEI logo are registered trademarks or trademarks of KOEI Co., Ltd. ©2007-2008 KOEI Co., Ltd. All rights reserved. “PlayStation”, and “PS” Family logo are registered trademarks of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. The ratings icon is a trademark of the Entertainment Software Association. “Dolby”, “Pro Logic”, and the double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories. All other trademarks are properties of their respective owners.

Press Release ©2008 KOEI Co., Ltd.

[espionage]

man when is rotk coming out for the 360?! it would have made a lot of sense for koei to release rotkxi for both the pc and 360 since the engines are similar but I guess they're too lazy...

[Scribble]

Fucking MEGATON.

Omg, this is amazing.

WOW. Just WOW.

Ahem, I hope it's the PUK version, though...

[Zaptruder]

I'll rub one out to this news.

[sugaki]

Dude, considering ROTK 11 in Japan cost 10,800 when it came out, $20 is a deal. The Koei nerd in me is compelled to buy the game

My only concern is whether they'll have the create-a-officer, with importable portraits? Japanese versions always have em, albiet as paid downloads.

[jiji]

Very, very cool. The direct-download method must have worked well for them with Orochi.

[flarkminator]

Why only PC? Or did I read it wrong?

[jiji]

Why only PC? Or did I read it wrong?

It's already out on PS2.

[flarkminator]

It's already out on PS2.

Oh snap

[VictimOfGrief]

$19.99!??!?!

[zoku88]

I'm tempted to buy this again even though I already have it on PS2. It's just more convenient to play games on my laptop >.>

[YYZ]

sounds good considering that it would take A LOT for me to buy another Koei hack and slash, ugh.

[ag-my001]

Does this have any on-line multiplayer, or is it only local like older versions of the game (at least the ones I've played)?

[Scribble]

I'm tempted to buy this again even though I already have it on PS2. It's just more convenient to play games on my laptop >.>

It looks a HUNDRED times better on PC.

I'm just looking forward to creating my own scenarios, personally.

[zoku88]

They should really start releasing Nobunaga's Ambition games in the States for PC, too

It looks a HUNDRED times better on PC. I'm just looking forward to creating my own scenarios, personally.

Looks better? I assumed that it would look the same. Do you know the highest resolution?

[platypotamus]

They should really start releasing Nobunaga's Ambition games in the States for PC, too

They only just started releasing them on consoles again in the States, but yes.


Shit. So tempted to double dip.

[zoku88]

Personally, I wouldn't mind if they skipped the console releases for Nobunaga and just did the PC releases, but maybe that's just me. Heck, I would even double dip for it and I really just got Nobunaga last week

[Cow Mengde]

Did they say whether or not it's the Power Up Kit version? Cause it's not worth buying again if it's the regular version. That's why I never buy the PS2 version and pick up the Chinese PC version with PUK. The PUK makes things so awesome.

[zoku88]

What does the PUK actually change?

[Haunted]

Fucking MEGATON. Omg, this is amazing. WOW. Just WOW.

!!

I was ready to give up all hope.

[kiun]

What does the PUK actually change?

i know the PUK includes characters from 'Water Margin'

[Cow Mengde]

What does the PUK actually change?

The AI is actually smart. You can adjust stats for officers if you don't agree with them. There are new researches, and building stacking. Other minor adjustments include the drum towers being more useful for example. When ever I get a new ROTK game, I could spend hours just adjusting the stats to my liking.

[bengraven]

Seriously, my curiosity over Shard's employer is beginning to pique. How does he get all these exclusives?

[Kifimbo]

Seriously, my curiosity over Shard's employer is beginning to pique. How does he get all these exclusives?

It's not that hard. It starts with this.

Press Release PROVIDED BY GAMES PRESS.

[zoku88]

The AI is actually smart. You can adjust stats for officers if you don't agree with them. There are new researches, and building stacking. Other minor adjustments include the drum towers being more useful for example. When ever I get a new ROTK game, I could spend hours just adjusting the stats to my liking.

Ok, cool. Thanks for the info. XI was my first RotTK so I'm not really familiar with the series.

i know the PUK includes characters from 'Water Margin'

That makes me want to put in 108 characters... >.>

[Cow Mengde]

The Water Margin guys only appeared in ROTK 4 PC version. XI has some random heroes throughout Chinese history to unlock.

[zoku88]

Oh, at least I won't be bothered to create 108 characters, then

[Scribble]

They should really start releasing Nobunaga's Ambition games in the States for PC, too Looks better? I assumed that it would look the same. Do you know the highest resolution?

I'm not sure, sorry...but as far as I know, they had to change around the menus and stuff to work on a console, making it uglier in the process. I played with a PC demo, and it's much crisper....I'm pretty useless with this graphics stuff.

[Cow Mengde]

It runs at a higher resolution, but I honestly don't see how it's that much better than the PS2 version. Trust me, a shitty Geforce 6150 integrate card is enough to to run it. My X1650XT is practically half asleep running this game.

Here are some screens I took from the Chinese version.

http://handheldwii.wordpress.com/200...to-pc/#respond





Here's a special screen shot of what you can do with the PUK. Look at Liu Shan's stats.


Oh yeah, I wanted to pimp this game for ROTK fans, but as a junior, I can't start new threads. Hopefully, someone will see this and help me spread the word. Romance of the 3 Kingdoms The Legend of Cao Cao is a strategy RPG for the PC and it's been translated into English for a few months now. Think Fire Emblem + ROTK and you have LOCC. You can get the translation over at Kongming.net. To get the game, PM Terranigma Freak on the forums of kongming.net. Just tell them Cow Cow sent you. He'll give you the game.



Translation thread here.
http://the-scholars.com/viewtopic.ph...er=asc&start=0

[jiji]

The PC version has much nicer textures and more detailed terrain and city models. You can use much higher resolutions, too, and naturally, there's a mouse-driven interface, if you prefer that. (Koei always does a nice job converting the games to use the Dual Shock, but it still tends to feel like you're navigating Excel with a gamepad. :p)

[Cow Mengde]

The PC version has much nicer textures and more detailed terrain and city models. You can use much higher resolutions, too, and naturally, there's a mouse-driven interface, if you prefer that. (Koei always does a nice job converting the games to use the Dual Shock, but it still tends to feel like you're navigating Excel with a gamepad. :p)

The Wii version PROBABLY looks better than the PS2 version. Plus, the Wiimote is perfect for this game.

[Mejilan]

I'm tempted to buy this again even though I already have it on PS2. It's just more convenient to play games on my laptop >.>

I'll probably rebuy it as well.

[satori]

This game is sooo mine. Can't wait for to go hunt for tigers and get my ass kiled >.>

[Cow Mengde]

You don't play as an officer, you play as the ruler. You govern the entire kingdom and kill people.

[KyanMehwulfe]

The AI is actually smart. You can adjust stats for officers if you don't agree with them. There are new researches, and building stacking. Other minor adjustments include the drum towers being more useful for example. When ever I get a new ROTK game, I could spend hours just adjusting the stats to my liking.

Can you elaborate?

I'm a pretty hardcore fan of the series, and XI had some of the worst AI of the series imo. It wasn't that it was dumb but more than it lacked personality. Every ruler seemed to function the same; history, stories, setting, etc played no part in it (e.g. I must of started 4 or 5 fresh major campaigns at Hu Lao and Cao Cao/etc would almost never assault it before the 'alliance' would devolve into random attacks between one another).

Usually with the [historic mode] story setting and creative use of alliances, you'd have at least some sense of personality to the AI of each ruler, but in XI it just felt like everyone was the same mindless and reactionary-only AI (meaning they'd only act if you got within X miles of their own, your nearby town hit Y troops, etc). There was no 'feel' of each ruler having his own personality or agenda in their actual world map behavior -- just the the same predictable trigger for them all.

I'd definitely buy XI again if they improved the AI because the rest of the game is great: superb world map, absolutely amazing art (especially the potraits), fairly fun skill and character customization system (as usual, I created by own family tree, clan, etc), and so forth. It's just how the combat/diplomacy devolved into such a simple, predictable, and monotonous procedure that seemed to kill all the 'charisma' (sort of like a tabletop 'war' D&D/Risk hybrid) that I usually have fuel the series for me.