I’m not sure there is a better time period for video game adaptations than the Han dynasty period of ancient China. Filled to the brim with heroic individuals, grand battles, and personal drama, that historical setting is most famous for being adapted into the 14th century novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms. It has everything that makes for a good story and is based on real-life events: it’s a win-win!
With the Total War series being a staple in large-scale strategy games for over a decade now, it only makes sense that the Three Kingdoms period would eventually find a home here. There isn’t much you need to change to provide a Total War version of this story and it also perfectly encapsulates what makes Creative Assembly’s series so wonderful. It practically makes too much sense.
While not everything in Total War: Three Kingdoms clicks, one cannot deny that Creative Assembly has knocked it out of the park with regards to capturing this era of legends.
Source: Destructoid Review: Total War: Three Kingdoms