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Apr. 23rd, 2011 07:23 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
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So I've finished the story modes of the original three kingdoms, and am on the last Jin board. While I have enjoyed the story mode in this game more than the previous DW games, my only real complaint is that its not evenly distributed. I mean, I guess since its based on a series of books which are in turn based on actual Chinese history, it can't be helped if the story doesn't divide as evenly without taking liberties like the previous games do.
But I think Wei got the short end of the stick. I mean, there seems to be a definite order in the way they expect you to play it- while Shu, Wei, and Wu start simultaneously, the way things end up, you probably want to play Wei, Shu, then Wu, and finally Jin. This is because Wei ends the earliest in the time line, and then you have to play Shu to see how things play out afterward, then Wu to see how things ends up after that. And at least Wu's last board feels like a last board. Shu's, not so much, and the Wei even less so!
The last Wu stage kinda had an epic feel to it, like you were working to a big conclusion. The Wei and Shu final stages just seemed like stepping stones to something else, but then it was over! Its interesting how it plays out though- Wu defeats Shu and Wei, but doesn't destroy them, they just want to peacefully co-exist. Which is fine as an ending, though the Jin story throws a monkeywrench in that.
Because its not all happily ever after, the land in peace- we don't really hear too much about the Wu in the Jin story, but apparently once Cao Pi is gone, the Wei rulers just become lazy and incompetent, forcing the Simas to take over before the current Wei rulers run things into the ground. As for the Shu, it seems like even though Sun Quan was all, "Let's all co-exist in peace!" the Shu could just never let things go, and basically perpetually attacked Wei and got repelled each time. Well, I guess since we don't hear anything bad about the Wu, maybe the Wu ending is happily ever after, just for them. Because in the Jin story, while the Wu do throw their lot in with several people trying to cause insurrection in the Wei empire, Jin doesn't really do anything to them.
Again, its disappointing the factions aren't on an even keel when it comes to endings, but since that's the way things played out historically, I guess it can't be helped!
So I've finished the story modes of the original three kingdoms, and am on the last Jin board. While I have enjoyed the story mode in this game more than the previous DW games, my only real complaint is that its not evenly distributed. I mean, I guess since its based on a series of books which are in turn based on actual Chinese history, it can't be helped if the story doesn't divide as evenly without taking liberties like the previous games do.
But I think Wei got the short end of the stick. I mean, there seems to be a definite order in the way they expect you to play it- while Shu, Wei, and Wu start simultaneously, the way things end up, you probably want to play Wei, Shu, then Wu, and finally Jin. This is because Wei ends the earliest in the time line, and then you have to play Shu to see how things play out afterward, then Wu to see how things ends up after that. And at least Wu's last board feels like a last board. Shu's, not so much, and the Wei even less so!
The last Wu stage kinda had an epic feel to it, like you were working to a big conclusion. The Wei and Shu final stages just seemed like stepping stones to something else, but then it was over! Its interesting how it plays out though- Wu defeats Shu and Wei, but doesn't destroy them, they just want to peacefully co-exist. Which is fine as an ending, though the Jin story throws a monkeywrench in that.
Because its not all happily ever after, the land in peace- we don't really hear too much about the Wu in the Jin story, but apparently once Cao Pi is gone, the Wei rulers just become lazy and incompetent, forcing the Simas to take over before the current Wei rulers run things into the ground. As for the Shu, it seems like even though Sun Quan was all, "Let's all co-exist in peace!" the Shu could just never let things go, and basically perpetually attacked Wei and got repelled each time. Well, I guess since we don't hear anything bad about the Wu, maybe the Wu ending is happily ever after, just for them. Because in the Jin story, while the Wu do throw their lot in with several people trying to cause insurrection in the Wei empire, Jin doesn't really do anything to them.
Again, its disappointing the factions aren't on an even keel when it comes to endings, but since that's the way things played out historically, I guess it can't be helped!
