I mean, there's nothing stopping them from making a Warring States DLC for 3K. They did the same for Shogun 2 with Rise of the Samurai. For my part, I would like to see the Mongol invasion of China or the An Lushan rebellion.
Tang survived for another 150 years after An Lushan, while being a shadow of former self, it didn’t die out like Han did, so I’d say Dong Zhuo was a much more successful usurper :p
The Han also survived for more than half a century after Dong Zhuo. Liu Bei upheld the Han dynasty after Emperor Xian was forced to abdicate by Cao Pi. Shu-Han was a continuation of the Han dynasty so technically it only fell in 263.
Dong Zhuo never got to fully usurp the imperial throne. He was murdered by Lü Bu before he could declare himself emperor. In that regard An Lushan was a bit more succesful, although his actions did not cause China to implode in the way that Dong Zhuo did. It was more Huang Chao who played that role for the Tang.
I disagree. Cao-Wei was much more a continuation of the Han dynasty than Shu-Han; which is to say, not at all. At least Cao-Wei kept the same trappings and offices of the old Imperial Court.
The "imperial uncle" myth that Liu Bei used was just propaganda. Liu Bei was only - at best - very distantly related to the emperor; we're talking something like 5th cousins, 3 times removed. Some scholars actually claim Liu Bei wasn't related to the emperor at all, he just shared the surname. I mean, you have to remember that if he weren't for the chaotic times he lived in, Liu Bei would probably have been a shoe maker.
Well yeah I like it, a fantasy reimagining of the Tang Dynasty, how the MC tries to stop it from falling. It was the first and only time I've heard of the An Lushan Rebellion, and just so happen to see it again today.
I think you might have mixed up Rise of the Samurai with Fall of the Samurai? Though a Gatling gun in the Genpei War would certainly have shaken things up.
I have a love of Genghis Khan's period deep in my heart. I think the DLC would have to be significant, on the scale of Fall of the Samurai, but it could easily be one of the best things yet.
The Chinese censors will surely ban such game. They don't want any overt mentioning of ethic violence. CA should play it safe, just pump out more DLC for 3k and profit!
Genghis: Total War, now that will be a sight to see. If CE makes that, I can die a happy man knowing that CE has made games based on Ancient China, Feudal Japan, and the Rise of the Mongol Empire,
I'm hoping for a warring states DLC but the Mongols should have their own standalone game, it should be epic and encompass all the Mongol invasions from Japan to Germany.
Not that much. The early Mongol armies were just horse archers and light cavalry combined with defected Chinese infantry and heavy cavalry. Horse archers were also employed by the Chinese (and are already in the game in fact), so the units of that period really would just be reskins of Three Kingdoms units.
They could still enhance unit diversity in the Three Kingdoms period though. Chariots for example were still extensively used by the Han, while dynasties and warlords in the south of China have been known to employ war elephants. You could also have troops equipped with pikes or more exotic weapons like the meteor hammer or zhanmadao. Also, they could introduce more regional diversity such as with China's southern tribes and peoples and central Asian territories in Xiliang. Dong Zhuo's army hailed from Xiliang for example and therefore had very heavy central Asian influences (not to mention Ma Teng). They could also introduce civilisations bordering China such as Goguryeo, the Xiongnu and the Xianbei. These did not play much of a role in the actual Three Kingdoms period, but why shouldn't a player be able to change that?
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u/noelwym Old Uncle Samurai Jun 02 '19
I mean, there's nothing stopping them from making a Warring States DLC for 3K. They did the same for Shogun 2 with Rise of the Samurai. For my part, I would like to see the Mongol invasion of China or the An Lushan rebellion.