Total War Three Kingdoms has been a blast to play and definitely reminds me of the equally awesome Total War Shogun 2.

The game sports two campaign game modes, Records and Romance; the historical mode and the more fantasy influenced mode respectively. Records puts an emphasis on unit fatigue in battle and planning your tactics more carefully. Generals are placed in a bodyguard unit as with previous historical titles. Romance mode follows more closely to the Romance of the Three Kingdoms epic and puts more focus into larger than life characters which fight alone as hero units similar to Warhammer. Romance mode allows for a cool duel mechanic between your own generals and the enemy's which can be a really fun thing to watch. Characters are allowed to possess weapons, armor, horses, and auxiliary attachments; and have skill trees and combat abilities, like in Warhammer. Each faction has unique mechanics, units, and buildings that add to the replayability factor.

I imagine this will be the game that brings back fans that have been waiting for a mainline history focused game since the Warhammer games released. This game does take some notes from the Warhammer games and probably will pull in some Warhammer fans as well.

Having played through all three Dark Souls games, I can say that Dark Souls III learns from its predecessors and incorporates what From Software did in Bloodborne to make an excellent final(?) entry into the series.

The controls are slick and the game ultimately feels polished. Although use of a controller remains king over mouse and keyboard they did try and make it viable.

The bosses are fantastic, especially in both of the DLC areas. New enemies will keep you on your toes at times and make you question what might be around a corner or a box. Remember, don't get greedy, not every treasure chest is friendly.

The new mana bar allows for a spellcaster build that can make spells very deadly and useable without having to return to a bonfire to refresh the uses like in previous games. Weapons have special abilities that can perform some really fun combos.

PVP is enjoyable as ever and there are several PVP focused covenants in the game to reward players for participating.

Anyone who has played the previous two games will likely love this one as well. Here's to hoping From Software continues developing great games.

As someone who has played through a good variety of Total War games, this one in particular is probably the best in the series since Shogun 2. The variety in units between each playable faction allows for hours of replayability and a multitude of strategies and playstyles to learn.

This game took a different turn from the traditional Total War games set in historical settings and places you in the WARHAMMER Fantasy universe. The units vary from the lowly speaman to a death-bringing dragon. The new Lords system allows for you to develop legendary commanders over the course of your campaign and see some spectacular abilities work in unison with battlefield tactics.

If you like real-time battles with thousands of soldiers on the same screen as well as dealing with the economic and diplomatic woes of your own empire, this is a game worth picking up.