![]() Mandate of Heaven’s campaigns are pretty unique and bring some interesting mechanics to the table. However, some things will still remain constant, such as the emperor’s faction being puny and inefficient, while Dong Zhuo will most certainly start strong right out of the gate. ![]() Of course, everybody’s start positions may be quite different. Thankfully, you can not only play through the entire eight-year period that encapsulates the Mandate of Heaven, but also continue on into the main game’s campaign. Personally, I like the emergent storytelling aspects that naturally blossom while playing grand strategy games such as this. You can either follow the narrative-driven aspects of the Three Kingdoms era, or you can strike out on your own and create your own destiny. You take in money from your family holdings and can recruit any extra troops wherever you can discover them. In this DLC, Cao Cao and Liu Bei are very nomadic and don’t possess any territory yet, at least not at the beginning of a game. Each of the factions is pretty distinct (although nothing on the level of Total War: Warhammer, of course) from one another. The gameplay in Mandate of Heaven is a constant reminder that this is a backstory-themed DLC and it focuses mainly on the lives of Liu Bei, the emperor, Cao Cao, and the famous Zhang brothers who incited the Yellow Turban Rebellion. Meanwhile, you’ll also see the emperor and Lie Bei’s mentor, Lu Zhi, and Kong Rong and Yuan Shao are merely generals who serve the emperor. Soon, these important main casts of characters are joined by the Zhang brothers (Zhang Bao, Zhang Liang, and Zhang Jue) who brought about the Yellow Turban Rebellion and also led it. You’ll also see appearances by Liu Chong, Liu Biao, and Tao Qian. However, unlike in the Rise of Warlords campaign, Mandate of Heaven takes place eight years earlier, so each character’s starting point is different this time around. This includes the very portly Cao Cao, Liu Bei, and of course, Dong Zhuo. In Mandate of Heaven, you’ll surely recognize a few familiar faces. So does it fare better than Eight Princes? Mandate of Heaven is Creative Assembly’s latest piece of DLC. But many folks felt that the Eight Princes DLC was pretty lackluster by way of comparison. Likewise, the Yellow Turban Rebellion was critically praised when it came out around the same time, offering more fun content to the main campaign. Total War: Three Kingdoms made a pretty momentous splash when it debuted in May of 2019. Total War: Three Kingdoms – Mandate of Heaven
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