Comparing to most Total War releases, in my opinion, Three Kingdoms has been the strongers. The game has plenty of content to support multiple playthroughs, since all the factions have something unique in them to make different playthroughs offer different kinds of ways to approach the game.

The Romance mode offers great Total War Warhammer -style general focused gameplay, where you can sort of roleplay with your characters, giving the better gear etc. to boost their abilities. Game also has the historical mode to offer more realistic gameplay if you're not into supergeneral 1on1 fighting.

It is a bit expensive and the game has some problems, but considering how much Total War games evolve through free patches and paid DLC's you shouldn't really think the game is same during release and after 1-2 years of development. So I would say this Total War title offers something to both Total War Warhammer fans and Total War Shogun fans (has something familiar compared to these titles).

Update: The game has more content to it now than it had at release. Also new content to grand campaign, for example new historical characters. The Eight Princes DLC also adds a good amount of extra content for those who wants to experience the grand campaign in a different setting. I would still claim this might be the strongest release of any Total War game so far and I would wholeheartedly recommend this to anyone who has enjoyed Total War games in the past.

Comparing to most Total War releases, in my opinion, Three Kingdoms has been the strongers. The game has plenty of content to support multiple playthroughs, since all the factions have something unique in them to make different playthroughs offer different kinds of ways to approach the game. The Romance mode offers great Total War Warhammer -style general focused gameplay, where you can sort of roleplay with your characters, giving the better gear etc. to boost their abilities. Game also has the historical mode to offer more realistic gameplay if you're not into supergeneral 1on1 fighting. It is a bit expensive and the game has some problems, but considering how much Total War games evolve through free patches and paid DLC's you shouldn't really think the game is same during release and after 1-2 years of development. So I would say this Total War title offers something to both Total War Warhammer fans and Total War Shogun fans (has something familiar compared to these titles). Update: The game has more content to it now than it had at release. Also new content to grand campaign, for example new historical characters. The Eight Princes DLC also adds a good amount of extra content for those who wants to experience the grand campaign in a different setting. I would still claim this might be the strongest release of any Total War game so far and I would wholeheartedly recommend this to anyone who has enjoyed Total War games in the past.