History VideoGame / RomanceOfTheThreeKingdomsKoei

*** Also in XIII, once your RelationshipValues with a given officer get to a certain level (80), you are given a quest whose completion will result in being friends. One of the quests is a duel where, if you win, you and the officer become friends. Also, defeating an especially powerful officer Charms many of the other officers in the city, making it easier to become friends with them as well.

** XIII in particular has an AlternateHistory scenario for anyone who plays through all the historical campaigns of Hero Mode. The POD is [[spoiler: upon the death of Zhuge Liang, where Jiang Wei ignores Zhuge's wishes and allows Wei Yan to have control of the army. Shu is able to retain the gains made in Zhuge Liang's final campaign, extending its control to Anding, Jincheng, and Wuwei. Now, in 239, Sima Yi has accelerated his plots, driving Xiahou Ba to defect to Shu nearly a decade earlier than IOTL. Seeing a division in Wei, Jiang Wei uses this opportunity to drive toward Luoyang, capturing Changan and Hongmong along the way. After the Wei defeat at Hongmong, Sima Yi seizes control of the emperor, dividing Wei in two, with Cao Shuang retaining control of Xuchang, Runan, Wan, Xinye, and Xiangyang. Jiang Wei's decision to capture Cao Shuang's cities before taking on Sima Yi earns the respect of Wei Yan, who accepts Jiang as his superior. With overall control of the Shu armies, Jiang Wei forces a final confrontation with Sima Yi, defeating him decisively at Ye and giving Shu hegemony in China.]]

*** Also in XIII, once your RelationshipValues with a given officer get to a certain level (80), you are given a quest whose completion will result in being friends. One of the quests is a duel where, if you win, you and the officer become friends. Also, defeating an especially powerful officer Charms many of the other officers in the city, making it easier to become friends.

*** Also in XIII, once your RelationshipValues with a given officer get to a certain level (80), you are given a quest whose completion will result in being friends. One of the quests is a duel.

* KidHero: Possible in XIII, where you can play individual officers, and the minimum age is 15.

** LethalJokeCharacter: That being said, Liu Shan usually has one of the best strategies in the game, especially in ''XIII'' where his stats have been buffed where he's simply weak instead of being pathetic. His ''XIII' strategy, "Great Rebound", provides massive increases to your allies' morale and attacks and heals their status ailments but costs a full 10-point strategy bar.

* CombinationAttack: In IX, when two compatible generals are paired into the same unit, they sometimes both trigger an special attack at the same time, causing more casualties to the enemy forces.
** In XI, this doesn't happen if the two compatible leaders are in the same unit, but if they're each leading a different unit within attacking range of the same enemy unit. There's a chance that attacking with one will cause the other's unit to run in and do some damage as well, without using up the unit's attack for the turn.

* RPGElements: VII, VIII and X are all from the viewpoint of one officer whom you control. Other games in the series allow skill point upgrades as well.

* VideoGameLongRunners: The first game came out for MS-DOS, NES and other systems in 1985, and has run on for over 11 games in 21 years. XIII has been announced for 2015.

A series of strategy games by Koei. It's based on the RomanceOfTheThreeKingdoms novel, which is a fictionalized version of actual Chinese history. It also spawned an action game spinoff, ''VideoGame/DynastyWarriors''.

* VideoGameLongRunners: The first game came out for MS-DOS, NES and other systems in 1985, and has run on for over 11 games in 21 years. XIII has been announced for 2015

* KillItWithFire: XI allows you to build fireballs that can damage multiple units in a line, as well as multiple structures when fully upgraded.

* TacticalRockPaperScissors: In XI, [[JackOfAllTrades Spears]] defeat [[GlassCannon Cavalry]] who defeat [[StoneWall Pikes]] who defeat Spears. Archer units are equally affected and equally affects either. Swordsmen are free but they are weak against every other weapon types.

* VideoGameLongRunners: The first game came out for MS-DOS, NES and other systems in 1985, and has run on for over 11 games in 21 years.

* BlackComedy[=/=]HypocriticalHumor: In X, be a ruler and conquer a city. Then execute any captured enemy general who has in-game family member as officer, who will eventually hold a grudge to you to no end in a YouKilledMyFather fashion. Then, attack another city where said officer is stationed. If he's captured, try to recruit him but of course since you killed his family before, he will refuse ("Serve you!? YouHaveGotToBeKiddingMe! I'd rather die!"), so you will only have two available options left: release him or execute him. If you choose the latter, there's a chance that he will scream a BigNO as if forgetting that earlier he said he'd rather die.

* BlackComedy[=/=]HypocriticalHumor: In X, be a ruler and execute any captured enemy general who has in-game family member as officer, who will eventually hold a grudge to you to no end in a YouKilledMyFather fashion. Then, attack the city where said officer is stationed. If he's captured, try to recruit him but of course he will refuse ("Serve you!? YouHaveGotToBeKiddingMe! I'd rather die!"), so you will only have two available options left: release him or execute him. If you choose the latter, there's a chance that he will scream a BigNO as if forgetting that earlier he said he'd rather die.

A series of strategy games by Koei. It's based on the RomanceOfTheThreeKingdoms novel, which is a fictionalized version of actual Chinese history. It also spawned an action game spinoff, ''DynastyWarriors''.

This game series provides examples of:

** Other warlords from further back in China's history are also playable.

** in XI, Lu Bu also gains the unique trait of being unable to be one-shotted in a duel due to his WAR stat [[UpToEleven being treated as if it's above 100]], [[NoFairCheating even if you modify his stats to be lower]]!

* TacticalRockPaperScissors: In XI, Spears defeat Cavalry who defeat Pikes who defeat Spears. Archer units are equally affected and equally affects either. Swordsmen are free but they are weak against every other weapon types.

* AdaptationDisplacement: Not as bad as ''Dynasty Warriors'', but it is seen on some fan forums every once and a while.

* CrowningMomentOfFunny: XI's tutorial. Specifically, It's depiction of [[TooDumbToLive Liu Bei]], and the fact that the characters breaks the fourth wall at times.

* TacticalRockPaperScissors: In XI, Spears defeat Chavalry who defeat Pikes who defeat Spears. Archer units are equally affected and equally affects either. Swordsmen are free but they are weak against every other weapon types.

* CrowningMomentofFunny: XI's tutorial. Specifically, It's depiction of [[TooDumbToLive Liu Bei]], and the fact that the characters breaks the fourth wall at times.

** in XI, Lu Bu also gains the unique trait of being unable to be one-shotted in a duel due to his WAR stat [[BeyondTheImpossible being treated as if it's above 100]], [[NoFairCheating even if you modify his stats to be lower]]!

* CrowningMomentofFunny: XI's tutorial. Specifically, It's depiction of [[TooDumbToLive Liu Bei]].