It's probably even enough to dethrone Shogun 2 as the definitive Total War game. Like Shogun 2, Total War: Three Kingdoms (released just May this year) was a resounding success. It seems the developers are quite good at translating The Orient's warfare history into Total War games. Here are all of the historical Total War games ranked based on perfection.
Nevertheless, they're about the closest thing we can get to coming, seeing, and conquering - all in the safety of our gaming chairs.
Of course, the developers had to take countless liberties since they're still games and need to be fun. It's even better than a documentary since you get to participate in all the action and even change the course of history in the games. It's like seeing and experiencing the greatest battles and wars you read on the books. RELATED: Total War: Three Kingdoms Review – An Immersive Action-Filled Strategic Wonderland So, when developer Creative Assembly introduced the Total War games to the PC gaming community back in the year 2000, it was a dream come true for many of us history nuts.
Some of them have even inspired our favorite works of fiction literature (most notably Game of Thrones). Our very own history is full of interesting conflicts. Gamers don't even need to look too far into other fictional game genres and settings.
