BURLINGAME, California. – Oct. 24, 2024 – The first major remake in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms series, Romance of the Three Kingdoms 8 REMAKE is now available digitally worldwide on Nintendo Switch™, PlayStation®5, PlayStation®4, and Windows PC via Steam®. The tactical, historical simulation game, published by KOEI TECMO America and developed by the famed Kou Shibusawa, is based on Romance of the Three Kingdoms VIII with Power Up Kit, complete with both the “All Officers Play” and “All Periods Scenarios” features, as well as a host of new content to produce the most complete Romance of the Three Kingdoms experience to date, delivering infinite drama inside a theater of war.
Romance of the Three Kingdoms 8 REMAKE boasts all-new graphical and game system upgrades to help reawaken the title as the newest addition to KOEI TECMO’s long revered franchise. Among the new additions, the number of officers has been increased from approximately 600 to 1,000! With the newly added officers and forces that were not in the original game, players can enjoy new events and relationships between the officers for an even more authentic experience. The “All Periods Scenarios” feature has also been updated to offer more than 55 scenarios, including fictional scenarios – most in series history! From the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty to the final age of the Three Kingdoms period, players can choose any officer and period they’d like to play, creating numerous combinations for an ideal playthrough.
On the battlefield, combat in Romance of the Three Kingdoms 8 Remake remains turn-based, just like the original title, but the system has been fundamentally restructured, the result of Kou Shibusawa’s 20 years of know-how since the launch of Romance of the Three Kingdoms 8. While the remake retains the key features of RTK8 — simple rules that make it easy for beginners, a map that combines field and siege battles, and the use of terrain – the tempo and balance of the game have been greatly improved. With the addition of new features such as “Link Forged”, players will discover an easy-to-play yet highly tactical combat experience.
In addition, through the evolved “All Officers Play” feature, players have the option to take control of the powerful rulers and the officers who serve them or be a free officer and join a vagrant army. This enables players to explore the Three Kingdoms with a fresh and unique experience every time thanks to the incredible amount of new features and the variety of associations formed both on and off the battlefield.
Romance of the Three Kingdoms 8 REMAKE is available now in both standard and Digital Deluxe editions. The Digital Deluxe edition features the base game along with a special digital artbook, digital soundtrack, and the bonus scenario, “Liu Bei’s Three Tacticians”.
In celebration of the game’s launch, KOEI TECMO will be holding a Fictional Scenario Contest. Fans will be able to submit original scenario ideas for Romance of the Three Kingdoms 8 REMAKE, exploring “what if” stories and alternative events that didn’t happen in history. The game’s development team will judge and select from among the entries a total of three scenarios; one each from the regions of Japan, Asia, and North America/Europe. These scenarios will be released as a free update for Romance of the Three Kingdoms 8 REMAKE at a later date.
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