[Dead] Kessen III Pre-Order $26.60 Overstock.Com $28 shipped

I'm kinda amused that Overstock does preorders, since that seems kind of out of touch with their name... Anyways, is the Kessen series any good?
 
[quote name='judyjudyjudy']I'm kinda amused that Overstock does preorders, since that seems kind of out of touch with their name... Anyways, is the Kessen series any good?[/quote]

I have Kessen II and it's okay. Kind of like Dynasty Warriors with an attempt to make it more strategic. I prefer the more viseral action of Dynasty Warriors though and Kingdom Under Fire: The Crusaders does the action/strategy mix very well if you have an Xbox.
 
Kessen III has received awesome scores from the Japanese mags (somewhere in the 36-38 range in Famitsu), and slightly more average scores here in the states.... it's supposedly a big improvement over the prior two games...
 
I wasn't planning on getting Kessen 3 right away, but for that price I shall, since I have some funds in my paypal account.
 
[quote name='dopa345']
I have Kessen II and it's okay. Kind of like Dynasty Warriors with an attempt to make it more strategic. I prefer the more viseral action of Dynasty Warriors though and Kingdom Under Fire: The Crusaders does the action/strategy mix very well if you have an Xbox.[/quote]
Yeah, there seems to be a lot of Romance of Three Kingdoms -ish games, and i've been trying to figure which ones to check out. Thanks for the opinion!
 
[quote name='judyjudyjudy']Yeah, there seems to be a lot of Romance of Three Kingdoms -ish games, and i've been trying to figure which ones to check out.[/quote]
Koei has been beating the hell out of the Three Kingdoms era for years now. There's basically three main series they've been exploiting:
  • Romance of the Three Kingdoms: the granddaddy of them all, this is their epic turn-based strategy series, which has been around since at least the Genesis/SNES days; the ninth(!) game came out last February.
    Dynasty Warriors: mostly mindless hack-n-slashers, where you control a lone hero fighting in the midst of major battles, which are influenced by your performance; DW4 Empires added some strategic elements to the mix, helping to liven up a tired formula.
    Dynasty Tactics: another turn-based strategy series, this time focusing on individual battles (vs the epic scale of the RotTK series); sorta straddles the line between strategy-RPGs and conventional strategy games, IMHO.
The Kessen games are real-time strategic-combat games; the first and third games are set in medieval Japan, while the second one was set in the Three Kingdoms era. So I don't consider it part of their main lineup of RotTK games.
 
[quote name='unbongwah'][quote name='judyjudyjudy']Yeah, there seems to be a lot of Romance of Three Kingdoms -ish games, and i've been trying to figure which ones to check out.[/quote]
Koei has been beating the hell out of the Three Kingdoms era for years now. There's basically three main series they've been exploiting:
  • Romance of the Three Kingdoms: the granddaddy of them all, this is their epic turn-based strategy series, which has been around since at least the Genesis/SNES days; the ninth(!) game came out last February.
    Dynasty Warriors: mostly mindless hack-n-slashers, where you control a lone hero fighting in the midst of major battles, which are influenced by your performance; DW4 Empires added some strategic elements to the mix, helping to liven up a tired formula.
    Dynasty Tactics: another turn-based strategy series, this time focusing on individual battles (vs the epic scale of the RotTK series); sorta straddles the line between strategy-RPGs and conventional strategy games, IMHO.
The Kessen games are real-time strategic-combat games; the first and third games are set in medieval Japan, while the second one was set in the Three Kingdoms era. So I don't consider it part of their main lineup of RotTK games.[/quote]
So is Kessen III a whole different game from Kessen II? Or is just an updated version set in a different place/time? I know for the other series, it's been recommended to me to just get the latest one.
 
Thanks Dropout! This was yet another title coming out that I dreaded waiting for the price to drop. $28.00 shipped works for me! You rock.
 
Anyone else thinking this might be a pricing error considering its $50 price tag everywhere else? I'm just worried that since they bill immediately my money will be lost to the void of "ships in 1-2 weeks" forever.
 
[quote name='unbongwah'][quote name='judyjudyjudy']Yeah, there seems to be a lot of Romance of Three Kingdoms -ish games, and i've been trying to figure which ones to check out.[/quote]
Koei has been beating the hell out of the Three Kingdoms era for years now. There's basically three main series they've been exploiting:
  • Romance of the Three Kingdoms: the granddaddy of them all, this is their epic turn-based strategy series, which has been around since at least the Genesis/SNES days; the ninth(!) game came out last February.
    Dynasty Warriors: mostly mindless hack-n-slashers, where you control a lone hero fighting in the midst of major battles, which are influenced by your performance; DW4 Empires added some strategic elements to the mix, helping to liven up a tired formula.
    Dynasty Tactics: another turn-based strategy series, this time focusing on individual battles (vs the epic scale of the RotTK series); sorta straddles the line between strategy-RPGs and conventional strategy games, IMHO.
The Kessen games are real-time strategic-combat games; the first and third games are set in medieval Japan, while the second one was set in the Three Kingdoms era. So I don't consider it part of their main lineup of RotTK games.[/quote]

Uhm....Koei beats the hell outta all of their titles. It's quite ridiculous.
 
Shittt....I get too excited when i see the package yesterday but overstock gimme wrong game :(

I'll give them a call today !!
 
Got mine in the mail yesterday. Really cool game, though I didn't get to play it too long. DMC 3 kinda stole my attention. ;)
 
I got mine in the mail on Monday. If they did screw up, at least they honored their mistake. Some places wouldn't do that.
 
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