January 5, 2022
senyan

Three kingdom:The Journey

Three Kingdom: The Journey will scratch the itch for a new roguelike deckbuilder, with fun new mechanics and great setting. However, it does suffer a few problems that aren’t easily ignored.

60%Game Brain Score

graphics, replayability

gameplay, music

73% User Score Based on 30 reviews

Critic Score 65%Based on 2 reviews

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About Three kingdom:The Journey

Three kingdom:The Journey is a single player tactical role playing game with a historical theme. It was developed by senyan and was released on January 5, 2022. It received mostly positive reviews from both critics and players.

Three Kingdom: The Journey is an deck build roguelike game, fight to the end or journey back are all on your choices.

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73%Audience ScoreBased on 30 reviews

graphics3 positive mentions

music3 negative mentions

The game features solid core mechanics and a satisfying progression system that keeps players engaged.
There is a good variety of cards and unique playstyles offered by the different factions and generals, enhancing replayability.
The Three Kingdoms theme is well-integrated into the gameplay, providing an enjoyable experience for fans of the genre.

The game suffers from numerous bugs and technical issues, including crashes and UI problems that hinder the overall experience.
Translation errors and a lack of clear tutorials make it difficult for new players to fully understand the mechanics.
The game feels incomplete with limited content, such as only three maps and no achievements, which detracts from its long-term appeal.

gameplay
7 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
43% positive mentions, 14% neutral mentions, 43% negative mentions
The gameplay of "Three Kingdom: The Journey" is praised for its solid core mechanics and strategic deckbuilding, making it engaging and addictive for players. While the diverse gameplay offers depth and variety, some bugs, a lack of a proper tutorial, and certain obtuse mechanics hinder the overall experience.
- “Three Kingdom: The journey immediately drew me in with its solid core mechanics and promising deckbuilding foundation.”
- “The gameplay flow feels smooth and strategic — it’s the kind of system that can easily get you hooked and eager for 'just one more run.' On paper, it’s everything I look for in a roguelike deckbuilder.”
- “This is a card game with diverse and in-depth gameplay.”
- “There is a good game hidden in here, but there are some bugs, a lack of a proper tutorial, and some obtuse mechanics that prevent this from being truly great.”
- “They all have different amounts of starting health and gold along with characteristics which will give you different gameplays.”
- “Hihgliy intelligent gameplay indeed!”
graphics
6 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
50% positive mentions, 17% neutral mentions, 33% negative mentions
The graphics are generally praised for their aesthetic appeal, effectively immersing players in an ancient Chinese realm. However, some inconsistencies, such as mismatched hitboxes and potentially confusing animations, detract from the overall experience. Overall, the art style and visual elements contribute positively to the game's atmosphere, despite minor issues.
- “+ The graphics are aesthetic and let me feel the ancient Chinese realm in a beautiful way.”
- “+ The graphics are aesthetic and let me feel the ancient Chinese realm in a beautiful way.”
- “The translation is good, the art style, music, and dialogue are good; the combat system is freakin' awesome with a unique touch on the regular Slay the Spire formula.”
- “The hitboxes for the boss stages on the map don't match the artwork, probably because they're larger than every other object on the map.”
- “Good setting, animations are a bit confusing; I can't tell if that is their intended art style or if they were just short on time for some of the characters.”
replayability
5 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
60% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 40% negative mentions
Overall, the game offers significant replayability due to its diverse rulers, unique generals with varying abilities, and numerous unlocks that introduce new strategies and encounters. However, some players feel that the lack of achievements and a clunky UI detracts from the experience, suggesting that further development could enhance its replay value.
- “I guess the game has replayability since the three rulers play differently, and in addition, you have different generals with unique abilities.”
- “There's a lot of replayability, thanks to a high amount of unlocks: new generals with individual armies and skills, equipment that changes the game significantly, and some random encounters.”
- “Being able to follow different strategies is part of the replayability, too: you can choose to conquer as many cities as possible, or focus on shooting ranges or army camps.”
- “The UI feels clunky and disorganized, and there are no achievements — which feels like a missed opportunity for replayability.”
- “Being able to follow different strategies is part of the replayability, too: you can, for example, choose to conquer as many cities as possible, or shooting ranges, or army camps.”
music
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
67% positive mentions, -67% neutral mentions, 100% negative mentions
The music in the game is well-received, with users praising its quality alongside the art style and dialogue. The inclusion of volume sliders for music, sound, and voice enhances the overall experience, allowing for personalized audio settings. Overall, the soundtrack complements the game's unique combat system effectively.
- “The translation is good, the art style, music, and dialogue are excellent, and the combat system adds a unique touch to the regular Slay the Spire formula.”
- “In the options, there are sliders for music, sound, and voice volume, as well as settings for resolution, language (English, Chinese, and Japanese), window mode, personal assistant, and the ability to play the opening cinematic.”
- “The music in the game feels repetitive and lacks variety, making it hard to stay engaged.”
- “I found the soundtrack to be uninspired and forgettable, which detracted from the overall experience.”
- “The audio mixing is off, with the music often drowning out important sound effects and dialogue.”

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65%Critics’ scoreBased on 2 critic reviews

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Three kingdom:The Journey is a tactical role playing game with historical theme. Common tags for Three kingdom:The Journey include turn-based, indie, trading, roguelite, deckbuilding and others.

Three kingdom:The Journey is available on PC and Windows.

Three kingdom:The Journey was released on January 5, 2022.

Three kingdom:The Journey was developed by senyan.

Three kingdom:The Journey has received mostly positive reviews from both players and critics. Most players liked Three kingdom:The Journey for its graphics but disliked it for its gameplay.

Three kingdom:The Journey is a single player game.

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