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Chinese gamers worry Total War: Three Kingdoms might have black or green blood
New DLC adds Mortal Kombat-esque fatalities to Total War: Three Kingdoms
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Total War: Three Kingdoms will add blood -- A LOT of blood -- to its battles in a new downloadable content pack. But Chinese gamers worry that instead of bloody battles with rivers of red, they might end up seeing lots of black or green blood instead.
Next week, Creative Assembly’s flagship strategy game, inspired by the great Chinese historical novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms, will get DLC called Reign of Blood. It’s a purely cosmetic upgrade adding blood and gore to the game. It’s something they’ve done for every entry in the series, which normally depicts battles without a drop of blood -- but this new pack will introduce Mortal Kombat-esque fatalities to ancient China.
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The British-made Total War: Three Kingdoms is hugely popular in China, scooping up the top spot on the bestseller list on Steam days before launch. Its popularity in China propelled Three Kingdoms to become the fastest selling game in Creative Assembly’s history, so much so that the company itself said that China “has kind-of gone crazy for us”.
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Needless to say, Reign of Blood has raised quite some eyebrows in the country. While not everybody is a fan of the blood pack, those who are interested in purchasing (which comes at US$3) worry that they might end up with getting green or black blood rather than red.
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