Sangokuren Senki
From Daisy² for the PC
I thought I’d take another look at Sangokuren Senki today (yeah, it’s Sangokuren, not Sangokushi like I said before), and learn some more about it. The premise is that the main character, a normal high school girl named Hana, reads a book in a library and is transported to the time of Sangokushi, or the Three Kingdoms (the story was first introduced as the Romance of the Three Kingdoms and also popularized in the war strategy games Sangokushi Senki) of China in the second and third century AD. She first meets a character named Koumei, who tells her to go and join Gentoku, who turns out to be a general of one of the armies. Somehow she’s mistaken as an advisor, so throughout the game she helps direct the army. Though you start off with the Gentoku army, depending on your choices you can join one of two other armies, Moutoku’s, and Chuubou’s. Apparently these were all real people in the story, because the designer talks about how she (he?) changed or went with the popular image of the characters.
So, here are the main characters in each army:
*********Gentokugun*********
Gentoku! The general, he’s a big brother type who inspires loyalty and is loved by his troops.
Fuyouhime – she becomes friends with Hana and likes to talk about girl stuff with her, but she also fights.
Unchou – he is usually calm and reserved, but will tell his opinions to close friends. He and Fuyouhime bicker a lot.
Shiryuu – he’s not very friendly in general, and especially to women, but he’s a genius with the spear.
Yokutoku – Not great at thinking, Yokutoku is likely to act without thinking. He’s very fond of Gentoku, and apparently though he’s usually friendly, when he gets drunk his personality changes.
*********Moutokugun*********
Moutoku - the second general, he looks like he doesn’t take responsibility seriously, but actually he’s an expert at being in charge and governs a large area.
Bunjaku – Moutoku’s right-hand man, he is serious and always wants to do what results in the most advantageous situation.
Genjou – He’s worked for Moutoku for a long time and is good friends with him. He’s friendly and trustworthy (I don’t think you can capture him though)
*********Chuubougun*********
Chuubou – Arrogant but somewhat insecure at heart because he’s trying to live up to his dead father and older brother, Chuubou commands a large navy in addition to his land forces.
Shoukou – Cheerful and good at archery, Shoukou is Chuubou’s younger sister who wants to join the fighting.
Koukin – Always smiling but never showing his real emotions, Koukin worked for Chuubou’s older brother before he died. He loves music and has a soft manner, but plays a key role in commanding the military.
Phew, that’s a lot of characters. I should really read that Romance of the Three Kingdoms novel I have and see who these guys are…but it’s really long! And I think it’s just the first volume…maybe I’ll buy the Coles notes version instead.
Anyways, so this game looks fun too (I know I know, like you need MORE games to buy 
) and it is supposed to come out sometime this winter.
Maybe tomorrow I should do a game or two that’s actually coming out this fall, hehe. Is there one you want to know more about? Lemme know in the comments!
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All those characters! Really thorough job taking a look at each of them; thanks for sharing. <3 The first guy I go to look at on the site is Moutoku and it’s all, “Yeah, he’s a womanizer,” and so I’m all, “Great.” XD; Why do I always like the players? They’re usually so charming, and at least in the virtual world you can get them to change their ways.
Is it me or do a lot of games seem to be taking the Fushigi Yuugi route (transported to another, ancient land)? Weird… I guess it’s just a good/useful premise. I’ve got the three volumes of Romance of the Three Kingdoms sitting on my bookshelf, but unfortunately I’ve got to get through some crappy school reading first. XD I’m sure the story has to be good since it’s such a well thought-of classic.
Guesswhat?! Yesterday I went and got a copy of B’s Log and Dangeki Girl’s Style… and they’re AMAZING. Thank you so much for recommending them! They have a ton of gorgeous art, and way more articles than I expected. I can’t believe I didn’t know about them earlier, but now I’ll definitely keep up on the latest copies! Since I just got a look at some of the new games, I’d really like to hear about Hakuoki. The magazine cover for Girl’s Style had me at first glance. The art is gorgeous, plus I like anything that has to do with samurai. (I’m cracking up over the title though, what exactly would it be translated? Thin cherry demon? Gahaha!) I also saw another one that looked especially pretty, but then I realized it was only available on cell phones. The title was ななつ夜幻世録. Yeah, no idea about the kanji. Nanatsu… Yagenseroku? Another brilliant one in English. Seven Night Phantasm World Record? XD It looked neat but too bad it won’t be available to us. Anyway, so many games look good I’d be great with whatever, but I’d say I’m most interested in Hakuoki, Kanuchi, and Ayashi no Miya right now.