New Sega Online Game about Chinese History
Sega, one of the top internationally recognized gaming brand, has begun the testing in China mainland its new online game about Chinese history, entitled “Saga of the Three Kingdoms”.
Sega and other Japanese gaming companies, such as KOEI, have produced many games based on Chinese history, which reflects China’s cultural influence on Japan. The Three Kingdoms Period (220 - 280) is one of their favorite subjects.
There are lots of tales about the Three Kingdoms Period. The heroes and warlords of that time all have unique personalities in Chinese folklore. It is an amazing phenomena that a historical period, especially one so remote as two thousand years ago, is narrated in such details and thoroughness.
In the Ming Dynasty (1368 - 1644), a book was published entitled “Romance of the Three Kingdoms”, which later got regarded as one the four greatest novels in traditional China. Besides its literary value, the book also provides many vivid examples of war fighting, so to some extent it became a textbook for the art of war. There are stories about famous historical figures who had not been educated or trained in warfare, who used “Romance of the Three Kingdoms” as guideline and finally won the victory.
The Three Kingdoms heroes have always lived in pop culture. In the past they thrived in folklore, while in modern times they revive in digital gaming. Nonetheless, the games are not entirely faithful to the history, but they have indeed done a great job in spreading historical and geographical knowledge.
Based on a popular street game, the new Sega online game claims to have combined the features of competitive e-sport and real time strategy (RTS). The controls of the game is said to be totally new and unique. Besides, it is reported that many famous painters in China and Japan have been invited to draw portraits of the heroes. In short, this game looks worth a try.