All of this culminated in the game being abandoned, just two years after release.
Infrequent patches that don’t address major bugs to extremely questionable DLC decisions, Creative Assembly made misstep after misstep in their support of the title. Unfortunately, that’s when Three Kingdoms began to die a slow and painful death. Team up to defeat ancient monsters in Epic Battles. Stannis Baratheon, King Roberts brother and rightful heir would no doubt call the banners of the Stormlands. Form a Clan, hire allies, and plunder gold in Kingdoms at War: the ultimate fantasy-strategy game. Robb is able to get past the Twins without a marriage pact leaving him open to a marriage alliance. As word of the escape spreads the various houses begin to change how they wage the war and the alliances they forge. With a successful launch, it was up to Creative Assembly to keep the hype train running with their patches and DLCs. The Lannisters would have the combined forces of three Kingdoms bearing down on them. Kingdoms at War is an A Song of Ice and Fire Alternate Universe fic where Ned, Arya, and Sansa are helped out of Kings Landing the day before his execution by mysterious forces. With the era the game takes place in being ripe with stories spanning nearly a century, all signs pointed towards Three Kingdoms being Creative Assembly’s historical masterpiece. Selling one million copies in just a week, Total War: Three Kingdoms was the fastest selling game in the series, surpassing even Total War: Warhammer II. Initial fan reception was positive, with many fans praising the overhauled diplomacy, roleplaying aspects, and characters.