Pros:
- The relationship aspect is very good, you need to actively help/gift/talk with the officer that you want to bond with. Some officers are not materialistic so you can't simply shower them with goodies and to talk with them you need to make them grateful to you first. There are other events like meeting in the street etc, it happen much more often than in RotK 10
- Diplomacy is very detailed, networking is very important. It's like when Zhuge Liang tried to confince Sun Quan to ally with Liu Bei instead of surendering to Cao Cao's massive army & ships. At first Zhuge Liang only manage to get Lu Su's support. Then Lu Su introduce him to Zhou Yu (yes, this game have letter of introduction system too!). Zhou Yu doesn't trust Zhuge Liang so there is a debate event first. After winning the debate now Zhuge Liang has 2 supports from Sun Quan's closes advisor. Zhuge Liang then presents her proposal again to Sun Quan with the support of Zhou Yu & Lu Su.
- The war system is an improved version of Nobunaga's Ambition Sphere of Influence. It's semi real time where you can choose the battle speed or pause it anytime to think stuff more carefully
- When you decalre your new country, people who has bonds with you will come & join you. It's just like When Sun Ce freed himself from Yuan Shu, Zhou Yu joined & bolster his forces.
- There is a council that happen regularly to decide the country's direction. You and other officer can propose some plan, then votes will happen, and there might be a debate too!
- Coalition war from Nobunaga's Ambition make a return!

Neutrals:
- The debate system is pretty fun but it will be nice if more option is added to minimize the luck factor. Some debate moves need 0 will, some other need 1, & the rest need 2. So basically you guess what your opponent's next move by looking at how much "will" they have. Sometimes the enemy will say something that gives a hint of what they're going to do, further increasing your chance of countering correctly.
- There is a fun coalition system in this game, however it seems that only AI can initate this & when they do there is no option for you to make a counter alliance.

Cons:
- The duel is the same as the debate, and it's not really work because it makes the battle feels boring & too peaceful? like attack once, then walk slowly while waiting your input, repeats. There is also no option to initiate duel so it seems to be random? I think the best duel is Rotk 11. It's very lively and feels like a real battle since both sides are hitting each other continuously while riding high speed on their horse.
- During the war, duels happens at random and at a very low rate. Duels are usually happen during your daily missions instead in war
- While the music is nice, it's nowhere near the epicness of Rotk 11 & they also kinda lacking in oriental feels too.
- There's not many unit type in the game. Majority boils down to archers, cavalry, & infantry just with different stats. The only unique unit is mounted archers.

Notes:
- People says that you can only have 2 orders max therefore having 2 officers is no different than having 100 officers. This is entirely false because the other officers will still do his works automatically even without your orders as long as you assign governors & ministers, they will have their own initiative & will propose things to upgrade your city, hire other officers, train your troops, etc.
- People says that it's stupid that troops in this game can't be transfered. This is actually a decision to focus on realism. Yup, can't transfer troops in real life because people can't change their hometown with a push of a button. Soldiers will get homesick because they can't meet their family which result in low morale, running away, etc. During long campaign like Zhuge Liang's northern campaign, the soldiers are rotated so they current soldiers go home & fresh new soldiers take their position. There is a story where Wei attacked during this rotation. The current soldiers panicked because they're afraid that Zhuge Liang will prevent them from going home. Obviously Zhuge Liang didn't do that and stll sending them all back to their home. The soldiers knowing their lords situation changed their stance, refuse to go home & fight the Wei army's first.

Pros: - The relationship aspect is very good, you need to actively help/gift/talk with the officer that you want to bond with. Some officers are not materialistic so you can't simply shower them with goodies and to talk with them you need to make them grateful to you first. There are other events like meeting in the street etc, it happen much more often than in RotK 10 - Diplomacy is very detailed, networking is very important. It's like when Zhuge Liang tried to confince Sun Quan to ally with Liu Bei instead of surendering to Cao Cao's massive army & ships. At first Zhuge Liang only manage to get Lu Su's support. Then Lu Su introduce him to Zhou Yu (yes, this game have letter of introduction system too!). Zhou Yu doesn't trust Zhuge Liang so there is a debate event first. After winning the debate now Zhuge Liang has 2 supports from Sun Quan's closes advisor. Zhuge Liang then presents her proposal again to Sun Quan with the support of Zhou Yu & Lu Su. - The war system is an improved version of Nobunaga's Ambition Sphere of Influence. It's semi real time where you can choose the battle speed or pause it anytime to think stuff more carefully - When you decalre your new country, people who has bonds with you will come & join you. It's just like When Sun Ce freed himself from Yuan Shu, Zhou Yu joined & bolster his forces. - There is a council that happen regularly to decide the country's direction. You and other officer can propose some plan, then votes will happen, and there might be a debate too! - Coalition war from Nobunaga's Ambition make a return! Neutrals: - The debate system is pretty fun but it will be nice if more option is added to minimize the luck factor. Some debate moves need 0 will, some other need 1, & the rest need 2. So basically you guess what your opponent's next move by looking at how much "will" they have. Sometimes the enemy will say something that gives a hint of what they're going to do, further increasing your chance of countering correctly. - There is a fun coalition system in this game, however it seems that only AI can initate this & when they do there is no option for you to make a counter alliance. Cons: - The duel is the same as the debate, and it's not really work because it makes the battle feels boring & too peaceful? like attack once, then walk slowly while waiting your input, repeats. There is also no option to initiate duel so it seems to be random? I think the best duel is Rotk 11. It's very lively and feels like a real battle since both sides are hitting each other continuously while riding high speed on their horse. - During the war, duels happens at random and at a very low rate. Duels are usually happen during your daily missions instead in war - While the music is nice, it's nowhere near the epicness of Rotk 11 & they also kinda lacking in oriental feels too. - There's not many unit type in the game. Majority boils down to archers, cavalry, & infantry just with different stats. The only unique unit is mounted archers. Notes: - People says that you can only have 2 orders max therefore having 2 officers is no different than having 100 officers. This is entirely false because the other officers will still do his works automatically even without your orders as long as you assign governors & ministers, they will have their own initiative & will propose things to upgrade your city, hire other officers, train your troops, etc. - People says that it's stupid that troops in this game can't be transfered. This is actually a decision to focus on realism. Yup, can't transfer troops in real life because people can't change their hometown with a push of a button. Soldiers will get homesick because they can't meet their family which result in low morale, running away, etc. During long campaign like Zhuge Liang's northern campaign, the soldiers are rotated so they current soldiers go home & fresh new soldiers take their position. There is a story where Wei attacked during this rotation. The current soldiers panicked because they're afraid that Zhuge Liang will prevent them from going home. Obviously Zhuge Liang didn't do that and stll sending them all back to their home. The soldiers knowing their lords situation changed their stance, refuse to go home & fight the Wei army's first.