Warhammer Fantasy (1983)
Date: 1983
Platform: Board game
Developer: Games Workshop
Publisher: Games Workshop
Genre: Fantasy
Theme: Miniature wargame
Franchises: Warhammer
Also known as: Warhammer Fantasy Battle
Adaptation: Cameo
Summary:
Warhammer takes place on an unnamed planet that bears a striking resemblance to our own Earth, with continents laid out in a similar pattern, though not quite the same shape.
In the background of Warhammer Fantasy, it is mentioned that at one point in time, the nation of Grand Cathay (the setting's Fantasy Counterpart Culture to Imperial China) fell under the rule of the Monkey King, who appointed advisors from the Skaven Clan Eshin and ushered in a period of chaos. While a rare villainous example of the trope, it makes sense when one considers that the original Sun Wukong was seen as an embodiment of chaos, and in the setting of Warhammer the Forces of Chaos are considered the ultimate evil.
Total War: Warhammer III (2022)
Date: February 17, 2022
Platform: Linux mac / OS / Windows
Developer: Creative Assembly
Publisher: Sega
Genre: Fantasy
Theme: Turn Based Strategy
Franchises: Warhammer / Total War
Also known as: Warhammer Fantasy Battle / Total War 3
Adaptation: Inspiration
Summary:
Like its predecessors, Total War: Warhammer III features turn-based strategy and real-time tactics gameplay similar to other games in the Total War series.
In the campaign, players move armies and characters around the map and manage settlements in a turn-based manner. Players engage in diplomacy with, and fight against, AI-controlled factions. When armies meet, they battle in real time. The game has a custom battles mode where players can create customised real-time battles, as well as online multiplayer battles. Those who own races from the first two games have the same races unlocked for multiplayer in the third game; a combined world map, named "Immortal Empires", similar to the "Mortal Empires" campaign in Total War: Warhammer II for owners of the first two games. Immortal Empires released as a Beta on 23 August 2022 with patch 2.0. Like its predecessors, Total War: Warhammer III features turn-based strategy and real-time tactics gameplay similar to other games in the Total War series. In the campaign, players move armies and characters around the map and manage settlements in a turn-based manner. Players engage in diplomacy with, and fight against, AI-controlled factions. When armies meet, they battle in real time. The game has a custom battles mode where players can create customised real-time battles, as well as online multiplayer battles. Those who own races from the first two games have the same races unlocked for multiplayer in the third game; a combined world map, named "Immortal Empires", similar to the "Mortal Empires" campaign in Total War: Warhammer II for owners of the first two games. Immortal Empires released as a Beta on 23 August 2022 with patch 2.0.
The promotional material for Total War: Warhammer III, which sees Cathay undergo significant Adaptation Expansion, reveals that the Monkey King's ascension led to the Dragon Emperor's progeny actually setting aside their differences and uniting against him, only being able to throw him out once their parents returned from a lengthy absence.
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Total_War:_Warhammer_III
