Discover the first look at gameplay in Total War: Three Kingdoms

Ahead of Gamescom this coming week, Sega and Creative Assembly have released their latest let's play vide for Total War: Three Kingdoms, where as the Tyrant Dong Zhuo faces imminent defeat, the cunning chancellor Cao Cao thinks beyond this victory and plots against his coalition partner – the warlord Sun Jian.

Sun Ren, daughter of the mighty warlord Sun Jian, leads her army in defence of her father's lands. Little does she realise, the enemy lies in silent wait nearby. As the westering sun slips below the horizon, the ambushers steel themselves for battle. As Sun Ren approaches, the signal-lanterns are lit, and with a great volley of fire-arrows and a mighty roar, they burst from the treeline.

The game does not have a set release date yet, but is expected in the early part of 2019.