DYNASTY WARRIORS 8 PC REVIEW FULL
DYNASTY WARRIORS 8 PC REVIEW SERIES

The weapons are also further diversified through the elements system. This does provide some much needed diversity, and the weapons themselves range from the mundane swords and spears all the way up to some oddities such as Deng Ai’s drill lance, Xiahou Ba’s Siege Spear, and Chen Gong’s Art of War scrolls.

DYNASTY WARRIORS 8 PC REVIEW FULL

When they equip that weapon type, they can unlock the weapon’s full potential, adding two extra character-specific moves to that moveset. Finally, although any character can use any weapon they also have one preferred weapon type. There are about 80 characters in the game, so there are also about 80 weapon types each with their own unique moves to use.

For some people, this is a favorable addition for the depth it provides, but it’s also completely ridiculous that a level 150 character fighting on easy won’t be able to flinch certain enemy officers without changing their weapon.Ĭhen Gong’s Art of War scroll summons soldiers to fight for himĮxpanding upon that, Koei has finally diversified the weapons to the point where each character has their own unique weapon again, and even more can be added with downloadable content. In this situation, you should switch weapons, so now if you attempt to change weapons while being attacked your character will perform a Switch Counter, which is a slow but powerful counterattack. Finally, if their type counters you, then they will have a red exclamation mark over their head, your attacks won’t knock them back, and they will be able to trigger a Storm Rush on you.

DYNASTY WARRIORS 8 PC REVIEW SERIES

If your type counters theirs, they get a blue icon over their head which, once depleted, allows you to perform a special Storm Rush attack which is a furious series of rapid attacks that blow the opposition away. This RPS system is executed in-game by the enemy officers if your types are the same then you attack each other normally. You still only have the capability to switch between two weapons though, so you won’t have a hard counter for every situation.

In this system, Man counters Heaven, Earth defeats Man, and Heaven stands above Earth. The new weapon swap system from that entry has been expanded to include a sort of ‘rock paper scissors’ system, where each weapon is assigned either Man, Heaven, or Earth. The latest entry in the series, Dynasty Warriors 8 Xtreme Legends Complete Edition (Hereafter referred to as DW8XL for the writer’s sanity), improves upon the revisions made to the formula in Dynasty Warriors 7. But, if you take the games for what they are, a hack n’ slash experience mixing gameplay elements from classic mainstays such as Final Fight and Streets of Rage with modern technology that allows for massive battlefields and insurmountably large amounts of enemies on-screen simultaneously, you can garner many hours of enjoyment from a single entry. Even as a long-time fan of the series, I can understand their concerns. Critics in the western hemisphere pan it constantly for repetitive, shallow gameplay in one breath and deride it for constantly rehashing the same old formula with the other. It’s a fairly old series, with eight entries, five expansions, and countless spinoffs. The Dynasty Warriors series has always been a favorite of mine.

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