buddha0991
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Wait....will this game be on PSN? If not, this ruins all my plans.
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Dynasty Warriors 8 + XL (PS3) / CE (PSV/PS4) |OT| Don't Pursue Lu Bu (In Next Gen)
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Platforms: PS3 (All regions) / PSN (All regions) / X360 (NA, EU, AU only)
Looks like it.
dakkumauji
Member
I am only basing the PSN release off that the Japanese release was released on PSN (and it was a kinda big thing too).
Koei Temco (NA) might screw up somewhere and forget to release this on PSN or whatever. ~_~
Yeah, I could see Koei doing something stupid like that (like that stealth release of a Vita game on PSN nobody knew was coming, I forget the name).
Crunch King
Neo Member
This is the problem I'm facing... I kinda want a 3DS for FE/SMT/Animal Crossing.... but I kinda want this game too x_x
sensui-tomo
Member
how does the remix joy(or whatever thats called work with digital copies?) would never buy a base Dynasty warriors digital in the off chance it wouldnt work with the next expansion
Hope not. Last time they did that it was DW 6 and it was terrible.
Don't know why people would want it to be 'significantly' different. You don't want FIFA or Madden to be significantly different, you don't want Dynasty Warriors to be different. Just improved upon.
It would. They did it for past Saumrai Warriors games and stuff.
Koei wouldn't alienate their entire digital userbase.
Here is another awesome video with the type of combos you can do- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=907GQJUxHSU&feature=youtu.be
denshuu
Member
I'm really stoked that they're dubbing these games again. I skipped DW7 because the framerate and slowdown kind of made the game unplayable for me, so the last time I really enjoyed a Musou game in English was 6 Empires. Damn near 5 years ago.
Hopefully this game has a lot of Victory shall belong to Wuuu and L-Lu Bu! Lu Bu has come to destroy us! moments.
Hopefully this game has a lot of Victory shall belong to Wuuu and L-Lu Bu! Lu Bu has come to destroy us! moments.
Jim Sterling
Member
Waiting to hear back about review copies of this is killing me. This is as big a deal to me as reviewing any BioShock, Halo, or whatever.
I need to get my Zhang He on!
I need to get my Zhang He on!
razgriz417
Member
Really hope you get a review copy, would love to hear what you think about this one
I hope you get one too man. Can't wait to see what you say about it.
You're one of the only journalists out there that actually reviews DW games properly and doesn't just copy and paste the same review about how the series is the same over and over.
dakkumauji
Member
It looks like the most grindy part will be getting everything in ambition mode. No raising bonds with everybody this time.
I'll be looking forward to it! It'll also be great to fill out that reviews section in the OT.
Omg yes. This is clearly the best new feature and should be in the OP.
dakkumauji
Member
They gave you
They are probably trying to avoid adding anyone at any sense related to Late Wu.
Because he bridges the gap between Shu and Wu whilst the others you mentioned are scheming against Shu.
According to the novel anyway. Have you seen the Three Kingdoms 2010 tv series? I thought Lu Su's portrayal there was excellent and is a good reason as to why he's in the game.
dragonflys545
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Jim Sterling
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dakkumauji
Member
There's not much you can say when the game isn't even out for another week plus even more days for EU and AU.
There are Dynasty Warriors fans outside of GAF... But yeah it'll bomb
Depending on what?
Koei has put out the majority of their Musou games in America, consistently. It clearly does well enough that it's worth supporting. Hell, I wouldn't be surprised if it wasn't one of the more popular Japanese series in the US.
Don't know whether I should buy this.
I still have to finish conquest mode in Dynasty Warriors 7, only 10% into Warriors Orochi 3, still have Dynasty Warriors Next on standby, still have to finish One Piece Pirate Warriors.
I always buy these games late though for a cheaper price and miss the zeitgeist of other people also playing it. Also if I don't buy it now I'd probably never buy it with next gen and all.
I still have to finish conquest mode in Dynasty Warriors 7, only 10% into Warriors Orochi 3, still have Dynasty Warriors Next on standby, still have to finish One Piece Pirate Warriors.
I always buy these games late though for a cheaper price and miss the zeitgeist of other people also playing it. Also if I don't buy it now I'd probably never buy it with next gen and all.
I agree as well. Although i have to admit that Dynasty Warriors 8 hasn't done as well in Japan as it could have. Both DW6 and 7 sold around 500k units retail (In Japan) where as DW8 hasn't even hit 350k yet. Ofc there is no digital download numbers but it's clear it's not selling as well.
Here is a post of mine i made back in April which gives my opinion on sales numbers and stuff- http://s13.zetaboards.com/koeiwarriors/single/?p=9390152&t=7028601
Pirzolaman
Banned
I'm a huge DW fan so I can't wait for this game to come out. Bah too many games to play from now till the end of the year, yet so little time
I don't think Koei is really concerned about NA sales at this juncture
FrontalMonk
Banned
Oh man. So excited for this. I need to hurry up and finish The Last of Us before this comes out. Actually, to be honest, I'm going to be in the middle of getting packed up to move into a new house (!!!) so I won't actually have time, but I'll still pick up my copy regardless. Dat new DW smell.
I don't think they're going to stop publishing these games in the west, the series has been trucking on for a while.
dakkumauji
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The only part of the West that has a chance of worrying of never seeing more Musou would be NA. And that's probably more due to K-T NA disappearing overnight and no one noticing that it happened than poor sales.
Sadly Jim sterling's critique is like the only review probably worth posting in the OP. Nobody in the industry seems to get these games anymore...
That said, how is loot handled this time around? Ive always preferred when these games have persistent inventories across all players so I never feel I am restarting at ground zero switching between new fighters. This allows me to keep the difficulty high and get excited for snagging challenge weapons and getting even better drops as I level new chars. Essentially DW5 is still king for me here.
That said, how is loot handled this time around? Ive always preferred when these games have persistent inventories across all players so I never feel I am restarting at ground zero switching between new fighters. This allows me to keep the difficulty high and get excited for snagging challenge weapons and getting even better drops as I level new chars. Essentially DW5 is still king for me here.
dakkumauji
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Weapons are all shared. Once you get a weapon, anyone can wield it (with variable effectiveness). The main difference is that you can't change what weapons you have equipped once you start a battle. But since you are able to choose which character you play as in each story stage, I believe you are able to switch their weapons, skills, animals around before actually playing.
Sure feels like it to me as well......
No, but I have read the novel and watched the 1994 TV series some years ago. My point I guess you could say outside of him being somewhat of an ambassador to Shu and trying to screw them over a few times (like his encounter with Guan Yu), he doesn't really do anything all that notable unlike Zhou Yu or Lu Xun. Zhou Yu and Lu Xun were both sort of quiessential to Wu, but Lu Su ehhh not really. His portrayal in the 1994 series was pretty good too, but like dakkumauji pointed out it seems like they are scraping the bottom of the barrel here at this point for early - mid Wu adds and trying to offset exploring Late Wu era for as long as they possibly can
dakkumauji
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Here have a review.
Written by wonderpierrot, who uploads DW videos on Youtube and pretty well known for very impressive combo videos like this one.
Bear in mind two things:
He is very combo orientated. Instead of looking on the quickest way to kill stuff, ranking up combo hits is more important so that's why he doesn't like stuff like storm rush.
Weapon crafting isn't that random. It's not perfect but not as random as he states it is since they changed it in a later patch for the game.
I also believe most of the bugs have been patched as well.
Written by wonderpierrot, who uploads DW videos on Youtube and pretty well known for very impressive combo videos like this one.
Bear in mind two things:
He is very combo orientated. Instead of looking on the quickest way to kill stuff, ranking up combo hits is more important so that's why he doesn't like stuff like storm rush.
Weapon crafting isn't that random. It's not perfect but not as random as he states it is since they changed it in a later patch for the game.
I also believe most of the bugs have been patched as well.
Very long, but really good in-depth review. Given some of his complaints with the weapon affinity system, combos, and the AI I feel as though the score he gave DW8 is fair.
Red Blaster
Member
anyone know?
the ps2 versions seemed to hold their framerate most of the time and would only crater during ridiculous musous, i tried the dw7 empires demo and didn't like how it would slowdown everytime you walked into a group of 10 guys
Jim Sterling
Member
All confirmed for my review copy! Expecting it tomorrow or Friday.
Things are going to get stabbed up with swords and rakes.
Things are going to get stabbed up with swords and rakes.
dakkumauji
Member
Yay for using Lu Su!
Boogalogist
Member
Man, I miss the horrendously overpowered AI Lu Bu of old DW, (DW4?). That was awesome. Is he just as nasty in this one?
pancakesandsex
Member
I hope they make a download version of XL so I can put the vanilla disc in the system and REMIX MODE that way. Or just make it DLC in the first place or something. I would like that option.
7 outfit is unlockable in game iirc
VanillaCakeIsBurning
Member
Is Ambition mode anything at all like Extreme mode in DW5XL?
I've been waiting for a DW that had something similar to that where you start with nothing and slowly build up troops and officers while taking on stages that get progressively more difficult. I also liked how if you died you lost everything and had to start a new file which made things really tense. I have no idea if they would implement something like that in a future game though.
I've been waiting for a DW that had something similar to that where you start with nothing and slowly build up troops and officers while taking on stages that get progressively more difficult. I also liked how if you died you lost everything and had to start a new file which made things really tense. I have no idea if they would implement something like that in a future game though.