dragonflys545
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Great review. Every character decloned is the best thing ever.
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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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Great review. Every character decloned is the best thing ever.
dragonflys545
Member
Yup, he's back to his overpowered self/
TheSpoiler
Member
Uh, no they didn't. Playing 3 right now, and too many sparks makes the game chug.
I dunno about Empires, but I haven't had much of a problem with 7 and Extreme.
Cant wait to get this game.
TheSpoiler
Member
I start my new job (hopefully) next week, and then it'll probably take three weeks to get my first paycheck.
And THEN I gotta pay off this electricity bill, so I'll be broke all of next month.
The wait will be unbearable
He must be playing the Xbox 360 version of 7.
dakkumauji
Member
He'll probably kill you at Hu Lao Gate.
He'll probably kill you twice if you kill Diao Chan first.
Yet, all three of them just got new weapons!
shaowebb
Member
Watch this video...
...to get an idea how ENORMOUS levels are now. Its amazing. I cannot tell you how hype I am for this game with my wife. We like them all but this brought back Free Mode, added the new paper rock scissor mechanic to weapon matchups in a fight to determine if you are at an advantage/disadvantage and it has finally added hook swords for us to abuse!
Sooooooo gonna play this.
...to get an idea how ENORMOUS levels are now. Its amazing. I cannot tell you how hype I am for this game with my wife. We like them all but this brought back Free Mode, added the new paper rock scissor mechanic to weapon matchups in a fight to determine if you are at an advantage/disadvantage and it has finally added hook swords for us to abuse!
Sooooooo gonna play this.
Every character's EX weapon has a unique moveset rather than just a single EX attack like in 7. So even if two characters use the same weapon as their EX one, they'll have entirely different attacks (Zhu Rong vs Yuanji, for instance).
dakkumauji
Member
You have the option to use whatever weapon but everyone has their own unique EX weapon and as such their own EX move with it.
So basically you have the same number of weapons as characters now instead of people sharing weapons as their EX weapon. (Add in DLC and you have more weapons than characters!)
razgriz417
Member
dakkumauji
Member
Oh, not at all. They didn't go towards the WO3's route where people with the same weapon got different charge attacks.
It's still the DW7 route, where each weapon has the same moveset, regardless of who wields it. But, the EX user has their own EX move when they are using their EX weapon, so Sun Quan when using a sword can spin with flames after his C3.
Just that this time, everyone has their own unique EX weapon, so I believe there are 77ish characters and there are 77ish weapons.
Ok yeah, this is where I misunderstood. This is technically better than what I thought though, since it leads to more variety!
razgriz417
Member
oo ok, that seems more reasonable but 77 different weapons is still kinda crazy, can't wait to try em all
Seraphis Cain
bad gameplay lol
Just saw this on FB:
Woo! Looking forward to the review, Jim!
EDIT: Also, my god, those shades. I need them.
Woo! Looking forward to the review, Jim!
EDIT: Also, my god, those shades. I need them.
dakkumauji
Member
oo ok, that seems more reasonable but 77 different weapons is still kinda crazy, can't wait to try em all
Yep! Not to mention, they have also released about 6 and counting DLC weapons in Japan so even more variety.
All my jealous envy at getting a copy.
Samurai_Heart
Member
Yep also dissapointed in what they are doing in all honesty =/, but at least everyone has a different weapon this time. But I think I'm getting franchise fatigue =/, it's a good thing Pirate Warriors at least have more different combos for each character else come it's release...urgh...
I don't know why people are complaining. There are more weapons in the game than characters. And every character has a unique weapon.
So if you want to be purest then just use the weapon the character is supposed to?
It's exactly like DW2-5 except much more diverse because every weapon has a unique moveset. There are no clone weapons like there have been in EVERY SINGLE Dynasty Warriors instalment before 8.
If anything this is a step forward.
So if you want to be purest then just use the weapon the character is supposed to?
It's exactly like DW2-5 except much more diverse because every weapon has a unique moveset. There are no clone weapons like there have been in EVERY SINGLE Dynasty Warriors instalment before 8.
If anything this is a step forward.
NeonZ
Member
There's a pretty important difference though.
In 7, there were less weapons than characters. So, there were multiple characters with the same EX weapon. Say, Sima Zhao and Cao Cao were both assigned the generic sword. So, by default, their moveset, besides the Ex attack was the same.
In 8, there's one exclusive EX weapon per character, so scenarios like that don't happen. Now, Cao Cao and Sima Zhao have their own EX swords, and each one of those weapons have movesets completely different from DW7's generic sword (which now is only Sun Quan's EX weapon). You can still equip any of those weapons with any characters, like in 7, and you'll only miss the EX attack, but you won't get two characters who have their EX attack assigned to the same weapon anymore.
That cover!
*dies*
It still surprises me that people at this point still can't understand that everybody is decloned, thereby every character with their own, default weapon in this game is unique. I don't see how people should be even complaining about this at all, this is the first DW title ever (except for the first game maybe?) where everybody has their own unique weapon and is not a clone of anybody else.
Remember in vanilla DW7 when 4 or 5 characters shared the Dao moveset? Well not anymore, those 4 or 5 characters have their own weapon now.
VanillaCakeIsBurning
Member
Yeah so everyone has their unique weapon but you can mix and match if you want. I don't see the problem with this.
Also, no information about that Ambition mode?
Also, no information about that Ambition mode?
Exactly. 77 characters, and 77 movesets/weapons. Plus, I've heard people say here they are even adding more weapons in DLC.
That is way better than DW7 honestly. There were a boatload of clones in the vanilla version of that game.
http://www.tecmokoeiamerica.com/dw8/#mode-shouseimode
Like the OT says it's an upgraded Legend Mode from 7XL
dakkumauji
Member
There's also a decent overview of Ambition mode in that review I linked on the top of this page.
Jim Sterling
Member
Copy came in. Its loading screen menu echoes in the background as I type.
So far, so very pleasant. Probably the fastest paced game in the series. Only a bit into Wei story mode at the moment, so I have only a few things to say.
Cao Cao's weapon moveset is incredible. Loving the whole summoning shadows of himself.
Yue Jin is already catapulting himself into my favorite character list. The hook swords are fantastic, like an even more hippity-hoppity Gan Ning.
Lu Bu is still an utter penis.
So far, so very pleasant. Probably the fastest paced game in the series. Only a bit into Wei story mode at the moment, so I have only a few things to say.
Cao Cao's weapon moveset is incredible. Loving the whole summoning shadows of himself.
Yue Jin is already catapulting himself into my favorite character list. The hook swords are fantastic, like an even more hippity-hoppity Gan Ning.
Lu Bu is still an utter penis.
Samurai_Heart
Member
Got killed running away already? XD Hope to hear that the bug fixes etc has been applied to this version as opposed to the Japanese release.
dakkumauji
Member
Did you kill Diao Chan before that.
Jim Sterling
Member
Fucking Sun Jian did! I wailed on Diao Chan for a bit, Lu Bu got all angry, so I figured I'd just leave her alone and head to Dong Zhuo. Then in marches Sun Jian, giving it all that, acting like top banana, finishes her off, and I'M the one who gets blamed.
Pirzolaman
Banned
That's the beauty of the Dynasty Warriors games lol. I personally love the comedy
dakkumauji
Member
He's not called the Tiger of Jiangdong for nothing!
Thats good to hear.
Hows the voice acting? Is it up to Dynasty Warriors 3 quality????
TheSpoiler
Member
Thats good to hear.
Hows the voice acting? Is it up to Dynasty Warriors 3 quality????
YOU FLAMING IDIOTS!
(that's a line from the game don't ban me!!)
So, after playing all these DW games and reading up on too much Chinese history, anyone try to use that knowledge? I wish I could find a job just writing about RoTK. It's my dream.
Same as me. I started playing Dynasty Warriors and now i can tell you everything about the Three Kingdoms period according to the novel and according to history as well (don't know as much historically tbh)
From what i've heard the 360 has worse colours and the framerate is not as good as PS3. But this is based on the ASIA 360 release. The EU/NA could have patched/changed that.
Samurai_Heart
Member
Don't forget the CG cutscenes will look visibly compressed on the 360 version.
As to help with the wait for DW8 I've been playing WO3 and I have one simple question.
How in the hell do you unlock Wang Yi.
Went on multiple forums and wikis where they said you unlock her level by raising No's and Oichi's bonds but that hasn't done a damn thing for me (have them maxed). Incredibly agitated that I spent hours for nothing, and would be incredible grateful for tips rather than relying on worthless websites that do nothing but copypaste what another had. :lol
How in the hell do you unlock Wang Yi.
Went on multiple forums and wikis where they said you unlock her level by raising No's and Oichi's bonds but that hasn't done a damn thing for me (have them maxed). Incredibly agitated that I spent hours for nothing, and would be incredible grateful for tips rather than relying on worthless websites that do nothing but copypaste what another had. :lol
Samurai_Heart
Member
Ya need Sima Yi to have a bond with them as well it seems.
He has a bond with them as well, not maxed but in the last bar.
Samurai_Heart
Member
Have you also made sure they aren't on your team and then talking to them in the camp as well?
Boogalogist
Member
Wow..sounds fantastic thus far! I'm really liking the preview of it. How deep does the "What-if" scenario goes?
This is fuckin' GLORIOUS to hear! I love me an imba AI Lu Bu.
Yeah, Oichi isn't maxed with Sima Yi but I don't think that matters as no other character I've dealt with so far needed their bonds to be maxed to unlock a stage.
Oichi: http://i.imgur.com/fqzYeO2.jpg
No: http://i.imgur.com/eeZ1LYu.jpg
R_thanatos
Member
i'm hesitant to try this game.
My only experience ( and it was quite great ) was only with warrior orochi 3 .
Should i get intrested ?
My only experience ( and it was quite great ) was only with warrior orochi 3 .
Should i get intrested ?
Traitor!!!!