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Yeah, it really only seems like it's been a month or so since it was announced. But that was already an entire year ago.

Famitsu always oversells everything, but their score for this game indicates it's standard quality for a musou game, whatever that's worth to you.

https://twitter.com/bk2128/status/958253757472452608

https://twitter.com/bk2128/status/958258220987920384
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Yep. Feb 13th

It's out a bit earlier in Japan on the 8th
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A little bit :P

It's out in two weeks, so I'm a little anxious to say the least.
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I don't remember him in the manga at all. Granted it was ages ago and I didn't read it all, but I did read up to at least the point where Bradley was revealed as Wrath.
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That's all I got. Never thought someone who's lifespan lasts ~3 episodes would be my favorite character.

On episode 35 right now.
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I've had the game for awhile now, but have yet to play it. I remember one of the FMA games being on a PS2 demo disc and liking it.

I also really want to keep watching the show, but it's suddenly put me in a mood to play the damn games already.
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I actually love the costume designs for this one. It's only a step behind 8's imo. And 3's, I guess.

With the new open world format, the UI needs to be simplistic so as to not cover the screen with all of the new necessary information that the player might need as opposed to before. It also needs to be able to fade in and out seamlessly without causing too much of a distraction.

It was pretty much known they were going cheap with the dub, the minute it was a revealed they went to an all-new studio.
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I think the hud looks fine, personally. What are your issues with it?

Also, the game's gone gold, so.... Everything is pretty much final. What remains to be seen is whether or not the AI was "turned off" for all of the demo footage.
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https://www.famitsu.com/news/201801/30150377.html

Now what could this possibly be? :O

Edit: It's just a PS4 release.
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Hyper attacks will be more effective when ally morale is high. Certain areas on the battlefield are fortified to inhibit these attack

You're right. For some reason, I remember them being an all-new addition in 4-2.
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Also, I can't remember if I made a point of it in this thread, but Free Mode is indeed confirmed.

For those confused about the character select screen, it looks like you pick a chapter and then pick a character.

On the character select screen, you can see selectable characters that are missing on the previous chapter select screen. I.E. You can clearly see Yue Jin as a locked, but selectable option for Chapter 2, despite his silhouette not being on the previous screen for Chapter 2.

You can also see how you progress characters through chapters. Cao Cao's render can be briefly seen in the Chapter 1 category, before being moved down to Chapter 2. There's a line connecting the progression of his musou mode.

I'm thinking the silhouettes seen on the chapter select screen are just there to show you when you unlock characters. I.E. You can see Zhang Liao's silhouette in the Chapter 4 category, but that doesn't necessarily mean he isn't playable in Chapter 2 under Dong Zhuo/Lu Bu's forces in his Musou mode(although he still might not be, regardless of where he starts).

You can see this easily with Yue Jin, Li Dian, and Cao Xiu all being selectable in Chapter 2.
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I'm just going to copy my opinion on the voices rather than retyping it all out.

Krow_Incarnate posted...

Okay, while I found some of the new voices particularly awful, I love Lu Bu's new voice.

It will be an unpopular opinion, but I stand by it.

Krow_Incarnate posted...

Lu Bu was foolish, but I've never cared for the "mindless dog" portrayal.

This humanizes him a bit more, but still maintains that "I'm better than you" attitude.

Love it.

Krow_Incarnate posted...

Didn't care for Guan Yu's voice, have to hear Zhang Fei's.

Krow_Incarnate posted...

Yuan Shao's voice would be great for Yuan Shu.

Even post-DW6 Yuan Shao shouldn't sound that nasally. I do like the change of tone in his line though. That was particularly great on the VA; just a bit miscast here.

Zhang Liao's voice is the best VA he's had, yet. Didn't think I'd say that for anyone from this dub. Gives me hope for Gan Ning.

While I do think I prefer Douglas Rye overall, I like that the new VA brings more gruffness to Cao Cao. It's a good voice for him, nonetheless.

Krow_Incarnate posted...

Okay, I heard Zhang Fei. I think the issue here is the direction.

The tone of the voice itself is good for Zhang Fei. But the way the line was paced made him sound awkward(a common problem with this dub). I can see where the Xu Zhu comparisons come from, but I heard a bit more Dian Wei, personally.

I haven't heard Yuan Shu yet. I wasn't expecting him to be in this video.

Krow_Incarnate posted...

Dong Zhuo sounds okay, but sheesh, that's a Dynasty Warriors script alright.

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New video featuring Xbox One gameplay and some more of the dub. It's also got Lu Bu's entrance and Dong Zhuo's death scene.

Keep in mind that alternative Mandarin and Japanese voice options will be available.
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Xiahouji's inclusion bothers me for a few reasons.

1. She's not that deserving, plain and simple. Especially over other possible candidates. This alone makes her pretty bad.

2. The fact that she looks so young alludes to the fact that Koei's going to make a point of her being wed at such a young age. Marriages of such young women were normal for the time, so this in itself doesn't bother me. That brings me to point....

3. They can get away with Zhenji being the game because they never have to address her death or the nature of it in any way whatsoever. However, there's no way of getting around the fact that Xiahouji was wed to Zhang Fei and it's portrayal is going to be completely corrupted to make it look extremely happy and positive. This is a rather normal occurrence in the series, but with an entirely different context here.

Even still, I can stomach all of that. What really irritates me is how much younger she looks than Zhang Fei's own children. That bothers the fuck out of me.

But whatever. What's done is done.
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For the story, Spirit of Sanada has the best narrative of any Warriors game out there, but it focuses solely on the single clan.

I haven't played SW3 or SW4 due to the lack of the right consoles at the time, but while I enjoyed 4-2, I wouldn't recommend it for the Story. It's pretty limited in that aspect.

I've heard bad things about SW3 being slow and linear. Not sure about 4. I only know that hyper attacks were introduced 4-2, and I imagine those sped up the game a bit. If you play 4-2, don't expect the combat in SW4 to follow the same pace.
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I read a lot of the manga when I was in middle school, but I could never keep up with either version of the anime or the movies.

Now that it's on Netflix, I'm watching the '03 anime(plan to watch Brotherhood later) and I just finished Chapter 7. Holy crap, there was nothing this dark in the manga. At least, not that I remember.
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Lokarin posted...

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PyroBlade1985 posted...

Krow_Incarnate posted...

They're pretty right about Ohio, though. Aside from it being Florida's counterpart.

Screw you I like Ohio.

I'm from there, but c'mon man. It's Ohio. It's better than a number of places, but that ain't saying much.

At least Cleveland Rocks

I really hope that was a Hall of Fame pun. And I really hope it was just a pun, because even the Hall's a joke.
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GanonsSpirit posted...

jedirood posted...

great games that have come out in the genre, like Skyrim

>Great Games
>The Elder Scrolls series

Pick one.

Oblivion was great. Or at the very least, hella impressive for it's time.

Skyrim's all fairgame, though. Fuck that noise.
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PyroBlade1985 posted...

Krow_Incarnate posted...

They're pretty right about Ohio, though. Aside from it being Florida's counterpart.

Screw you I like Ohio.

I'm from there, but c'mon man. It's Ohio. It's better than a number of places, but that ain't saying much.
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Hope it all goes well!

Just be careful. If it starts to turn a little sour, I'd start backing away from the relationship slowly. You don't want to be coworkers with someone who you can't stand(and them you), and you don't want it to blow up either(so the best thing is that the relationship ends in a boring and gradual fashion).
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Gotta compensate for Boston, somewhere.
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Also, Massachusetts is rated way too high. Shitty, racist ass fucking place.
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They're pretty right about Ohio, though. Aside from it being Florida's counterpart.
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We've literally got palm trees, beaches, and 60 degree weather in the winter. Hell, right now it's 68F at 2:38 AM, according to my phone.

Stay salty, friends.
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That second post you quoted wasn't directed at you. My fault for not quoting the person I was actually responding to.

And I'm good. I was just expecting something completely egregious and your OP was underwhelming :P
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Because it honestly sounded like pretentious butthurt hipster bullshit. I'm sorry for making that assumption.

For the record, up until three games that came/are coming out this year, I can't remember the last AAA title I was actually interested in. But open world as a concept shouldn't be so immediately disregarded. It probably has the most potential in the industry and there have been excellent games in the past with the kind of freedom it provides.
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Nightengale posted...

open world games should automatically be disqualified from any sort of game of the year awards

And let me guess. You think Undertale is the second coming of the industry or something like that?
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Oh, please. The smallest amount of clipping bugs you that much?

I've got no dog in this fight as I don't even own a PS4. But this wasn't even worth making a topic(or video for that matter).
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Sounds about right. It's more of a suburban thing, but there are people within the city that hunt.
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Revelation34 posted...

Nichtcrawler X posted...

Oh boy, they really want to show Zhang Fei for the villain he is, not that I have any objections.

Wat.

Xiahouji was captured by his men wandering the Shu border and forcefully wed to him.

Even aside from that, Zhang Fei is a well-documented asshole.

But I don't put too much stock in his or Gan Ning's "atrocities" due to cultural standards back then. Hell, even with the likes of Pan Zhang, Zhu Huan, Gan Ning, and Ding Feng, Sun Quan was probably the worst of them all.
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Tetsuo does a good rundown of the game:



Best Friends played through it as well.
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Might as well post the trailer:


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It's just what it is. Especially since the game is based on the novel that inspired such fantastical portrayals, and not necessarily history.

I've come to accept it.

Really, I'm hoping Wu takes a full-on heel turn rather than what they were made out to be in 7. My favorite character is Gan Ning and I absolutely loved him for his ruthlessness, but they don't really show that beyond DW3. Nowadays, he's just all "Hurr-durr, I like to fight!".

But oh well :P
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They stopped hamfisting it so much in 8, as long as you're playing the other Kingdoms.

In 7, they still gave Hua Xiong to Guan Yu even in Wu's story mode. They tease it with Sun Ce, but nope.

But yes, in 8, they were a bit more neutral regarding the Jing conflict, as long as you're playing on Wu's side. Even still, Guan Yu gets to be the badass no matter who you're playing as; whether he's beamed up into space or dies on his feet. I don't even like DW5, but they at least showed his beheading at the hands of the Lu Meng.

Also, I had the Liu Bei and Lu Bu scenario switched around. The point is, Liu Bei was really just an opportunist and despite that, he's portrayed as a saint in almost every form of media. And Guan Yu and Zhuge Liang tend to receive better treatment than he does. Dynasty Warriors is no different.
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Liu Bei, Zhuge Liang, and Guan Yu are protected and can do no wrong. By extension, so are Zhang Fei and Zhao Yun.

In Liu Bei's case, notice how it's never entirely his decision to betray Liu Zhang in the games. Or how they never depict his betrayal of Lu Bu.
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Also, they did confirm that some character's stories will be shorter than others. So whereas Dian Wei, Sun Jian, and Dong Zhuo will likely have shorter stories, Zhao Yun's and Sima Zhao's will probably last ages.

But the game doesn't advance until you complete the main quest, so a playthrough can lost as long as you'd like.

And they confirmed Free Mode's in, so I assume you can play chapters you've beaten with any character.
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Also, @Nomak-54

I really didn't want to mark you, but let's keep that on the front page. I know it isn't anything short of annoying, but I really did want the renders in the thread. This site could really use collapsible images.

You're still cool bro
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Shu's pretty protected, so if the likes of Liu Feng were added, he'd be made out to be the villain instead of Liu Bei. He already is in the in-game encyclopedia.

Zhang Fei's no different. They also gloss over his own men turning on him. When they do mention it, it's just sort of waved away as nothing more than sheer betrayal.
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Zhang Fei's not going to be shown in that light, but yeah. What's disturbing is how much smaller she is compared to Xingcai and Bao.


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Also, musou playthroughs are relegated to their own saves. So for example, you can play through a bit of Zhao Yun's, stop, and pick up from where you left off with Xiahou Dun's.
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I'll just copy my speculation from another post. The context is this interview: https://wccftech.com/big-dynasty-warriors-9-interview/

Krow_Incarnate posted...

Okay, I think I understand how Story Mode works now.

One of the earliest things they flat-out confirmed is that there's 11 chapters in the game.

They also talked about individual story modes earlier than that, but I thought they rolled back on it. Now, I think those 11 chapters are just how each character's story mode is divided. Like, Sun Jian's will take place from 1-3, Gan Ning's 4-6, etc.

They described which chapter covered what, but I can't remember any of the titles. I do believe that only the 11th is dedicated to Jin.

It's also worth keeping in mind, that not everyone may have the same goals in each chapter. So even if Jin is in fact relegated to a single chapter, the time spent playing could still be pretty lengthy. Maybe more than some of the other chapters. I.E., it might take Liu Bei a longer time to complete Chapter 3 than Sun Jian.

Chapters/Eras might only dictate the actual landscape of the open world and its various factions.

tl;dr I'm 90% sure you pick a single character and play with them.
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Here's the rest of the unique NPCs! They are Xiahouji, Hua Xiong, and Yuan Shu





There's also a new mini-trailer featuring the Story Mode!


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Wait, Melon's a mod? Since the fuck when
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helIy posted...

apparently trump paid her to sleep with him when his wife was pregnant or some shit

sounds fake as fuck though

As awful as that is, it's not something that should affect his presidency.

And LOL @ it being impeachable. Even saying it affects his credibility(of which he had little to begin with anyways) is pretty silly.

If he did use campaign funds to cover it up, then really the most he should expect is a lawsuit for misuse.

Granted, the media and democratic party(as well as opponents from his own party) will try to turn this into a smear campaign as hard as they possibly can.... Which has been happening ever since he took office.

I don't even like Trump, but this is way overblown.
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I know her, but what's the deal. I haven't heard anything about her and Trump.
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Don't make bets you don't plan on owning up to. If it was more than a measly $10, the dude would've had that coming all the way. People that back out when they lose are the absolute worst. If the roles were reversed, they'd be a pain in the ass about getting their winnings from you.
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It's one-button combat, but it's got a lot of depth in spite of that.

Edit: Well, technically two button. You've got your attack string, your special attack, and the jump button, but the double jump is also an attack. At least, it is for Gal and F.Norris. Haven't played the Bull yet.
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Streets of Awesome
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Then you're seriously underestimating what the game has to offer.

And I've seen worse for a hell of a lot more on Steam.
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