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46. Beat a game that features historical events or people

Dynasty Warriors 8 Xtreme Legends

- Wei > Jin >>> Wu > Shu

First started back in January/February once I got a new graphics card capable of playing it. I struggled through the Shu campaign because I liked the characters most in the Tutorial, not really realizing that Wei Wu Shu Jin is the best order for story purposes. Holy **** was I confused 90% of the time on what was going on. I also wasn't a fan of the map layouts or how quickly I would get curbstomped 95% of the way through a mission with not much effort to one or two guys who decided to cut my life down to nothing with two attacks. And every time I would start getting a handle on a character or got some good weapons to use, the next map would have three entirely new guys with minimal levels and almost always nothing good to equip. I also asked on Discord after beating Shu (Guan Yu is amazing; and Shangjiang is my only 150 level character thanks to ambition mode) what would constitute beating the game and they said all four main campaigns. I gave up midway through Wu and only sporadically played since, with more and more frustrations.

Well, turns out my biggest problem wasn't the game but my monitor. See, my old monitor I had for ten to fifteen years and though it has served me well, its old ratio wasn't doing me any favors with most new releases. I splurged on a brand new monitor over the summer and now can actually read what things weapons can do, can understand the minimap better, and its not a cramped mess. Such a simple solution.

Still, the game is not a favorite. Dragon Quest Heroes was a lot more fun for MUSOU, and Crosscode actually gave me more of a thrill for running through hordes of bad guys and racking up that combo bonus. Ambition Mode is excellent even though I took way too long actually getting to the meat of subjugation. I enjoy a good deal of the characters and voice acting, and I love a lot of the outfits. Like, costuming in this game is just hilarious and amazing and beautiful, as are the oversized or floating or unexpected weapons. The characters themselves are visual treats.

And now that it's over, I like the Rashomon-style storylines where every clan has a different perspective to the same events. Cao Cao was an evil bastard in Shu and Wu, but I absolutely loved following him in Wei.

This is a game I'm still learning to love. I think I'll keep playing it now and again, if only so Han Dang isn't forgotten.
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