r/dynastywarriors

I'm just a casual fan of these games, only having played a few titles over the years, so don't crucify me for this opinion. I was in the mood for some 3 Kingdoms action and I know the PS2 titles are fan favorites + this game is getting a remake so I thought I'd try it out. On one hand, it is pretty addicting like these games tend to be, and I can see why people like the difficulty of it. The peons actually fight, are meaningful to the battle, and controlling their spawn points (the gates) helps shape the control of battle. The power fantasy is more in line of a badass wuxia warrior on a battlefield (like the novel...) as opposed to a superhero of something like a more recent title, where you start to wonder why they even need the peons. That said, there are several parts that make the game difficult in a way that is more frustrating than satisfying, and they all work in concert with one another:

- Every little thing stunlocks you. If a peon so much as breathes in your direction your character gets stunlocked. Then they can juggle you or even hit you with their own Musous (peons have that in this entry). Which wouldn't be so bad if you could avoid it but...

- The camera sucks and it's easy to be hit by people off screen because of it. You have no control over the camera besides centering it behind you with the block button. You'll want to be using the block a lot, especially with officers, or you'll quickly be stunlocked and combo'd into oblivion. To block you need to be perfectly still and facing the right direction, which again is reasonable, except the 'facing the correct direction' part can be a little finicky with the bad camera. Also, blocking doesn't protect you from...

- The archers. Fuck these guys. They do a decent chunk of damage, can hit you from beyond the render distance and break your block, stunlocking you and letting you get combo'd by whoever is next to you.

Honestly if the remake just changes these issues, the game would be a blast. Change nothing else but giving me full camera control, making it easier to counter snipe archers, and maybe ease up on the stunlocks, and I'd put dozens of hours into it. Which I'm doing anyways but my blood pressure would be lower, haha.

I just started playing the game.Finished chapter 1 and already at the start of chapter 2 but couldn't find the dlc option.Official forum says ZJ's path is available after chapter 1.

Anyone know where this can be purchased still? I would love to play a DW game while waiting for the DW 3 remastered.

Looking for something like this: https://www.reddit.com/r/dynastywarriors/comments/1bvyfx6/after_many_years_finally_have_dynasty_warriors_4/

Sadly the OP of that post deleted their account.

Stage: Shu - Chibi

Ultimate warrior mode, DWO

Level 107. only have shadow runner and the DLC red hare.

I can't win. Either Liu Bei dies or Sun Quan dies. Used bronze gong, luan weapon.

A. I went to clear east side warriors first. Then go to Zhuge liang cuz he was half health. And then Liu Bei dies.

B. If I continue to kill the big named warriors, Zhugeliang will die.

Can anyone suggest me how to do this? I searched online majority said its an easy match, but it was so hard for me... must be sth I didnt do right.

I just got into the series through Origins and I'm loving the game. KT is having a sale on the Nintendo eShop for the moment, and I have a couple of questions, mostly to do with the DLC.

1. Does the game get any kind of performance boost on Switch 2? I notice it doesn't have its own S2 edition yet, but some Square Enix games, for example, got a free patch to bump frame rate up to 60fps. Other games have unlocked frame rates that the Switch 2 can take advantage of. What's the situation here?

2. I think I understand the structure of the DLC offerings. Mostly cosmetic, but there is Origins, which offers a new mode, and Origins-versions of DW characters which are gameplay variants of the original ones.

My question here is one of cost and necessity. Even on discount, I think pretty much every individual DLC is more expensive than the base game.

Is it worth it and/or necessary to get all the Origins-related stuff? For the record, I like roguelikes/roguelites, and I enjoyed Hades, which seems like the game's closest inspiration.

That being said, I don't know how this game actually compares to the greats in the genre, especially as a newcomer to Dynasty Warriors for whom the brand is not really a premium thing just yet.

Buying the base game for $13 CAD seems like a no-brainer and pretty low risk: if the game turns out to be bad compared to Hades etc., it's not too much money lost.

It's the cumulative price of the addons which is what gives me pause. I would hate to buy just the base game and feel like there was clearly meant to be "more."

I've read and watched some reviews, but they all seem to be from franchise fans rather than roguelike/roguelite fans, so it's hard to get an outside perspective.

Any and all thoughts welcome. Thanks!

As a massive SW series fan i’ve been so used to how addictive the hyper attacks feel that playing DW Origins feels so odd after grinding SW 4 DX, 4 II and 5 , i know some people don’t like hyper attacks but so do a large majority like how addictive and fast paced they feel, also one of the reasons why i just couldn’t get into Warriors Orochi because of how different the SW roster plays and its agility and pace