Koei Tecmo and Omega Force return with their latest installment of their Dynasty Warriors franchise, Dynasty Warriors Empires 8! Conquer Ancient China your way through strategy and relive the battles of the Three Kingdoms in this fast-paced historic fantasy playable on the Playstation 3 (download only) Playstation 4, Xbox One, and PC.
Like its predecessors, Dynasty Warriors 8 Empires is based on the “Romance of the Three Kingdoms.” The factions of the Wei, Shu, and Wu wage war against each other for supremacy over feudal China. Playing through the stories of each individual character contributes to the game’s history and it also provides hypothetical scenarios depending on the success of the kingdom of your choice.
The game is divided into two modes, Empire Mode and Free Mode. In Empire Mode, players are given the option to choose which side to pledge their loyalty as an officer or raise a banner of their own empire as their own character.
Free Mode allows players to play through a series of stages earned while advancing through characters’ individual stories. These stages provide the opportunity to strengthen weaker characters. Free Mode may also trigger unique interactions for select characters not seen in Empire Mode.
Marriage also returns in DW 8 Empires which allows you to pair your favorite officer (or your own character in the Gathering of Heroes story) with your dream officer. Your relationship with your fellow comrades ranks from E to A, but to raise your friendship levels, you must interact with your ideal partner, prove your skill in war, or appeal to their requests. Once your relationship is maxed, you may confess to your partner, but sometimes your partner will confess to you!
In the other Dynasty Warriors games, once a confession happens between two officers, it’s just a few words of encouragement then a text stating that the officer who praised you is your spouse. This game changes the “romance” into something much more meaningful by providing a cut-scene of not only the confession, but the wedding ceremony as well. You can even start a family with your spouse!
The offspring system is a tad limited in regards to the fighting skills your child will inherit and its appearance. The child inherits the parents’ stats and the prowess of your officer. The concept of having a child is an interesting notion, but it still requires work. One of the inconsistencies of having a child in this game is the age of the parent and offspring. By the time your offspring joins your army he or she is an adult, but your character and spouse didn’t age a day! The only way this concept would make sense to me is the time travel method used in Fire Emblem Awakening.
The child’s appearance is also an issue. Once your child arrives to battle they will have a preset form. This is appealing in a sense, but once in a while through your ventures, your next child’s randomized appearance could be a senior citizen. Unfortunately, you are stuck with your child’s current state until you have completed Empire Mode. I’m willing to give this feature the benefit of the doubt since it’s a new addition to the game.
Dynasty Warriors 8 Empires like the games that came before can be a tad repetitive, especially once your character is strong enough to dominate the field of battle alone, but that doesn’t mean the game isn’t worth playing. Each character has their own story that ties into theoretical scenarios of what could’ve happened during the war.
I’m impressed by the number of options given to players when it comes to creating their officer. Tecmo Koei even allows players to create the story their way through “custom scenarios” and Empire Mode.
The improvement of the marriage system is definitely a plus, but the new offspring system will still need some work should the company pursue creating another Empires game.
Overall, I give Dynasty Warriors 8 Empires a 7.5 out of 10. It’s not the best Dynasty Warriors game, but I see a lot of potential with this game. I’ve got my fingers crossed for the developers to make the next game something all that will blow all Dynasty Warriors fans away!
VRFocus delivers the finer details of Koei Tecmo's recently revealed Dynasty Warriors 8 VR Demo, revealed for PlayStation VR earlier this week.
VRFocus reports on the revelation that the recently revealed Dynasty Warriors 8 VR Demo is a first-person experience in the Dynasty Warriors universe.
first thing id do is a huang zhong piledriver on lian shi lmao
RIP xbone RIP oculose
Ok it looks interesting, took out a lot of enemies making it more skilled I guess. One thing about vr is that there no need for costumes cause you can't see them.
VRFocus reports on the revelation of a new virtual reality demo version of Dynasty Warriors 8 for PlayStation VR, revealed today.
Normally I would not be interested in a dynasty warriors title, but virtual reality is another ball game
Because gamers these days need other quote on quote popular franchises in this games engine in order to play them either then that they have add and adhd like you do.
