Gaming Koei's Dynasty Games

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For a very long time, Koei's line of Dynasty Warriors games has been a favorite. DW4 and DW4XL have particularly been favorites of mine and my freinds. We have basically turned it into an obsession where there are several inside jokes ranging from Lu Bu's carpet too my freind being struck down by enemy corpses sent into the air by me.

I was just pondering if any other members of the OBs have any favorite whatsits about Dynasty/Samurai Warriors. Why you like it, what news you have on it, who's your favorite character?

The last news I heard for the series was the DW4 expansion, Empires, which is supposed to be great. With a more in depth Officer Edit system and Empires mode, which is like Xtreme Mode on DW4XL, but more in depth, and you don't lost everything if you die. Does anyone know when its supposed to be hitting stores?[/color][/size]

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[size=1]I loved Dynasty Warriors 2, but that was about it. I borrowed the third off a friend and got bored in a matter of days.

To be honest, no matter what new's been added in with each title, the later ones are just gimmicks and playing off of the franchise. I don't feel as if any strategy's been implemented into the game. I just leg it straight through the front lines and kill the commander, leaving me bewildered and thinking, "This is hardly realistic."

I just find the titles repetitive. Perhaps if there was a building element to it, that would make the series superb, combining building sims with RTS. Admittedly though, Empires has caught my eye, and I am also awaiting an indepth review of it in comparison to the previous titles.

I may pick it up afterwards.


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