Dynasty Warriors 7

[Aeowin]

Lmao maybe they'll change it to triangle! Mix it up a bit. I am looking forward to this. I hope gamestop does a promotion if you pre order you get insta-unlock Lu Bu.

[Indalecia]

Best stress reliever game ever...saves me from climbing clock towers every day.

[Deathbringer]

Fist of the North Star: Ken's rage, Dynasty Warriors: Gundamn 3 and now this?? YES

[Kildar]

Best stress reliever game ever...saves me from climbing clock towers every day.

Agreed to a certain extent. Nothing like clearing a whole map and then dying on some BS move at the last boss and re-doing the whole thing.

[BadKarma]

So how many times do i have to press the square button in this installment?

Over 9000 for sure.

[Tobi]

New screens and artwork http://www.andriasang.com/e/gallerie...iors_7_screen/

[Tobi]

New trailer, although its more of an official trailer to me, but it wasn't shown due to black screen on Ustream during live conference

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yleqK...layer_embedded

[Vincento]

Needs more online play. This game has so much potential if they were to adapt an online structure. My army vs. your army etc. /sigh @ 3d. Yet, I will still waste money on this.

[Karbuncle]

No one enjoy the DW(5?):Empires game?

I think that was the one you could create your own character in. Was fun for me doing that >____>

Then forming alliance with people cause they're afraid of me, then they invade me and i smash them into oblivion. This game is a stress reliever.

I'll probably buy this one =x Im a sucker for games i enjoy, simplistic or not.

[Tobi]

Don't like Empires much, way too short for me is main reason why I don't like them much, but I still play them when they get cheap.

[Karbuncle]

Don't like Empires much, way too short for me is main reason why I don't like them much, but I still play them when they get cheap.

Yah they were short, the only thing that kept my interest was mostly the character creation and the conquer mode or w/e it was called. been a while.

[Tobi]

It was pretty much just your custom character with a move set of a General that's already there. I think there were only like 3-5 weapon move sets that were completely different from Generals Move Sets, I don't know exact number, but I remember it not being many.

I haven't played DW6 Empires, so not sure if there's more variety in that one over the others.

[Tobi]

Even though it was obvious this would be released on 360 as well, its officially confirmed for Spring 2011 in Europe, although JP release is still PS3 only.

http://i52.tinypic.com/538kjm.jpg

[Aeowin]

So far away ):

[Cayena]

Any DW fans try the Dynasty Warriors Online Beta?

[Tobi]

2 New characters revealed also, and they're in the scans. Wang Yuanji, wife of Sima Zhao, and Zhuge Dan, Zhuge Liang's cousin. Also, Ma Chao is cut off in the scan.

From left to right:
Jin: Wang Yuanji and Zhuge Dan
Wei: Cao Cao, Xiahou Yuan and Cai Wenji
Wu: Lu Meng, Ling Tong and Da Qiao
Shu: Xing Cai and lol Ma Chao is cut-off the scan

http://i51.tinypic.com/2hwg00h.jpg
http://i51.tinypic.com/oswtih.jpg

[Tobi]

New characters

Note: Seiyuu = Japanese VA. They are mostly consistent throughout
the series unless there are major circumstances

Sima Shi (Ziyuan)
First son of Sima Yi. Assumed authority in Wei after his father's
death. Died early in 255 due to complications of a swollen eye.
Main Weapon: Rapier
Seiyuu: Ryotaro Okiayu (aka. Orochi in Warriors Orochi, Chosokabe
Motochika in Samurai Warriors, and Treize Khushrenada in Gundam
Wing)

Sima Zhao (Zishang)
Second son of Sima Yi. Assumed authority after his brother Shi's
death. Father of Sima Yan, the first emperor of Jin who would
finally unify China.
Main Weapon: Dao Blade
Seiyuu: Daisuke Kishio (aka. Taigong Wang in Warriors Orochi)

Bao Sanniang
Fictional female warrior who would eventually get married to Guan
Suo, fictional youngest son of Guan Yu, and would fight together
with him in the battlefield.
Main Weapon: Bladed Yo-yo
Seiyuu: Ai Nonaka (aka. Fuko Ibuki in Clannad)

Wang Yuanji
Wife of Sima Zhao and mother of Sima Yan. She is highlighted for
predicting Zhong Hui's rebellion.
Main Weapon:
Seiyuu: Kanae Ito (aka. Rin in Hokuto Musou)

Zhuge Dan (Gongxiu)
Wei officer who is also Zhuge Liang's cousin. He tried to rebel
against Sima Zhao but failed.
Main Weapon:
Seiyuu: Takuya Kirimoto (aka. Agon Kongou in Eyeshield 21)


Returning Characters

So far the confirmed ones are:
劉備 (玄德) Liu Bei (Xuande)
關羽 (雲長) Guan Yu (Yunchang)
張飛 (益德) Zhang Fei (Yide)
趙雲 (子龍) Zhao Yun (Zilong)
(張)星彩 (Zhang) Xing Cai
馬超 (孟起) Ma Chao (Mengqi)
諸葛亮 (孔明) Zhuge Liang (Kongming)
曹操 (孟德) Cao Cao (Mengde)
曹仁 (子孝) Cao Ren (Zixiao)
夏侯惇 (元讓) Xiahou Dun (Yuanrang)
夏侯淵 (妙才) Xiahou Yuan (Miaocai)
徐晃 (公明) Xu Huang (Gongming)
甄姫 Zhen Ji
蔡文姫 Cai Wenji
陸遜 (伯言) Lu Xun (Boyan)
孫權 (仲謀) Sun Quan (Zhongmou)
周泰 (幼平) Zhou Tai (Youping)
呂蒙 (子明) Lu Meng (Ziming)
凌統 (公績) Ling Tong (Gongji)
大喬 Da Qiao

Many if not all returning characters are retaining their old weapons
from DW5 back due to the gameplay system reversal (eg. Zhen Ji's
flute, Lu Xun's twin blades)

[Tobi]

Gameplay changes

Chronicle Mode
This seems to be an individual, free-roam-China and create-your-
own-destiny story mode

In-between battles, you can visit cities to buy and upgrade weapons

You can also interact with other unique characters, and depending
on how you interact, you can unlock more playable characters from
this mode

When you join a faction you will be able to play in their specific
stages

There are also stages that are based on ROTK


Gameplay Changes
Secondary Weapons, Variable Attack

The moveset system is back to the good old Charge-based system
(DW5 and before)

Characters now equip two weapons at once. Both of them can be
changed

There will be about 360 different varieties of weapons

Some weapons will have gender limitations (eg. high probability that
Qiao's folding fans will be exclusive to females)

Called the Variable Attack system (aka. Real Time Weapon Change),
player can switch between the two weapons anytime. The weapons
can even be switched during a combo with a weapon without cutting
the combo itself. To switch weapons, press R1

Some characters will have special expertise in certain weapon
types. When such weapons are equipped, they will be able to unleash
EX attacks
(Speculation: For new characters, probably it's the 'main weapons'
listed above, while for returning characters it's their 'default old
weapons')


Musou attack upgrades

Musou bar is now stackable to 2 bars, allowing you to launch Musou
attack twice consecutively

Aerial Musou attacks seem to have also been added

It is said there will be different kinds of Musou attacks. The first
one is weapon-based and the second one will be unique to character
(perhaps related to main weapon / weapon type expertise?)


Other Known Information

The game supports stereoscopic 3D mode, though this is optional
and can be turned off

Rumor: will have support for the Playstation Move (Sony's motion
controller). This is also optional, but not yet known how it will be
implemented.

Some characters will have different facial features depending on
the storyline progress, like two-eyed Xiahou Dun or non-masked
Sima Shi

Character portraits in battle messages have emotion changes just
like other recent Warriors games (except SW3)

[Tobi]

Stage Presentation + Trailer http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xbyZU...ayer_embedded#!

[Tobi]

Unrelated, but Samurai Warriors 3 getting ported to PS3, but unfortunately it has a big fat Z next to that 3, which means we may not get it, just like Warriors Orochi Z

http://www.andriasang.com/e/blog/201...rs_p3_and_wii/
http://www.andriasang.com/e/blog/201...rriors_update/