Kawano revealed the first major major bullet point for Dynasty
Warriors 7, although it wasn't really much of a surprise given that
attendees were handed 3D glasses as they entered the conference
hall. Dynasty Warriors 7 will have 3D support, Kawano said.
Following a 3D trailer for the game, producer Akihiro Suzuki took
the stage to detail the game. The concept for this latest Dynasty
Warriors game is "Cinematic Ikki Tousen," revealed Suzuki. "Ikki
Tousen" refers to that Dynasty Warriors style of gameplay where
a players face off against hundreds or thousands of enemies on the
battle field.
New systems and modes introduced during the press conference
include "Seamless Play," where the game switches from cut scene
to gameplay without transition, and a new story mode called
"Chronicle Mode." New generals include Sima Shi (voice Ryutaro
Okiayu), Sima Zhao (voice Daisuke Kishio) and Bao Sanniang (voice Ai
Nonaka).
On the gameplay front, the game has a new weapons system.
Players can freely change their weapons during battle.
You can
equip two weapons simultaneously, swapping these out in
real time,
even in mid combo. This connective attack from the two
weapons is
known as a "Variable Attack."
The game now allows you to stock up to two Musou gauges. This
allows you to chain together your Musou Renbu moves. Each general
now has two Renbu moves and are specialists in certain weapons
which give them access to EX Attacks when equipped.
Closing off the press conference, Suzuki announced that Dynasty
Warriors 7 will see release in March 2011.
Tecmo Koei opened an official site for the game. This site contains
additional screens and details, so Dynasty Warriors fans will
definitely want to take a look.