Dynasty Warriors 8 Empires

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  1. itchy_twitchy
    Mar 1, 2015
    7
    Like every other Empires expandalones of the main Warriors title this game gives you control of your own kingdom and unite the Ancient China under your banner.

    So first off, pros: - Edit mode is better than previous titles. Not really much improvement honestly, but gives you more facial features to change and personally i like how you can make a dwarfy character without looking too    Like every other Empires expandalones of the main Warriors title this game gives you control of your own kingdom and unite the Ancient China under your banner.

    So first off,
    pros:
    - Edit mode is better than previous titles. Not really much improvement honestly, but gives you more facial features to change and personally i like how you can make a dwarfy character without looking too awkward.
    - Give you the fulfilling taste of a true a la KOEI massacre. Most of enemy bases is FILLED with enemy peons, so feel the enjoyment as the head counts and hit chains rises up dramatically.
    - improvement from the "Sim" side of the game. You can have a wife, a kid, and the choice of stepping down from your throne and becoming a vagabond, in which then it's up to you whether to continue the game as a mercenary, an officer of another kingdom, or to just raise another one.

    cons:
    - Quite restrictive in the immersion side of gameplay. For example, the game gives you the choice of having a spouse, and after a while your child will be born and later on joins your ranks. But the child's gender, looks, and abilities is just a lazy mash-up and given random voice type, and the game does not give you the choice of changing any aspect.
    - Gameplay is overall simple. Too simple maybe, that you might find it repetitive and boring after a while.
    - Not for completionists. Traditionally the Empires version's weapons, mounts, and characters are all obtainable without completing a secret objective and such.

    Lastly, this game is made for those who are looking for a fun game to kill time. There's no tear jerking storyline, no innovative gameplay, no mind blowing easter egg to find. It's a simple hack and slash fun at core and added with some strategic gameplay to spice things up.    … Expand

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  1. GameWatcher
    Mar 11, 2015
    70
    At the end of the day, Empires mode is arguably where the crux of the experience lies and as such it really does add a lot of crucial depth to a series that is regarded in many circles as a largely one-trick pony. It’s just a shame that similar evolutions aren’t forthcoming in other areas of the game which, some nearly fifteen years on, are now starting to look really quite old in the tooth.
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