I think that was always my issue with the Dynasty Warriors franchise, really. There isn’t a single narrative through Dynasty Warriors 8 Xtreme Legends Complete Edition, you really get six. Each faction has their own heroes to choose from, and the story is told through cut scenes, text boxes, and in game voice overs between characters. The story for each faction is different for each group, from fighting down a eunuch rebellion, to gathering allies. The story for Dynasty Warriors 8 Xtreme Legends Complete Edition (this is going to get old, fast) is broken into six parts, following each faction: Wei, Wu, Shu, Jin, The Others, and Lu Bu. This is literally everything you need in one package if you want to play Dynasty Warriors 8 on the PC. With this edition, you get everything that was in Dynasty Warriors 8 and in the expansion Xtreme Legends, hence the “Complete Edition” title. This game was a much better experience than I was expecting, and really fun to play. Lucky for Tecmo Koei, I was assigned to review their latest and greatest edition in their Dynasty Warriors, uh, dynasty called Dynasty Warriors 8 Xtreme Legends Complete Edition. You are just better off leaving that game on the shelf. There's a lot of game here, including the ability to customise and level up all 82 characters.I have a very solid rule when it comes to game titles, and that is games with the word “Xtreme” in it should be avoided at all costs – especially when it is spelled in that manner. Each faction has distinct stories, locations, heroes, villains and battles, or you can enter Free mode to play any stage with an officer of your choosing, regardless of their allegiance.
The voice acting is terrible, but hilariously so, and the characters are all superbly overblown. I had the most fun in story mode, which tells the story of the Three Kingdoms in the manner of a particularly melodramatic soap opera. The appearance of 'boss' characters and objectives that can change suddenly-like rushing to the defence of an overwhelmed ally-try their best to break up the slog, but there isn't really that much to do. Battles can go on for as long as an hour, with the 'KO' counter at the bottom-right of the screen ticking up into the thousands. Your limited pool of abilities and moves is stretched far too thin.
It's basically an elaborate game of rock, paper, scissors.īut one criticism of Dynasty Warriors I think is entirely justified is how repetitive it is. If you're facing an opponent with an affinity that clashes with your own, you'll be at a disadvantage and find it difficult to break their guard, but switch weapons mid-fight to a stronger affinity and you'll be able to strike them with a flurry of unstoppable attacks. Your weapons have one of three affinities-Heaven, Earth, or Man-and so do enemies.
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