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Crossposting from LJ, since I like keeping my vidya posts with actual substance over here where they can easily be found. I wouldn't call this a review -- it's a little too informal and unstructured for that, I think -- but it is a pretty thorough dump of My Feelings regarding this game, so I suppose it could stand in as a review if you're willing to put up with the fact that it's disjointed and unedited.
Okay, so I've been putting it off, but I figure it's time for the promised afterthoughts on Dynasty Warriors 7. I've cleared all story modes and conquest mode, I've unlocked everything and gotten the platinum trophy, and I sat down to spend a little time with some old-school DW just for comparison's sake.
In short: I'm out of excuses, man, it's time to DO THIS THING.
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bardiche probably put it best in her own impressions post; whether you'll like DW7 largely depends on what you like about the series -- the story or the gameplay. I do think that DW7 would be a good introduction for someone who's never given the series a spin, but for veterans...well, let's take it point by point.
( some of this is rehashing points from my initial impressions, but that's how the cookie crumbles. )
All those complaints aside: I really did love DW7. It's a great telling of a story that the series doesn't always manage to tell very well; it's the first time I've ever cried playing story mode, and I did so on more than one occasion. There are plenty of manly tears to be had, and the Jin kingdom's story mode is a really fantastic follow-up to the pre-Wuzhang pieces of the story that DW games have already been retelling for years. I gained appreciation for characters I hadn't much cared for before, and I found some new favorites (I'm sure most of the fandom is busy cringing at his voice and will judge the hell out of me, but FUCK Y'ALL I freaking adore Zhong Hui). And if I had to recommend a DW game for someone new to the series, this is the one I'd hand them, and then I'd tell them to go back and try 3 or 5 when they're ready to exchange manly tears for frustrated ones. (Rant about archers goes here.)
They took some risks with the changes. They made some serious missteps. But if they can actually learn from the missteps and address the problems in DW8, they could have something really fantastic.
...but who am I kidding. It's Koei. I'd just as soon expect them to keep all the bad parts and bring back Renbu for good measure. :'(
Okay, so I've been putting it off, but I figure it's time for the promised afterthoughts on Dynasty Warriors 7. I've cleared all story modes and conquest mode, I've unlocked everything and gotten the platinum trophy, and I sat down to spend a little time with some old-school DW just for comparison's sake.
In short: I'm out of excuses, man, it's time to DO THIS THING.
I think
bardiche probably put it best in her own impressions post; whether you'll like DW7 largely depends on what you like about the series -- the story or the gameplay. I do think that DW7 would be a good introduction for someone who's never given the series a spin, but for veterans...well, let's take it point by point.( some of this is rehashing points from my initial impressions, but that's how the cookie crumbles. )
All those complaints aside: I really did love DW7. It's a great telling of a story that the series doesn't always manage to tell very well; it's the first time I've ever cried playing story mode, and I did so on more than one occasion. There are plenty of manly tears to be had, and the Jin kingdom's story mode is a really fantastic follow-up to the pre-Wuzhang pieces of the story that DW games have already been retelling for years. I gained appreciation for characters I hadn't much cared for before, and I found some new favorites (I'm sure most of the fandom is busy cringing at his voice and will judge the hell out of me, but FUCK Y'ALL I freaking adore Zhong Hui). And if I had to recommend a DW game for someone new to the series, this is the one I'd hand them, and then I'd tell them to go back and try 3 or 5 when they're ready to exchange manly tears for frustrated ones. (Rant about archers goes here.)
They took some risks with the changes. They made some serious missteps. But if they can actually learn from the missteps and address the problems in DW8, they could have something really fantastic.
...but who am I kidding. It's Koei. I'd just as soon expect them to keep all the bad parts and bring back Renbu for good measure. :'(
