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What IS known is that the story mode will support a roster of a whopping 77 characters, ten of which have been revealed so far.
So far, the game has only been announced for the PS3, and while a Co-Op Story Mode is expected, there's no word yet on how many players will be able to play together, and if the co-op is online, offline, or both.
Dynasty Warriors 8 also features new battle mechanics, which change based on the enemy commander's affinity. These new mechanics include Storm Rush (triggered when weapon affinity reaches a certain level), Variable Counter (a counterblow which sacrifices the weapon and grants the user a random new one), and Awakening Action (empowers skills as well as XP gain when a certain number of enemies have been killed while it's going).
Shin Sangoku Musou 8 will storm PS3s in Japan on February 28. A western release is likely but remains TBA.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)Shin Sangoku Musou 8 will storm PS3s in Japan on February 28. A western release is likely but remains TBA.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)There will be more than 77 characters appearing in total (71-75 is most plausible)
DW8's concept is "Infinite Deepening" rather than "Evolution", thus focusing more on the quantitative addition
Story Mode is still faction-oriented and has seamless cutscenes
Story Mode is also confirmed to have storyline for Other faction
DW8 will have more freedom in the stage's progress route, unlike DW7 which had a quite preset progress route
The stories are being rewritten from scratch. There may be also what-if stories
Free mode is returning.
There will be also another new game mode for the replay value
New mode is Commander mode
All characters now have 3 Musou attacks. 1st Musou: O, 2nd Musou: R1+O, 3rd Musou: Aerial O. The Musou variety is unlocked as the character is strengthened up
EX Weapon clones are to be reduced as much as possible. Character's main weapons are basically based on their latest weapons in DW7 series.
Sun Jian is decloned with the weapon Nine-Ringed Blade, a Dao blade that has nine rings attached to its back which can emit sounds that can damage enemies.
Weapon switch system from DW7 is returning. All DW7 weapon types up to DW7E will be returning along with more brand-new weapons.
Weapon types have one of these 3 affinity elements: 天 Heaven, 地 Earth, 人 People There is a triangular relation to determine which affinity is better than which, Heaven is good against Earth, Earth is good against People, People is good against Heaven
When the player's weapon is advantageous, a greenish Vigor Gauge appears at the top of the officer's name & health. (the red circle is only for marking) An outer circle forms around the gauge, and when the circle is full, Storm Rush is activated. On the contrary if the weapon is disadvantageous, a red mark appears instead. If the enemy officer is hit with a Variable Attack when they're doing their strong attacks, the Variable Attack changes into Variable Counter.
Stages are to be revamped with better graphics, weather effects and more visible gimmicks
Story Mode is confirmed to be playable in co-op, both offline and online
There will be more than 77 characters appearing in total (71-75 is most plausible)
DW8's concept is "Infinite Deepening" rather than "Evolution", thus focusing more on the quantitative addition
Story Mode is still faction-oriented and has seamless cutscenes
Story Mode is also confirmed to have storyline for Other faction
DW8 will have more freedom in the stage's progress route, unlike DW7 which had a quite preset progress route
It was confirmed today that the story mode you can pick numerous characters per stage depending on the stage. And the what if missions were confirmed last week. So no need to worry Like the example blackite gave 'Hei Fei you can choose between Zhang Liao, Yue Jin or Li Dian[permanent dead link]
The stories are being rewritten from scratch. There may be also what-if stories
Free mode is returning.
There will be also another new game mode for the replay value
New mode is Commander mode
All characters now have 3 Musou attacks. 1st Musou: O, 2nd Musou: R1+O, 3rd Musou: Aerial O. The Musou variety is unlocked as the character is strengthened up
EX Weapon clones are to be reduced as much as possible. Character's main weapons are basically based on their latest weapons in DW7 series.
Sun Jian is decloned with the weapon Nine-Ringed Blade, a Dao blade that has nine rings attached to its back which can emit sounds that can damage enemies.
Weapon switch system from DW7 is returning. All DW7 weapon types up to DW7E will be returning along with more brand-new weapons.
Weapon types have one of these 3 affinity elements: 天 Heaven, 地 Earth, 人 People There is a triangular relation to determine which affinity is better than which, Heaven is good against Earth, Earth is good against People, People is good against Heaven
When the player's weapon is advantageous, a greenish Vigor Gauge appears at the top of the officer's name & health. (the red circle is only for marking) An outer circle forms around the gauge, and when the circle is full, Storm Rush is activated. On the contrary if the weapon is disadvantageous, a red mark appears instead. If the enemy officer is hit with a Variable Attack when they're doing their strong attacks, the Variable Attack changes into Variable Counter.
Stages are to be revamped with better graphics, weather effects and more visible gimmicks
Story Mode is confirmed to be playable in co-op, both offline and online