Dynasty Warriors

[Vilge Duin]

Because I don't know how the Dynasty Warriors stuff works I shall ask...

I just picked up Dynasty Warriors 5: Empires at EB with my girlfriend and we asked the dude the difference between it and Xtreme Legends. He said the Legends one is more mission based (I assume he meant with levels and stages and such) while the Empires one is more of a campaign.

Is one better than the other? And how do they relate just plain'ol 5? They had that too. I honestly am not sure about the big differences, as I've never played one before.

I just want to know if I picked the 'right' version of 5.

[The Future]

Empire lacks a proper storyline, its just you on a map advancing from place to place slashing away at people.

Xtreme Legends has two modes, the Destiny mode which allows you to create your own warrior and work your way up from a peon to a bad ass, there is also the Xtreme Mode which has you as a nomad warrior trying to unify all of China

[apsham]

Wait, don't you need the original to play the expansions?

[jase12881]

Empire lacks a proper storyline, its just you on a map advancing from place to place slashing away at people.

Xtreme Legends has two modes, the Destiny mode which allows you to create your own warrior and work your way up from a peon to a bad ass, there is also the Xtreme Mode which has you as a nomad warrior trying to unify all of China

[StevenRichardsRules]

I hate Lu Bu with all my being. Also, Pang Tong is kind of a douchebag but I need to beat DW4 with Lei Beui (or whatever his name is) to unlock the Yellow Turbans.

[TEOL]

I randomly picked up DW5 Empires a while back, not knowing what it was but seeing the potential for lots of random characters and plenty of hack'n'slashery. I wasn't disappointed.

[The Future]

Lu Bu is massively overrated, during DW5 I was fighting Dong Zhuos troops when I check and see that he's killed Dian Wei,Zhang Fei,Guan Yu,Liu Bei and Gongsun Zan while they all attacked him at the same time>_>

[The Z-Man]

How is Lu Bu "overrated"? He was pretty god damn powerful.

[IAceI]

Lu Bu is massively overrated, during DW5 I was fighting Dong Zhuos troops when I check and see that he's killed Dian Wei,Zhang Fei,Guan Yu,Liu Bei and Gongsun Zan while they all attacked him at the same time>_>

[The Future]

Yeah it also sucks that every important officer decides to go after him and die.

[Magus978]

I defeated Lu Bu in the Battle at Hu Lao Gate with Ma Chao (in free mode of course). Ma Chao in my game isn't too beefed up, but his one-direction horse attack makes it easy to hit Lu Bu.

Other than that, Lu Bu rules. I made my CAW in DW5:XL like him

[IAceI]

But in reality Lu Bu was a snidey, uncaring piece of shit who wouldn't lift a finger to save his own grandma.

[StevenRichardsRules]

Lu Bu is a douchebag. Xiahou Dun for the win!~

[Gongsun Zan]

Has Gongsun Zan been made into a proper character yet?

[Magus978]

No.

He actually had a decent part in the histories, IIRC. Didn't he launch a campaign against Yuan Shao, and wasn't his army commonly known as the "White Cavalry"? You'd think Koei would recognize that and make him playable. Don't know what weapon he'd use though.

[The Future]

If you play Lu Bu's musou mode there is a stage where you have to battle Gongsun Zan and he sends the White Cavalary after you.

[Gongsun Zan]

No.

He actually had a decent part in the histories, IIRC. Didn't he launch a campaign against Yuan Shao, and wasn't his army commonly known as the "White Cavalry"? You'd think Koei would recognize that and make him playable. Don't know what weapon he'd use though.

[IAceI]

No.

He actually had a decent part in the histories, IIRC. Didn't he launch a campaign against Yuan Shao, and wasn't his army commonly known as the "White Cavalry"? You'd think Koei would recognize that and make him playable. Don't know what weapon he'd use though.

Basically, he and Yuan Shao had an agreement to carve up the north east after the whole alliance to kill Dong Zhuo. Unfortunately, Yuan Shao told Zan to fuck off once the fight was over, and when Zan sent his son or something to negotiate, Yuan Shao killed him. Zan proceeded to get kerpwnsmashed by Yuan Shao, and eventually hung himself.

[StevenRichardsRules]

Zhang He is pretty cool.

>_>

[apsham]

Ling Tong + Gan Ning = teh win.