

A few new screenshots (from the PS4 version) follow. Although there are various new weapons compared to Dynasty Warriors 8 there’s only one new character to play as. Here’s the new trailer, complete with some glorious floating ghost hands directing the action. Liu Shan now appears to fight people with a bench. I want to see Zhang He’s face in crystal clarity.Īlongside news of the release date delay, there’s word about nine new weapons that’ll be popping up in Dynasty Warriors 8: Empires, and a handy chart to see which of the 80-some characters prefer to fight with them. Hopefully we’ll get the best looking Dynasty Warriors 8: Empires possible. This is a tactical action game in which players assume the role of warriors battling for control of ancient China.

As soon as Tecmo Koei confirm anything of that nature (or we can encourage them to talk about it,) we’ll let you know. What hasn’t yet been clarified is whether the PC version will, like Dynasty Warriors 8: Xtreme Legends, be a curious hybrid port of the PS3 build (ropey textures and all) or based on a newer console release. The announcement manages not to mention the PC release at all, but there’s still a Steam logo at the end of the new opening cinematic trailer (below,) so I don’t think we need to worry about it disappearing. The Tecmo Koei America site also lists 27 February as the release date for the PC version. Tecmo Koei Europe has announced that Dynasty Warriors 8: Empires has moved from a late January release to 27 February, a delay which appears to affect the launch date in all regions.

The Premium Box edition contains a sixteen track CD containing new music and 83 character cards. Pre-order bonuses include downloadable serial codes for Guo Jia, Guan Yinping, Date Masamune, and Tenko edit parts. Does Empires have awkward dating aspects? I do hope so. Dynasty Warriors 8: Empires (7 Empires, Shin Sangoku Musou 7: Empires) is the Empires adaptation of Dynasty Warriors 8: Xtreme Legends.
