they are talking about releasing DW7 extreme legends in the usa and in Europe. it is of course coming to japan - duh. and of course there is a lot more DLC for dw7 coming down the pipe. i hope DLC for DW7 also works for Xtreme Legends as well as Empires - where DLC would be applicable. new characters for Xtreme Legends too. we'll be seeing Guo Jia, Peng De, and...
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Wang Yi (female BTW). also they will be adding new weapons and decloning some. for example: Zhao Yun's spear. so Zhao Yun will get some uniqueness. same goes for Xiahou Dun who gets his own unique Scimitar.Â
looking at images it appears Peng De will be a clone of Zhang Liao with dual axes:
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well anyways, this is just a taste of the new characters and new weapons to come. of course Koei is just raking in the doh this way. you get 16 new characters but no doubt the cost will start at $40 or above. and these decloned weapons are nice, but i'd like to see content in the way of more interesting levels. climbing ladders and rock cliffs is nice and all, but levels are still very linear and combat is relatively boring. it would be nice if they brought the clock back too - or at least some way of saying get'er dun while the gettin's good!Â
on a good note there are quite a few intereting goodies added to the game appraently. for example you will now be able to play the story modes co-op... which should have been in the game to begin with really... still, it is a welcome addition.
also there will be super weapons called 'Treasure Weapons' that are basically like 10th and 11th weapons from days of old. these weapons will require feats similar to those completed in DW4 and 5 where the player has to defeat certain generals before a certain general retreats, defeat a level in chaos mode with a certain character, etc. in other words the days of grinding for cool weapons has returned!!
in addition to the above, completeing certain levels on hard difficulty settings will also yield special wepons. your character - as in you the player - will also receive a castle. as you complete certain feats within the game your castle will morph to show your progress. in this way you'll be able to show off the fact you complete certain stages in hard and chaos modes as well as other feats. this sounds a lot better than trophies imo.
looks like the 'Other Characters' will be getting their own scenarios. not all the details are available yet, but Lu Bu is mentioned for starters. basically talk is of a Hero Scenarios as well as Legends scenarios. so for Hero's scenarios i'm thinking DW5 type mosou stages. and with Legends scenarios i'm thinking DW4 xtremem legends legends scenarios as well as DW5. so perhaps many of the characters will get their own special mosou stage. it is said these scenarios will include the seamless transitions between scenes that we've seen so far in DW7 story mode. if this includes all current DW7 characters as well as the new ones AND if these scenarios include 4 to 6 scenarios each i will definitely consider getting Xtreme legends. Â
they are also adding the idea of 'general ranks' to the game. cool sounding idea. unfortunately with DW7 philosophy they've decided to cater to the lazy element of the gaming community and allow players to "buy" ranks for their characters. so effectively you would just use Lu Bu maxed out to raise a bunch of money in the most lucrative battle and buy your characters to max generalhood. sorry, but that option is always gay the days of working for your ranks has gone. what ever happened to giving lazy people the cheat codes to max out their characters? Â wouldn't that accomplish the same thing and leave the real gaming to those of us who appreciate it?? japanese kids have become no less lazy than americans! a pity.
KOEI WARRIORS asked me to include this article link since this is where i got the info.Â
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