My brain is leaking while trying to find the logic in all of this, but Koei is planning to release Dynasty Warriors 6 on the PlayStation 2, and it's actually going to be better than the PS3/Xbox 360 versions. Yes, the first current-gen Dynasty Warriors is going to be superior on last-gen technology.
Not even I can defend this one.
Billed as Dynasty Warriors 6: Special, the main draw here is that some of the shockingly rampant cloning from DW6 is being taken out. So far, it's clear that Cao Pi, Ling Tong and Ma Chao will actually have their own weapons, movesets and musou modes, instead of being carbon copies of other characters.
I'm all for de-cloning. The cloning in DW6 was absolutely appalling (some characters were copied three times over) and if I'd have known it was that bad, I would have been more harsh toward the game. With that in mind, I still can't understand why more effort is being put into the PS2. At the very least, I would like to see some sort of DLC address the clone issue for the Xbox 360/PS3 version. Apparently that's not how Koei plays ball.
This is all backwards moon logic to me.
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8:41 PM on 06.25.2008
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Hence, why there are still PS2 RPGs being released there.
And yeah, this is absolutely baffling.
it's people like you I laugh at because you obviously don't dwell deep into the gameplay enough. Your like saying fighters are all the same and the only thing changing is graphics.
seriously people. If you're going to hate the DW/SW/beat em up genre so much, at least come up with a decent defense. At least something not as wrong as "the games never change."
It's not that hard to understand the logic in this move. A lot of Japanese people have a PS2 and not that many have a PS3/Xbox 360. So re releasing popular titles on a PS2.
Whats wrong with the "game never changes" defense anyway? It's true, and its THE major problem with the game. If you played one Dynasty Warriors, you have played them all(literally) EA adds more to Madden than Koei does to the DW games. On this rare occasion Electronic Arts is the lessor of two evils.
I disagree. With leveling up, hidden items and a cast of over 70 characters, it has more depth than any other game in the brawler genre.
"Whats wrong with the "game never changes" defense anyway?"
Nothing, it's just hypocrisy is all. I don't really care if you like the game or hate it, I enjoy it and that's fine, but it's people making inaccurate criticisms that make me laugh. The game changes about as much as any major game franchise does. As far as I'm concerned, Wind Waker was pretty much the same game as Ocarina of Time. Doesn't stop me loving both though.
I understand liking a game(even bad ones for quirky reasons), but I don't understand liking it enough to buy it again at full price.
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