FAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAP!

Omae wa mo shindeiru!

This game is already bought.

DAY ONE PURCHASE!!!

Just what I need, another Dynasty Warriors style game.
No seriously, I love DW style games xD

I have a worried feeling that this will end up like the DW or DW Gundam games or the Armored Core series for me... something I want to love so much but it just falls short of being really good. Every time I go to order one of the DW Gundam titles I watch a gameplay video and get bored just watching it - it's anime that I love in a video game, but the hundreds of enemies just stand there, and the player just repeats the same combos over and over and over and I just can't see that it would change much.

Is there a cool leveling or talent/skill system, cool boss fights, or something that I'm missing in these series that addresses the repetition...? Does everyone just turn up the difficulty?

Really hoping that this is a great title though and not one that leads to boredom after the first 5-minutes.

i'll take 10!

Koei, please don't fuck this up.

So far it is looking good for not even 50% done. Let's hope they do take it to the next level.

Couldn't have said it any better, Agathos.

I don't want this to be like previous games, where I play it for five minutes and never touch it again. The problem here is that DW games fall to heavily on the 80's beat em up design, where enemies are cardboard targets. Koei, you've got to ask yourselves a lot of questions, and better yet, the gaming community. Improvement and evolution, come from knowing the faults that you cannot see yourself.

I'm happy to see KT posting more about it, which is positive, but the proof is in the pudding, and these feel like press junkets of little to nothing. I want a game that is more like Ninja Gaiden and less like DW. One great things about Tecmo is that they know how to design good 3D game (forgive me if they are involved in this game). Just watching a video of Metroid Other M, you can see where thought has gone into it. This Fist game doesn't do the same for me. No signs of bosses, supporting characters, people on Kenshiro's side or the goal or a taster of the Fist story. The lesson here, is learn how to compile a decent video. I'm lucky enough to know a lot of the Fist story, but millions don't, and this stuff need to be in a video. Is there enough to do that kind of video and make us care and buy?

DW has been your crutch for far too long, Koei. Time to take off the plaster cast and try walking again (this is the truth that hurts, Jim), down different roads of thinking and learning. Existing in this industry is cool, and Koei have done okay it that area financially, but to never shine as brightly as you can (say a Valve, Atlus or Capcom etc) is a shame, and you'll be forgotten in the crowd of competition for mediocre, average output, that languishes in bargain bins. I'm sure none of us want that for Koei Tecmo. I'm going to try and keep my mind open though, and not rain on their parade too much, and pray they listen.

Well, at least they've got the exploding showers of blood... I'd comment on how there's no body, but I don't remember said nonexistent bodies being in the anime anyway.

Story-wise why do you think they keep resorting to the Three Kingdoms / Warrings States (for Samurai Warriors/Nobunaga's Ambition) well? My understanding is that Fist of the North Star is right up there in "core demographic -- read: Japanese culture -- SO immersed that no introduction is necessary."

@ Cowboy TTop

Raou, Rei, and Julia/Yuria are already confirmed. Re: the AI... as long as it's not that way in the game, "this video is not about enemies fighting back, this is about Kenshirou killing people." As for bosses, have footage of Kenshirou vs. Shin:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fwcuBwQuYYU

FUCK YEAR!

Nice. I've never played a DW game before, so I'm looking forward to seeing what it's like.

Jim I absolutely love your dedication to finding news on a game, especially when it's the ones I am anticipating. Like 3d dot game heroes.

Also, if it's possible, can you find out about voice actors. Watch my Fist of the North Star Awesome moments on youtube

People complaining about the fact that the enemies in DW games are cardboard targets don't seem to understand that the games would be nearly impossible if they had competent AI. With the number of enemies you fight at one time in these games, having enemies that actually ganged up and attacked you in any kind of competent pattern would mean the end of you.

If you want a challenge in a DW game, play it on Maniac difficulty or go after the berserked famous generals. That'll show you some difficulty.

Nana-chan <3 in USA plz.