Dynasty Warriors 8: Xtreme Legends Switch Review - ULTIMATE WARRIOR?

[@SwitchUpYt]

Value for money raises an interesting debate with some games. Does the fact that this is a port automatically diminish the value? Even if the amount of content is fair and it's reaching out to a new audience that have potentially not played it before? I'd be interested to know people's thoughts. Glen

[@fgxraven]

SwitchUp in my opinion there are a few AAA- Games which deserve a Full Price For example: God of war /PS4 or The legend of Zelda Breath of the Wild / NS_WiiU The most annoying part are: - many developers publish games without having thoroughly tested and polished them - many full priced games have a bad Season Pass content or has a option to buy ingame items with real money Nowadays We as a customer are no longer treated as kings but rather cheated But yeah there are exceptions😭🙌 like Team Cherry/ Hollow Knight or CD Project Red/ Witcher 3 who give us the promised content So my final words I support developers who develop Games with passion and appreciate us as a customer Wish you all a happy new year FGX over & out

[@SwitchUpYt]

A great comment and a happy new year to you my friend. Glen

[@UrdnotWrex88]

The game being a port doesn't diminish the value really, but something that does is the online mode being removed which was available in the PS4/XB1 versions. Not exactly a definitive version really is it.

[@blairmillar9294]

I believe it depends. Skyrim has been ported more times than the Dragonborn has shouts but each port Bethesda charges premium and its last gen too! They haven't bothered to fix any of the bugs that have been known for years before re-releasing it, there's no mods or creation club, so where's all this premium going? It's ridiculous. But in this particular case it's giving new players a chance to experience it so I'd say it is ok but I do get put off by AAA games on the Switch when there are so many great indie titles worth my money first. Thanks for the review and if there's no video before it comes - HAPPY NEW YEAR gents.

[@cookiemonsta3350]

Well @FGXraven made pretty good points (excuse my English am Mexican) so I will add 1- I could add that selling you a port from a 2-3 or more years old at the very same launch price is insulting, economically speaking is a scam, everything in life depreciate and if you gonna just port it without extra content, the price tag should feel the effect of depreciation, also becoming more available to many consoles should lower the price since it loose the exclusivity...2- From the client stand point, anyone who buy an old game port is statistically a fan of the series so most likely bought the game once or twice already, in the other hand if you haven't play this old game you should have some price stimulus to give a try, we as a customers fall in love with companies that think in us...stardew valley keep improving mainly coz his fans, death cells keep going on free patches, monster Hunter always add so much free dlc content, and I could go on and on, theq truth is, We love games, but also who respect us as customers and go beyond our expectations but despise companies that just try to milk money out of us. Hope it makes sense, am drinking wine and typing in a different language, lol. Good job Glen & Mark. Edit: just wanna add this, I am a big fan of Monster Hunter, I started on MH2 PSP, then I bought MHFU, so in modern terms, I bought the DLC, that added the G content, now, that's a massive game, I have over 2000 hrs played on it, with a replayble value of 11 out 10, you can hunt today co op in that game, there are weapons and strategies that I still a noob...so is a PSP game from over a decade ago that I love greatly....but if Capcom would port it, I would not pay 40-60 USD for it, I am still have that game in disc and digital version on PSP and in Digital on psVita, IAM not burn out for it, I take it time to time, but I won't buy it on my switch for a high tag price nor without some crazy perks.....like keep my save data or a Z mode (something above G)....You get the point, I already extend to much, lol, happy holidays.

[@CGGamingUK]

Man I remember playing Dynasty Warriors 4 back in the days on PS2! Great review dude!

[@SwitchUpYt]

Cheers man. Glen

[@kennynguyen3413]

4 was my favorite DW games

[@brady4324]

I put hundreds of hours in DW4 as a kid trying to get everyone's legendary weapon and guan yu's red horse

[@maverickay5807]

DW4 was my first!

[@mattstroble3092]

I have a custom ps2 portable with a ps2 motherboard so i just play dynasty warriors 4 at work all day lol.

[@kennynguyen3413]

Wish they brought bodyguards back in I remember DW3 you could have like 8 with you at all times

[@SwitchUpYt]

That would have been good. Glen

[@Scyclo]

You can have it in ambition mode. However you can only have 3 I believe

[@burningadri6775]

Three in Ambition mode, yes. At least it was like that in the PS3 edition.

[@juniorduperval5732]

It was in dw4 actually

[@MrKokuen]

@@Scyclo 3 also in free mode. Only story mode prevents using bodyguards

[@benkelman2343]

Absolutely love this game series! When noticed it on the switch I had a moment of panic as the last DW game i got only had Japnese voices but im so happy its got the English voices!!! Definatly buying this next pay day!

[@zhaoyun255]

Actually, this ver. of DW8 is A STEAL!!! Because they included ALL THE DLCS from the Complete Ver. which could cost more than 100$.

[@SwitchUpYt]

Yeah, I agree. I think it’s a very fair price. Glen

[@shanemczane6725]

I haven't yet seen the DLC Costumes for officers though...do they need to be unlocked or are they going to be sold later? Because I have seen some DLC like alternate troop skins, but nothing for the officers, which would be very disappointing if the officers were left out. :/

[@zhaoyun255]

@@shanemczane6725 You had to unlock it, from what I understood.

[@shanemczane6725]

@@zhaoyun255 I hope that's true; wanted to know before dedicating any more playtime. Just seemed odd to see the troop skins unlocked immediately but nothing for the officers. Also not sure "how" we are supposed to unlock officer skins but I guess I'll play a bit longer and see what happens, thanks for the reassurance!

[@zhaoyun255]

@@shanemczane6725 Yeah, the same as DW7 Definitive Edition. You won't get DLC stages from Legend and Conquest unless you either unlock the last batch of the official stages or completely beat all stages in Conquest.

[@bishopvida]

TBH, I'm half tempted to get this solely on the grounds of it being one of the only ones I've seen with English VA. Don't get it twisted, I'm a subs before dubs kinda guy, but who has time to read with all this murder to be done?!

[@SwitchUpYt]

Haha. Very true! Glen

[@SwitchUpYt]

That's the exactly issue I had with Warriors Orochi 4 - not having voices took so much fun away because I couldn't read and play 🙃 (Mark)

[@ragnevi]

Bishop Vida I had the same issues with WO4, the text was also supersmall on the Switch on handheld mode. Was never able to read the text.

[@MetalSmasherGaming]

That was one of the things I liked about Fire Emblem Warriors over Hyrule Warriors, personally. Overall I do like Hyrule Warriors better, but I love the way Fire Emblem Warriors was fully voiced.

[@lamelukas]

You know, with ports to the Switch I generally see their value increase. Many of them often come with the complete package, all the DLC, ect. while also being the only version of that game that is portable. Sure you might have a nicer looking game on something like an Xbox, but you can't bring that game with you and I for one would gladly trade graphics for portability.

[@SwitchUpYt]

I think you make some very good points. Especially with portability over graphics. Glen

[@alandunaway3000]

On ports from PS4 to Switch, the value decreases. Like, Orochi 4 on PS4 is being sold for 200$, while on Switch it's barely 40$. Warriors games are always sold for more than 200$ here in Brasil on PS4(physical), Switch barely gets to 30$ or 40$.

[@noponarchsage7360]

@@alandunaway3000 thats the price. He is talking about value. Value is how much something is worth not how much it costs.

[@alandunaway3000]

@@noponarchsage7360 Yup, How much you can get from it. And usually Nintendo games you spend 30 to 50 hours playing it. Some go beyond 80.

[@danielwillbourn6615]

Hey man I served you the other day for a coffee machine and you said to drop a comment and you’d sort me out! Loving the videos ⭐️

[@SwitchUpYt]

There he is! Yeah man, ping me and email [e-mail]

[@koriharpoon3357]

I have Hyrule Warriors and Fire Emblem Warriors for Switch. I have DW8 Empires for the PC. I am thinking about getting this but I just do not want to get burned out on Warriors games. It's on sale now on the E-Shop for $27.99. So very tempting.

[@koriharpoon3357]

@@ChinDogToshi Yeah I got it. I enjoy it. Feels a little more awkward than Hyrule and Fire Emblem but still rather nice.

[@lost_in_midgar]

Great review. Will be triple-dipping on this! Already put many hours into the PS4 and Vita versions.

[@SwitchUpYt]

Glad you enjoyed the review. Glen

[@87seanroon]

I remember my high school friend playing this series on PS2 (or maybe a game just like it) all the time. It was a game I could never get into or appreciate. But nonetheless, this is a great review.

[@meganvincent5381]

Jesus 7 years later and it got rereleased again. Speaks volumes about the 9th game xD

[@Sabre_Wulf1]

wow.. thats some review. massive knowledge. had to watch it twice to take in everything you said. the only warriors game i played, and own on both wii u and switch..is hyrule. i bloody love it. but.. you truly are a sensai on this series. i love the depth to these games, and anyone who hasnt tried one ..needs too. this looks more in depth again, so i might go for this.

[@SwitchUpYt]

Yeah it’s got a nice layer of depth to it. Don’t get me wrong, you can play on easy mode and pretty much ‘y button’ your way to victory, but from normal mode upwards, you need to use a lot more strategy. Glen

[@87seanroon]

Not sure if you are familiar with SwitchUp's other reviews, but their reviews are very thorough while being concise. They are generally very fair and honest with their videos. You also don't get all the flair that many other review channels add to capture the super childish audience. I don't feel weird watching their channel.

[@Sabre_Wulf1]

@@87seanroon dont worry pal i know a little about the team , check out the patreon list 😉.

[@87seanroon]

@@Sabre_Wulf1 same here!

[@UltimaDragonair]

Whether it's on Vita, or on Switch, I find it hard to unlock the alternative endings, where the story of Shu goes on even after Guan Yu's death, or the story of Wu goes on even after Zhou Yu and is now to Lu Xun's era, or the story of Wei goes on even after Cao Cao's death. Them alternative stages are just tricky to unlock, like you gotta keep someone alive to see him or her on the very next stage so that your team will win instead of losing like in the original scenarios, etc.

[@Philbo_Baggins_67]

Great review as always. Definitely will be a patreon in January

[@SwitchUpYt]

Thank you. Just you taking the time to watch our videos is very much appreciated. Glen

[@Lee350]

If Dynasty Warriors 8 Empires is announced for the Switch, I'll pre order it ASAP. Love the Empire series of DW!

[@magnuscritikaleak5045]

The gameplay is the most important not the cutscenes.

[@paperluigi6132]

There’s a Switch version as of 2017, but it’s Japan only.

[@mka0028]

I love it on the switch it’s so smooth no lag

[@SwitchUpYt]

It does run very well. Glen

[@itsjustaclint8404]

My Favorite Warriors Games : Dynasty Warriors Vol. 2 Warrior Orochi 2 Samurai Warriors 2 Warriors Orochi 4. Warriors 8 : Xtreme Legends Hyrule Warriors Fire Emblem Warriors Seriously the Warriors series is one of my favorite games in bout my childhood and teenhood. That's all.

[@BigCheeseEvie]

Dynasty warriors 1 isn't actually a dynasty warriors game. It's a localization issue as it's called sangoku musou while the hack and slash games are shin sangoku musou. Dw8 is actually called shun sangoku musou 7 outside the west

[@cappy2282]

Great review guys! It's cool how they use historical characters and game play looks like a blast

[@SwitchUpYt]

Yeah, I’ve always loved that about these games. Glen

[@cappy2282]

@@SwitchUpYt 👍 hey, u never got back to me about that question I asked but u probably didn't know what the hell I was talking about. But Anyway If i take my SD card outta my switch it won't let me turn the system on without it? I was just wondering when I buy a new switch will those games be on my SD card or will I have to redownload them. In my data management it says all my games are stored on the card! Idk might be a dumb question...but I wanna know? 😆

[@SwitchUpYt]

I’m assuming that as long as you transfer your account over to your new Switch first and then put the sd card in, it should recognise the games on the card against the ones purchased by the account. Not completely sure though. Glen

[@cappy2282]

@@SwitchUpYt thanks a lot...now I just gotta remember my email address lol

[@SwitchUpYt]

Great job Glen! Ps - 60fps I believe with MY eye, but your capture card only does 30 (Mark)

[@RAY19740]

Ik people still enjoy this type of game but im fine with fire emblem warriors still play it from time to time. :) great review thanks for the review

[@SwitchUpYt]

Thank you. Glen

[@getcraig55]

Yep, I’m ready for this.. 😁👍🏽😁👍🏽 thanks Glen..

[@SwitchUpYt]

No worries mate. Glen

[@emeryanderson4114]

I see you on alot of switch content 😁😁😁

[@SwitchUpYt]

@@emeryanderson4114 Craig is a 🌟

[@getcraig55]

Emery Anderson ikr

[@danieltirino615]

Ok, so it's an adaptation of a adaptation, that's funny, the series never really calls me, but as with any game might pick it up because it's on the switch other than that, not much else to say it's just a warriors game, it's not bad just nothing that pops, but wish a very happy gaming however enjoys it

[@SwitchUpYt]

Yeah, they can be quite repetitive so they don’t appeal to everybody. Glen

[@トランジェイデン]

I miss the versus mode and caw. I wish everyone has their own unique weapon.

[@nofleshspared]

The Warriors games are always good! Wondering if they ever considered doing more spinoffs like Hyrule Warriors. You could turn any game into a Warriors game.... Mario Metroid Mega Man DragonBall Simpson’s etc ANYTHING can be a warriors game and be good!

[@Keyblademster]

The warriors games are so addictive. Even if it'd repetitive and all, you'll get stuck on them. And I agree, we do need some other types of warriors games. Two in particular that I think will do well, are Marvel, or Power Rangers

[@saga4298]

Dragon Ball warriors game sounds like a good idea

[@paperluigi6132]

Koei’s president said that, alongside Mario, he’d like to make a Star Wars game before retirement.

[@RevanSecura]

Anyone ever play Lu Bu's final Hypothetical route battle? the background music isn't just any song it's also the theme song in the opening sequence.

[@cathsaigh2197]

The games are based on the Romance of the Three Kingdoms novel, which is based largely on the records.

[@UkeKikomori]

I bought this game Yesterday because of the eShop sale here in Europe (27.99€) i realised that i've play every DW8 at first it was on PS3, PS Vita & PS4 version. But the Switch version is the best because all of the DLC is here and this is the smooth Musou i've ever play on Switch. 🤯 Tbh i never bought DLC before so playing this version it's like a i play a new DW especially because i was so disappoint by the "9/Empires" so go buying this one if u like musou is the better version - (for 40 is nothing + the game is longer than before! is worth it!)

[@diarykeeper]

Funny how jumping without walls is possible here, but not in age of calamity.

[@myriadmediamusings]

So at the time of this post this complete DW8 port is currently available on the eshop as part of the Black Friday sale from 40 USD down to 28 USD until December 4. Wondering if now at that price its worth it.

[@joelparker5388]

Hi Glen, in terms of being out for 5 years and even on PS3 and Xbox 360 definitely raises issues over value, most certainly if you’ve played before. However, I myself am not really into this but as someone who never played, I think it’s certainly got enough content to justify the price

[@syrrith5768]

77%? I’ll take it. Especially considering i enjoy DW8 on my ps3, to have it on my witch would make for a good addition to my choices of witch games. Plus since i only have the original DW8 on my ps3, getting it on my switch would probably be an upgrade.

[@MrKokuen]

Now to wait for Samurai Warriors 4-II

[@jglover8]

Still never played a Warriors game. I think they look like a lot of fun but would get old quick for me. I can't imagine playing this for hundreds of hours, but it's great the content is there for those who do love it that much. Thanks Glen, happy New Year!

[@SwitchUpYt]

Happy new year to you too mate. Glen

[@dynastymusou8906]

No harm in trying. Over the past fifteen years, I must have spent hundreds of hours info each of the many Musou-titles. First one that made me like the concept? Dynasty Warriors 3 on Xbox. Yes, even without the horrible voice acting at the time.

[@strawberrysherbet96]

Honestly i asked myself the same thing too. But I got Xtreme legends because it reminded me of dynasty warriors 4. The goat of the series. It’s a really good game to kill time. It’s just hack and slash and super repetitive but somehow it brings the inner child out of me. It doesn’t take a lot of skill unless u play on harder difficulties. You can challenge others and try to beat their scores online, or try to rush and clear certain times(personal records). Xtreme legends offers so many game modes and it’s really to just challenge yourself if you think about it. At least that’s how I see it for such a simplistic game.

[@riskyworks]

So does this include Empires aswell? Or is it just Dynasty Warriors 8 and Dynasty Warriors 8 Xtreme Legends. Just wanted to ask.

[@RushValentine]

Well if anything i wanted DW8 Empires getting localized for Switch since it is already on Switch in Japan and Empires were my favorite ver of any dynasty warriors.

[@SwitchUpYt]

They may still bring it over yet. Glen

[@magnuscritikaleak5045]

@@SwitchUpYt Dynasty warriors 8 Empires have you build your own adventure, while adding in Kingdom management with 8 new type of moveset plus one new strategist character.

[@TowerBooks3192]

Does ambition mode offer a lot of replayability in comparison to Hyrule Warrior's adventure mode?

[@SwitchUpYt]

I haven’t played enough of it to make a fair comparison, sorry. Glen

[@michaeldavid1566]

I've played Ambition Mode, and I can confirm that it doesn't really add up a lot to the experience but what you can do is buff up your selected weapons through weapon gems obtainable through free mode. So if your weapon has an element that you don't want, through the Reforge function you can take another weapon's element and imbue it to your current weapon. As long as the sacrificial weapon isn't a 5* or 6* of course.

[@michaeldavid1566]

Plus if you hate playing as a character as a whole, you can be lazy and level it up automatically through some other functions locked deep within the mode

[@reloadedgrem6774]

Crazy that this series has been around so long. Many find memories in ps2. Unfortunately these types of games don't hold my interest long enough. If I get the urge to play I'll just dust off my hyrule or fire emblem warriors games. Great review as always

[@SwitchUpYt]

I need to play fire emblem warriors. Have had it for ages but not tried it yet. Glen

[@IanHsieh]

I already played this on my Vita, so I'm not too anxious getting it. I might double dip if there is a sale.

[@elizabethnoria8441]

I got this game only because of the nostalgia from playing DW4 on the xbox. I wish they still had the bodyguards that was so fucking cool

[@hawksleygamingproject4164]

Time to play catchup on the SwitchUp vids. Always awesome job. Muso are just not my bag. I want it to be but I'm afraid after 8bmainline and multitude of offshoots it's just not in the cards for me. Alas. Haha

[@SwitchUpYt]

Switchwatch 🍌!? 😂

[@hawksleygamingproject4164]

@@SwitchUpYt vacation brain🤣

[@paperluigi6132]

The only sour spot is no physical version, even in Japan. Nearly 16GB is a lot to download, especially on Switch.

[@dongnguyen558]

I still play this game on my PS4 nowadays.

[@someguyanon]

Have always had a love for Dynasty Warriors. Does this game have online co-op?

[@SwitchUpYt]

I think it’s local only. Glen

[@AceAttorney9000]

When I bought this game on Switch and started it up, I got a message saying that I had unlocked some costumes because I had Warriors Orochi 4 save data (not surprising, since that was revealed when the port was announced)... and then I got messages saying that I could unlock more costumes if I had save data of Dynasty Warriors 8: Empires, Samurai Warriors: Spirit of Sanada, and Warriors Orochi 3 Ultimate. Those three games were ported to the Switch in 2017, but they were Japan-only releases. Did you get those messages too, and do you think it might be a sign that those three Switch ports will eventually get released outside of Japan?

[@SwitchUpYt]

It’s either just a direct translation of something irrelevant to us as those games aren’t out over here or it may well be a sign of further ports to come. Glen

[@davidwoodward7948]

They have done such a good job with the spin off games such as hyrule warriors.. but the main series needs a few years off

[@SwitchUpYt]

Yeah, their games with Nintendo properties in have done very well. Glen

[@davidwoodward7948]

@@SwitchUpYt could easily see them doing spin off games for several different series ramping up the fan service and putting this type of game back on the map.

[@Ponaru]

@@davidwoodward7948 Both the Dragon Quest Heroes games are really good too. Still hoping we see the Switch ports outside Japan someday.

[@davidwoodward7948]

@@Ponaru yeah I played the first on my PS4 but would love it on the go

[@warrenjaro7991]

I love nintendo switch right now because many 3rd party game like bioshock and others. Especially i played dynasty warriors 8 on ps3

[@phontaruspangthong7581]

I buy Dynasty Warriors 8: Xtreme Legends - Definitive Edition on the Nintendo Switch But in game no have all Dlc costume any charecter I thought the dw3-6 costumes (among others) were included? Where are they? Please Help me

[@BearfaxII]

You have to beat one of the story modes, then every single DLC costume will unlock

[@yeeboi6498]

Does this have a Gauntlet like mode?

[@Jordan-lo9yf]

I already finished this countless times in my psvita and dang why would I buy a switch to play this again when the graphics is the same as my psvita

[@TheZombieGuy98]

Would I enjoy this game if I enjoyed Hyrule Warriors a lot? Or is this not similar to it?

[@SwitchUpYt]

It's similar, yes

[@moomanchu608]

I sadly already bought the ps4 version

[@ScabbyCrab]

Does anyone know if there'll be a cartridge version? I'd rather have a physical copy.

[@SwitchUpYt]

I think the physical version is only in Japan I'm afraid. Glen

[@ScabbyCrab]

@@SwitchUpYt Shame, thanks for the info.

[@AsdfAsdf-mi6ks]

I just don’t have the memory.... but I’d definitely get it if I had 14 GB

[@kidskid8210]

I know im late but this game is on sale in the eshop and this is better than DW9

[@hakureishrine]

Does the physical release have the English localisation?

[@SwitchUpYt]

I don’t believe so. Glen

[@Dan_D380]

This game seriously suffers from a lack of the "ROLL" function like in FeW and HW. Without the roll combat is SO much slower and not as much fun. I don't hate the game. It has a decent amount of content but combat is a serious step down from those other games I mentioned.

[@SwitchUpYt]

I guess although it’s a newer release, it being a port of an older game means it has some of those newer features missing. Glen

[@Dan_D380]

@@SwitchUpYt That's a really good explanation. Although Warriors Orochi 4 is missing it too and it's a shame because I LOVE the mythology in that game but I feel like playing after an hour is a chore.

[@michaeldavid1566]

There is dodge function, it's embed to characters with the Dash or Dive affinity, where if you press space you can jump mid-attack (dash) or backstep to avoid combo (dive)

[@mrmagickkarp6132]

Heck yeah killing horde's of Cannon fodder on the go

[@SwitchUpYt]

It’s very satisfying. Glen

[@peach4hubby69]

Is this a port of ps3 or ps4 version ?

[@AJ-dx6bn]

PS4

[@loushin7548]

Can you create your own character??????

[@michaeldavid1566]

Only in empires. In XL no

[@furea4929]

Nice review that explains the gameplay well. Too bad that the story doesn't actually reflect Chinese history or the novel it's taken from properly. The developers obviously have their own favourites and they are very happy to put down other characters to make their favourites look good. I've played many of these games since I'm a history fan, and it really angers me to see particular characters getting bashed online because of these games. The gameplay isn't particularly great IMO either. It is repetitive and you're going to be running around the map according to instructions, just so that a door opens so you can enter the next area. Considering how badly the story is written, I don't recommend it.

[@SwitchUpYt]

Yeah, they certainly take some historic liberties that’s for sure. Glen

[@furea4929]

I think sometimes it's a bit too much and I've seen players talk about these characters as if the game is actually history 😅 Besides that it's good as a game to relieve stress I think.

[@furea4929]

Yeah I can see that but I wouldn’t say it’s a good representation of the book either. I think particularly the latter part of the story is very rude and poorly represented. It just feels like to me that the developers don’t even care about what the novel is trying to say and hating on traditional Chinese values. Maybe I’m taking it a bit too seriously, but still they can do a much better job on representing the book if they cared enough I think 😅 And sorry I replied from someone else's account by mistake.

[@furea4929]

Yeah I guess that's why it's bad IMO, because of trying to mix these things it doesn't give a proper idea of what's happened, or presents the cultures and values of the period properly. And I don't think the person who wrote the story is even thinking from the perspective of the characters. It's like judging then from a completely different set of values and calling people from a different culture like 2000 years ago stupid because they are following the values at that time. Anyway I should shut up, just saying that this isn't history by any means and don't use it to learn about Chinese culture and history 😅

[@attspace]

is empires included?

[@SwitchUpYt]

No, it isn’t. Glen

[@sandbakk77]

One question. In Fire Emblem Warriors, people yell at me constantly when someone is in trouble, or a fort is about to fall. This made it very easy to keep track of what was going on, and I could focus almost entirely on the actual combat, rather than paying attention to what was going on "in the background". I later tried Hyrule Warriors on Switch, and while it' a better game in many ways, there are no voice overs in combat. That means all the important thins like if a character was a in trouble or a fort was about to fall, was all hidden in the dialogue text in the lower left of the screen. But this is also where we get the character dialogue, story and all that, so the vital information could be buried in a sea of text, and I sometimes didn't get it before it was too late. This quite literaly broke the game to me. "Zelda's in trouble!" Yeah, that was five minutes ago, and she's already dead... thanks for catching up... Or I race across half the map, only to find her standing all alone in a fortress, bored out of her mind. WTF? How is DW8 in this regard? I'm interested in it, but I really want voice overs like in Fire Emblem Warriors. I know it sounds like a tiny detail on paper, but it's actually one of the most important things I can think of in a game like this. With so much going on all at once, it's vital that I get to know the stuff I need to know ASAP, and preferably without taking my eyes away from the screen.

[@SwitchUpYt]

I think the talking is more for objectives and the warnings about people in trouble text based. I just played a bit to try and refresh my memory and (typically) no one got into trouble. Glen

[@sandbakk77]

@@SwitchUpYt Thanks. I think I'll give it a try. :-)

[@ChickenPerm]

DW is my 3rd favorite game series ever just behind legend of zelda and kingdom hearts. Ihave owned and played all of them to completion! I love the history behind the game like the Romance of the 3 kingdoms and Han Dynasty. I am still playing Warriors Orochi 4, but i look forward to this for the Switch even though I played thoroughly on ps4. Glad switch is getting this one over DW 9 that open world system just didnt work for the DW series to me. Your cursor on the map when in battle is green, enemies red, and allies blue. Color blindness could surely hurt deciphering the map. DW 8 vs. Warriors Orochi 4 DW allows you to enjoy the overall battle on a larger scale more and let's you go about the battle more how you strategize. Also, usually in battle it is up to you if you want to do x or y sudden mid battle missions and whether you do or dont do x or y they affect the next mission in different ways like maybe you get reinforcements that you saved from a previous battle or you do not bc you did not save them. it is up to you though. Warrior Orochi, Samurai Warriors, even Hyrule Warrior i like a lot less bc all give you sub missions before and during battle often time sensitive/vital to completing immediately, so you are forced to drop everything and do what just popped up or else you fail. They more guide you through the battle over letting you be the strategist. That is why I like DW games more.

[@SkyFellowship]

I get so sick of these sorts of games sadly, the only 2 I’ve ever stuck with for longer than an hour are the 2 Nintendo Musou’s. Just not my sort of game sadly which is weird as I love grinds and beat em up’s, lol.

[@SwitchUpYt]

They can get repetitive. I tend to spread my sessions out so as to not get too fatigued with them. Glen

[@Ponaru]

I play these games mostly when I just need a quick burst of action. Play a map or two, level up a character, do a little upgrading, then I put it down. I always come back to them though. They usually have a ton of content too so, playing the way I do, they last a very long time.

[@burningadri6775]

I like these games so much that I play for hours and don't get bored.

[@kylepascua7823]

will they put 8 Empires on the switch too?

[@SwitchUpYt]

I think 8 empires is out in Japan on the Switch so they might bring it over. Glen

[@chris199022ify]

I live in the usa I can't warriors orochi 4

[@sgtwolf7391]

I think it's safe to say this game is better than DW9

[@SwitchUpYt]

What did they do to make 9 so bad? I haven’t played it. Glen

[@xXMasterJ360Xx]

If DW6 is better than 9... then yes every other DW game is better and 6 is the 2nd worst

[@sgtwolf7391]

@@SwitchUpYt Well they made it open world with nothing to do, They removed half of the fighting styles, And I think they added micro transactions. And that's just what I can remember off top of my head.

[@SwitchUpYt]

Wow...what were they thinking!?! Glen

[@sgtwolf7391]

@@SwitchUpYt I know right. Well anyway I'm downloading the game now. (R.I.P switch memory guess I'm buying a mirco SD card now)

[@SorayaTheMoon]

I’m so disappointed. I loved DW growing up and and was one of my absolute favorites as a kid. I recently picked up Warriors Orochi but the game mechanics were awful. It felt like I was controlling a stick figure that had no concepts of gravity and weight when running. The colors were awfully bland, dark and muddy. And the lighting was awful. Compared to the other games I’ve been enjoying on the switch which are gorgeous in color (and often over saturated I’ll admit) WO just couldn’t keep me interested or happy. It makes me nervous to even give DW 8 a shot. I’m hoping Koei puts more effort to their games to keep up with the new kids on the switch, because I can’t see why anyone besides hardcore fans would pick this up and that’s coming from someone who loved this series until the wheels literally fell off. Besides that great review of the game!

[@SwitchUpYt]

You make a good point about the lack of weight and gravity when running/jumping. There is still an element of that in the game I’m afraid. Glen

[@michaeldavid1566]

DW8 is released before WO4 so you're probably in good hands

[@djwizzle067]

I still play the dynasty warriors series for the nostalgia of course

[@SwitchUpYt]

They are fun games. 8 is particularly good. Glen

[@jbarrera6638]

Ps4 ver. Way better unless you dont own one get this game its good. But the damn switch a console of ports so far

[@TrayGChevorletCorvette]

imma just replay the old ones

[@getcozy6973]

Please don’t tell me you just said “warriors oroki 4.” Instead of “warriors orochi 4.”

[@SwitchUpYt]

Please don’t tell me you are being really obnoxious and pedantic about something.

[@mrkdavis22]

Why do KZbinr have a hard time saying 3 with it sounding like free

[@SwitchUpYt]

‘Why do you tuber’ - Come on mate, if you are going to have a go at my accent, at least make sure your grammar is sound. Glen

[@sleepingheavy747]

Played dw4 on ps2 looks the same nothing new wish it had something different at least on the ps2 you had guards that followed you

[@irishww5110]

oh man i love romance of the free kingdoms

[@CJSai64]

"Orowki" No it's OroCHI

[@charleschandrablazinger6515]

I need they add chinese language.

[@SwitchUpYt]

Yes, I don’t believe it has it. Glen

[@Scyclo]

I understand it's switch but the game looks ugly af on switch. Warriors orochi looks like 10 times better. Also why are you showing dynasty warriors 8 epires footage in the background

[@SwitchUpYt]

All gameplay footage is captured from this game. I began and ended the video with the trailer to add a cinematic feel to things. I searched for the trailer fir this switch release and that’s the trailer it brought up. Has empires been released for switch exclusively in japan perhaps?

[@GBMatthew07]

Seriously all anyone wanted to know was the performance or port quality.

[@SwitchUpYt]

That’s what you wanted to know. I’m assuming you’ve played the game before. I didn’t make the video exclusively for you.

[@GBMatthew07]

@@SwitchUpYt Touchy, only because it is such an old game that has been released on so many other platforms and very few people don't know about Koei's games.

[@eymme5571]

Lit

[@SwitchUpYt]

Appreciate it! (Mark)

[@yuriridley8144]

Wait, is that how you pronounce _Dynasty?_ 😱

[@SwitchUpYt]

I’ve always pronounced it that way but I know a fair few people would pronounce the ‘dy’ as ‘die’ Glen

[@yuriridley8144]

@@SwitchUpYt _You Know What's Bullshit?! Word Pronunciations._

[@XanderTheDweeb]

“Din-asty” is the British way of saying it. Americans pronounce it “die-nasty”.

[@pauldrew4417]

Warrior "orokey"

[@SwitchUpYt]

Hilarious

[@Dtzeo503]

Where are the dlc costumes?

[@SwitchUpYt]

You can use them in free mode I believe. Glen

[@Dtzeo503]

@@SwitchUpYt i dont see them in free mode. So i assume i need to have save data from warriors orochi 4 or the other warriors games to get the costumes.

[@AviciisGhost]

Hyrule warriors much better

[@MeshuggahDave.]

yeah but itll be 60$ forever. even if used

[@user-xw9dy1mz9w]

Man, no offense whatsoever intended, but the first 45 seconds made me feel odd. Warriors Oroki? Felt like the orochi missed its chi. And dee-nasty. Die-nasty warriors is how i always saw it pronounced. '-'

[@SwitchUpYt]

We're English my friend. Accents. (Mark) don't feel odd

[@user-xw9dy1mz9w]

@@SwitchUpYt I figure the English part, but never knew pronunciation went that far.

[@SwitchUpYt]

@You Tube 2.0 Oh for sure, you should hear me say Tomato. (Mark)

[@user-xw9dy1mz9w]

@@SwitchUpYt tomaytoe? Pliz notify me in any video if you do x'D

[@SwitchUpYt]

Haha, in England, we’d say Tom-ar-toe. The wonder of accents as Mark said. Glen

[@TrayGChevorletCorvette]

Damn son this is bad. everytime i see Dynasty warriors i think of 9 and Trash. my thoughts negative b4 i even watch the video. Damn

[@SwitchUpYt]

I haven’t played 9. What did they do to make it so bad? Glen

[@TrayGChevorletCorvette]

@@SwitchUpYt Buggy Ai, And lots of running in between battles makes it wack. i aint gon judge it too harsly because my opionion was based on reviews but i was gonna Buy a Next Gen system for This game. Irs not the Same CONSTANT FLASHY ACTION that i remember as a kid. im glad they tried something different tho.

[@TrayGChevorletCorvette]

@@SwitchUpYt Bad voice acting bad ai boring downtime. Reused assets and THEY TOOK AWAY CERTAIN CHARACTERS DEFAULT WEPON AND GAVE EM A SHITTY SWORD. DLC PACK 1 IS THE WEPONS. THEY SELLING U BACK THE WEPONSS THEY TOOK One of my favorite Series Doing DumbShit 😥🔫

[@SwitchUpYt]

Ah, not cool. Especially the dlc weapons part. I hate when companies do that. Glen

[@fgxraven]

First

[@fgxraven]

🤣

[@SwitchUpYt]

Nice one Raven. Glen

[@aiden.prentice1287]

Oof

[@Ponaru]

Blue shell

[@whatsmynameagain7774]

You shouldn't promote these games, Koei is withholding dwo and shut down the en server, only JP and Taiwan can play the real dynasty warriors we get watered down bullshit. They have had 1v1-4v4 and some 24 Vs 24 PvP every weekend since 2005

[@SwitchUpYt]

Interesting. So, if a company does something that we don't like, we (as reviewers) should refuse to review what they release? I'm not sure if that will help. (Mark)

[@hamzakhairi4765]

3 kingdoms is Korean history but okay

[@EetSalott]

But it’s Chinese history. Lol What do you mean this was based on Korean history?

[@hakureishrine]

@@EetSalott there is a period of Korean history where the 3 kingdoms of goguryeo, baekji and silla fought each other. However, our friend here must not be aware of the Three Kingdoms period of China.

[@promiseillbenice8526]

[PKISS] Poseidon's Kiss i was not aware of the korean one at all. They should create a warriors game for it

[@EetSalott]

[PKISS] Poseidon's Kiss ooh thanks for the clarification. I wasn’t aware of it either. And yes I’d be interested in a musou game based on it too!

[@Emmypeachy]

Not a fan of these types of games

[@SwitchUpYt]

They aren’t for everyone, that’s certainly true. Glen

[@Emmypeachy]

I am glad they added games like hollow knight and stardew valley to switch tho and Diablo 3

[@SwitchUpYt]

There’s certainly a nice variety of games on the switch. Personally, I love having simulation games such as city skylines on the go. Glen

[@blairmillar9294]

Agree

[@Emmypeachy]

I have cities skylines on pc instead it’s good

[@chenluming885]

a typical player that only knows how to smash a button.

[@SwitchUpYt]

A typical internet dick. I'm pretty sure Glen goes into the complexities of the combat system, or did you watch two seconds and write a douchey comment? (Mark)

[@SwitchUpYt]

Ha! I specifically said how button mashing will get you nowhere on anything above easy mode. What is it with arrogant idiots like you! Glen

[@munashigesama6228]

Warriors Oroki? What?? Why are you talking about and showing Empires version in the DW8XL video? Dude, this is the worst review of any game by far. You deserve much more dislikes and much shame.

[@MeshuggahDave.]

whoa buy the game or dont ya fucking hater lmfao at you wasting your time to say stupid shit.