Dynasty Warriors (PS1) Playthrough - NintendoComplete
93A playthrough of Koei's 1997 3D versus fighter for the Sony PlayStation, Dynasty Warriors.
Played through the story mode with Guan Yu at the default difficulty. Then at 15:28 I show a few fights in Team Battle mode using unlockable characters, including the hilariously cartoony representation of Toukichi.
Funnily enough, I think this was the first Koei game I ever played that didn't inform me that it was a Kou Shibusawa production when it started :)
I imagine that if you don't remember this Omega Force oldie when it came out, you'll probably be surprised to see that it's a one-on-one fighter. It's nothing like the battlefield hack-and-slash style that the series became famous for starting with Dynasty Warriors 2 on the PS2. This is probably because DW2 was the beginning of a new spin-off series, Shin Sengokumusou (the equivalent of calling it "The True Dynasty Warriors"), but for whatever reason they didn't change the English title to reflect the new direction. If you've already played any of those, though, you'll know the characters and setting well enough.
Though they later ditched the genre, this was a pretty good beat 'em up. It was slightly less than top shelf (Soul Edge, Tekken, etc), but was, and still is, a pretty good, fun game. It does feel a bit strange until you get used to it, since so much of the game is reliant on perfect-timing to parry attacks, but it is this wrinkle that gives the game much of its depth. It's a bit too easy, though. It runs really well and looks pretty nice in its higher-than-standard resolution.
If you like fighters or the Dynasty Warriors/Sengoku Musou series, I'd recommend trying it out. It's a good time.
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