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Dynasty Warriors: Strikeforce 2 (2010)

Duration: 10:49

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Quick run through the demo's second mission.

I apologize if the audio goes off sync, as my internet went off during recording, and that tends to fuck with the sound encoding. I was going to re-record the video, but realized that it wasn't worth it, since it's quite difficult to finish this level under Youtube's 10-minute limit. I'll make an effort to ensure that the sound doesn't mess up when the full game comes out, though. It's not worth my time to put a ton of effort into this version of the demo, which doesn't allow for save data transfers yet.

Some of the changes I noticed -

-Spear movesets can cancel into an aerial launcher during a ground combo by pressing X.
-Command moves can only be done in Weapon Overdrive mode, which pisses me off a bit.
-There is a small delay between ground dashes now, but it's not a big deal if you time each dash instead of mashing it.
-The hyper armor mechanics from MULTI RAID Special are in, although there's no longer a meter showing when the armor will break. Instead, it seems like T-string and command moves break it quickly.
-Sacred beasts can now be stunned during certain frames of their attacks, making a melee offense against them much more feasible than the first game.
-Once you transform into Kakusei mode, it stays active until you lose a life. Weapon Enchant takes a chunk of your musou, but it's easy to gain it back. Musou no longer takes you out of Kakusei mode afterwards, making them a much more useful and practical method of offense than before.
-The lock-on system from Special returns, which is both a good and bad thing. It's still much too difficult to lock on to an officer amidst a group of peons, or even a Sacred Beast, in some cases.

Overall, I'm impressed with this demo. They got rid of most of the stupid shit that plagued the original game, while adding some significant new features to the combat engine as well.

Expect a full video series on this game when it's released.

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