Topic: After four years, we finally have an announcement for Dynasty Warriors 9

[Claimh Solais]

Koei Tecmo finally announced that Shin Sangoku Musou 8 (Dynasty Warriors 9) has begun development. Not much info is known currently, but here's the cliffnotes:

-Omega Force was determined to deliver something completely new for Dynasty Warriors 9, as they felt Dynasty Warriors 8 was not a big enough step forward to warrant a numbered title (as 6 and 7 were both huge changes).

-The game has abandoned its stage-by-stage structure from previous titles, now adopting a massive open world where the entirety of Ancient China is being reproduced. Due to there being numerous mountain ranges, places where battles can occur are limited, so areas like Hulao Pass and Zhongyuan are being far more intricately designed than before.

-The nature of the open world is completely different than Omega Force's previous open world title (Toukiden 2), so the engine is being built from the ground up, rather than being carried over from the previous game.

-The combat is being completely redesigned. While they are still keeping the "one-versus-one-thousand" feel of previous entries, they wish to create something more engaging for players. Koei Tecmo confirmed on Facebook that Dynasty Warriors 6's Renbu system will not be returning, which has relieved fans worldwide.

-All 83 playable characters from Dynasty Warriors 8: Empires will be playable in this title, as well as a handful of new characters. This includes new character Zhou Cang, who is meant to be a more comedic character that is being designed specifically for players to have fast, frantic fun. Zhou Cang will be first appearing, however, in the spin-off title Musou Stars. New characters from the recent Dynasty Warriors: Godseekers (Shin Sangoku Musou: Eiketsuden), namely Lei Bin and Lixia, will not be playable.

-No release date has been announced. The only confirmed platform is PS4, and if I had to guess, late 2017 at the very earliest.


Zhou Cang, as he appears in Musou Stars. This appearance will more than likely carry over to Dynasty Warriors 9.


Zhou Cang's Musou Stars gameplay teaser.

[KaZudra]

Sweet, I love those Chinese Genocide sims.

[Gunlord]

*rock music intensifies*

X-TREEEEM!

[affinity]

if they have all characters playable, that means they could have character creation too.  it sounds like they want something more open and immersive like Dynasty warriors 8 Empires, but more immersive and open world style instead of menu driven style.      they do have a lot of potential with this.  I find the Empires games more replayable and more freedom how to live and conquer, than the regular character driven DW games.   

in Empries its so epic being able to start from the bottom, join or form your own faction, if joining a kingdom, go up the ranks, get promoted, get married, have a child and more.   though I didnt like how 8 Empires cut town exploration. 

maybe DW9 will have immersive populated towns.  they can make battlefields lively with dozens or hundreds of soldiers, they could make the towns very populated and lively  too.    maybe be able to walk among the populace, go sit at some food serving place and have a drink.