Quote by devilslyricThe soundtrack is a lot of fun, and appropriate. There are a lot of rock / dance-type of mixes that make nice atmosphere for when you're slashing away at thousands of angry chinese soldiers ^^; ... The music is applied seemlessly and is unobtrusive, which is another good thing for a game where you replay many of the stages over and over again.
I've always had the pleasure of listening to many of the older soundtracks, which incredibly got better from the third installment, onwards.
From the battle of Hu Lao Gate, to Lu Bu's Remix Theme for DW3 XL, the game never ceases to amaze me, despite the gameplay being sort of repetitive at times. The music is still interesting to listen to even after multiple countless hours of gameplay. Not to mention, I find Zhou Yu's theme quite interesting to pick up to from time to time. Could they make these Musou attacks any cheaper, though? lol
However, as much as I love to play Dynasty Warriors, the storyline that it carries onwards is not its strength and focal point. Although they do emphasize many of the characters in the Three Kingdoms era [many which exist in about the same time period really astounds me, not to say the least, fairly impressive] - the storyline is better portrayed through all means of Romance of the Three Kingdoms, where their historical scenarios truly touch close to the actual Dynasty history at its finest.
Quote by devilslyricThe voice acting is pretty decent, and yes, I do find myself laughing at some of the cheesy lines, but it is certainly part of the game's charm. My one complaint is that they did not include the Japanese language track in Dynasty Warriors 5 as they did with the previous installments. I understand their reasoning for this; too much text to read clutters up the screen terribly, and in two-player mode it would be utterly unbearable to add any more text to the screen. However, it would have been nice to at least have the option, and let the player decide if the clutter was worth the bother or not.
And a big miss, because sometimes the treasure of Japanese voice-acting is what keeps the originality of the game at its finest. This is one of the reasons why I dislike dubbed versions nonetheless. They lose that heightened quality and effort that most other people in Japan bring to the table. Despite that, since I already know how to speak and understand Japanese, the text hasn't really been that big of a problem. I'll have to admit, the war cry they give at times - absolutely hilarious.
Quote by devilslyricThe one problem with Dynasty Warriors is the monotony; there are plenty of people who can't stand slashing at enemies over and over again. However, for those of you who, like myself, loved those old, simple beat-em-up side-scroller games, Dynasty Warriors is just the ultimate evolution of the beat-em-up genre. There is so much replay value for those who enjoy it, and so many characters, weapons and stages to unlock.
It's also one of the reasons why DW still has become so popular in Japan. When a multiplayer version comes out - kind of like Dynasty Warriors online, I wonder how chaotic that would be, nonetheless. It would definitely bring the best of the Three Kingdoms series. Just saying, of course. I'm a big Dynasty Warriors fan as well. **Tips her cap** However, I dislike the way the computer thinks, and its strategy, however, especially while they destroy certain leaders slowly at random. Funny enough, with a rigged morale system by your side, you can just walk in and decimate an entire army with one man, and that is unbelievable once you have obtained your highest level item, believe me. Sima Yi wouldn't be too happy, now would he? lol **Giggles** Go Da Qiao!
Quote by devilslyricAnd last but not least, my favorite part of DW is that it has 2-player mode. I love playing games with my boyfriend and friends, and there are so few cooperative 2 player games these days that it's a shame. I always look forward to the next installment of DW to keep me playing with all my loved ones =)
Yeah, and let's not forget - Dynasty Warriors Empire, was a complete let-down. I'm sorry to say, in my own opinion. **Shrugs** But thank goodness Dynasty Warriors 5 made it all that better. Yaya! I'm still naturally looking for the Romance of the Three Kingdoms series, however. It's definitely nice to have a game that ties around with Dynasty Warriors. Dynasty Warriors is more like the less story - more fight, type of game. Romance of the Three Kingdoms is built far more on streategy. I prefer VII the most because it has the most features out of any game, and is the most realistic of its kind [though the AI has been rather faulty, I'd have to admit]. Me? I prefer IX the most. It's still my joy in a bottle. Especially with Guan Yu, Sun Jian, Zhou Yu, Taishi Chi, and Cao Ren in the charge, it seems likely that they'll never lose. Yaya!