DYNASTY WARRIORS 8: Xtreme Legends Complete Edition

I've been fans to DW series since childhood and by far I think this series is one of the best to play, with various option of gameplay, campaign, character, and item.

The other part that I like is Ambition Mode. If you lake to write your own path and grind, this is the best mode for it. Even though this not good as DW Empire series that let you build your empire, but I think this one is close enough to that.

controller doesn't work

Game won't start, and when it does, game is locked at 30fps, also crash every 5-10 mins which forces me to restart the map.
My machine is old but I saw a streamer playing this on a toaster while live on youtube, gotta blame the mokokos

The greatest among the other series!

great game

Dynasty Warrior definitely is an old franchise in the Hack & Slash genre. And I'm still amazed that in the eight installment (I'm referring to THIS game), the developer somehow still manage to improve the combat system, adding more complexity yet still managed to make it fairly easy to learn and hard to master (Classic). While at the same time making more playable character with their own unique weapon to the point that some of their weapons are just plain ridiculous. In the Complete Edition, pretty much is the combination of all the variation (Vanilla + Xtreme Legends) so it's pretty much the whole pack minus the extra DLC stuff (for the Die Hard Fans). If you love to beat 100 enemies in a single hit, you might want to try this one.

---{ Graphics }---
☐ You forget what reality is
☐ Beautiful
☐ Good
☐ Decent
☑ Bad
☐ Don‘t look too long at it
☐ MS-DOS

---{ Gameplay }---
☑ Very good
☐ Good
☐ It's just gameplay
☐ Mehh
☐ Watch paint dry instead
☐ Just don't

---{ Audio }---
☐ Eargasm
☐ Very good
☑ Good
☐ Not too bad
☐ Bad
☐ I'm now deaf

---{ Audience }---
☑ Kids
☑ Teens
☑ Adults
☐ Grandma

---{ PC Requirements }---
☐ Check if you can run paint
☑ Potato
☐ Decent
☐ Fast
☐ Rich boi
☐ Ask NASA if they have a spare computer

---{ Game Size }---
☐ Floppy Disk
☑ Old Fashioned
☐ Workable
☐ Big
☐ Will eat 15% of your 1TB hard drive
☐ You will want an entire hard drive to hold it
☐ You will need to invest in a black hole to hold all the data

---{ Difficulty }---
☐ Just press 'W'
☐ Easy
☑ Easy to learn / Hard to master
☐ Significant brain usage
☐ Difficult
☐ Dark Souls

---{ Grind }---
☐ Nothing to grind
☐ Only if u care about leaderboards/ranks
☑ Isn't necessary to progress
☐ Average grind level
☐ Too much grind
☐ You'll need a second life for grinding

---{ Story }---
☐ No Story
☐ Some lore
☑ Average
☐ Good
☐ Lovely
☐ It'll replace your life

---{ Game Time }---
☐ Long enough for a cup of coffee
☐ Short
☑ Average
☐ Long
☐ To infinity and beyond

---{ Price }---
☐ It's free!
☑ Worth the price
☐ If it's on sale
☐ If u have some spare money left
☐ Not recommended
☐ You could also just burn your money

---{ Bugs }---
☐ Never heard of
☐ Minor bugs
☑ Can get annoying
☐ ARK: Survival Evolved
☐ The game itself is a big terrarium for bugs

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This is the best dynasty warriors game so far, note however that the controller is really hard to set up for it on pc though i used keyboard because of this

classic and amazing good for low effort nights and idk wanna play a massive game "nights"

There is literally a character called Dong Tuna.

Tons of content. If you like DW youll like this. Was not able to run higher than 1080P.

The Best

It's Dynasty Warriors. Romance of the 3 Kingdoms + Unstoppable Chinese powerhouse heroes. So good. 10/10 Maybe mindless at times, but so much fun to play!

One of the best musou games and runs on almost anything.

Love this series, i played the shit out of this on xbox when it originally released
Was great to play on steam again

Fun game

Peak Dynasty Warriors game. Achievement grind is suffering though, finally managed to get all achievements as of this review. English Voice is nostalgia, but Japanese Voice is pretty nice too. The DLC is free so might as well get it.

It is exactly like ever Dynasty Warriors game ever.

You will pick a character.
Fight through a map of mooks for 75 minutes,
get 4,557 kills. (Thats like Genoc!de levels, man)
Die in the last minute to a boss fight you did not know would be that hard, but that you had no way to avoid.
Lost 100% of the last 76 minutes of progress.
Never play it ever again. until you get jerked into buying Dynasty Warriors 17, A New New New New New History.

Terrible pc port. Controller glyphs are wrong and in order to fix it you need to use a texmod that might not even work. Resolution doesn't go above 1080p and there are almost no mods out there to fix it, and there's no borderless option so it will screw with any other windows you have open. The game doesn't close properly either. You're genuinely better off emulating the console version (legally ofc) if you really want to play it. Don't give Koei your money for this.

One of the best DW titles, long campaigns, lots of weapons and variety of build, a bit repetitive but any DW fzn should get this. Runs smoothly on Legion Go

So much fun! I'm happy I've had the chance to re-live my favorite childhood game

Damn, i love this game.

Yes.

This game is a great addition to the franchise and is fun while still presenting a solid challenge for those who want it.

I CANT SAFE THIS GAME IN MY PC DOG!

medicore

I love Dynasty Warriors even since I was a kid. The game is exactly what I expected with great graphics and awesome plots. Highly recommeneded

Do you like defeating mass armies as a single warrior? Do you like History and medieval warfare? Do you want to feel epic whilst killing half-starved peasants? Of course you do! Buy the game. No regret. (Needs a controller really).

Still one of peaks of the Musou franchise even these many years later and practically runs on a potato. After randomly picking it up again as a comfort game while supremely ill, I've been obsessing over it just as much as originally. The story is expansive, the cast of characters is huge, the bugs are unfortunately numerous, Ambition mode is shockingly addictive and provides some of the most fun challenges I've had in a Musou game, this entry borders on perfect with only Dynasty Warriors 5 and Samurai Warriors 4 really coming close to matching it. Especially if Dynasty Warriors 9, Samurai Warriors 5 and Dynasty Warriors Origins don't feel right to you, give this one a go and remember the last time the series really felt good to play.

Literally my only problem so far is the keyboard inputs being permanent that I get some buttons mixed up whenever I play this game with a PS4 controller... and maybe vague requirements for some Star Missions. Otherwise, it's amazing for people that want decloned movesets for everybody so badly. Great tracks, original and old ones alike, getting certain skills, the RPS system and Storm Rush are still tricky while everything else gameplay-wise is very refreshing. It's actually so fun :3

Also I'm literally giving this a chance since I have yet to play DW Origins and I've been spending way too much time on WO3UDE 😅😅😅

Great game to play on steam deck

It's just not a very good version of this series. It's focused on kingdoms instead of characters, it has very poor control support. The rock paper scissors mechanic for which weapons enemies are weak against is dull and annoying. Not a good evolution, the older games were better.

Game I tried to replay after years of not playing. There is a glitch I have tried to reset many times that my keyboard and controller once plugged in will NOT ALLOW setting button mappings. Honestly makes this unplayable, boo!

The game and content is great. This PC port of this game is disappointing.

Major issues with showing only a black screen when launching. Fortunately someone has made a 4K/120fps mod that fixes resolution issues. Although, I think when in deadlock with the enemy (where you must mash attack button to win) it requires superhuman amount of button mashing to win because it's meant for 30fps??? I could be wrong, but that is the only issue I have with DW8 now.

One of the best in the series.

peak of the muso dynasty warrior franchise where each character play style is unique. to play this game on modern day resolution 1080p/1440p/4k and 8k. use lossless scaling and upscale it to the native resolution.if do not want mess with game file with mods as well supports intel, amd and nvidia graphics card.

Love this, it’s my Son and I’s Favorite for years, sadly only 2 player versions, if Origins is not 2 pkayer will not buy.

All Dynasty Warriors are kind of similar, but this is one of the better ones. Tons of fun with friends. Given its age, $50 might be a bit steep, but its worth it on sale.

No resolution higher than 1080p + terrible controller support + the game is based on the inferior ps3 version compared to the one on ps4/5 = steam support granting me a refund after 14+ days have passed good job Koei(I'll still be buying on my ps5)

the best dynasty warriors entry of all time, don't @ me

I've never been sure if I enjoyed Dynasty Warrior games. I've liked some of the spin-off Warriors/Musou games, but never really gave a mainline game a try.

If you're brand new to the series, it might have an effect like Vegemite. Or Miracle Whip. Or whatever food reference fits. Some people will either really love what the game offers, others will have a harder time seeing it. I've had to realize I fall into that latter camp, but I appreciate what's on offer and can see that it would have its audience.

What can be seen as a big plus for some, can easily be seen as a negative for others. So, here's some overview: it's very much a literal hack-n-slash mode of combat. There are combos to be mastered and some timing to perfect, but much of the game is plowing through waves of mobs, seeming to worry more about the named enemy commanders and the higher rank infantry units. You complete objectives along the way, whether it's clearing a group from a gate or taking down a target, etc.

There's a lot happening at once; it can be manageable after giving it some time, but with characters speaking, icons flashing, text boxes appearing, enemies spawning, small victories cheering, etc - it might be enough to put some people off, while others will see no big deal with it (especially after giving it time to get used to.)

The English voices are a little rough, but in an endearing way at times. Other times, you'll hear the same voiceline about 100 times before the mission is done.

It's tough to fully recommend this game, or the Musou franchise in general, but it's also not fair to say it's a "bad" game or franchise. It just has its niche, and it's not easy to immediately tell if you might fall into that niche without playing it as a newcomer to the games. If you're even looking at the game, you're probably on the fence. I'd say give it a shot and see where you stand on it. Especially as this game in particular has some renown for being one of the better ones on PC.

Probably the best version of Dynasty Warriors, both for new players and returning fans of the series. Especially considering what comes after.(not including Origins}

Good game.
Not great port.
Controls are basically keyboard-only, If you use a controller (I do) it's still 8-direction movement/turning. Just terrible.

Graphics = Mediocre
Controls = Jank and bad
Gameplay = One of the best feels for DW. This and 5 have the best impact. Real weight behind things. I usually prefer SW or SB.
Value = None. The game is good. The DLC is so bad that it it sucks up the value of the base game.

Buy a PlayStation version.
If you're sick of your controllers breaking, get a PS3 and play there. You'll also get to experience OG Demon's Souls (it IS different)
If you can't do either of those, buy it at 75% or more off.

There's also 5, which you can play Any Way You Can TM.

buggy mess. events don't trigger to open gates. officers get stuck behind gates that suppose to open by defeating them.

like a lot of other negative reviews, my experience is just trying to get the game to work right. controller set up is a nightmare. if you have the console version i would play it on that instead until they fix this issue for the PC port. its funny too because the keyboard and mouse controls on origins work great but that too is not the setup for this game and all they have to do is use those so until they fix it i would not recommend this version

If it works, don't fix it, until the screw up DW9

Game-play wise, the best iteration until origin. Lots of stuff to do and things to unlock.

Personally I hate 'anime' style clothes and weapons (some of them are just ridiculous).
There are bunch of missing quality-of-life things, like selling multiple weapons weapons, etc.
Also story telling is worse than dw7.

Still, as a musou game, it is brainless button smashing weirdly attractive.

Going from Origins to this again is mind blowing.

This game is so dry.

Game does not support my Xbox Elite controller, I spent more than 4 hours trying to set up the controller. The close I got was making my controller work as a keyboard, but even that did not feel good when testing the game; and on the menu you still need to use your keyboard because you cannot do mapping to that many keys on the controller alone, making you dependent on the keyboard. I requested a refund but was denied because I spent more than 4 hours on the game, even though those hours was me trying to fix the controller. Don't waste your money.

had to troubleshoot the game just to get my controller to work with it and it still doesnt work properly because diagonal movements are all sticky and not working