I have to dissagree with you. Yeah it some ways it sucks but in alot of ways it is a step in the right direction for the series.
The new renbu system is pretty cool. So you can't do the same kind of combos that you culd do before but how often did you use those other combos anyway. The warriors games have always been hack and slash and the new system does not change that basic concept in one bit.
Also you can finally swim in the water in this one.
The biggest beef anyone could really have with this game is the weapon changes and dissappearences of some of the characters. I was kinda pissed at first about my 2 favorite characters getting different weapons. If you have played the DW series sinc 2 it can be hard to swallow when suddenly your favorite character gets a weapon change. My fav has always been Xiahou Dun and I was pissed to see his weapon get changed. My second fav became a playable character in DW5. As long as I have been playing DW I waited for a character with some nunchucks and Ling Tong quickly became my second fav character, so I was pretty pissed when they changed his weapon in 6.
Not all of the weapon changes are bad though. Sima Yi for example. His new claws are absolutely awsome. I actually enjoyed playing as him for once. Lu Bu's new weapons are kinda hit and miss. Personally I like them and think they are awsome and fit him nicely. Lu Bu is a BEAST! The only problem is his damn eyeliner! I don't like his new outfit so much. I think Koei should have made him look even more like the beast he is. Just look at Wei Yan for cripes sake! He looks like a beast!
I said this in another post some time ago but i think i need to say it again.
Koei actually put alot of work into the new weapons and weapon combat. The moves were motion captured and made to look like they came from a Kung Fu movie. That actually explains alot about why the weapon sets were changed as they were. I recommend watching some good Kung Fu movies and you will see what I mean. try some Shaw Brothers films.
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