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Title: Dynasty Warriors: Godseekers
Genre: SRPG
Developer: Omega Force
Publisher: Koei Tecmo
Price: $39.99 (US.Digital) / £32.99 (EU.Digital) / SGD 56.20 (SG.Digital)
Release Date: February 28-March 1, 2017
Dynasty Warriors: Godseekers isolates itself from the rest of the series as a Strategy game like no other, although it borrows some elements from the games of the same genre that we've been used to, it introduces new concepts and features that makes it a hybrid among others.
Gameplay deems itself as a self-driven entity, although it shares similarities to a lot of strategy games that we know and love the entire gameplay system is robust and well made. Contrary to its RPG elements, it welcomes a few features that are present on the main-line Dynasty Warriors games, such as the implementation of Musou skills and the discrete yet overlapping nature of tactically positioning your troops. As a Dynasty Warriors game, the menus cant be distinguished apart from its predecessors due to its overly simplified demeanor, though contrary, the menus gets the job done and is quite flexible at doing so. Skills shine through the use of the "Warriors Style," configurable using the settings, as skills would literally throw you back to the classic action-packed deliverance.
The visual presentation of the game falls with comparison to the current generation of video games, every rendered battle-oriented visual looks raggedy and bad in terms of quality, with the exception of CGI cutscenes that had been pre-rendered as a video reel. Visual prowess aside, the backdrops and landscapes during gameplay is quite the marvel to see, it captures by far the best rendition of the portrayed landscape at its best, though still gets vacuumed out due to issues with the visuals. Nonetheless, the game redeems itself with its font choice as reading texts is by far better than its mothership game.
As with all Dynasty Warriors games, the game implements the fine tunes of the Chinese instrumentals along with the implementation of Omega Force's own rhythmic themes. The game sensually performs well, audio-wise, when it comes to critical moments during gameplay, the instrumentals shift between phases, a feature that one might find refreshing.
Gameplay deems itself as a self-driven entity, although it shares similarities to a lot of strategy games that we know and love the entire gameplay system is robust and well made. Contrary to its RPG elements, it welcomes a few features that are present on the main-line Dynasty Warriors games, such as the implementation of Musou skills and the discrete yet overlapping nature of tactically positioning your troops. As a Dynasty Warriors game, the menus cant be distinguished apart from its predecessors due to its overly simplified demeanor, though contrary, the menus gets the job done and is quite flexible at doing so. Skills shine through the use of the "Warriors Style," configurable using the settings, as skills would literally throw you back to the classic action-packed deliverance.
The visual presentation of the game falls with comparison to the current generation of video games, every rendered battle-oriented visual looks raggedy and bad in terms of quality, with the exception of CGI cutscenes that had been pre-rendered as a video reel. Visual prowess aside, the backdrops and landscapes during gameplay is quite the marvel to see, it captures by far the best rendition of the portrayed landscape at its best, though still gets vacuumed out due to issues with the visuals. Nonetheless, the game redeems itself with its font choice as reading texts is by far better than its mothership game.
As with all Dynasty Warriors games, the game implements the fine tunes of the Chinese instrumentals along with the implementation of Omega Force's own rhythmic themes. The game sensually performs well, audio-wise, when it comes to critical moments during gameplay, the instrumentals shift between phases, a feature that one might find refreshing.
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Verdict:
Dynasty
Warriors: Godseekers is typically your usual SRPG at a glance but its
uniqueness lies with its heavy references to the mainline Dynasty
Warriors game which makes it; quite fun and challenging to play.
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8.0
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Overall Score
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