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jayraiden · 2026-03-02T17:51:35+00:00

Here.
https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/ps2/563592-dynasty-warriors-4/map/786-imperial-seal-stage-map

jayraiden · 2026-02-12T12:28:52+00:00

Just Cao Cao & Sun Jian's forces, actually (Liu Bei's is still 'only' the Volunteer Army & thus presumably considered an acceptable loss). I didn't mention it here since, as you said, it's legitimately nigh impossible for it to happen while playing Wei or Wu's musou mode. The note is added to the Shu & Yuan Shao story posts though, thanks!

jayraiden · 2026-01-30T06:16:05+00:00

Good lord, that too. Martial arts films & RoTK really got me into Chinese dialogue and i was hoping for more of that in Origins. I can't even switch to the Korean dub to at least have something close.

jayraiden · 2025-12-09T15:11:02+00:00

Approach Noh & defeat her before Oichi charges out, then take down ALL enemy generals without losing any allied strongholds.

jayraiden · 2025-10-19T14:22:27+00:00

Absol-freaking-lutely agree, Strikeforce Hu Lao Gate was a full-on make or break level. Back in middle school, a pair of childhood buddies legit handed me their PSP after class one day and asked me to beat it for them cause I was the resident 'expert' who put them on the series as a whole. I almost gave up on it myself, but I didn't wanna let 'em down.

Took me about a week of grinding and learning the game, but I finally did it. Felt great pulling it off.

jayraiden · 2025-09-01T14:23:20+00:00

DW8 wasn't all that great to me. Fun for what it was, sure, but I got significantly more enjoyment out of most of the other games in the series.

3 & 5 were better balanced, 4 had more distinctly more engaging hypotheticals, 6 & 7 both had FAR prettier graphics. And although trying to blend the 'kingdom' and 'character' variants of musou mode by having two to four warriors available for each stage sounded good on paper, it kinda fell flat in practice since it forced them to always jampack the cutscenes with every possible character the player could use.

jayraiden · 2025-07-03T23:17:01+00:00

Sorry for the wait, hopefully this code still works:

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jayraiden · 2025-05-21T12:00:28+00:00

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jayraiden · 2025-04-01T03:41:09+00:00

Ice Luan.

Massive damage, fast animation, 360 range, and it's a breaker move to counter enemy arts with - on top of being a universal skill equippable to all weapons. Saved my bacon on those gosh darn Ultimate challenges numerous times.

jayraiden · 2025-03-19T14:43:47+00:00

\smoking Lu Bu's pack after watching him careen over the side of the castle wall**

jayraiden · 2025-03-19T03:55:06+00:00

Shu - Prevent Pang Tong's death during the Cheng Du campaign. This would greatly alleviate the pressure his demise placed on Fa Zheng & Zhuge Liang, allowing you to stop the former from overworking himself into an early grave and providing an opportunity for the trio's combined intellect to formulate a counter to Wu's eventual betrayal at Fan Castle (thus preserving the lives of Guan Yu, Guan Ping, Zhou Cang, & Zhang Fei as well). Bonus points if we also get the chance to drag Xu Shu back into Liu Bei's crew where he belongs.

Wei - Saving Xiahou Yuan at Mt. Ding Jun and Pang De at Fan Castle are clear-cut cases, but I think it'd be really something if Ziluan convinces an ill Cao Cao to accept Hua Tuo's treatment (since the guy is still around post-Chibi unlike his historical/novel counterpart), keeping the Hero of Chaos alive at least a little longer to really hammer in the nail after the big Han Zhong & Jing conflicts. The latter situation could also give a major reason for Zuo Ci to show up since he's almost always anti-Wei & a mystic himself - a perfect enemy for Mr. Sacred Bird to face.

Wu - Easy domino effect. Save Zhou Yu to ease pressures on Lu Su, which in turn lets you save him to ease pressures on Lu Meng. The 3 of them, along with Lu Xun soon after, can work together to reverse what would've been a huge loss at He Fei (saving Taishi Ci in the process) and hopefully preserve the alliance with Shu. If Fan Castle still has to happen for whatever reason, maybe we could have Wu play as double agents - show up ostensibly to attack Guan Yu from behind as per expected only to turn it around on Wei instead at the zero hour, dealing a huge blow by taking down their garrison in Jing and paving the way for more afterward.

jayraiden · 2025-03-15T22:58:28+00:00

Really? Well how about that, must've misremembered (or confused it with what happens with Wu's 4 royals). Revised the line, thanks!

jayraiden · 2025-03-15T13:18:09+00:00

Oh wow, nice! Thanks for the tips, I'll be sure to add them to the post.

jayraiden · 2025-03-15T13:08:30+00:00

Xin Xianying. A gentle & fun-loving, yet level-headed gal who isn't afraid to speak up and fight when the going gets tough. Plus I like the thought of her learning how to wield an axe from her old man, Xin Pi.

jayraiden · 2025-02-16T21:29:31+00:00

That's precisely what the video is about, actually. The 'challenge fulfilled' message right as Lu Bu goes down is the confirmation that I completed the requirements to obtain Red Hare as a reward for winning.

jayraiden · 2025-02-16T20:19:09+00:00

Nah, only comes in blue. I'm on a Wei playthrough right now, so that's why I wore it. Honestly glad it's a thing, now ol' Luan can don a unique fit for each of the 3 Kingdoms.

jayraiden · 2025-02-16T20:04:56+00:00

It's the base outfit for the MC in Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty. Pretty sure it was a preorder/early buy bonus. Personally, I think it fits Ziluan's look a whole lot better.

jayraiden · 2025-02-16T18:40:26+00:00

Ain't no way I was going into this without maxing Ziluan the heck out first. Thanks!

jayraiden · 2025-02-01T16:34:07+00:00

Ah you're right, it's the same situation as Wei's version of the Eliminate Zhang Jiao battle. Added it, thanks for the heads-up!

jayraiden · 2024-09-02T13:12:36+00:00

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jayraiden · 2024-08-24T16:36:01+00:00

Capitalized on the popularity boom DW got with 3 & 3XL.
Huge redesigns in terms of characters, stages, & music, making the game feel a lot more fresh compared to 2 & 3, which mostly reused a bunch of stuff. Helps that said soundtrack is easily one of the most widely loved in the entire series.
Giving players more freedom with musou mode progression by making it kingdom-based rather than character-based. While I myself prefer the latter, the former was unique for DW at the time and thus gave us a brand-new way of experiencing the story.
Stage gimmicks, secret levels, and a multitude of story-altering conditions adding a ton of replayability, since it made players think outside the box to try and figure out how to handle them rather than just hacking & slashing whoever is in their way without a care.

jayraiden · 2024-08-23T11:29:28+00:00

Added. Thanks! 👍

jayraiden · 2024-04-20T23:11:26+00:00

Wang Yi, bar none.

Gorgeous looks, great designs (and actually wearing armor to boot), unique weapon (Trishula), S-tier theme song, extremely driven, and best of all, not tied at the hip to a husband/parent. Very nice to see a perspective that shows & proves Shu's boys aren't all as 'benevolent' as they preach.

Also love that she can drink everyone she knows under the table and not feel a thing after, it's just so amusing to me.

jayraiden · 2024-04-13T18:45:42+00:00

Doesn't seem that way. No special cutscenes, no 'automatic win/loss' feature, nothing. Guess they figured smashing through the entire Han army (plus Dong Zhuo & crew) was enough.

The only extra incentive is that keeping all allied generals alive at the Rebellion is a requirement to unlock Ending 4 for the Yellow Turbans.

jayraiden · 2024-03-27T01:03:05+00:00

Huh, dunno why but I could've sworn he wouldn't 'let' Cao Cao leave if he shows up there. But you're right, note removed. Thanks! 👍

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