Dynasty Warriors 8 In-Depth Review: [ Ссылка ]

The great Lu Bu returns to the battlefield!

Not particularly altered from his 7 incarnation.

Differences noted:
Halberd's switch attack buff has been greatly nerfed. It still immensely speeds up your attacks and adds additional attacks via clones, but the damage is heavily lowered. You can no longer instant kill officers in seconds with it. Which is a good thing, as it's one of the weapons that crazily broke the balance in previous games. There is a huge slowdown/frame rate drop issue when using the buff in crowded areas. It's so bad that it seems that you attack SLOWER with the buff than without it! You can clearly see this in the gameplay video.

His jump charge (jump attack in 7, XL and Empires) is no longer useless as it sends enemies back up in the air from the ground. EX - jump charge combo is now possible due to this. So a long, complex combo such as C5-C3-EX-Jump Charge-C6-Musou can be executed. This is a surprise, as Lu Bu and his weapon has never been a good candidate for combos/juggling.

His new musou is interesting as it's a grab and a buff, but only one or the other is activated depending on where you use it. To activate the grab, you have to be close to an enemy. It does moderate damage that is comparable to his first musou. Doing the grab does not grant you a buff. To activate the buff, you have to to execute the musou in an empty surrounding with no enemies near you. While buffed, Lu Bu will have a red glowing aura, his attack + defense is increased and all enemies can no longer stagger/flinch him. This is very useful in higher difficulties, as there's no anti-stagger abilities/weapon skills in the game, getting staggered during combos can lead to quick death.

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