Yes, yes, the polished visuals still tussle with erratic framerates and questionable draw distances, enemies still stand around waiting to be struck from time to time, and the principle means of progression is still slaughtering everybody, making sure that your troops don't wimp out and leave you in the midst of swarming bloodlust, but beneath the surface lies a definite undercurrent of improvement. To fans of the series, Dynasty Warriors 4 is as much of an evolution as the latest iteration of something like Winning Eleven is to its many fans. On the surface of Dynasty Warriors 4, it's a game of spot the difference, and even after a few hours with Koei's latest Romance of the Three Kingdoms slash 'em up we were still glancing nervously at the press materials, wondering whether we'd missed something. There might not be any difficult options, but so far it is looking to be accessible in a similar way to how Elden Ring is, and possibly more so, through its very design.We may like to think that it's just the likes of EA who pummel the shelves of retailers with seasonal sports franchise updates, whose subtle alterations generally necessitate much marketing ear-bendery and press release juggling to truly understand, but to say the Japanese games industry isn't guilty of that sort of thing is nonsense.ĭynasty Warriors is a perfect example. Not particularly surprising considering it's a successor to Nioh, so it fits within that vague Soulsian category that most of the time just means 'difficult.' One thing you shouldn't expect, if you do try it out, is being able to choose the difficulty, as there aren't any difficulty options to be found.

The full release of Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty arrives March 3 on all platforms mentioned, so you only have to wait a week between giving the demo a go and playing the full release.

Online multiplayer will also be available to try out in the demo too.

It's also good to see Team Ninja following on from recent trends of save data carrying on into the main game, it's just nice to know you don't have to repeat those first two chapters (as noted in a press release) just because.

Last time the game received a demo it was only available on PS5 and Xbox Series X/S, making this a good opportunity for everyone that hasn't made the jump to new-gen to try out Team Ninja's latest.

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