Dynasty Warriors 6 vs Dynasty Warriors 8: Empires
Dynasty Warriors 6
Dynasty Warriors 6 puts you once more into battle in Ancient China where you are able to decide the fate of the nation by picking a character from one of the 3 main families. The Wei, Shu and Wu are once move vying for control and this time, with 41 playable characters you can be crowned Emperor in a lot of different ways. This time, instead of weapons providing more combos you have a Renbu system where the more attacks you make the more your bar fills up, the more of the Renbu you have the better your attacks become.Bases have also changed, they are now bigger and have more soldiers in them, but you can target the captain to instantly claim it as your own. The battlefields also changed now that you can swim, and climb ladders over the defensive walls. All in all an exciting change to the system and a lot of fun to play a complete game for you to enjoy.
Dynasty Warriors 8: Empires
Dynasty Warriors 8: Empires is another Empires spin-off from the main Dynasty Warriors franchise. It combines the repetitive hack and slash that the series is so famous for with a more strategic, Risk-like gameplay where you'll not only need to get your hands dirty in actual combat, but also make important military decisions based on your role as a leader of an army.However, many players have said that this game is definitely a step down from the 7th installment. Not to mention, like Dynasty Warriors 8, this PC port is plagued with the same control issues if you use the mouse and keyboard combo, but the problems go away once you switched over to using a controller. So, if you plan on buying this game, make sure you have a controller ready.
That being said, Dynasty Warriors 8: Empires is definitely the sort of game that caters to fans of the game series and may also appeal to some fans of strategy games, but as mentioned, despite being the newest, it's certainly not the best game in the spin-off series - it is merely a somewhat decent one.