Such a shame 5th weapons weren't in DW5. I always spent more time on there and thought DW4 was too hard when I was younger lmao. Also thanks to this game, Cao Cao will always and forever be Cow-Cow.
Yeah, the lack of 5th weapons was one of my big disappointments with DW5XL specifically. At this point it almost didn't feel like an XL game without an extra tier of weapons.
The best thing this expansion added was Xtreme mode. It was perfected in 5XL IMO, but this was a good starting point. This game's Legend mode was nice in theory, but the seemingly arbitrary rules such as no items was irritating. I loved the cutscenes and everyone getting unique stages, but the rules killed it for me. This was also the last one that gave us the ungodly auto lock on when you hit an enemy with an attack.
5XL is probably my favorite 6th gen build of the DW games. There are a few things I think DW4 does better than 5, but the removal of the auto lock function in 5 more than makes up for anything else!
How do you transfer save data from the base game on a Playstation 3? I don’t know if it’s possible or how, considering that you can’t really use the Playstation 2 discs.
You can still swap discs out on a PS3, and you should be able to load vanilla dw4 save data in if it's on the currently set virtual memory card. Just go to the load original option and when it asks you to swap discs, touch the eject button on the ps3
While I think that DW4XL is the XL entry with the least amount of content in it (speaking the PS2 era), it arguably adds the most to an imported base game. While it adds new items&weapons into the fold like the other XL entries, it also ups the ante by GREATLY upgrading the original, rather passive AI. Coupled with the Expert mode, it adds so much more challenge to an already rich game.
I think the real thing was DW4 as a base game is already probably the most complete warriors game with so much content. There weren’t story modes to add like 3XL cuz they’re already there. Lvl 11 weapons were great. So really, legend and xtreme modes were the only other thing to add.
Great video! Keep it up! I’m subscribed. Could you do gameplay or musou mode to showcase all the LV. 11 weapons? There are NO VIDEOS (at the time of this comment) with gameplay of LV. 11 weapons.
Wait, you said you can upload DW4 data and that allows you to play DW4 and DW4 XL content? So let me get this straight: if I buy DW4XL without having DW4 then I cannot access the original DW4? I thought the XL had the DW4 content already in it and this just allows you to continue your DW4 game. So you think I need to buy both DW4 and DW4XL to get the complete game?
Correct. In most cases you have to have the base game to play that content in the XL builds. There are a few versions that have both, but all of them are import only, excluding DW8 complete and the steam version of DW7
I think this is the first Musou game where you can reset characters so that is already amazing plus. DW4 is great but having to unlock everyone all over again every time you start playing a new save is sooo time consuming.
DW4XL is kinda thin content wise imo because the base game already had so much in it. It was basically like an upgraded DW3XL. Wasn’t much to add outside Xtreme Mode, Legend Mode, and lvl 11 weapons with the dramatic AI improvements
The difficulty level and weapon / item system were a downgrade from dw3 XL, lv11 weapons were lazy design comparing to 4th and 5th weapons from DW3XL, that's why from memory, I've always remember DW3 XL to be way more impactful.
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Such a shame 5th weapons weren't in DW5. I always spent more time on there and thought DW4 was too hard when I was younger lmao.
Also thanks to this game, Cao Cao will always and forever be Cow-Cow.
Yeah, the lack of 5th weapons was one of my big disappointments with DW5XL specifically. At this point it almost didn't feel like an XL game without an extra tier of weapons.
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The best thing this expansion added was Xtreme mode. It was perfected in 5XL IMO, but this was a good starting point. This game's Legend mode was nice in theory, but the seemingly arbitrary rules such as no items was irritating. I loved the cutscenes and everyone getting unique stages, but the rules killed it for me. This was also the last one that gave us the ungodly auto lock on when you hit an enemy with an attack.
5XL is probably my favorite 6th gen build of the DW games. There are a few things I think DW4 does better than 5, but the removal of the auto lock function in 5 more than makes up for anything else!
Very interesting take, I heard both good and bad from this XL but your review definitely made me interested to try it out
Thanks! Out of curiosity, what negative aspects have you heard regarding the game?
Honestly, the officer AI in this game is really well done imho for a great challenge.
They don't make intelligent AI like this anymore since DW5.
I 100% agree. It’s a shame they decided to veer the franchise in the ai direction they decided on
It might have something to do with the company merging.
DW4 and DW5 are by far my favourite DW games of the Franchise, no debate whatsoever. ☯️✌
Dw3
What an excellent review!!
Thank you!
How do you transfer save data from the base game on a Playstation 3? I don’t know if it’s possible or how, considering that you can’t really use the Playstation 2 discs.
You can still swap discs out on a PS3, and you should be able to load vanilla dw4 save data in if it's on the currently set virtual memory card. Just go to the load original option and when it asks you to swap discs, touch the eject button on the ps3
While I think that DW4XL is the XL entry with the least amount of content in it (speaking the PS2 era), it arguably adds the most to an imported base game. While it adds new items&weapons into the fold like the other XL entries, it also ups the ante by GREATLY upgrading the original, rather passive AI. Coupled with the Expert mode, it adds so much more challenge to an already rich game.
I think the real thing was DW4 as a base game is already probably the most complete warriors game with so much content. There weren’t story modes to add like 3XL cuz they’re already there. Lvl 11 weapons were great. So really, legend and xtreme modes were the only other thing to add.
Great video! Keep it up! I’m subscribed. Could you do gameplay or musou mode to showcase all the LV. 11 weapons? There are NO VIDEOS (at the time of this comment) with gameplay of LV. 11 weapons.
Thanks! Check my other channel, Jay Plays Poorly. I have footage of all the characters using their lvl 11 weapons
Sorry, I meant to say Jay plays archives, there’s a link on my channel page
Awesome! I’m going to check it out!
Great video. This was a good expansion for dw4 coolest weapon designs shame they dint do it again
Thanks! I agree
Wait, you said you can upload DW4 data and that allows you to play DW4 and DW4 XL content? So let me get this straight: if I buy DW4XL without having DW4 then I cannot access the original DW4? I thought the XL had the DW4 content already in it and this just allows you to continue your DW4 game. So you think I need to buy both DW4 and DW4XL to get the complete game?
Correct. In most cases you have to have the base game to play that content in the XL builds. There are a few versions that have both, but all of them are import only, excluding DW8 complete and the steam version of DW7
I think this is the first Musou game where you can reset characters so that is already amazing plus. DW4 is great but having to unlock everyone all over again every time you start playing a new save is sooo time consuming.
Please remake the older dynasty warriors please
Even just a straight upres'd port would be really nice :(
I'm so sad the PC version doesn't have XL in there
I spend so much time playing the Xtreme mode, more than DW5XL
very cooooooool
Thanks!
DW4XL is kinda thin content wise imo because the base game already had so much in it. It was basically like an upgraded DW3XL. Wasn’t much to add outside Xtreme Mode, Legend Mode, and lvl 11 weapons with the dramatic AI improvements
The difficulty level and weapon / item system were a downgrade from dw3 XL, lv11 weapons were lazy design comparing to 4th and 5th weapons from DW3XL, that's why from memory, I've always remember DW3 XL to be way more impactful.
love everything but the nanman campaign so ridiculous... I play hyper
bring ZhouYu sword back
dynasty warriors 5 shits on DW4