Dynasty Warriors 8

Shin Sangoku Musou 7 (真・三國無双7) is the eighth installment of the Dynasty Warriors series. It is based on the seventh title's system and visuals.

A special stage event for the game will be present at this year's Jump Festa. First print incentives of Shin Sangoku Musou 7 will include new costumes for Zhao Yun and Sun Shangxiang based on their Romance of the Three Kingdoms XII incarnation. The game's pre-order bonuses are smartphone pouches designed after one character from the Three Kingdoms and Jin.

Gameplay

 * Story Mode is like the previous game but is similar to Dynasty Warriors 4 with additional "what if" stories.
 * The weapon switch system returns including all previous weapons from Dynasty Warriors 7 and its expansions. New EX weapons are also being included as well.
 * Characters have three Musous:, R1 + , and +.
 * There is a new weapon elemental system: 天 (Heaven), 地 (Earth), and 人 (People). These three properties have a triangular relationship to determine their affinity with one another.
 * Heaven has an advantage over Earth.
 * Earth has an advantage over People.
 * People has an advantage over Heaven.
 * Weapon seals from the previous title are replaced with a new tempering system used for customizing and crafting weapons.
 * New weapon affinities provide different effects depending on the weapon type used by the player and their opponents.
 * Storm Rush - Enables player to break enemy guard and increase attack speed. Hits as long as the opponent's weapon affinity is worse. However, the bonus effects gradually fades every time the player attacks.
 * Variable Counter - When facing an opponent with the advantageous weapon affinity, the player can perform a counterattack whilst switching weapons that blows surrounding enemies away.
 * Awakening - Activated after meeting specific conditions, this effect greatly increases the player's stats and allows them to perform an Awakening Musou attack. If the attack is used to defeat multiple enemies, it will turn into a True Awakening Musou, which causes the fallen to drop better stat-increasing items. During this state, the player's musou stacks will merge into a single gauge reminiscent to those seen in past titles.
 * A new type of difficulty setting has been added for casual players which allows them to perform various combos with just the push of a button.
 * Downloadable content is included. So far, only costumes have been announced.

Characters
Over 70 playable characters will be in this title. The new characters revealed so far are:
 * Yue Jin
 * Li Dian
 * Lu Su
 * Zhang Bao
 * Guan Xing
 * Guan Yinping