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.

Gameplay

 * Story Mode is still divided between four factions and has seamless cutscenes like in the previous game but players are more freedom to decide how to progress through each stage like Dynasty Warriors 4. Additional "what if" stories are included in the game.
 * The weapon switch system returns.
 * 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.
 * All previous weapons from Dynasty Warriors 7 onward will be included, as well as new weapon types for several characters listed below:
 * General Sword (Cao Cao) - Has attacks that temporarily create clones.
 * Rotating Halberd (Li Dian) - Sets up traps while attacking.
 * Twin Hooked Swords (Yue Jin) - Pulls enemies closer while blowing fallen foes away.
 * A new type of difficulty setting has been added for casual players which allows them to perform combos with just the push of a button.

Characters
More than 70 playable characters have been confirmed in this title. The new characters revealed so far are:
 * Yue Jin
 * Li Dian