Well, I had intended to start Crysis tonight, but before I knew it it was late again, so I popped in Dynasty Warriors 6 for a quick spin instead.

I’ve only played DW5 before, and this one is similar of course. All the same characters, big battles, etc., but that’s expected since it is based on a telling of actual Chinese history. The main things new in this one that I’ve noticed so far are skill trees for each character, and the ability to climb, jump, and swim to places that would have been off-limits before.

Based on this unlocking guide, I started with Zhao Yun’s musou mode and beat the first battle fairly easily. The second one, where you have to escort Liu Bei and some peasants to the docks was a lot tougher though, and I’ve failed it twice so far. First time because I ran off to protect some peasants but wound up losing all of them, and the second time because Liu Bei decided to take the long way around the map and I just lost too much health to attrition.

Maybe I should level him up a bit more in Free Mode before continuing on in Musou mode. Or maybe actually read the manual for once…