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I have officially completed the story of #DWOrigins + the Dream Battle at the end of the game. Phew... I've got thoughts to compile about that experience along with some thoughts on the Shu/Liu Bei Army Campaign, but the tl;dr is that some hangups aside, this is the best Musou game I've played.

The amount of foreshadowing going on in Liu Bei's story path in #DWOrigins for those who know where his path leads after Chibi is insane. Zhang Fei capping it with "And so he needs to be careful to maintain it" is *chef's kiss*.

MK Legacy Kollection, Nioh 3, Silent Hill f, and FINAL FANTASY TACTICS REMAKE?! They're cooking here at the State of Play.

Suda 51 hitting the Mutoh pose and Nagata/Blue Justice pose at the Sony State of Play is my highlight of the show thus far.

I thought the 1,000 Li March couldn't get better beyond hearing Arena/Steal A March, but maaaan the way they set up what came next was fantastic. I was already firmly in the camp of this being the best DW game, but moments like that make it almost without dispute IMO. #DWOrigins

Genuine chills hearing "Steal A March" rearranged here for the 1,000 Li-March of Guan Yu/Guan Yu's Escape. DW3's version of the mission is when I first heard that song in-game, so hearing it redone here is taking me back. #DWOrigins

Ah yes. Yueying telling me that she wants to take "all of my measurements" and will be as "accurate and thorough as possible" is the right amount of tension to remind me just how absurdly horny all of China is for our MC in this game, thank you. #DWOrigins

Doing a Shu run in #DWOrigins, and it's very interesting to see how Liu Bei persuades you to join him because of his own uncertainty in his decision-making compared to Cao Cao and Sun Ce being very clear on the purpose and their goals, yet Liu Bei needs guidance full-stop. Very fitting.

#DWOrigins thoughts now that I've finished the Wu Story's main path: The Wu Army's dynamic is probably one of its more fascinating deviations. At the start of the run, I made a Vin Diesel "Family" reference about it, but it comes across in the best way as you play it... save for one moment.

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Picking up #DWOrigins again, and I have to say that the game impresses me with the Wu Army dynamic, especially seeing Lu Meng develop into a more learned tactician. The older DW games sort of gloss over this, but Origins does a good job of painting the focus on him as he starts to develop.

A few topics have been coming to mind in regards to the FGC and fighting games in general that I'd love to write about and find a home for. Been feeling inspired on that front lately, and I feel the need to shake off some grime from my previous writing employer.

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Whoa ok hi! I didn't realize I had gained so many followers overnight, particularly from the Game Journalism field. Welcome and I hope you enjoy your stay! Hope you're all in as good of spirits as you all can be with recent happenings in the field.