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Waifu Wednesday: Zhenji

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By popular request (all right, one person asked for it) it’s time for another Warriors waifu. This week, we take a look at Zhenji, also known as Zhenshi, Zhen Luo, Zhen Fu, Lady Zhen or “the one with the flute”.

She’s been a fixture in theΒ WarriorsΒ series sinceΒ Dynasty Warriors 3, and also shows up in the variousΒ Warriors OrochiΒ games. In most games, she’s depicted as wielding a flute as her weapon, though inΒ Dynasty Warriors 6Β andΒ 9,Β she swaps the flute for a chain whip — probably a tad more effective in battle, but not nearly as iconic.

She is, by all accounts, a woman of “dazzling beauty”, so let’s take a closer look at who she is and where she came from!

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Waifu Wednesday: Nene

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I’ve been playing a lot of Warriors Orochi 3 lately, so I feel it’s high time we had another Warriors waifu to celebrate.

This time around it’s the turn of Nene, a character who has had several names over the years. While she’s known as Nene in theΒ Warriors OrochiΒ series, she’s also been known as One (pronounced oh-nay), Nei and, probably most commonly when referring to the real historical figure, Kōdai-in.

Like most of the characters from theΒ WarriorsΒ series, there’s a variety of interesting things to learn about her. So let’s dive in and investigate!

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short;Play: Warriors Orochi 2

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Now I’m starting to explore Warriors Orochi 3 Ultimate, here’s a brief look at the game we’ve just left behind: Warriors Orochi 2.

Warriors Orochi 2Β was received fairly poorly in the West, largely because the West doesn’t really know how to reviewΒ WarriorsΒ games — but also because at first glance, it seemsΒ veryΒ similar to the firstΒ Warriors Orochi. Delve into it a little deeper, though, and you’ll find an interesting character progression system that can devour a significant chunk of your life if you let it!

Check it out in the video below, and don’t forget to subscribe on YouTube for more!

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Warriors Orochi 2: Building a Better Warrior

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There are an awful lot of Warriors games on the market today. And while many may superficially seem quite similar to one another, delving into each of them reveals their unique qualities.

In many cases, the people who brand allΒ WarriorsΒ games as being “the same” are likely just looking at the most well-known component: the real-time, hack-and-slash, large-scale brawler action that has been the series’ hallmark since its second installment (well, first if we’re being reallyΒ picky here — but that’s a tale for another time). Even there, though, eachΒ WarriorsΒ game provides its own twist on the two-button combat thanks to its selection of characters, and numerous mechanics laid atop that.

WhereΒ WarriorsΒ gamesΒ trulyΒ distinguish themselves, however, is in their progression systems. Powering up your characters is where the longevity inΒ WarriorsΒ games come from — andΒ Warriors Orochi 2Β has plenty of ways in which you can do just that. So let’s take a closer look.

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Warriors Orochi 2: More of the Same?

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I love me a Musou. So naturally, with the new hotness being Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity at the time of writing, I thought it was high time I continued my journey through the completely unrelated Warriors Orochi series.

Longtime followers of my work will recall that a while back I did a full playthrough of the firstΒ Warriors OrochiΒ over on YouTube, and that ended up being a rather enjoyable experience that I learned a lot from. Having called time on long series playthroughs in video format — the short-form, single-episode “variety” format seems to work much better for everyone, including me — I thought I’d explore the sequel in written form over the course of a few articles, much like I did with the excellentΒ Dynasty Warriors 8 Xtreme Legends Definitive EditionΒ a while back.

So today we kick off with a high-level overview of whatΒ Warriors Orochi 2Β is, my impressions of it to date, and the things I’d like to learn a bit more about it. Hit the jump and let’s begin our journey!

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