I was considering buying Dynasty Warriors five a while ago, but then saw that the expansion, DW5: Empires had since come out.
Is Empires playable without DW5 and if so how complete is the package without the original game?
Cheers

you can play empires without the five itself. you lose out on nothing. go for it. dw5 you can understand ppl and other stuff a little better though. i recommend it first. you'd enjoy empires more

So what you miss out on nothing but it's less good because you understand the characters less?
Say what!?
So you if you 'miss out on nothing', where does the 'getting to know the characters better' come from?
Cheers for the speedy reply

i think you miss out on a whole load of things such as new improvements in the battling system as well as you learn how the characters originated so i recommend getting the original Dynasty Warriors 5 first

Improvements to the battling system such as...?