![]() On paper Dynasty Warriors 9’s combat is pretty similar to past titles, tasking you to use a combination of regular and super-powered “Musou” attacks to carve a path through a ridonculous number of enemies. The combat also remains as fun as ever and has been improved with the addition of more in-depth mechanics. The game’s timeline format also means you can change characters without having to repeat a segment you’ve already conquered – which was a constant annoyance in the previous games. In the new format, it’s easier to see exactly what part they played, as you’re forced to follow the historical narrative, even if you change characters mid-story. Past games’ arcade format, that would jump you into differing parts of the Three Kingdoms history in a fairly shambolic, non-linear order, made keeping track of what was going on a close-to-impossible task unless you’d read the books. This is a small but important change that gives Dynasty Warriors 9’s story modes a sense of continuity and overarching, followable narrative. Secondary characters only became playable after I reached the point in history that they actually appeared. From their you’re dropped into the start of the Yellow Turban Rebellion – a key moment in history credited as the beginning of the end for the Han dynasty. Starting off you can only pick between the three founders of each faction: Sun Jiang, Cao Cao and Liu Bei. This is a big departure from prior entries, which took a mission format, where every character’s story simply involved playing through a series of 5-8 sandboxed levels based on one of the books’ historical battles.Ĭharacter selection has also been reworked to follow the historical timeline of the books. Dynasty Warriors 9 is, in theory, a completely open-world game where every battle in the story takes place on a single, gigantic map. ![]() But technical issues and repetitive mission formats stop it from truly shining, making it a bit of a mixed bag. ![]() ![]() On paper this sounds like a dream come true, and at times it is. Sadly, following the arrival of more complex mechanics and exploration dynamics over the last few years, the last three or four entries have felt a little stagnant and old-school, even for hardcore fans.ĭynasty Warriors 9 is developer Omega Force’s attempt to rectify this and inject new life into the series, by adding Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild-like open-world RPG and crafting dynamics to the fast-paced action. Originally the DW games were amazing, offering easy-to-understand combat, an amazing number of enemies and a cast of wonderfully over-the-top characters into whose shoes you can jump. The franchise follows a tried-and-tested format, letting you take control of one of the heroes from China’s Romance of the Three Kingdoms epic, cracking skulls in a series of sandbox arcade levels.īuy Dynasty Warriors 9 from Amazon UK | Available on PS4, Xbox One and PC (version tested)ĭynasty Warriors is a cult classic series that managed to carve a special place in hack-and-slash fans’ hearts in the early 2000s. ![]()
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