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Dynasty Warriors: Origins
Experience an unrivaled sense of realism on the battlefield, fueled by exhilarating 1 vs. 1,000 action and the rush of massive armies! A nameless hero conquers the turbulent and chaotic Three Kingdoms in this latest DYNASTY WARRIORS series entry.
Details
- Released
- January 17, 2025
- Developer
- Omega Force
- Genres
- Action · Role-playing (RPG) · Strategy · Tactical · Hack and slash/Beat 'em up · Adventure
- Publisher
- Koei Tecmo
- Platforms
- PC · PS5 · Xbox Series X|S · Switch 2
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Dynasty Warriors: Origins Reviews
Professional reviews from gaming critics
Overall, Dynasty Warriors Origins is a big, explosive, and massively entertaining action game, and true to its title, a conscious effort by Koei Tecmo to get back to the qualities that so many people have enjoyed from the series over the years. Lu Bu is terrifying, Sun Shangxiang is history’s greatest tomboy, Zhuge Liang is brilliant, and watching all these stories play out with such energy is just utterly brilliant.
Dynasty Warriors: Origins is still my favourite Musou game, and getting to play it in handheld mode with few concessions is amazing.
Dynasty Warriors: Origins won’t be a sweeping epic story that lifts you off your feet. Frankly, you probably won’t remember much of its characters and story. It’s not going to be the best playing hack-and-slash experience ever. It’s a little more forgiving than some of its contemporaries, and you'll feel its looseness in the one-on-one skirmishes with generals. That said, Dynasty Warriors: Origins is a load of fun. The dynamic warfare, the tried-and-true grand combat, and substantially improved hand-to-hand combat made this the best Dynasty Warriors game without a Nintendo propert…
Dynasty Warriors: Origins is a welcome return to form for a franchise that's felt stagnant as of late. It strips Dynasty Warriors back to all of its best fundamentals with a fresh approach to narrative and progression that delivers on the promise and core power fantasy of this franchise.
While it is missing some features, DYNASTY WARRIORS ORIGINS is a fun time and a great place to hop in for newcomers!
I've been enjoying Dynasty Warriors: Origins on Nintendo Switch 2 a lot recently and wanted to share my thoughts. Let's head to battle!
The "Fantasy Four Heroes" DLC is an excellent supplement to the main IF storyline, giving you some exhilarating imagination and allowing each hero to receive their due glory.
The expansion brings four new episodes with alternate paths for the antagonists in the game.
Dynasty Warriors: Origins offers the most intense musou combat Nintendo gamers have ever experienced. It's also the most complex, and the management details will lessen the thrill for some players.Read More
Dynasty Warriors: Origins on Switch 2 delivers a great portable experience of one of 2025's best RPGs with two graphics modes, great HD rumble 2, and much more.
We’re not here to recount the entire series’ history, however. That would be a fool’s errand. While there are only 10 mainline games, the sheer number of
As a reboot, this is a confident step forward. Even on portable hardware, Dynasty Warriors: Origins proves that the franchise can evolve thoughtfully while remaining unmistakably itself.