Dynasty Warriors: Origins’ free demo is already winning me over

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I’m all in on checking out Dynasty Warriors: Origins when it launches in January after having a fantastic time with its newly released demo.

Koei Tecmo’s Dynasty Warriors series is one of gaming’s definitive action franchises. Its style of gameplay, known as Musou, centers around players acting as a powerful force on a battlefield. Players constantly use massive attacks and abilities to kill hundreds or thousands of enemies that can barely leave a scratch on them. The Musou’s maximalist approach to combat is quite endearing, and as a result, it has spawned tons of games.

Outside of the nine previous mainline Dynasty Warriors titles, there are spinoff franchises likeSamurai Warriors and Warriors Orochi in addition to licensed Musou games for everything from The Legend of Zelda to Persona to One Piece. I particularly enjoy the Nintendo-published Hyrule Warriors and Fire Emblem Warriors games, but I have only occasionally dabbled in the mainline Dynasty Warriors games, which are responsible for moving the series forward. After playing the free demo for Dynasty Warriors: Origins, I’m ready to get my Musou fix right from the source.

A return to the series’ origins

In Dynasty Warriors: Origins, players control a character referred to as “Wanderer” as he commands forces on the battlefield through events and battles from Romance of the Three Kingdoms. This demo specifically features the Battle of Sishui Gate, where the Wanderer works with historical figures like Cao Cao to defeat Dong Zhuo’s forces. Most of the story content feels out-of-context within this short demo, but I’m intrigued to learn more about Japanese history through Dynasty Warriors: Origins.

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Once the fighting starts, Origins embraces the Musou formula head-on. Players are dropped right into the thick of battle, with the main goal being to