What’s included in Warriors Orochi 3 Ultimate Definitive Edition? Answered

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Warriors Orochi 3 Ultimate Definitive Edition just got a surprise launch on PC via Steam, and musou fans have a mountain of content to comb through with this one. For $39.99 USD / £34.99, you get everything that ever released for previous editions of the game, plus even more new stuff.

You can visit the game’s Steam page to pick it up, but if you want to know what’s in it first, we’ve got you covered. Before we list all of that out though, let’s do a bit of clarification. Warriors Orochi 3 first released in 2011. Warriors Orochi 3: Hyper came along in 2012, and 3: Ultimate arrived in 2013, both of which added new content to the game. Nearly a decade later, we’ve gotten the “definitive” edition of that “ultimate” version of the game. That should at least clear up any confusion around its name.

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First things first, who are the “warriors” in Warriors Orochi 3? The game brings in characters from both Dynasty Warriors and Samurai Warriors, tweaking the battle system a bit so that they match up. There are also plenty of crossover characters from other franchises: Ryu Hayabusa from Ninja Gaiden, Kasumi from Dead or Alive, and Sophitia from Soulcalibur are just three names on the guest list. Altogether, there are a whopping 145 playable characters in Definitive Edition.

Hand in hand (literally) with those warriors come weapons. There are nearly 20 special armaments here, with the likes of Cupid’s Bow and a silly Squeaky Hammer in the arsenal. With nearly 50 scenarios to battle through, there are tons of options for mixing