About Dynasty Warriors: Origins
"Digital Deluxe Edition" Contents "DYNASTY WARRIORS: ORIGINS Digital Deluxe Edition" consists of the main game and the contents listed below. - Official Book & Original Soundtrack (Digital Edition) The Official Book & Original Soundtrack can be accessed in game. The Official Book is full of original illustrations of major events in the Three Kingdoms period, along with never-before-seen information about characters and charts depicting their relationships to one another, all centered around the grand story of the new "DYNASTY WARRIORS," told from the perspective of a single protagonist. The Original Soundtrack includes the 20 original tracks that have been arranged for this title. - Letters Letters provide gold for buying things like weapons and portable items, and pyroxene for creating gems. When you select "New Game" and play through the story, letters will be delivered to you at Inns. The letter that provide pyroxene will only be delivered after you reach the point in the game where it becomes possible to create gems. Note: - The main game "DYNASTY WARRIORS: ORIGINS" is also being sold as a Standard Version. Please confirm that you have selected the correct product before making your purchase. - The Official Book & Original Soundtrack are the digital versions of the Official Book (Japanese version) & Original Soundtrack included in the "TREASURE BOX" sold in some regions. - These contents cannot be downloaded as separate files (PDF, MP3, etc.). - None of these contents can be viewed or played outside of the game. - Please be aware that bonuses and other contents may become available for purchase or for free as add-on content for this title at a later date.
- • Large-scale battlefield encounters
- • Three Kingdoms storyline choices
- • Weapon and art system progression
- • Companion officers and rescue objectives
- • Difficult duel encounters
- • Steam Achievements
- • Full controller support
- • Steam Trading Cards
- • Steam Cloud
- • HDR available
- • Family Sharing
Storyline
Like other entries in the Dynasty Warriors series, Dynasty Warriors: Origins is based on the Chinese novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms. According to Producer Tomohiko Sho, however, Origins differs from previous titles in that it only covers the first half of the novel while being more thorough in telling the story, which in turn is responsible for the new naming scheme. Unlike other entries, the game entirely focuses on an alternate history narrative in which the protagonist Ziluan, an amnesiac wanderer who only knows he must find a hero who will unite China, plays a decisive role throughout the events of the novel, such as personally defeating the Yellow Turban leader Zhang Jiao, killing several of the Ten Eunuchs, and assisting Wang Yun in the assassination plot against Dong Zhuo. Involved in this story is a youthful healer named Yuanhua who uses incense to help Ziluan recover his memories and three enigmatic figures from his past who respectively assist, advise, and oppose his journey. The game also features a branching storyline in which the player identifies Liu Bei, Cao Cao, or Sun Jian (later Sun Ce and Sun Quan) as the hero Ziluan is seeking, with the choice determining the faction Ziluan joins, battles which may be played, and characters Ziluan may form bonds with and have assist him in battle. Each branch is further split into two endings, one which loosely adheres to the classic Romance of the Three Kingdoms plot up to the immediate aftermath of the Battle of Red Cliffs, and the other requiring the player complete difficult additional objectives to change the outcome of a battle or avert the death of a historical figure which yields a more favorable position for the player's chosen faction into the following era.
Gameplay
Gameplay consists of both hack-and slash and strategic elements; the player controls a main character but can also issue commands to troops on the battlefield. Aside from the main character, players can select another general as a teammate. Multiple weapons and other character customizations are available. The game incorporates both the traditional charge-based combo system from earlier Dynasty Warriors games, and a new "Battle Arts" skill system. Defensive options includes a dodge-and-parry system. Unlike in previous Dynasty Warriors games where all weapons have similar combo tree, weapons in Origins have their own gimmicks and unique combo tree. For example, gauntlets uses a stance system that changes the user's normal attacks depending on the strong attack used, while Podao allows the user to weave normal attacks with powerful level-based charge attacks. Raising a weapon's proficiency expands Ziluan's combo tree and unlocks Battle Arts for that weapon. Ziluan can switch with his companion when their Musou gauge is full. Companions are much more powerful than Ziluan and can immediately enter War God Rage mode, but they can only be controlled for a limited time, and performing a Musou or True Musou attack will immediately dismiss them. The "Tactics" system, reminiscent of the stratagems in the Empires sub-series, allows Ziluan to deploy a certain number of his personal troops to perform various attacks that aid him in battle, such as firing a volley of arrows in a wide area. This overlaps with the new "Eyes of the Sacred Bird" ability, which grants bird-eye view of the battlefield and reveals stage gimmicks that might not be visible normally. Origins uses an overworld map where Ziluan can engage in various activities in the overworld, such as participating in skirmishes, visiting towns to purchase items and weapons, finding collectibles, and spending time with select officers they've met in the main story. Forming and strengthening bonds with officers by interacting with them in towns and accepting their requests will allow Ziluan to learn more about them, and they will also give him items as gratitude.
Offline play
Full single-player campaign available offline on PC.
- Developer
- Omega Force
- Publisher
- Koei Tecmo
- Release
- 17 Jan 2025
- Price
- $69.99
- Modes
- single-player
- Age rating
- T
- Engine
- Omega Force engine
More details
- Metacritic score
- 84
- Steam achievements
- 56 achievements
Screenshots
System requirements
PC — minimum
- OS
- Windows® 10/11 64-bit
- Processor
- Intel Core i5-8400 or higher, AMD Ryzen 5 2600 or higher
- Memory
- 12 GB RAM
- Graphics
- NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 (VRAM 6GB) or better, AMD Radeon RX 590 (VRAM 8GB) or better
- Storage
- 50 GB available space
PC — recommended
- OS
- Windows® 10/11 64-bit
- Processor
- Intel Core i7-7700K or higher, AMD Ryzen 7 5700X or higher
- Memory
- 16 GB RAM
- Graphics
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 (VRAM 8GB) or better, AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT (VRAM 8GB) or better
- Storage
- 50 GB available space
