Dynasty Warriors 9 [GameReview#2] - Unify the Mainland China in the Open World Fantastic

monhadzan (43)in #gaming • 6 years ago

Dynasty Warriors became one of the most recognized series by Indonesian gamers who know this game from the PS2 until now release on PS4. After successfully bringing the latest gameplay developments since its 7th series, this time Koei Tecmo again presents a revolutionary change in Dynasty Warriors 9 by presenting Three Kingdoms delivered in an open world concept.

However, does having an open world concept mean this game is a special series compared to other Dynasty Warriors? Let's see KotGa's crew!

Bring the concept of Open World while maintaining the characteristics of the Dynasty Warriors series

Different from previous games, this time Dynasty Warriors 9 brought the world Three Kingdoms with the concept of the open world. However, the hack-and-slash characteristics possessed by the series are not merely lost, but replaced by a massive world that has various Key Mission and Link Mission to complete. By completing the Linked Mission, then the difficulty level to complete the Key Mission will be smaller and the possibility to win the war will be greater than before.

In order to reduce the impression of mash buttons owned by previous games, Dynasty Warriors 9 introduced the latest battle system called State Combo System, where the R1 button will give certain triggers that will change the combo owned by each character. The Triangle button will throw enemies into the air, the Box button will attack the enemy with stun, the X button will drop the enemy, and Round will attack the enemy with the special attack.

Not only fighting, in Dynasty Warriors 9 also has a life skill where each character can hunt animals, fishing, and crafting items and weapons to strengthen the arsenal.

Draw China accurately and captivating graphics

In the game with the concept of Open World, of course, the graphics become points to note. The graphics in Dynasty Warriors 9 bring Chinese landmarks in charming graphics, with the turn of a day and weather that look very real and beautiful. Not only that, each character of the various factions is depicted according to each characteristic. Such as Cao Cao which is described as a character with high charisma and pride, and other characters are also presented beautifully.

Story that tells the struggle of each camp in unifying China

This time, Dynasty Warriors 9 successfully brings a tense storyline compared to previous games. Koei Tecmo's team successfully performed drama of power struggle and Chinese territory very well in Dynasty Warriors 9 for bringing conflict from various points of view. When completing the Key Mission, the story will continue to the end of the era seen from the standpoint of a particular character.

With a revolutionary movement that revamped some of the familiar Dynasty Warriors gameplay and added features that make gameplay even more exciting and has a very powerful storyline. However, the big changes also make some points less especially the world of open world that feels very empty and the absence of multiplayer features