1 Character? in a DW game? are you high?

[Operator]

Seriously am i seeing this right or am I just blind.
1 character? that's all we get this time? or can you switch characters later on?
I'm confused, this is a huge HUGE step down for a 70 dollar title.

[Scipo0419]

It's a narrative driven experience compared to the previous games and it works really well (would have been better with the option to change the player characters appearance since they're a made up character anyway. Hell even swapping Ziluan and Zuhe, or whatever her name is, would have worked well).

This title is genuinely a huge step forward for the franchise

[thefollowingcharacters]

No, you get one skin. You can use eight different weapons with different styles that level up, so essentially eight different characters. In addition you get a follower that you can take control over typically once per battle and wreck havok with. Finally, you can pick one of three factions to do the later half of the story with.

[Operator]

Thank you for the heads up, not wasting my money on this then.
one of the main draws of DW was being able to use a while bunch of characters.
completely failure on the devs part in my opinion.

[EnderAstraeus]

Seriously want to echo that it's a single skin, but multiple weapons and unified leveling. This is far and above a better overall experience. It's like having all the good parts of 8 alongside what made the early games amazing in addition to new features.

[V-Fib]

Originally posted by Scipo0419:

It's a narrative driven experience compared to the previous games and it works really well (would have been better with the option to change the player characters appearance since they're a made up character anyway. Hell even swapping Ziluan and Zuhe, or whatever her name is, would have worked well).

This title is genuinely a huge step forward for the franchise

That's probably my biggest gripe is not having a character creator.

[Gamer de esquerda]

Yeah, it would probably been better to keep inventing stupid characters like Dong Zhuo's granddaughter or another adopted son of Guan Yu

[Lafettie]

Just buy a Key .... its that easy.I bought one for 50€ instead of 80€ on Steam. You got 9 Weapon classes to lvl up and its a Story driven Dynasty Warriors experience with 3 different Routes.

I do hope they make an Empires version of this.

[Sapphiro]

Originally posted by Operator:

Thank you for the heads up, not wasting my money on this then.
one of the main draws of DW was being able to use a while bunch of characters.
completely failure on the devs part in my opinion.

The fact that you consider the game not striking your fancy a devs failure is adorable hint of narcissism, but it seems to be more of your issue than devs issue, considering the sales and overal reception of the game.

I played pretty much all Musou games since DW3 and IMO this game is great addition to the franchise. Even though i still consider it a side title rather than main.

Yes, the fact that you are limited to single Original Character with only limited outfit option is a big letdown (at least give it CAW options), but it fits the narrative need of this game and it works with MC having the role of both observer and moving force in shadows.

Aside from this, this game is more unique than many of the previous DW´s. Each weapon has now different mechanics, deeper than DW 2-8´s moveset, DW6 oversimplified movesets and whatever the hell DW9 was supposed to be. For example Sword having moveset like DW 8, while Guandao lets you chain normal and strong attacks together for neverending combo.

Your battlefield companion is now more than just another NPC on the field, or semi-permanent resident of your pockets like in Warriors Orochi games. They can have an effect on how youll play the battlefield, they can affect where you spawn, if they are following you, they are visibly missing on their supposed place so you might need to pay more attention there. And you have multiple synergies that help you with combat situations.

The battlefield itself is revised with interesting additions I trully hope to see in next Empires game. All-out Attack, Large Army and Ambush mechanics make the battlefield feel much more diverse and tactical. I only wish there were more big battles like Sishui Gate or Hu Lao Gate.

In total id rather play one character with diverse moveset than having choice between 90 skins for same 1 button mash DW9 tried to force. But i believe we will get DW 10 game, even if it might be just Empires. To me Origins like testing grounds for new mechanics, wrapped in full fledged game. Also DW was always trying new options in storytelling, from strictly following the ROTK, to each character having its own ministory, both tied to their role in ROTK and history or completely made up, to having alternate version of history for each faction.

[Bassfreak]

Easy bro wait for DW 10, origins sold very well.

I bet 1-2 years max.

[hypehype]

And no co-op too.
$70 🤡

[[TFA]TightNinja]

No Coop no buy was bad enough and now only one character....lol. We already have Souls games, Ninja Gaiden Sekiro etc etc. They literally removed the best parts about playing this series.

I was counting on this game to deliver and bring me back to the series. Looks like it's not going to happen with this one.

I will wait until they get there heads out of their behinds...maybe DW10 will be good. Until then maybe I will try 8, I hear that one is good

[Junker-2047-]

I was skeptical of the single playable character in a DW game. I found it on sale for cheap and I'm glad I did. It's the best DW I have ever played, despite the LAME silent playable character. I mean, the battles and sense of energy are head and shoulders above everything else DW has attempted in the past.

There should have been character creation, or at least several different peacekeepers to choose from. On top of that, there should be armors to collect that change the appearance of your character. The look of the MC is just not for me, and being silent sucks too.

I never really cared about what character I was playing as in previous DW games. It was more like "what weapon do I want to use?" and I chose a character with that weapon. The system in Origins satisfies that need for me.