Played 3,4, and 8. If they wanted to venture out a bit why not just do something similar to Shadow of War where you make your army and fight alongside them. (While also making the AI actually do something instead of standing there waiting to be hit).

"Either you die a hero, or live long enough to turn into the villain."

Hud, I think you've accurately summed up the feelings of an entire fandom. It's almost funny that a game most people expected less than nothing from could somehow manage to so massively let down its few patrons.

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As a huge fan of the DW series, I'm glad you covered DW9. I was so disappointed in the direction this series has went. Hopefully for the next installment they go back to their roots and ditch the open world aspect.

dynasty warriors has always been niche and this is what happens when you have an unsuccessful venture trying to experiment

Played DW5 literally all weekend this week. My hand actually hurts.

I agree wholeheartedly with everything that you said about the voice actors. I loved these games and when I found out that there was going to be a continuation I was so eager to hear my favorite corny voice acting from 8 but what I got was zombies who haven't had enough coffee. I quite literally quit the game after beating Liu Bei's route because I was soo disappointed with what they made me shell out sixty dollars for.

You nailed it in ways I couldnt capture before.

The wierdest thing about this game failing utterly at open world, is that koei and omega force were experimenting, and succesfully even, with open world before

The voice acting is indeed.... Lifeless.

Dynasty Warriors 9

Hey, the new Orchi may be good, right? I have faith on that. One of the reason that I love Orchi is that there is a crafting system. It required you to do extra stuff and beat the level with extra conditions/missions. It increase the replayability of the game. Also, DW9 took away that stupid claw was the only thing that they did right.

"The fact that something as mundane as a rake was turned into a deadly weapon outside of The Simpsons"

You forgot, they decided to add back unique weapons despite their claim for realism... as piecemeal DLC :p