Many times my horse would run around and then slide down a mountainside as the most efficient way to get me to my next point. This auto-run will get you to where you want to go via horse but in some often hilarious way. This is where I am glad that your horse comes equipped with an auto-run mode. However, this too becomes repetitive very quickly.ĭynasty Warriors 9 does have a fast travel mode, but one that always seems to put you just a minute or so away from where you want to go. Environments like Jungles and snow-covered mountains are welcome breaks and perhaps the only place where the games hunting elements become fun due to the more exotic creatures. However, China is a very large place, and much of the landscape in this open world seems repetitive. These moments of unintentional hilarity did help me develop my bond with my horse and did make me want to play more horse video games. It does get very complicated seeing the many spinoffs exist and even more considering how this game is the eighth in the franchise according to the Japanese numbering system. Dynasty Warriors 8 was originally a PlayStation 3 game released in 2013 but had expansions to PlayStation 4, PC, as well as a recent Nintendo Switch port.
With so much history, it does seem like there is a Dynasty Warriors game every year, but Dynasty Warriors 9 is the first in the series that was developed 100% only for eighth generation consoles. Though the franchise is considered to begin in 1997 as a one-on-one fighting game for the original PlayStation, it is a spin-off of Koei’s turn-based strategy Romance of the Three Kingdoms series that was started in 1985. The series has spanned over nine games in the main lineage and 11 different spinoff games that stand on their own merits. There are many publishers out there that would love to have the longevity that Koei Tecmo has had with its Dynasty Warriors franchise.
Platform: PC (Version reviewed), Xbox One, PS4 However, this time we have a little more room to stretch with Dynasty Warriors 9. A date with Dynasty, at the same packed restaurant we always go to.