Dynasty Warriors Fans Need to Circle January 17 on Their Calendars

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Dynasty Warriors Fans Need to Circle January 17 on Their Calendars

Key Takeaways

  • Dynasty Warriors: Origins is set to debut on January 17, 2025.
  • It will be available for PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X.
  • The game features a new protagonist and a bigger focus on story.

As a long-time fan of the Dynasty Warriors series, I can hardly contain my excitement for the upcoming release of Dynasty Warriors: Origins. January 17, 2025, will undoubtedly be marked on my gaming calendar! With its debut on PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X, this new installment promises to deliver the epic battles and strategic gameplay that I’ve grown to love over the years.

Enthusiasts of the ongoing hack-and-slash action series, “Dynasty Warriors,” should mark their gaming schedules for January 17, 2025, as that’s when the new installment, titled “Dynasty Warriors: Origins,” is scheduled to launch. As the 10th main entry in the series, “Dynasty Warriors: Origins” will challenge players with battling colossal armies of soldiers commanded by powerful officers.

The initial “Dynasty Warriors” game debuted on the original PlayStation in 1997, deviating from the format that later games in the series would adopt. Unlike its successors which are hack-and-slash style games, this first version was a one-on-one fighting game. From the second installment released in 2000, however, the series has maintained a consistent format of hack-and-slash games, allowing players to choose their character from three major ancient Chinese warring nations, and build up combos as they cut through waves of soldiers in an attempt to dominate the battlefield.

In the latest PlayStation State of Play broadcast, it was announced that the game “Dynasty Warriors: Origins” will be released on January 17 for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC via Steam. Unlike its predecessors in the series, “Dynasty Warriors: Origins” introduces a protagonist without a name, who is depicted as the “guardian of peace.” The trailer suggests that this game will delve deeper into storyline than previous games in the series, showing both the protagonist battling enemies and observing the struggles of common people. This game serves as a prequel to the Three Kingdoms Era, which has been the setting for all other “Dynasty Warriors” games. Characters such as Liu Bei, Cao Cao, and Lu Bu, who are rulers of the Shu, Wei nations, and a legendary warrior respectively, make appearances in the trailer as younger versions of their familiar selves.

Dynasty Warriors: Origins Launches on January 17, 2025

Since 2018’s release of Dynasty Warriors 9, Koei Tecmo hasn’t introduced a new mainline Dynasty Warriors game. However, their signature formula has been utilized in various other games over the years. The Samurai Warriors series, which debuted in 2004 and focuses on Japan’s Sengoku Period, is one example. Its latest installment was released in 2021. Another example is the Warriors Orochi crossover series, where characters from both the Samurai Warriors and Dynasty Warriors franchises battle interdimensional demons. Furthermore, Koei Tecmo’s Warriors gameplay style has been adapted for games such as The Legend of Zelda and Fire Emblem: Three Houses.

For individuals who’ve never played a Dynasty Warriors game, some characters featured in the latest trailer might seem recognizable. This is because these characters are modeled after actual Chinese warlords from the 14th-century novel, Romance of the Three Kingdoms, written by Luo Guanzhong. Interestingly, this novel has also inspired a strategy game series and a 2023 Soulslike game named Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty, both published by Koei Tecmo.

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2024-09-25 19:14