Ranking The Dynasty Warriors Games from Worst to Most Popular
Dynasty Warriors is a hack-and-slash franchise that has been around for more than twenty years. It’s not called Devil May Cry. The series was almost always created by Omega Force, and later published by Koei Tecmo. It usually involves the player playing as a single man army, and mowing down mooks on 1-vs 100 sandbox-sized fields.
The series is based on the Chinese classic literary novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms. Each main game has the exact same story of telling the tales of the key scenes and battles.
Each instalment introduces new characters and depth to each conflict’s hundred-year history, while largely repeating the same buttons. The Empire’s sub-series adds layers of strategy to all sorties.
There are many games that the Dynasty Warriors brand refers to, but somebody has to cut through them all and compare them. That’s what we’ve sworn to.
Before we leave for the vanguard, here are some ground rules: Every game in the series is almost identical in storytelling, characters and gameplay. The criticism of them being repetitive or “button mashing” will not be applied unless there is a significant difference. Many of the critics are nitpicky because many Dynasty Warriors games have almost identical critical review scores.
A final set of conditions: Every game that bears the “Dynasty Warriors” name must have significant gameplay differences from the main numbered instalments. It also needs to include a cast of characters who contain all or most of the Dynasty Warriors champions. The Warriors Orochi crossover games are eligible, but not Warriors All-Stars or Dynasty Warriors Advanced or the Dynasty Warriors: Gundam.
Instead of following Lu Bu, feel the power and magic of our magic as you rank the twenty-three Dynasty Warriors game from worst to most.
Dynasty Warriors 6, the most hated and poorly reviewed game in the franchise’s history, begins with the sinful act of subtracting characters.
It did not keep any characters, but it had to make some changes in design, which was a problem for fans who were used to the five previous iterations’ designs.
The game’s combat system and weapon overhaul to the “Renbu System” is the biggest problem. This made hack-and-slash combat a tedious chore that has never been properly implemented. To make the obvious conclusion of “press one button repeatedly and you win” absurd, the Renbu System forces players to tap and not be interrupted. This is impossible given the number of officers and mooks surrounding them.
It is notable that this game is the first in the series since the creators started creating expansions and season passes.
Dynasty Warriors Fighter’s Battle is a turn-based card battle game that gives you a unique look at Ancient China’s legendary warriors.
Fighter’s Battle, from an aesthetic standpoint, is the closest Dynasty Warriors have ever been too appealing to a younger audience. The game’s art style and character designs seem right at home in Saturday morning cartoons or in the Pokemon anime.
The game’s mechanics and story are not solid, but it lacks the charm that is the main attraction to the series. Although card battles are an alternative to mowing down large armies, it doesn’t make the game any more satisfying.
