Dynasty Warriors 9

 PlayStation 4
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8.4

Generally favorable reviews- based on 598 Ratings

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  2. Mixed: 18 out of 598
  3. Negative: 95 out of 598
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  1. Tachibana
    Feb 17, 2018
    10
    A inovação que o jogo precisava, nova mecanica de combate, personagens, o roteiro bem expandido. Várias Horas de Gameplay. EU ADOREI QUEM NAO GOSTOU É SÓ MORRER, BEIJO
  2. Fudgeberry
    Feb 13, 2018
    8
    Gameplay is, without a doubt, the best the series, with gameplay more akin to DMC. Story's presentation is fine. Graphics are a mixed bag, looking great in some areas and laughable in others. Optimization is poor.
    It's what the franchise needed.
  3. yangfanhong
    Mar 4, 2021
    8
    The initially released version of the game is a disaster in the graphics especially frame per second. However the newest version has fixed that problem.
  4. Steyraus
    Feb 24, 2021
    9
    I enjoyed DW9, not as much as Orochi 4, but it was a nice change. It is open and thete is empty space , like ebery new game. Byt the hit gurl warriors are still here as is the samurai badarses, combat is as great as ever, I had fun..PS4 and pro had big performance issues though.
  5. Alexxander1993
    Apr 26, 2018
    8
    While I'm still turned off by the weapon duping and the voice acting for English, I can say I was and am engrossed with the game play and world. It's fun to be able to go out and ignore the story while I hunt wolves into extinction. I think that while it could have been executed better, the way the decided to tell the story was fun and new even if the battles ended up mostly the same. IsWhile I'm still turned off by the weapon duping and the voice acting for English, I can say I was and am engrossed with the game play and world. It's fun to be able to go out and ignore the story while I hunt wolves into extinction. I think that while it could have been executed better, the way the decided to tell the story was fun and new even if the battles ended up mostly the same. Is it the best Koei Tecmo game in the world? no, not at all, it needed some very heavy duty polishing that I'm sure we'll see in the next game. I still enjoy playing it when I feel like beating droves of baddies though and for a game like this, that's good enough for me,… Expand
  6. War_Horse
    Feb 23, 2018
    8
    I feel like I need to say something on Dynasty Warriors 9, with Jim Sterling making not one, not two but three pointless videos on the damn thing and giving a false representation of the game along with some bandwagon haters. I'm gonna start off by saying and fully admitting that this game is a big technical mess. Honestly, most of the glitches have been hilarious in some fashion and I gotI feel like I need to say something on Dynasty Warriors 9, with Jim Sterling making not one, not two but three pointless videos on the damn thing and giving a false representation of the game along with some bandwagon haters. I'm gonna start off by saying and fully admitting that this game is a big technical mess. Honestly, most of the glitches have been hilarious in some fashion and I got some enjoyment out of them as you would from Skyrim's. Other ones, however, involve the graphics completely flipping out and damn near making it unplayable. And yes the framerate is bad. I find myself able to forgive a lot this aside the bits where I have to restart the game over the graphics flipping because, in a way, it gives it some charm, but more importantly; it doesn't hamper the gameplay much at all. Another problem I have actually had to do with Lianshi, one of my favorite characters in the series, using these stupid f***ing hoop-claw things. If you didn't know, she used to use a crossbow and it was cool and fun and unique(at least when she was introduced). So I do agree with people on this aspect of changing people's weapons for no damn reason being really stupid. I will also half agree that the gameplay isn't as good as past entries but I don't think it's complete ass either like most do. I still have quite a lot of fun with it.

    So far it probably seems I have no reason to rant with mostly agreeing with these negatives. Thing is though; I actually have positives. Completely serious: I like the open world and the stuff you can do in it. Requests are basic side quest nonsense that rewards materials and money and experiences. There is a reason to do them at least since the materials can be used to craft items and weapons notably accessories that can help with various things and gems to make aspects of your weapon better. It's basic but it works and there's a reason and can be worthwhile. Now the main quest will have, basically, side objectives to tackle around the map and accomplishing them can influence how the main battle plays out. It's by no means needed and doesn't always add much but it's fun because I like employing tactics even if games don't do much with them.

    To focus on the open world aspect more specifically; I'm going to start off by saying I normally hate open world games. The only ones I've really enjoyed are the Assassin's Creed games. I like this one because of some of what I said above but also because exploring seems more worth it to me. Finding cities and camps often benefit you and your forces if you're in a battle and often times you can find some materials or items to collect. Again, nothing amazing, but far from 'complete sh*t'. You can also find houses to buy and decorate. I'm not far enough in to have used them much, but just the option is pretty cool to me.

    Sidenote on hunting, since Jim harped on it for two videos: I never gave a sh*t about hunting in games, I hate hunting on principle and I always avoid it in all games. It being trash is fine with me, I even welcome it. F*ck hunting in games, I hate doing it and being forced into it by some. I never even got the achievements for hunting in games like Fable II(kill a rabbit) and Black Flag(kill an Orca). This game I can just avoid those quests since some of the materials you get out of it can just be had from rewards.

    Also, traveling is perfectly fine in this. I've had zero issues with my horse, so I don't know what Jim's big problem with it is. Using auto-run is just stupid on principle because it takes forever anyway. and fast travel is as convenient and optional as it should be, so whatever. Again, I think most are just mindless haters are just full of sh*t on this game.

    Anyways, all-in-all: The game is a mess but I'm still having a lot of fun. I'd say it's way better than DW8, which I thought was just extremely boring and barebones as all hell. Going from here I definitely want the old combat back in DW10 and for the love of god they better give people their weapons back. Whether it should stay open world or not? I'm not sure. I think I'd like them to just refine the old formula and focus more on an engine that can finally realize some of the previous games' ambitions of scale. I think DW10 should be a return to form. I'm enjoying this game but I enjoyed past entries a lot more... except for DW6 and 8. DW3-5 were better and DW7 is still the best one yet. DW2, meh, good start I guess.

    Most of this was spurred by Jim's videos but I've also seen a few other people jumping on the hate train and just sh*t on the graphics without having played it or anything, like, okay, just stop. I usually agree with Jim, including on most DW stuff but this time I was actually getting pissed off. He really seemed to just be talking out his ass about some of the problems he brought up like the combat and open world is "empty"(bull-f***ing-sh*t, there's a load to do, it's actually kind of obnoxious at times.    … Expand
  7. darthbaylen
    Feb 13, 2018
    8
    A big step from Koei the though the game still need's alot of improvment's especially frame rate's and i just hope some extra dlc that will make mission;s and story to not feel the same and and provide some what if scenario
  8. Kahnwolf
    Feb 15, 2018
    8
    Overall I'm pretty happy with DW9, it's a fantastic leap forward for the game. I actually didn't realize how "open world" the open world was for the first couple of missions until I was revisiting the different cities and was like "oh....OH.....the map is ALL of China!!!"

    I'm not a fan of the new combat system when fighting officers, it somehow feels more stale than the old system.    Overall I'm pretty happy with DW9, it's a fantastic leap forward for the game. I actually didn't realize how "open world" the open world was for the first couple of missions until I was revisiting the different cities and was like "oh....OH.....the map is ALL of China!!!"

    I'm not a fan of the new combat system when fighting officers, it somehow feels more stale than the old system. Charge X, Mash Square, Repeat with slight variations of Charge Square or Charge Triangle. If they had kept the traditional 6 Attacks and different charge attack levels and ADDED the trigger attacks it would be fantastic. However, fighting the regular troops still gives that satisfaction of wiping out armies single handed.

    I don't like the "auto-kill" when an officer gets low, it makes sense for some of the minor officers such as "Assault Captain" but I shouldn't get to Autokill LuBu when he has about 2 lifebars left.

    So far, even the famous officers haven't offered any challenge (just playing on Normal for now) the most they do is a combo or two, or just roll away and stare at me. Hopefully it's better on harder difficulties.

    However just about everything else, I'm loving, the progression system, crafting, all the new items, side quests--if you want to do them, despite the FPS issues, the graphics feel great, and it feels more like a living world the more you play in it. I'm only about....10-12 hours in....Battle of Wulin on Wei for my first playthrough as Cao Cao. But the more I play, the more I am enjoying the game.    … Expand
  9. nazgul797
    Feb 13, 2018
    10
    Numerous cool characters, beautiful Chinese background, unremitting action, fast game play
    The downside is that the normal ps4 frame is bad. I will trust the patch. please.
    I hope the grandeur of the background is better.
    But give 10 points to match the average.
  10. Auja1970
    Feb 14, 2018
    10
    I think the game is GREAT! I have them all and played them all. People are so salty. Knock it off.
  11. C3realkillah
    Feb 14, 2018
    9
    An open world musou

    Let me start off this review by saying I am not a fan of dynasty warriors. They've never interested me, aside from the spin offs like the berserk and open piece musou style games. This new entry dynasty warriors 9 however is a whole different story. When i first heard that the next game in the series was going to be an open world game my interest peaked. I thought a    An open world musou

    Let me start off this review by saying I am not a fan of dynasty warriors. They've never interested me, aside from the spin offs like the berserk and open piece musou style games. This new entry dynasty warriors 9 however is a whole different story. When i first heard that the next game in the series was going to be an open world game my interest peaked. I thought a dynasty warriors in an open world setting would be new and exciting and boy was i right. I Don't get all the hate around this game. The open world is big and fun to explore though a bit empty and barren but i still like it, battles feel more intense as they happen in this big world instead of the small level or mission design of previous titles. The character roster is huge with 90 characters playable all with their own set of weapons, moves and upgrades. These characters are unlocked over the course of the game across various factions and roaming around as each one of them could add even more hours of gameplay. The graphics are decent as the game can look really great at times and i haven't had any big framerate drops or bugs that some have been having. Character designs are top notch each one looks very unique and of the era. Textures could use some work but the game looks pretty good as a whole. Overall I'm enjoying it i think omega force did a great job bringing this stagnant series to the open world genre. It being their first attempt at an open world musou, i believe they can improve upon alot of criticisms in future titles I hope to see more titles approached this way. Don't believe all the hate and negativity surrounding this title. It may be different than past musou games but i think it's all the better for it especially when it tries new things, and for the most part it succeeds. It's a very fun game with tons of content and hours upon hours of gameplay. If you have any interest in an open world style musou game i say give it a shot you may be as surprised and impressed as i was. 9.5/10    … Expand

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Metascore
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Mixed or average reviews - based on 49 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 14 out of 49
  2. Mixed: 32 out of 49
  3. Negative: 3 out of 49
  1. CD-Action
    May 16, 2018
    60
    In theory a lot has changed in the latest Dynasty Warriors (open world being the most notable addition) but in reality it’s the same game. It can be really enjoyable and at times impressive in terms of scale, but I got bored with it quite quickly. [04/2018, p.72]
  2. PSX Extreme
    Mar 27, 2018
    60
    It’s such a shame to see the state of this franchise in 2018. Dynasty Warriors deserved better than this, and I hope Omega Force gets another shot to do this franchise justice, because this is not how the tales of the Three Kingdoms should end.
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  3. games(TM)
    Mar 22, 2018
    50
    A huge step, but in the wrong direction. [Issue#198, p.80]
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