The Dynasty Warriors series, known for its hack-and-slash combat, still demands a certain level of skill from its players. Recognizing this, Dynasty Warriors: Origins provides four distinct difficulty settings, allowing players to customize their gaming experience according to their skill level and desired challenge. As a reboot, the game caters to both new and returning players, who might be uncertain about which difficulty setting to choose. The optimal choice depends on the player's skill and the level of challenge they seek.
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All Dynasty Warriors: Origins Difficulty Settings
Dynasty Warriors: Origins offers four difficulty settings, though initially, only three are accessible. Upon starting the game, players can select from Historian (easy), Wayfarer (normal), and Hero (hard). The Ultimate Warrior (very hard) setting unlocks after completing one of the three factions' main scenarios.
While there is a Trophy/Achievement for completing a single battle on Ultimate Warrior, there are no difficulty-specific rewards for finishing the main campaign.
Which Dynasty Warriors: Origins Difficulty Setting is Best?
For newcomers to the action-adventure genre or those solely interested in the storyline, Historian is the ideal choice. Most players, including those with limited experience in Musou/Warriors games, should opt for Wayfarer. Fans of the series might prefer starting with Hero, while seasoned Musou players might want to challenge themselves with Ultimate Warrior once it's unlocked, ensuring the game remains engaging as they tackle remaining missions, requests, and scenarios.
Players can adjust the difficulty between battles via the config menu without affecting the storyline, allowing them to tailor the challenge to their preference.
Difficulty Mode Differences in Dynasty Warriors: Origins
On Historian, all enemy attacks can be blocked, and it's easier to stagger enemies, gain bravery, and fill the Musou Gauge. Hero increases enemy strength and aggression, shortens the window for parries and perfect evades, and eliminates Meat Buns from enemy drops. Blocking reduces bravery, there's less time to influence battles between allied and enemy armies, and the rewards of Skill Points and gold are slightly reduced. Ultimate Warrior intensifies Hero's challenges, with even tighter windows for parries and evades, and significantly reduced battle earnings.
