So, just why was I disappointed with this long-awaited ‘Empires’ addition to the series and is it worth picking up? Let’s find out…ĭynasty Warriors 9: Empires contains all 94 Musou officers from Dynasty Warriors 9, allowing you to pick whichever warrior you wish to play throughout your domination campaign. I tried both of the visual modes, as well as a third mode, each with its own advantages and disadvantages. I’ve played through two ‘campaigns’ over the course of around 30-40 hours, playing only the PlayStation 5 version of the game (although we did get both the PS4 and PS5 version as it’s a cross-buy title).

But, that’s a big ‘maybe’, and my review today is based on what you get upon launch. But, not everything is negative, aside from the bare-bones presentation there’s a lot of potential and strong gameplay mechanics which Koei Tecmo and Omega Force could possibly build upon in the following months, re-introducing missing content and fleshing out the experience. Unfortunately, the game didn’t live up to my expectations, various aspects of the game were changed due to the critical feedback the original game obtained and key features are simply missing, leaving the overall experience quite shallow and lacking replayability. As such, when Dynasty Warriors 9: Empires was announced I couldn’t wait to see how the developers could expand on this new style with the addition of strategic management and empire simulation. Despite the criticism and hate the game was subjected to upon launch, due to the drastic change from being mission-based to open-world, I thought the seamless gameplay and satisfying combat was well worth checking out as it was ultimately fun to play.

I’m one of the few people who really enjoyed Dynasty Warriors 9, I put over 160 hours into that game in order to claim the platinum almost exactly four years ago when I reviewed it ( Here).

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