Dynasty Warriors: Origins: A Strategic Look at the Roster
The highly anticipated Dynasty Warriors: Origins is shaping up too be a unique entry in the franchise. While fans eagerly await its release, questions have arisen regarding the game’s roster of playable characters. The game’s setting, spanning from the Yellow Turban Rebellion to the Battle of Red Cliff, significantly impacts character selection. This past context, coupled with development considerations, has resulted in a carefully curated list of heroes.
Zhuang Zhiyan,a key developer,explained,”The plot setting of this game covers the period from the Yellow Turban Rebellion to the Battle of Red Cliff,so the selection of unparalleled generals in the game is limited by the background of the era,and only heroes active in this period of history can be selected. At the same time, to balance the game’s capacity and content density, the development team set a fixed number of ’47 unparalleled generals and 9 accompanying generals’ in the early stages.”
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The game’s narrative focuses on the protagonist,Zi Luan,offering a fresh outlook on the Three Kingdoms period. Zhuang Zhiyan further clarified, “Dynasty Warriors: Origins aims to experience the history of the Three Kingdoms from the perspective of the protagonist ‘Zi Luan’. Most of the unparalleled generals appear as enemies or allies, rather than characters that players can directly control. However, the three major camps of Cao cao, Sun Jian, and Liu Bei each have three generals who can become accompanying generals under specific circumstances, providing players with short-term operational opportunities.”
The absence of certain fan-favorite characters, however, has sparked discussion. Tomohiko Sho, a veteran developer who introduced Da Qiao and Xiao Qiao in Dynasty Warriors 2 and Cao Ren in Dynasty Warriors 3, shared his perspective: “As the person who added Daqiao Xiaoqiao in “2” and Cao ren in “3”, I had a very painful feeling about them not appearing. The same goes for other unrivaled military commanders added after “6” that appeared before the Battle of Red Cliffs.”
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— Tomohiko Sho (@koeilau) January 5, 2025
Sho specifically mentioned his disappointment at not including Cao Ren, a personal favorite, in Origins. He expressed hope that future installments might explore Cao Ren’s post-Red Cliff exploits, giving fans a chance to experience his heroism in a future title. Zhuang Zhiyan concluded by encouraging players to stay tuned for further updates, promising more details on the game’s systems and characters in the coming weeks.
