Dynasty Warriors Ditches Open World (For the Good of Mankind) - My Thoughts

[@Muramasa1794]

Open world should be for an Empires title. Would work perfectly

[@GodofWar5371]

It will be good for a ROTK game but not for a DW Game!

[@GReyn]

an empire title with this style is whole lot better, i agree.. but if they really decided to make DW10 any time soon with an open world, idk.. maybe combine both open world and previous map?? that'll be weird tho..

[@GR-rj6qo]

They're doing It! Is this a prediction Or wishful thinking?

[@Muramasa1794]

G R nah I heard it won’t be open world which is stupid

[@GReyn]

@@Muramasa1794 dude.. really?? they made the normal dw an open world and the empire spinoff not an open world?? gosh..

[@KegOfMeat]

I do really think the open world idea could have worked. It was something new for the series after seven games. I hope Koei Tecmo has sat back and really thought about the future of the series and how they can improve it. With 9, I played it a little bit, went on a holiday and haven't played it since.

[@AggressiveSushi]

DW8 XL complete edition was a great return to form for the series, i cannot for the life of me think of why they abandoned it to pursue open world. I hope they return to the classic format and systems they had perfected in that game and expand on it properly.

[@Wanderingwalker-ke6mg]

Bring back classic warrior weapons, plus the hidden ultra weapons that require bizarre steps to unlock. I love the classic formula, I want that with extra stuff! Not some bs “crowd pleaser”.

[@AndreaMusso99]

I Played Dynasty Warriors 9 for 285 hours *because I enjoy to suffer* The Idea of an open world game could have been fine... if only the story mode was not character based But faction based 90 characters all having a story ( and every single one has a different lenght from the others) to do is *pure pain*

[@mickieg1994]

The repeatable, scripted stages of the previous games are way too much fun, so much was lost in trying to make it open world that i wonder why they even tried, just waiting for a new game that plays more like 4-6 while improving on all the mechanics and gameplay, i have easily put close to 1k hrs into this series and would honestly love a new title to get stuck into

[@ShuzakuHD]

They need to release one ASAP so we can forget this one and put it to rest.

[@yanfeimain9135]

no lmao if we rush them now then another dw9 will happen🤢

[@SexGravy]

You do know it works both ways right? I had people wishing I die in prison for disliking DW9 pbs.twimg.com/media/DdPfVgHX4AA0-4L?format=jpg&name=small Both sides need to stop acting so high and mighty when they know less than shit about fuck all

[@ShuzakuHD]

@Kyuulo I agree. My first comment shouldn't be taken too seriously. I support the company, I bought the game, despite all the bad reviews. Not a huge fan of it, so I re-bought DW:8XL on steam. Open world wasn't for everyone, I'm glad they're moving on from it. In my opinion Koei Tecmo excels in character design, and costumes. Give us some ways of unlocking some costumes. Also what good are costumes if we cant really show them off to other players? Give us some online feature, idc if its some lame mobile game guild wars. Let me show off my dope characters that i spent hours on.

[@SexGravy]

" I feel like that happenes when you express it very harshly which makes you look like you're shitting on the game itself and not trying to look on the brighter side." What does that even mean? I didn't like anything about DW9, what exactly is the "brighter side" worse voice acting? "You cant keep acting like a victim" Never said I was a victim, I just used that screenshot because the way your comment was worded implied that only fans of DW9 get hate. " you need to know how to avoid conflict or ignore it." I do, that's why I rarely reply to comments.

[@SexGravy]

How is it out of context when it's your opening line? "The fact that for 2 years you've been posting occasional content on dynasty warriors 9 just to shit on it kinda shows how mature you are." This was my first video on DW9 since I did my review which was 2 years ago... You know what, I don't care what you have to say any more, you complain about people being toxic, yet if I check my notifications I can see you acting the same way commenting on my videos. Blocked, you absolute moron

[@michaelaburns734]

Dynasty Warriors is really unique hack and slash with depth of characters stories to make you love or hate them.

[@lewisgarrison860]

Good lord looking at some of the glitches in these clips I'm wondering if I even own the same game lol. Playing this game had it's errors but got me excited for future possibilities of them perfecting it into something like the Witcher but in this universe. Too bad they aren't going to put in the effort.

[@expired-deku7130]

personally for me, I hope they do add some sort of open world somewhere in the game, not to the degree of 9 (personally quite enjoyed it and Diaochan was so good in it) I think for dw10 I would like several hub areas to allow for things like homes and marketplaces. I loved the cities and was hoping they could have added things like own a farm mini game etc considering many of the hide outs in 9 were on farms areas. Outside of battle, SW SoS did hub areas really well. The Battle definitely need set maps. main game wasn't good with battles, the DLC battles were huge and actually decent.

[@101Coot]

Open world for empires would be great if you can design your own base & village

[@GReyn]

the only one thing i could think off that could fully utilize open world system, empires..

[@557deadpool]

you mean that one gameplay element that no one uses in every game it's in unless the game is built directly around it?

[@NemXX2]

Open world doesn't work cause it just adds travel time, pointless tasks and doesn't allow for exciting and well tuned battles. Open world completely ruins the pacing. Honestly, DW8 was awesome. All they need in future games is to just add moves and characters.

[@browngone1782]

I just want them to have their weapons. They shouldn't have change that at all. Also fix the English voices.

[@GReyn]

i agree if they change the wepon into a more realistic weapon, but most of the weapon are realistic enough.. except for some, like flying sword, gattling gun, xiahou ba's, cloth weapon, etc.. just please no more clones.. keep them in the previous games..

[@xdemonic_wolfzxgaming8423]

I wouldnt have minded clone weapons if they at least had their own unique fighting styles and techniques

[@Rhino64u]

I will never understand why they did the open world with a mainline title, rather than the Empires spinoffs. An open world Empires title would make so much more sense mechanically, and you would actually have a reason to flesh out and create a detailed southern china because there is no 'story' to follow. Granted, considering their past releases I would doubt in their ability to create an AI capable enough to handle an open world Empires game, but if they could manage it then that would be the place to have an open world.

[@WuchangDoBeGrumpy]

I start to understand the koei choice when my 9 and 8 years old cousin come to play this game often with basic of understanding on movesets and got hooked on this game. Old boomer me move aside, a kids got to have fun.

[@cuongtranmanh3794]

Imagine that kid can play the great DW4 in DW9 graphic

[@milosmisic89]

Just do the Ambition or Sanada Maru stuff where there is a hub world where you can get side quests n stuff and also embark on story missions.

[@TropicalTendencies]

Exactly 💯

[@PhantomBlackStar]

To me, open world Dynasty Warriors sounds cool, executed crappy. Edit: Dynasty Warriors 9 should of been a spin off title like DW Advance, DS , Next(PSVita) , PSP Games, and the Tactics style ones.

[@negobranclim8640]

weird question but ive been playing dw3 and wanna start usin the elixir item but its only at +3 is it worth it? oh ye i usually use red hare the way of the musou peacock urn +23 tiger amulet +15 and tortoise amulet +26

[@SexGravy]

At +3 I wouldn't use it. It's a good item, but not needed for every character, but it's quite rare to find. At the moment I use, Peacock Urn, Tiger Amulet, Tortoise Amulet, Way of Musou and Speed Scroll. I'm not used to playing DW3 that much though, so I'm not an Expert on it.

[@negobranclim8640]

@@SexGravy do u think speed scroll is better than red hare and if ye what lvl? and thx 4 answering

[@SexGravy]

@@negobranclim8640 I don't like using Red Hare because it's too easy to be knocked off of it. So I use the speedscroll as a replacement. My Speedscroll is level 13. There are better items, but I just like getting from A to B quicker

[@negobranclim8640]

@@SexGravy i get u and thx have a nice day

[@cameront7804]

Good to see im not the only one still playing Dw3 :)

[@Inev-1]

Do you know a release date or in the making for 10

[@ThirteenOhEight]

I absolutely hated this game. I only kept playing it to unlock trophies. The only good thing about it was the character models.

[@SexGravy]

The music was pretty good too, but then again you can listen to that without playing the game lol

[@heatison11]

I wish to God they'd finally let us shoot the bow and arrow while mounted on a horse, I've been advocating for that since dw2

[@Electricity_Pea]

I believe that koei can actually still make decent games if they actually tried for once. Another thing koei needs to sort out is their long history of broken pc ports and xbox dlcs not working unless you buy a bundle.

[@funhousewraith]

To me, open world would have been fine if the battles were like the other games and same with free mode. Select a character, choose the battle and play. Open world didn't work with it being in chapters with the battles already going on.

[@SajedG]

The problem with open world is that it's literally all sand and that's basically it. Just copied land, nothing really to see or explore, or be dazzled by.

[@Darkheart1413]

Battles were shit in this game nearly every location you fought in looked the same. At first Hu Lao Gate was pretty cool, but the game pretty much peaked there. I think the game should follow its standard stage mode for story mode battles. And have a separate exploration mode where you can visit a much smaller open world with the cities/castles in, scenic areas. And perhaps in this mode there are challenges to complete, officers roaming around. And unlockable items to find, perhaps if you climb a difficult mountain and beat an enemy at the top you’d unlock a rare weapon. That I think would make the game more interesting

[@นัทคุงเองนะ]

I load trial it very lag. Lag because pictures 4k. If I setting low graphics and close picture 4k picture in game is very bad.

[@TheBeaconRabbit]

The game disappointing sad that this was working everyone hope they fix this problem open world was alright but fix the clone weapons the voice actors don't make one voice nine characters it's was disgusting theirs alot thing that needs fixing here DW10 goes back the old platform

[@coder49]

They can have a game mode that tells the story of each kingdom like in DW8, which can be semi openworld style if TK feels like retaining this. Then, they can have a separate game mode that allows you to play through individual stories and unlock more cutscenes and character endings like in the older games. I liked the flow of DW8, but it didn't capture the iconic moments of each character like in the older games. The most important thing for me is this cloning shit. They fucked with the combat system in 6 and got criticised, they started cloning movesets in 7 and got criticised, and in 9 you're getting this weird mishmash of both. When I select Ma Chao, I want to think "hey look, I'm playing Ma Chao", not "hey look, I'm playing a spear-type guy". Only having a single EX move per character isn't good enough. Just give officers their individuality and stop with this fucking weapon and moveset sharing. Even in the older games when some weapons are largely similar, they still had personalities of their own that made them play differently. Being able to have a signature weapon and moveset attached to each character is like a staple for the series, and I don't know why they keep fucking around with that.

[@fisthound0027]

the concept was great but executed poorly. I was actually hoping for an Empires game with open world

[@SexGravy]

🦀🦀🦀 Open World is dead 🦀🦀🦀

[@hellgamer2002]

But i like that 😣i still play every day

[@michaelaburns734]

Not really. I never played Dynasty Warriors but I have seen some of the best ones in reviews and top 10 lists. This series has been around but I am new to it so I am indecisive.

[@SexGravy]

I'm refering to Open world in Dynasty Warriors. 2 of my favorite games are open world (Fallout: New Vegas and Gravity Rush 2)

[@adamantiumreaver4283]

@@michaelaburns734 If you like action and story go for Dynasty Warriors 8 Xtremelegends. If you like strategy, resource managing, creating an army and custom characters and role playing go for dynasty warriors 8 Empires. Im really living empires though!

[@djw_tekken8490]

@@adamantiumreaver4283 and for epicness dw10

[@indrathelonewarriors1677]

ya know this video is quiet literally takes me back to 2018 where i'm playing it for about a month and its the worst burntout that i have in many years, with that being said i think dw9 should be more than fitting to describe what happens when companies just wanted to chase trends grabs all the attention they need to make the paper, i mean i get it lots of fans want the series to go into a another direction but it takes time. when devs tried to implement multiple new ideas all at once, things won't go very well. if these people that you mentioned, going with the lines of '"progession" they should encourage devs to explore or should i say invent something for the musou formula, one step at a time, before going full blown open world musou i know that koei have tried cool ideas in various different adaptations, however open world explorations were never been a part of it, sadly that's the unfortunate truth. by the way gravyman i don't know if you've heard this, hisashi koinuma is currently the coo of KT. i don't know if this is for the better or worse lol i just want to take it with a grain of salt at this point hehe 😏😁

[@KarlSturmgewher]

Three Hopes, Age of Calamity and Samurai Warriors 5 ignored the disastrous open world maps.

[@TheFlameSlayer]

i felt they should of kept it to exploring the towns in DW7 or the camps before you fight. prehaps if people want to collect ingredients and fish and such they could make it so land owned by your faction you may visit the battlefields (or like mentioned if you delved deeper into enemy lands prehaps you will enounter resistance instead of them being friendly) and use that to collect ingredients, fish, hunt, get ambushed by enemy officers/bandits and such. you can have more tasks to do without having it a open world even using the old mechanics of DW . then add a few key locations like zhuge liangs house in the case of the 3 visits and such. such a system could even work with a empire system where theres an option to participate in the usual text approches like training troops putting you in a small instance where you fight your troops or getting lumber could be wandering around cutting trees while the enviroment like bandits and animals may attack you. like take the gate surely with the old system you can link battlefields with paths to towns/ other battlefields to create a map of stages that in a free roam (not in a story mission) you can walk from/to with gates but always having a option to fast travel to a town if you visited it. with story missions you are auto taken to the camp/keep or such

[@trainerredcharizard7982]

DW game that has the bunch of anime characters could maybe be Cool but that might not be made yet

[@TropicalTendencies]

Japanese developers often try to copy the bankable trends from the west but often does a terrible job! The open world setting was a terrible idea, trying to appeal to a broader, streamlined and younger audience (gta, the lord of the rings games, and all those soulless action games that I don't know the name of....)

[@Alex-by9kt]

Youre right, but the is no denying that gta is the gold standard for open world. There is no comparing it to "all of these soulless action games"

[@jayjay8782]

If there's a "oPeN woRlD" Game other than rockstar, then there's like 80% that it's gonna be pure shit

[@caramelconundrum9280]

I think open world could maybe work if it was done like Assassin’s Creed Odyssey. Where the sparta vs athens battles were instances on various parts of the world.

[@557deadpool]

no

[@gustavobarron2948]

Amen..... Also I am having so much fun with Ultimate W O 4

[@torototoro1252]

nice i really wanted to like wo4u but idk something just isnt clicking with me...i still find wo3u more fun

[@LemonCreature]

I am very happy they are ditching the Open World formula. I don't think it suits a series like DW at all. Maybe if it were a spin-off game of sorts it would have felt less.... out of touch? Less concerning for the future of the series? The whole game just felt unfinished, and while I don't attribute that solely to the Open World, I do think that it was one of the biggest detracting features of the game. The Open World was just so jarring and out of place to me back when I tried the game. It's like you say, the worst parts in the series are running from one point to the next, and this whole game was mostly based around that. The world wasn't interesting to explore, wasn't pretty to look at, and felt really barren. I enjoy exploring in some open world games, but when your world is built like this or AC Origins, I just... don't want to play the damn game. I don't want to hold forward on a stick or W for an absurd amount of time. Yeah you got a fast travel system too, but I always say if an open world game is encouraging you to fast travel, then it's kind of failing at making a case for the world you're supposed to be playing in. Hack and Slash games I think just work best with an instant action formula where you can jump straight into a battle. I still play DW8XL on my Switch, Sengoku Basara 4 Sumeragi, and Orochi 3U on my PS4, because its just fun being able to jump in and pick up my favourite characters and grind out some stages for weapon elements and such. I found aspects of 9's combat to be interesting, but the Open World formula kind of made it difficult (at least for me) to find mobs of enemies to test stuff out on (maybe I was looking in the wrong areas???) I'd actually like to see what DW could look like if you took the combat systems of 8, and 9, and put them together. If you got a solid combat system, a colourful cast of well thought out characters, and some interesting systems to sink your teeth into, then I think that makes for a good base in these kinds of games. Hopefully the series will look better moving forward, but I being as cynical as I am... will watch from afar with a great deal of caution. Sorry for the wall of text.... I just always feel the need to splurge my thoughts into a few paragraphs whenever I get thinking. I could probably keep going, but I shall stop before this gets further out of hand.

[@jasleinei744]

This series is so tired already

[@kesnermiller1962]

I wish you could double jump and dash. Maybe a grab button or something

[@wahidpawana424]

They butchered the battle at red cliff. That alone pissed me of in DW9.

[@MauricePhoenix]

After i get the 9 was i believe i just put the cd back to the box and never touch again. Stupid graphic for PS4. I wish the game as great as SW4-II

[@Kenodman]

I liked the open world idea. It was done very very poorly (probably low budget issues), but I easily see the potential in it. It's just going to require a lot more work and probably a rebranding since it would change the gameplay quite a bit. Think of castle raids and sieges. That would be the main point. Slowly but surely gaining over land until you get to the big castles where they would require deep strategy and proper preparation just to get into and then conquer. It would deviate from just hacking and slashing all the time which is why rebranding might've been a better choice. Land control would play a major part on how you conquer. That would require a balance where if you rush, you'll truly feel weak and powerless. That stupid grappling hook, although I bet it was needed in case you got trapped by a glitch or a bug, made sieges easy, tedious and just plain dumb. No dumb side quests. Have every quest be a meaningful battle towards the eventual big battle of the chapter. Show how every battle impacts the whole picture. Require players to conquer land as they inch ever closer to their destinations. More detailed open world. Every castle is unique. Every stronghold is unique. Don't scale down anything. Add a lot more verticality. DW9 felt too flat. Those puny strongholds in DW9 were a complete joke. All in all, it would probably need a budget that might not be profitable unless it's a really big hit. So I doubt it will ever happen. DW is just not THAT popular. It would require for them to step out of their niche fanbase and compete with the big boys of open world.

[@torototoro1252]

as long as they keep the outfit for cai wenji in dw9 and have her use a harp again, im good and also expand on xin xianyings story

[@clapointe151]

Can I be honest? I would say that if dw9 had a hypothetical story based on your interactions with the world, it would be sooo much better. Why do I say that? Did you ever wondered why so many people have 100% most of ubisoft games(7th gen titles)? Everything matter! Everything change the world, your character, your item, your strength! Not only that but why the fuck would I help my team if I know when they will die, how they will die and where they will die?! Why would I help lui bei if I know he will lose no matter what I do! Even a linear hypothetical story would be better. At least you would wonder what will happen to a certain character. Also if you know that in the end, you MAY win( you will probably have a cheesy good ending knowing omega force), there would be a reason to help allies and talk to the town since the geopolitical situation of china would be different. I found out that I only conquer battle and city when I play wei or jin. Again, because I know that the world is changing and that im gonna have the good ending.

[@saifalkuwari2092]

All you have to do is check the prices for the DLC of DW9 to see what this company has become. I have not been following any news regarding the next dynasty warriors but from what i saw in 9 i really won't be surprised if it became the next diablo immortal it's like whatever, And the crazy defending from the "Loyal Fans" defending the game perferomance and in general afer DW9 release was too much to witness.

[@thomas9435]

“It’s not a fictional story” yes it is. I do agree an open world aspect is probably better saved for an empires or later installment

[@David-zy1jw]

GTA6: Dynasty Warriors Edition

[@linkart1910]

One time I'm said that Fairy Tail looks like the bootleg Atelier game without alchemy and I was almost killed by these koei fans on twiter hahaah.

[@SexGravy]

There's a guy on facebook that sends Pm's to people to "kill themselves" if you criticize the game, it's kind of funny, but also tragically sad

[@BleedForTheWorld]

@@SexGravy sounds like a mad incel tbh

[@nildzrecastellanos]

nah that's just the general Fairy Tail fanbase, they're mostly like that

[@djw_tekken8490]

@@BleedForTheWorld mad scientist ? Soo cool sonofabitch!

[@deusvlad2.083]

The thing with open world is if its unique and architecture is good open world is going to be good, that's what people need to learn open world will always be the best for any game but it depends how its made having unique landscapes and weather effects with exploration and finding secrets items armor weapons skills etc and quests talking to people as well for even more side stories and what not, on the map that's the whole point of an open world, if you can't pull it off right don't do the open world lol Just look at Xenoblade Chronicles X open world it was almost perfect but so good to play through. The only thing that open world lacked was diversity in land weather I don't think there was a snow country in it or a sand area but it did have pretty much everything else thus why almost perfect game.

[@timrift]

If they can add cool ass places too fight in and had more things that were cool I would have fun with a open world but they needa have time too make it like dw13 maybe but I’ve been playinf dw3 and 4 resently like daily for the past few months

[@jackthomas1711]

Dynasty warriors 9 I wouldn't wish it on my worst enemy!!

[@Josh-ez3mb]

Thank God, it did not go well.

[@adzi6164]

5:55 Officer Play Romance of the Three Kingdoms games b like:

[@MestGryd]

How embarrassing that the past 10 years only one good game was W03U and the rest were bang average or horrible.

[@cataclysmchildernsvoid3455]

Nice opinion you have there

[@dimlord_urza7311]

Not sure how much credit goes to Koei compared to Gust but I’m having a blast with the new Fairy Tail game. Koei has always been questionable with their DLC practices though.

[@kendrickprice6463]

I would buy dw9 right now if it at least had strikeforce skins

[@yuejin1776]

2:16that never happen to me or perhaps i stopped playing dw my lords n my lady

[@amanogirl1]

They should remove open world completely, I didn’t buy the game because of the open world, and the designs were from DW3. This was the most rubbish game of the year. I’m glad I stuck with DW8

[@JelloFluoride]

As much shit as people talked and still talk about DW6, 6 Empires had free DLC. And that's was a big deal then. Ever since I've seen weak and overpriced DLC.

[@NotCharAznable]

I've kinds given up on Koei as a company.

[@heatison11]

I've been a die hard fan of the whole series until dw9 came out, played it for maybe 1 week and got incredibly bored.....it was so stupid

[@CC_Reads]

i like the open world because it breaks up the menu based direction the game always had, but the battle fields should be the way they were but with more strategic elements. they also should reduce the size of the open world because whats the point if ur just gonna blaze thru on your super powered horse that came free with the game. also they gave me free OP weapons when i got the game. why would i want to start with a “power 400” weapon

[@perroculero7852]

Maybe its just me but I like story immersion, the cutscene hack and slash movie like DW is what I like.

[@Bench468]

I played the demo and saw huge potential in the open world idea. The game feels rushed is all.

[@cozzy4447]

I actually liked dw9 in general and the open world aspect it made it feel like you where one small cog in a huge army and not just some overpowered god that annihilates everything it’s in path like in most warriors games plus it felt a bit more realistic compared to pretty much all the other titles. But I don’t blame them for not going open world again as overall the game isn’t the best in the series. I just hope they don’t shy away from experimenting and trying something new in the future because of the bad reputation dw9 got.

[@GReyn]

i actually dont mind the open world, if they do some improvement.. i feel exactly the same like you.. but the bad thing about dw9 is the weapon, new updated characters, and the overall repetitive story progression.. the only thing that i can think of that suits dw9 open world perfectly, is an empire title.. which in a way could fix the whole story progression problem.. the new characters are fine, but the weapon cloning is not.. i agree if they decided to remove absurd weapon like gattling gun, boat, flying swords, etc.. but dont remove the good ones.. they could bring back older weapon from previous series like gan ning dw5 & dw6

[@ashemabahumat4173]

Open world can work, but you gotta do it well... and preferably good combat. Which dynasty warriors typically lacks, lol. Also, the "progression" bit can be taken in terms of story. That said, tooster teeth just ignores all valid criticism. They've proven themselves inept by constantly mocking the fans and taking everything personally. It's not "damned if you do, damned if you don't" in their case. Its "our heads are so far up our asses that everything we hear sounds like shit".

[@trainerredcharizard7982]

A dynasty warriors game set in modern world and the kingdom Would be yakuza clans could maybe be Cool? Maybe KT just Sticks to what they can do well..

[@Entity221]

I’m genuinely a fan of the open world idea, but it was just too ambitious/too soon. It didn’t feel “full”. If they brought back the original characters weapons (newer characters can have the newer weapons) and build off the gameplay of DW5 I think Koei could revive the Dynasty Warriors franchise overnight

[@venjustice6666]

Fax

[@evafox9696]

Open world is fine if you FILL the fucking open world. Witcher 3 is the definitive open world game because you constantly got side-tracked by things happening, whereas DW9 was full of empty landscapes and re-used tree assets. It was pathetic.

[@mrrno6402]

DW9 was garbage 🗑 af I wasted my money unfortunately 😂

[@jackthomas1711]

"Fallout 4 wasn't that good"? What are you smoking !!

[@1jon1234]

rather have it like in stages like DW8,WOU3,WOU4 and more char maybe some more female char cause i think DW8 had 83 but there are more male then female so the can balance the gender playability a bit and make stages longer + the WO that u can have 3 char to switch in battle that can fight alongside you would be a + to. and dont forget Ambition mode i really enjoyed that ^- ^

[@LendyVi]

I want samurai warriors 5 , :(

[@forgetabowiet5072]

Really enjoy the hackin and slashing of billions of warriors 😅 and destroying all the red before finishing a quest although do to boredom it takes sooooo long to finish the game 😅😅

[@emperorjoker9240]

I hated the Open world aspect of the DW9. Once you unlocked the map you can literally teleport all over the place, really took out the tension and made the game easier than it already is.

[@unstablenecrophage278]

Dw2/3 was the best. They ruined every game since.

[@hollowgrapej1561]

I don't think open world is inherently bad, just that Koei seems absolutely incompetent at making a good game based around it. Even in the games we have without it, the maps are already barren without much going on in it. Always felt like an afterthought. What I think is the dumbest thing happening with this series is that if you look at the Musou spin-offs, it clearly shows they can do better, but time and time again, they continue to do the exact same thing with Dynasty Warriors. It makes zero sense and Koei's DLC practices, especially with Dynasty Warriors 9 considering the reception it had, is honestly proof that they do not give a damn.

[@TropicalTendencies]

Japanese developers often try to copy the bankable trends from the west but often does a terrible job! The open world setting was a terrible idea, trying to appeal to a broader, streamlined and younger audience (gta, the lord of the rings games, and all those soulless action games that I don't know the name of....)

[@SilentXTMR]

Zelda: am I a joke to you?

[@blanktrigger8863]

I've also noticed that unless it's an iconic series like zelda, they seems to just use the series as a cash cow. This footage that the OP is displaying of the open world doesn't even look like they tried