Fans will be able to check out Dynasty Warriors 9: Empires on Switch and other platforms before the game launches next month thanks to a free demo going live today.
Available on the Switch eShop, the demo features the game's all-new evolved castle sieges including both invasion battles and defense, letting players storm the enemy castle or fight to defend their fortress in what's said to be a "challenging" tutorial. You'll also be able to check out its 'edit' mode, where you can create your own officers before taking them into battle.
The best part here is that any characters you create can be transferred over to the full game (as long as you purchase the game on the same platform). Here's what the full game will offer next month:
■ Command your armies freely! Exciting Castle Sieges!
Combat has evolved from the "Battles" of previous games into "Castle Sieges" that occur in the area around each castle. In an always changing environment, use devious planning and military might to enjoy this new style of battle where the biggest question is "What's the best way to take this castle?"■ Politics System, where an Officer's character and trust can strengthen the country.
In Politics, the choices of and the interactions between officers will determine the foundations of a force. Players are able to experience a variety of lifestyles, playing as Rulers, Generals, Unaffiliated officers, and more. Furthermore, an officers' interactions with other officers will help to strengthen the country they are a part of.■ Live dramatically! The evolved "Edit Mode".
The game includes the Edit Mode, a series favorite. Players can create their own Custom Officers from a wide range of parts.
With the 94 Musou Officers and over 700 Generic Officers that appear in DYNASTY WARRIORS 9, players can more dramatically populate their very own Dynasty Warriors experience.
Dynasty Warriors 9: Empires launches on Switch on 15th February, and will also release on Xbox and PlayStation consoles, Steam, and Google Stadia.
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I haven't played a Dynasty Warriors games since like the PS2 era but this one seems more intriguing. Does anyone else think the political/choice system will be a game changer?
I like the idea of having longtime rivals or friends on the battlefield, but maybe it's more shallow than I'm imagining.
Edit: Played the demo for a bit, here's my takeaways:
1. The demo is more of a tutorial than a demo, it just teaches basic moves and has options to do 2 different types of battles but no real progress to transfer besides characters you create.
2. Customization/Character creation options are really impressive and complex, probably my favorite part of the demo.
3. The graphics are pretty muddy and choppy (probably common for this series, given the hundreds of characters on screen at once). I don't mind the choppiness or even the jagged edges, I just wish the game had a more colorful palette, at least from the battlefields I saw in the demo.
I'm still on the fence with this one.
It needs to do something different than the previous games. Bored of repeatedly pressing attack and then winning.
Okay will try this later today
Question will i like the dynasty warriors games if I like the hyrule warriors games?
Unfortunately I'm a mark for Warriors-styled games; I think I've bought every one made available physically on Switch. Oh boy, can't wait for Touken Ranbu Warriors later this year!
https://www.koeitecmoamerica.com/touken-warriors/
These games are the nascar of action games...sure there's stuff going on but it's going on in the most repetitive way ever.
@UglyCasanova It's okay for lots of people to like things you don't like.
They wouldn't have made Persona 5 Strikers, Hyrule Warriors, or Fire Emblem Warriors if people didn't actually like or appreciate this style of game. If you don't like these games, that's fair, but there's no call for insulting a whole genre.
@Astral-Grain and the framerate? Choppy like usual for a musou game?
Graphics are muddy. Aren't a lot of KT games sometimes like that especially the dynasty warrior games
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