Dynasty Warriors 3: Complete Edition Remastered Is Coming To Switch 2 And Switch In 2026

Interesting, I wonder why 3 specifically. If it's a good remaster, I'll consider checking it out. Been a while since I've played a DW game.

This is gonna run terribly on og switch 😤 😅 and I'm not sure if mimicking origins gameplay for an older title is gonna go over well 🤔 but I'm still buying this day one

Probably one of my favorite PS2 Musou game back in 2001. Even though this is Dynasty Warriors 3, this is actually the second Musou game in the series and the best one at that since Dynasty Warriors 1 is a fighting game and Dynasty Warriors 2 is the first in the Musou franchise and this one fix the issue in the 1st one (again not Dynasty Warriors 1). Definitely buying it day one.

@Serpenterror That is interesting, I didn't know that about the series origins!

@hisownsidekick That's what I've been wondering. Was this a really popular one? Aren't they all kind of the same?

There should be a quick term for "I'll buy the Switch 1 version but play it on Switch 2." Maybe "I'll get the Switch 1.5 version."

@AussieMcBucket They definitely iterated on the formula, so maybe 3 added a mechanic or something that series fans really like.

I know that some fans prefer certain rosters and even how certain characters are outfitted. I remember a friend being disappointed, years ago, that the latest game included his favorite character but just gave them a generic sword and fighting style instead of their unique weapon/fighting style. Really sucked the fun out of it for him, so he just picked up one of the many versions of an older entry, haha. Maybe it's something like that and this is just "the one" for some fans.

@AussieMcBucket Well kinda but Dynasty Warriors 3 did set the standard for the series going forward. Do realize that before Dynasty Warriors 3, Dynasty Warriors 2 itself was only a single player game with shorter missions. Dynasty Warriors 3 introduced split screen co-op, a lot more playable fighters, and longer missions. A ton of RPG elements were not introduced yet until DW3 and most things such as weapon drops and bow and arrows were introduced in Dynasty Warriors 3.

"Unreal Engine 5"
"Japanese-only voice acting"

It will run terribly and will deprive us of gems such as those below:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rFA08BJUtPo

I'm very happy with this choice as it is the PS2 DW I played the least, so itll both be nostalgic and a new experience.
I miss these old designs so much, the warriors haven't looked right ever since the ps2 era.

@hisownsidekick Fair enough, interesting insights. Thanks for sharing.

@Serpenterror Ah, okay. So, it was basically the beginning of the franchise as we now know it. That makes more sense then. Thank you!

Will have to get this as my first actual dynasty warriors game. Ive fire emblem and hyrule warriors and I love them.

Nice. I loved 3. My brother and I would do co op all the time. Funny how the remastered is the way I remember it and when they show the original between clips it feels like something else 😂🤣

Someone explain to me what makes these two different versions of 3 specifically the ones to remake when, as far as I understand it, Dynasty Warriors and Romance of the Three Kingdoms are slightly updated re-dos of the same story every time

More than just a remaster, this is clearly a UE5 Remake, looks excting!
It also looks like the best the franchise has gotten to look thanks to the engine, but it makes me wonder if it will look that good on Switch 2. There's also the fact it's coming to Switch 1 somehow... but oh dear, I hope they make both versions look very different

Now that is what I call a true remaster. Just look at the difference between both versions!

Im a fan of the Warriors games, but got into the series after this game, so I'll watch this one closely.

What I'd really like to see is a Switch 2 version of Warriors Orochi 3. Make it happen! 😁

3 is and always will be the best Dynasty Warriors. 2 is 2nd place. Can’t wait!

@hisownsidekick 3 was arguably the best of the series at one point.

HOWEVER...if this doesn't have the English dub...it is absolutely a non-starter.

@Serpenterror
„ this is actually the second Musou game in the series and the best one at that since Dynasty Warriors 1 is a fighting game and Dynasty Warriors 2 is the first in the Musou franchise“
Not quite correct. DW2 is the first Shin Musou game, aka „real“ Musou.
Even the first one was called Musou in Japan, just nit Shin Musou.