DYNASTY WARRIORS 9

Fantastic cleaning game. (Power washer fans will love this as it's a similar game disguised as a war game.)
When you compare this to masterpieces like Warriors Orochi 3 or Fate/Samurai Remnant, it lacks polish and content for the mechanics that make it unique, but when looking at it as an action cleaning game of today, it's incredible.
Large simulated battles, VA story that has comical cutscenes, freedom to approach objectives, lots of characters and items to grind. Local and online co-op for the open world. I hope more games take the unique aspects of this and continue to improve it for the musou genre.
It's insane that this game has local co-op on PC. If you have someone to play it with, it's a lot of fun to just roam around and fight stuff. This game doesn't force you into battles; instead, it treats fights like a cleaning game. You know that you will be able to clean up all of the red dots on the map, and it's satisfying when you do.

Game got way over hated imo, it was the first time (& now only time) KT did a open world like this for DW & what they did with what they had is good, all i can say is play it for yourself & think yourself bc i didn't get DW9 for years bc of what others said & i regret it.

Its def the worst dynasty warriors game i have played but its still fun bc its dynasty warriors

DYNASTY WARRIORS 9 — 114.3 h played
Score: 6 / 10 (Worth a look on sale)
Omega Force’s bold attempt to weld Musou combat onto an open-world map succeeds just enough to be interesting—but stumbles on technical polish, repetitive side content, and a loss of the series’ tight mission pacing.
HIGHLIGHTS
• **Musou core intact** — Chain 1,000-KO combos with familiar charge attacks and new Flow-attack strings; signature “one warrior vs. an army” spectacle survives the open-world jump.
• **All 90+ characters at launch** — Every kingdom hero gets unique weapons, EX attacks, and a personal story chapter, letting Romance-of-the-Three-Kingdoms fans bounce between Zhang Liao sieges and Zhao Yun duels at will.
• **Weapon graft freedom** — Interchangeable movesets plus gem crafting mean you can run Cao Cao with a halberd or Sun Shangxiang with twin swords without waiting for Empires-style edit modes.
• **Siege tools** — Grappling hooks, siege towers, and ballistae add variety to castle assaults, giving veterans a new wrinkle beyond “rush the gate.”
WHERE IT STUMBLES
• **Sparse open world** — Vast China map is beautiful but thin; most side objectives boil down to copy-pasted forts, animal hunts, or ore nodes.
• **Mission pacing lost** — Replacing bite-sized stages with long rides between battles dilutes the trademark Musou adrenaline loop.
• **Technical woes** — Pop-in, frame drops, and stiff NPC animation persist even after patches (tested on Core i7-11700K / RTX 3090 at 1440p).
• **Uneven difficulty** — Early levels melt; late-game officers suddenly sponge damage unless you over-level or abuse weapon gems.
• **Minimal voice direction** — English dub lines often sound first-take; dramatic moments lack punch.
FINAL VERDICT
If you’re curious about seeing every “iconic battle” stitched into one map and don’t mind performance hiccups or a diluted mission loop, Dynasty Warriors 9 offers a unique—if flawed—Musou experiment. Series newcomers should start with DW8 XL or Samurai Warriors 5; long-time fans may find just enough novelty here to justify a discounted dive.

game has come a long way with the full version of the game it is very fun

hack and slash with rpg elements pretty fun and endless hours of gameplay

I was a dumb and listened to the hullabaloo when this game released. I like the open world, it is sparse in places but so is the real world, you can't have a village every 250 feet. So now instead of stumbling across bandits somewhere on the map in 9 we instead get a little figure that pops up in origin and we can choose to fight in a small 1x1 square meter box.