{"id":37948,"date":"2024-10-07T10:32:24","date_gmt":"2024-10-07T01:32:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=37948"},"modified":"2024-10-07T11:47:57","modified_gmt":"2024-10-07T02:47:57","slug":"dynasty-warriors-origins-aims-to-appeal-to-diversifying-playerbase-by-going-back-to-the-series-roots-producer-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/dynasty-warriors-origins-aims-to-appeal-to-diversifying-playerbase-by-going-back-to-the-series-roots-producer-says\/","title":{"rendered":"To revive the Dynasty Warriors series&#8217; declining popularity, Dynasty Warriors Origins will go back to the series&#8217; roots,\u00a0producer says"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Dynasty Warriors: Origins<\/strong> is set to release on PS5, Xbox Series X|S and PC next January. At TGS 2024, AUTOMATON spoke with the game\u2019s producer Tomohiko Sho to find out why and how Origins is going back to the series\u2019 roots to offer both old fans and new players an accessible and immersive experience across modern platforms.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" src=\"http:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/20241007-37948-002.jpg\" alt=\"Attacking enemy soldiers in Dynasty Warriors Origins sends them flying up into the air\" class=\"wp-image-37954\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/20241007-37948-002.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/20241007-37948-002-380x214.jpg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/20241007-37948-002-768x432.jpg 768w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Dynasty Warriors: Origins is the latest entry in Omega Force\u2019s long-running musou series Dynasty Warriors. The first game was released back in 1997, as a spin-off from publisher Koei\u2019s Romance of the Three Kingdoms games. Heavily inspired by the Chinese 14<sup>th<\/sup> century historical novel The Romance of the Three Kingdoms, the game franchises feature dramatic interpretations of well-known Chinese warlords like Liu Bei and Cao Cao. In Dynasty Warriors: Origins, you will play an unnamed protagonist, and you will conquer the Three Kingdoms alongside the legendary heroes.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video controls src=\"https:\/\/video.akamai.steamstatic.com\/store_trailers\/257058686\/movie480_vp9.webm?t=1727397517\"><\/video><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-palette-color-10-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-5dc65be71692b524354337326685a506\" id=\"dynasty-warriors-origins\" style=\"font-size:1px\">Dynasty Warriors Origins<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>As the name suggests, Dynasty Warriors Origins will be taking the series back to its roots. But what is the reason for this? Sho explains that the series\u2019 fanbase has grown more diverse over the years- with people enjoying different aspects of the games, making it hard to zero in on a target audience. \u201cWith the previous game, Dynasty Warriors 9, we tried making it open world, but the feedback was divisive,\u201d Sho explains. \u201cAfter many discussions among the development department about the future of the series, we concluded that the main appeal of the Dynasty Warriors series is its \u2018tactical action.\u2019 It\u2019s a fusion of a high degree of freedom to attack and an interesting battle simulation against the backdrop of The Romance of the Three Kingdoms. These elements were prominent in the early entries in the series. I felt that we should reconstruct these elements with modern technology and bring them to all the players again, so I decided to steer the series back to its origins.\u201d&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" src=\"http:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/20241007-37948-003.jpg\" alt=\"Dynasty Warriors Origins features huge armies spread out across vast battlefields\" class=\"wp-image-37953\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/20241007-37948-003.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/20241007-37948-003-380x214.jpg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/20241007-37948-003-768x432.jpg 768w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Although Dynasty Warriors Origins promises to give fans the chance to rediscover the series\u2019 appeal all over again, Sho explains that \u201cWhat we are focusing on even more is getting people who are not familiar with the series or The Romance of the Three Kingdoms to play it.\u201d With the Dynasty Warriors\u2019 basis in Chinese history, it can seem daunting to new players who aren\u2019t familiar with the setting or characters. Sho explains that \u201cTo allow new players to easily become immersed in the world of Dynasty Warriors, we designed the game so that the story only goes up to The Battle of Red Cliffs and made the protagonist an original character with amnesia.\u201d&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" src=\"http:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/20241007-37948-001.jpg\" alt=\"The main character leaps into the air to attack from above with his spear. flaming arrows also rain down on the enemy \" class=\"wp-image-37955\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/20241007-37948-001.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/20241007-37948-001-380x214.jpg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/20241007-37948-001-768x432.jpg 768w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Romance of the Three Kingdoms is epic in length and trying to convey it all in one game would be very difficult. \u201cStopping at The Battle of Red Cliffs allows us to give players who are not familiar with The Romance of the Three Kingdoms an in-depth experience and convey the story\u2019s appeal.\u201d Having an original amnesiac protagonist also allows for characters and the setting to be introduced to him, making it easier for new players to understand who is who. It also provides a new perspective on things for die-hard fans too. \u201cThe warlords show sides to themselves that only the protagonist gets to see, allowing us to depict historical events from different perspectives than in previous games,\u201d producer Tomohiko Sho comments. \u201cThe Dynasty Warriors series repeats the same history over and over again (laughs), but I think Dynasty Warriors: Origins story will be enjoyable for fans as well.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dynasty Warriors Origins is scheduled to be released for PS5, Xbox Series X|S and PC (<a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/2384580\/DYNASTY_WARRIORS_ORIGINS\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Steam<\/a>) on January 17, 2025&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dynasty Warriors Origins&#8217; producer explains how the latest game in the Chinese history-inspired series will offer an immersive experience for both newcomers and fans<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":61,"featured_media":37952,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_gspb_post_css":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[17],"class_list":["post-37948","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-japan-related-news"],"blocksy_meta":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>To revive the Dynasty Warriors series&#039; 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