{"id":40410,"date":"2024-11-25T17:15:27","date_gmt":"2024-11-25T08:15:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=40410"},"modified":"2024-11-25T17:15:30","modified_gmt":"2024-11-25T08:15:30","slug":"dynasty-warriors-origins-demo-prompts-comparisons-to-soulslike-games-with-unexpectedly-difficult-lu-bu-boss-fight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/dynasty-warriors-origins-demo-prompts-comparisons-to-soulslike-games-with-unexpectedly-difficult-lu-bu-boss-fight\/","title":{"rendered":"Dynasty Warriors: Origins demo prompts comparisons to Soulslike games with unexpectedly difficult L\u00fc Bu boss fight\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Dynasty Warriors: Origins<\/strong>\u2019 free demo, which released last Friday, November 22, was supposed to give players a glimpse at <a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/dynasty-warriors-origins-announced-for-steam-ps5-and-xbox-promising-1-vs-1000-hack-and-slash-action\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Koei Tecmo\u2019s latest entry in the hack-and-slash franchise<\/a>. While some could play it to completion, many found the demo\u2019s boss, L\u00fc Bu, to be a lot more difficult than what they\u2019re used to.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1348\" height=\"758\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1348px) 100vw, 1348px\" src=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/20241125-40410-001.jpg\" alt=\"Lu Bu's grab in Dynasty Warriors: Origins\" class=\"wp-image-40415\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/20241125-40410-001.jpg 1348w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/20241125-40410-001-380x214.jpg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/20241125-40410-001-768x432.jpg 768w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Dynasty Warriors: Origins demo features an action-fueled retelling of the Battle of Sishui Pass depicted in\u202fLuo Guanzhong\u2019s fiction novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms. L\u00fc Bu\u2019s large health pool, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/2014saki730\/status\/1860901974679691640\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">resilience to most attacks<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/gepgtadgmppko2\/status\/1860913345924399473\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">high damage output<\/a> (specifically his grab attack) have resulted in <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/kazu_ver92\/status\/1860735331894706368\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">players likening him to a Soulslike boss<\/a>. While L\u00fc Bu has proved to be a challenge in past Dynasty Warriors titles, he seems to be especially difficult to defeat in this new demo.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1348\" height=\"753\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1348px) 100vw, 1348px\" src=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/20241125-40410-002.jpg\" alt=\"Dynasty Warriors: Origins\" class=\"wp-image-40416\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/20241125-40410-002.jpg 1348w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/20241125-40410-002-380x212.jpg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/20241125-40410-002-768x429.jpg 768w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Another factor that could serve to L\u00fc Bu\u2019s overall difficulty is Dynasty Warriors: Origins\u2019 parry and perfect dodge mechanics, which require players to be more on-point with their button inputs. Considering that the franchise is known for allowing players to wail on hordes of foes with reckless abandon, some may still be adapting to the latest entry\u2019s more sophisticated gameplay mechanics.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"ja\" dir=\"ltr\">\u3069\u3053\u304b\u3067\u8a71\u3057\u305f\u3088\u3046\u306a\u6c17\u304c\u3057\u306a\u3044\u3053\u3068\u3082\u306a\u3044\u3067\u3059\u304c\u3001\u4f53\u9a13\u7248\u306e\u6c5c\u6c34\u95a2\u306e\u6226\u3044\u306f\u3001\u3053\u306e\u4f53\u9a13\u7248\u306e\u305f\u3081\u306b\u7279\u5225\u306b\u8abf\u6574\u306a\u3069\u3092\u5165\u308c\u305f\u7279\u5225\u7248\u3067\u3059\u3002\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/MCk5neN7EK\">https:\/\/t.co\/MCk5neN7EK<\/a><\/p>&mdash; \u5e84 \u77e5\u5f66 \/ Tomohiko Sho (@koeilau) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/koeilau\/status\/1859815140671225919?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 22, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em><strong>Post translation:<\/strong><\/em> <em>I feel like I may have mentioned this somewhere before, but the Battle of Sishui Pass has been adjusted specifically for this trial version. L\u00fc Bu has been adjusted to be strong enough that you can defeat him if you try hard, but he does not appear in the Battle at Sishui Pass in the final version. The voice that speaks after you clear the game changes randomly, so I hope you enjoy guessing who is saying what.<\/em>\u00a0<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Dynasty Warriors: Origins\u2019 producer Tomohiko Sho has since responded to fan complaints regarding L\u00fc Bu\u2019s difficulty, saying that the character was specifically adjusted for the game\u2019s demo. L\u00fc Bu will not be a fightable enemy in the Battle of Sishui Pass in the final game, but he could make an appearance and be fought elsewhere.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite complaints, some find the L\u00fc Bu fight to be a welcome challenge. A few players were able to <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/aroblasan_ff14\/status\/1860749619233534352\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">beat the Chinese warlord after hours of trying<\/a>, and while some of these victories were <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/mushmura0704\/status\/1860838277022187776\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">earned on the lowest difficulty<\/a>, a defeated L\u00fc Bu is still a defeated L\u00fc Bu.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dynasty Warriors: Origins is scheduled to launch on January 17 for the PC (<a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/2384580\/DYNASTY_WARRIORS_ORIGINS\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Steam<\/a>), PS5 and Xbox Series X|S.\u00a0The free demo with the crazy-hard L\u00fc Bu boss fight is available now for all compatible platforms.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Players diving into the demo of Koei Tecmo&#8217;s Dynasty Warriors: Origins ran into a boss that was a lot more difficult than what they&#8217;re used to.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":67,"featured_media":40413,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_gspb_post_css":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[17],"class_list":["post-40410","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 v27.6 - 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