Dynasty Warriors Origins Reviews

The critic reviews have dropped for Dynasty Warriors: Origins, and Koei Tecmo's latest action game is off to an impressive start ahead of its release on the 17th January.

At the time of writing, Origins sits a very respectable overall score of 80 on Metacritic. The PS5 version has been reviewed by 44 publications — including us! — and it's currently the highest rated Dynasty Warriors title ever released. That's a real achievement, considering how long this franchise has been around.

Previously, the highest critic score was held by Dynasty Warriors 4, which released for the PS2 all the way back in 2003. That golden oldie's got a 78 based on 24 reviews.

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Now, there is a caveat here in that Dynasty Warriors has never been a mainstream, critically recognised property. It's always had its hardcore fans, but for generations, it was largely ignored by the press — and when it did actually turn up on websites and in magazines, it was awarded middling review scores and often labelled a repetitive, braindead action series.

Obviously, times have changed. Dynasty Warriors has been around for decades at this point, and many people still interested in the franchise may have grown up with the older games. Generally speaking, we've come a long way from the days when it was afforded just 150 words in the Official PlayStation Magazine.

Did you expect Origins to be such a hit with critics? Where do you think the series will go from here? Enjoy your army's morale boost in the comments section below.

[source metacritic.com]