Despite the hack-and-slash nature of Dynasty Warriors games, there's an undeniable skill element involved. Dynasty Warriors: Origins acknowledges this by providing players with four distinct difficulty settings, enabling them to customize the challenge level according to their skill and experience. As this game marks a sort of reboot, both new and veteran players might find themselves pondering the optimal difficulty setting. The choice largely depends on the player's skill level and the desired challenge.
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All Dynasty Warriors: Origins Difficulty Settings
Dynasty Warriors: Origins offers four difficulty settings, though initially, only three are accessible. At the outset, players can select from Historian (easy), Wayfarer (normal), and Hero (hard). The Ultimate Warrior (very hard) option unlocks after completing one of the main scenarios for any of the three factions.
While there's a Trophy/Achievement for conquering a single battle on Ultimate Warrior, no such rewards are tied to completing the main campaign on any specific difficulty.
Which Dynasty Warriors: Origins Difficulty Setting is Best?
For newcomers to the action-adventure genre or those primarily interested in the narrative, Historian is the ideal choice, serving as the game's easy mode. Wayfarer is recommended for the majority of players, including those with limited experience with Musou/Warriors games. Fans of the series might opt for Hero from the start, while Musou veterans might want to challenge themselves with Ultimate Warrior once it's unlocked, especially to keep the game engaging while completing remaining missions, requests, and scenarios.
Players can adjust the difficulty setting between battles through the config menu if they find the gameplay too challenging or too easy, without impacting the story.
Difficulty Mode Differences in Dynasty Warriors: Origins
On Historian, all enemy attacks are blockable, and it's easier to stagger enemies, gain bravery, and fill the Musou Gauge. In contrast, Hero ramps up the challenge with stronger, more aggressive enemies, shorter parry and perfect evade windows, and no Meat Buns dropped by enemies. Blocking depletes bravery, there's less time to influence battles between allied and enemy forces, and the earnings in Skill Points and gold are slightly reduced. Ultimate Warrior intensifies these aspects, featuring even tighter parry and evade windows and significantly diminished battle earnings.
