Dynasty Warriors: Origins takes place across five chapters. There’s technically a short prologue chapter too, but it’s only a single tutorial battle to get your feet wet with the combat. Every chapter is roughly equal in terms of length, though you may wind up spending the most time in Chapter Three for reasons I’ll explain below.

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Origins, can quickly turn the tide of battle as you use them to strike down enemy officers or quickly clear a field of peons. Origins offers dozens upon dozens of different Battle Arts to equip and use,

The Spear is another solid early-game weapon that falls off a bit once you start getting to the harder content. If you want to charge head-first into the enemy in a single direction, these builds will let you pierce through enemy defenses while making up for the Spear’s weaknesses.

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Origins evolves the long-running series, meshing its hack-and-slash core with an action-oriented slant that enhances its extravagant warfare.

All of the Dynasty Warriors Origins Bonds found so far, as well as every one of the training missions you need to complete.

Origins, including what comes in each edition, what preorder bonuses to expect, and an explanation of what this game is.