T he Musou combat of the Dynasty Warriors games has long since evolved from simply mashing the square and triangle buttons with the occasional tap of the circle. Starting in Warri

Origins has an 80 on Metacritic after 35 published reviews on its PlayStation 5 version, with an 85 on PC after 15 reviews and a 78 on Xbox after 9 reviews. Note that the final score may change slightly - up or down - in the next few hours,

Origins is a classic Musou game through and through, featuring high-energy rock music, and legions of grunts to cut down as easily as blades of grass. That said, Origins is far from a by-the-books Dynasty Warriors game.

Origins takes the long-running Musou games series in a new direction, with refined RPG mechanics and a character-focused story.

In Dynasty Warriors Origins, the Battle of Niuzhu is a pivotal clash in Chapter 4, where Sun Ce begins his ambitious conquest of Jiangdong.

Origins can get pretty tricky in some of the later missions, especially if you've accepted the challenge of playing on one of the higher difficulty settings. Winning battles takes a lot more than just flashy Battle Arts and big Musou Attacks,