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.

In the doldrums of winter, I’ve reached for comfort media — which, for me, means Chinese historical dramas. And while the elaborate costumes and overly sweet romances are enjoyable, sometimes a girl wants something with a little more teeth. Dynasty Warriors: Origins has given me exactly what I needed.

Players have access to a good variety of weapon types in Dynasty Warriors: Origins, but some are a bit more effective in combat than the rest.

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,

Put simply, players will need to alter the fate of certain characters if they want to unlock all of the true endings in Dynasty Warriors: Origins, although this can sometimes end up being a lot easier said than done.

Players will need to restore peace to every region if they want to unlock the last mission in Dynasty Warriors: Origins.

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,

Origins, players will have to choose between one of the game's three major factions: Cao Cao and the kingdom of Wei, the Sun family and the kingdom of Wu, or Liu Bei and the kingdom of Shu. These are the titular three kingdoms in Romance of the Three Kingdoms,

Origins is one of the best Dynasty Warriors games in years, but its limited outfit variety is a big disappointment.