Certain items have different effects for example, placing a gong in the house and interacting with it will allow the player to change the background music. The player can customize and decorate hideouts with furniture bought from merchants. The map will advance in time when main story missions are completed, but are described as having a 'high degree of difficulty' which can be lowered by completing associated side missions. Time and weather now change in real time, and enemy vision is affected at night-time or when it is raining.
A day-night cycle and dynamic weather system is also featured in the game. The player can invade and infiltrate enemy fortifications with the utilization of a grappling hook.
The characters' move-set combinations is also revised. A traversable map of China is implemented which the player can freely roam on foot, horseback or boat, the game focuses on livable environments such as cities and towns as well as places where large battles take place. The game revamps the gameplay of the series with the introduction of the open world environment. It received mixed reviews from critics.ĭynasty Warriors 9 is a hack and slash game played from a third-person perspective with stealth elements. It was released in February 2018 for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Microsoft Windows.
Dynasty Warriors 9 is a hack and slash video game developed by Omega Force and published by Koei Tecmo.
