Dynasty Warriors: Originsis the latest plunge into the battlefields of China at the end of the Han Dynasty. The series is known for its thrilling battles that pit lone heroes against armies of thousands, and Origins has some of Dynasty Warriors' biggest challenges yet inside a reimagined story campaign.
With less of a focus on grinding and more on exploring alternate paths of history, there’s a lot to cover in Dynasty Warriors: Origins, and less need to repeat yourself by fighting the same battles over and over again. If you’re considering taking up your sword, here’s how long it will take to see the war through.
The times given below are according tohowlongtobeat.com, which tallies and averages times reported by players around the world.
How Long Does It Take To Beat Dynasty Warriors: Origins Story?
A single playthrough of Dynasty Warriors: Origins' story, from the initial encounter at Ji Province to the climactic Battle of Chibi and its aftermath, is estimated to takearound 16.5 hours.Of course, given that there are three factions to choose from, and alternate paths within each storyline, there’a a pretty good chance that you won’t be done with the game when you reach that point
How Many Chapters Are In Dynasty Warriors: Origins?
Dynasty Warriors: Origins is divided intofive chapters, although Chapters 3 through 5 eachbranch into diverging storylinesdepending on the paths you take. In Chapter 3, you’ll have tochoose whether to support Cao Cao, Liu Bei, or the Sun Clanin their bids for supremacy over China, and that choice remains locked in until the end of the game.
You probably won’t be able to manage it on your first playthrough, since it’s intentionally very difficult, but each of the three paths hasat least one opportunity to save a character who is fated to die.Changing history will dramatically affect the outcome of the story, but is the only way to see the true ending for each faction.
How Long Does It Take To 100% Dynasty Warriors: Origins?
Seeing every possible ending in Dynasty Warriors: Origins doesn’t necessarily require a full playthrough for each. Thanks to the game’sinnovative version of New Game Plus, you can restart midway through the story along any path you’ve already taken, which effectively allows you toskip the first two chapters entirely. This makes it much easier tojoin factions you opposed beforeand evenalter the course of historythrough your actions.
Seeing every endingcan be done quickly by turning the difficulty down and rushing through the storyline; doing it that way can potentially take a total of around 30-32 hours thanks to the time saved by New Game Plus. If you’re looking to do absolutely everything, though, including all the Ultimate Warrior challenges, HLTB doesn’t yet have an estimate but 100 or more hours is, in our own experience, not out of the question.
