Dynasty Warriors Origins: Optimal Difficulty Selection Guide

Dynasty Warriors: Origins offers a skilled combat experience, but caters to diverse player skill levels with four difficulty settings. This guide helps you choose the best setting for your gameplay preference.

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All Dynasty Warriors: Origins Difficulty Settings

The game features four difficulty levels: Historian (easy), Wayfarer (normal), Hero (hard), and Ultimate Warrior (very hard). Initially, only Historian, Wayfarer, and Hero are accessible. Ultimate Warrior unlocks after completing a main scenario for one of the three factions. Note that completing a battle on Ultimate Warrior earns a Trophy/Achievement, but campaign completion doesn't have difficulty-specific awards.

Which Dynasty Warriors: Origins Difficulty Setting is Best?

Historian, the easiest mode, is ideal for newcomers to the genre or players prioritizing story over challenge. Wayfarer provides a balanced experience suitable for most players, even those with limited Musou/Warriors game experience. Series veterans might start with Hero, while experienced Musou players should consider Ultimate Warrior after unlocking it for a heightened challenge, especially for completing missions and scenarios. The difficulty can be adjusted between battles via the config menu without impacting the storyline.

Difficulty Mode Differences in Dynasty Warriors: Origins

Historian simplifies gameplay by making all enemy attacks easily blockable, improving enemy staggering, bravery gain, and Musou Gauge filling. Conversely, Hero increases enemy strength and aggression, reduces parry/evade windows, and removes Meat Bun drops. Bravery is depleted when blocking, influencing battles takes less time, and Skill Points/gold rewards are slightly reduced. Ultimate Warrior intensifies Hero's challenges with even tighter timing windows and significantly lower battle rewards.