Choosing Difficulty: Maximize Gameplay in Dynasty Warriors Origins

Dynasty Warriors: Origins offers a skilled combat experience with adjustable difficulty. This guide helps players select the optimal difficulty setting based on their skill level.

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• All Difficulty Settings
• Best Difficulty Setting
• Difficulty Differences

All Difficulty Settings

Four difficulty levels are available: 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 faction's main scenario. Note that completing a battle on Ultimate Warrior earns a Trophy/Achievement, but campaign completion doesn't have difficulty-specific rewards.

Best Difficulty Setting

Historian is ideal for newcomers or players prioritizing story over challenge. Wayfarer suits most players, even those with limited Musou experience. Hero is recommended for series veterans, while Ultimate Warrior provides a significant challenge for experienced Musou players, particularly for post-campaign content. Difficulty can be adjusted between battles via the config menu without impacting the story.

Difficulty Differences

Historian simplifies combat, making enemy attacks easily blockable, staggering enemies easier, and bravery/Musou Gauge accumulation faster. Hero increases enemy strength and aggression, shortens parry/evade windows, removes Meat Bun drops, depletes bravery on blocking, limits battle influence time, and reduces Skill Points/gold earned. Ultimate Warrior intensifies Hero's challenges with even tighter timing windows and significantly reduced rewards.