Dynasty Warriors: Origins offers a skillful blend of hack-and-slash combat and strategic depth. The game caters to diverse player skill levels with four difficulty settings: Historian (easy), Wayfarer (normal), Hero (hard), and Ultimate Warrior (very hard). Ultimate Warrior unlocks after completing a faction's main scenario.
While there's an achievement for completing a battle on Ultimate Warrior, campaign completion achievements aren't difficulty-dependent. Players can adjust difficulty between battles without story impact.
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All Difficulty Settings
Initially, only Historian, Wayfarer, and Hero are selectable.
Best Difficulty Setting
New players or those prioritizing story should opt for Historian. Wayfarer provides a balanced challenge for most players, even newcomers to the Musou genre. Series veterans might start with Hero, while experienced Musou players should consider Ultimate Warrior post-unlock for a heightened challenge.
Difficulty Differences
Historian simplifies combat, making enemy attacks easily blockable and enhancing staggering, bravery gain, and Musou Gauge filling. Hero increases enemy strength and aggression, reduces parry/evade windows, removes Meat Bun drops, depletes bravery on blocking, limits battle influence time, and slightly reduces Skill Points and gold earned. Ultimate Warrior intensifies Hero's challenges with even tighter timing windows and significantly reduced rewards.
