Is Dynasty Warriors: Origins Open World? Explained

The Dynasty Warriors franchise, known for its linear hack-and-slash gameplay, deviated with Dynasty Warriors 9's open-world design, a move widely criticized for its emptiness. This raises the question: Does Dynasty Warriors: Origins follow suit?

Does Dynasty Warriors: Origins Feature an Open World?

No, Dynasty Warriors: Origins does not have an open world. The game eschews the expansive, yet often content-barren, open worlds prevalent in many AAA titles. The developers wisely avoided repeating the mistakes of Dynasty Warriors 9.

Instead of an open world, Dynasty Warriors: Origins offers a condensed overworld map representing ancient China. Players navigate this smaller map, visiting towns to acquire weapons and items, rest at inns, and interact with NPCs to initiate side quests, discover collectibles (Pyroxene and Old Coins), engage in optional battles, and trigger story cutscenes. While this overworld is functional, it's intentionally compact, allowing traversal in under a minute. A fast travel option exists, though its utility is minimal given the map's size. This streamlined approach proves far superior to the largely empty open world of its predecessor.

Dynasty Warriors: Origins is currently available on PS5, PC, and Xbox Series X/S.