Koei Tecmo Canceled a New Dynasty Warriors Game Before Origins
In a recent interview, Dynasty Warriors: Origins Producer Tomohiko Sho, Director Mitsuhiro Oshima and Programmer Masamichi Oba talked about the newest title in the series and how the team worked on a different canceled Dynasty Warriors game before Origins. [Thanks, 4Gamer!] When asked about when development for Dynasty Warriors: Origins started, Sho said it was during the latter half of 2021, since the team was near the end of development for Dynasty Warriors 9: Empires. Sho added that the development of Origins started with the idea of "going back to basics" as the core concept, as recent titles in the franchise had evolved to favor a more fast-paced combat in contrast to the tactical gameplay the series started with Oba added that, before development of Dynasty Warriors: Origins started, him and Oshima started working on a numbered Dynasty Warriors game. This would have been Dynasty Warriors 10. The gameplay of this canceled title was an extension of the direction taken with Dynasty Warriors 7, with the game featuring a large number of playable characters. Oba also said that some of the ideas in the canceled title made it into Origins. He gave a few examples, such as making the game easier to understand for those unfamiliar with the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, and exploring the story at a deeper level. Additionally, the world map featured in Origins was also something planned for the canceled numbered title. Dynasty Warriors: Origins will come out on January 17, 2025 for the PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X, and PC. You can read our review of the game here. The post Koei Tecmo Canceled a New Dynasty Warriors Game Before Origins appeared first on Siliconera.
In a recent interview, Dynasty Warriors: Origins Producer Tomohiko Sho, Director Mitsuhiro Oshima and Programmer Masamichi Oba talked about the newest title in the series and how the team worked on a different canceled Dynasty Warriors game before Origins. [Thanks, 4Gamer!]
When asked about when development for Dynasty Warriors: Origins started, Sho said it was during the latter half of 2021, since the team was near the end of development for Dynasty Warriors 9: Empires. Sho added that the development of Origins started with the idea of "going back to basics" as the core concept, as recent titles in the franchise had evolved to favor a more fast-paced combat in contrast to the tactical gameplay the series started with
Oba added that, before development of Dynasty Warriors: Origins started, him and Oshima started working on a numbered Dynasty Warriors game. This would have been Dynasty Warriors 10. The gameplay of this canceled title was an extension of the direction taken with Dynasty Warriors 7, with the game featuring a large number of playable characters.
Oba also said that some of the ideas in the canceled title made it into Origins. He gave a few examples, such as making the game easier to understand for those unfamiliar with the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, and exploring the story at a deeper level. Additionally, the world map featured in Origins was also something planned for the canceled numbered title.
Dynasty Warriors: Origins will come out on January 17, 2025 for the PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X, and PC. You can read our review of the game here.
The post Koei Tecmo Canceled a New Dynasty Warriors Game Before Origins appeared first on Siliconera.
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