Hack and slasher Dynasty Warriors: Origins finally saw the return of Koei Tecmo's legendary ARPG series earlier this year, and if you've been waiting for a price drop to pick it up, you're in luck. Fanatical is offering serious discounts on the standard and digital deluxe editions of Dynasty Warriors: Origins, saving you up to 28% on the usual price tag.
The long-awaited war game series' first mainline entry in almost seven years – and it didn't disappoint. Like its predecessors, this spectacle hack-and-slash fighter is based on The Romance of the Three Kingdoms novel and sees you partaking in impressively large-scale battles based on the book, fighting alongside an army as a nameless hero. Unlike its predecessors, however, Origins focuses more on narrative, taking the series back to the beginning and only covering the first half of the novel to allow Koei Tecmo to tell the story more thoroughly.
But the wonderful chaos of Origins' epic battles is still the biggest draw. It's incredibly satisfying to cut through the swathes of enemies on the battlefield as you progress toward your primary target, surrounded by other bloody encounters. Reaching your named target is the cherry on the cake, as these challenging, cinematic battles require strategic blocking and parrying to achieve victory, keeping you on your toes between slicing through enemy fodder.
In PCGamesN's Dynasty Warriors: Origins review, Paul Kelly praised the combat, calling it a "constant joy," and said this latest entry "takes the series' crowd combat and visuals to the next level while plumbing new narrative depths."
If Dynasty Warriors: Origins sounds like your kind of game, it's worth taking advantage of this excellent deal. Fanatical is currently offering 25% off the standard edition of Dynasty Warriors: Origins, slashing its usual $69.99 / £64.99 price tag to just $52.49 / £48.74.
The best value discount, however, comes with the digital deluxe edition. Usually $89.99 / £79.99, Fanatical has knocked 28% off, so you can pick it up for $64.79 / £57.59. That means you can pick up the deluxe digital edition, which comes with a bunch of extra goodies, for less than the standard edition's usual price. Here's what you get in the Deluxe Edition:
- Base Game
- Original Soundtrack
- Original Book
- Letters (10,000 Gold and 30 Pyroxene)
This great deal is only available until Thursday, May 8, 2025 – so grab it while you can!
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