At best it's sub-optimal, at worst it's a mess. Despite the inclusion of performance and image quality orientated modes (on all systems bar base Xbox One), frame-rate is sub-par, no matter which system you own or which mode you use.

However, what's immediately clear from booting up the game is that Dynasty Warriors 9 has issues. There are key enhancements here - a seamless open world with no loading, dynamic time of day and weather rendering plus a new system for dealing with animation and in-game physics. It’s tough to have to pick between sharp visuals or consistent performance, but when it comes to this kind of game, performance is key, and they nailed it with this port.A classic franchise returned this week, powered by a brand new engine and supporting both the current-gen consoles and their mid-generation refresh equivalents. They aren’t pretty changes at all, but they’re changes that helped ensure the gameplay was unchanged and remains as smooth as ever.

It’s almost impossible to land your eyes on that text long enough to read them, so being able to hear and understand the characters suddenly adds some much-needed narrative oomph to the missions that I really appreciate.ĭynasty Warriors 8: Xtreme Legends Definitive Edition had to go through a lot of visual changes to be able to find a home on the Nintendo Switch. My biggest complaint about Warriors-style games for years has been the fact that characters converse and story moments happen through small text bubbles in the middle of gameplay. Something that makes me incredibly happy about this Warriors game is the full English dub it received, which was left intact for the Nintendo Switch version.

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