Dynasty Warriors 9: Empires Seems Like a Mess

I tried the English demo early thanks to an Xbox loophole

The lowercase “demo” is an omen that you’re in for a rough time. Screenshot taken by the author.

Way back at the start of 2018, Dynasty Warriors 9 came out. It was the most polarizing entry ever released in the long-running franchise, and that’s saying something since “critical acclaim” and “Warriors” so rarely appear in the same sentence.