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Review sentiment over time
Weekly positive-review rate (green) and review volume (bars). Dashed lines mark significant patches; the amber line is the start of the current scoring window. Hover the dots to see what drove a dip or a jump.
How this score was computed
The VGC Score is a weighted blend on a press-comparable 0-100 quality scale. Steam approval rates are first calibrated (95% positive on Steam ≈ 89.5 quality, since Steam approval skews high). Press and tracked creator reviews each count ~2x a player review and share one cap against player evidence (creator buy/skip calls pool into an approval rate, calibrated like Steam approval); all-time sentiment is capped and halved (it's context, not verdict); reviews of the current build carry the most weight when a fresh patch anchors the window; and a 'typical game' prior keeps small samples from pegging the scale. Because press reviews and Metacritic user aggregates describe the launch build, their weight decays as the game ages (3-year half-life after a 1-year grace). That's how a game that launched rough can outgrow its old reception once updates win players over. Reviews under 2h playtime (the refund window), non-Steam activations, and free copies are downweighted.
| Component | Positive | Quality (0-100) | Weight (pseudo-reviews) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Press reviews (OpenCritic) | – | 62 | 34 |
| All-time Steam reviews | 36% | 42 | 1000 |
| Metacritic user ratings | – | – | 0 |
| Post-patch Steam reviews (trust-weighted) | 65% | 63 | 4 |
| Calibration prior (typical game) | – | 72 | 50 |
Scoring window: last 30 days (no significant patch detected) · 11 reviews sampled · 8 total reviews in window · weighted 5.1 up / 2.8 down · computed 2h ago · full methodology →
Press & Creators reviews (92)
Individual verdicts from outlets we track: scored reviews first, most trusted outlets first among them. The small badge is each outlet's trust score: how well its scoring history aligns with players.
- 70
“The developers finally took a step forward with Dynasty Warriors 9 and its open world nature. This allowed them to refresh game mechanics, stalled since the time of PlayStation 2. Unfortunately, weak graphics and bugs spoil the overall impression of an interesting project.”
read full review ↗ - 70
“Dynasty Warriors 9 exists at the nexus of a lot of different desires on the player community side and the development side. I just want to wander around inside a big space and win epic battles in long-ago China while coveting the throne. That's what I'm in it for, and that's what it delivers. If you're in it for that, you might like it too.”
read full review ↗ - 80
“Overall, Dynasty Warriors 9 gets an 8/10, the main gameplay is fun with plenty of new additions to the mechanics alongside the ever-increasing units the games are able to display at once. The voice acting is way below the bar, the story is rehashed like normal, the separate stories feel too similar to one another with some being shortened and the map feels underutilised most of the time. You will also find yourself repeating the same task over and over with their quest system telling you to kill nearby troops that spawn out of thin air or to bring a hide to a villager.”
read full review ↗ - 70
“This is a juncture where each player must decide for themselves: Even if overall a decent video game, is this a decent Dynasty Warriors game? Such is the risk of renewal; change that seems necessary to some is not even desired by others. The fans of yesterday won’t always be the fans of tomorrow.”
read full review ↗ - 70
“Dynasty Warriors 9 stands tall in the series' library, only being let down by relatively minor issues that will hopefully be fixed in subsequent instalments.”
read full review ↗ - 50
“The PC version of Dynasty Warriors 9 is frustrating, more for its wasted potential than anything else. The game is difficult to control on PC, and that significantly hinders a lot of the fun, fast-paced combat, which is all-too scarce at times. Additionally, while the open-world approach is a great direction for the series, it doesn't capture the epic battles that the series is known for in the same way. Maps are either too crowded, or frightfully empty. It's nice to see Omega Force taking the series in a new direction, but this entry hasn't quite found its footing.”
read full review ↗ - 50
“Dynasty Warriors has been on a steady run since it fumbled with the divisive Dynasty Warriors 6, and now it's in danger of fumbling all over again. Dynasty Warriors 9 goes open world and the result is a game of extreme ups and downs. For every gloriously huge battle there's a boring stint of traversal across a dreadfully barren map. For every interesting story moment or interaction, there's a horribly ugly graphical glitch. Factor in an unconvincing combat system overhaul, and you've got a Dynasty Warriors title that may disappoint even the most dedicated of fans. There's still some good historical hack and slash fun to be had here, but we expected much more from the return of this flagship series.”
read full review ↗ - 40
“Dynasty Warriors 9 suffers from a lot of issues, most stemming from the terribly implemented open-world. Assets are reused, it's buggy, repetitive, bloated, empty and bland. These shortcomings are made all the more painful by the obvious potential this game had, and how fun the base combat can be once players waded through all the other nonsense.”
read full review ↗ - 50
“There is a lot of content in Dynasty Warriors 9 and the ideas are sound, but the execution is just atrocious. I hope they continue to iterate and spruce up the genre. I love seeing new takes on familiar formulas. Sadly though this outing feels like a half-baked idea that no one on the team was really behind.”
read full review ↗ - 70
“Dynasty Warriors 9 does provide a bold step up with the open world, yet does somewhat fall short on the execution.”
read full review ↗ - 50
“While not quite an unmitigated disaster, Dynasty Warriors 9 is pretty bad. Even if you can live with the subpar presentation, the game quickly gets boring due to a lack of important or interesting things that can be done in the world. The combat is fine, but with fewer opportunities to use it, the button-mashing joy inherent in the series is nowhere to be found. If the franchise continues down this open-world path, then it'll need some massive improvements, or else fans will start calling for a return to the old formula.”
read full review ↗ - 56
“Dynasty Warriors 9 still takes a new and interesting turn that may be worth looking into if you've been away from the series for a while.”
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Patch history
- Update information 01.31 (03/05/2020)Mar 5, 2020
- Update information 01.30 (02/06/2020)Feb 6, 2020
- Update information 01.29 (10/10/2019)Oct 10, 2019
- Update information 01.28 (08/01/2019)Aug 1, 2019
- Update information 01.27 (07/11/2019)Jul 11, 2019
- Update information 01.26 (06/20/2019)Jun 20, 2019
- Update information 01.25 (04/24/2019)Apr 24, 2019
- Update information 01.24 (04/04/2019)Apr 4, 2019
- Update information 01.23 (03/13/2019)Mar 13, 2019
- Update information 01.22 (03/07/2019)Mar 7, 2019
- Update information 01.21 (02/14/2019)Feb 14, 2019
- Update information 01.20 (02/08/2019)Feb 8, 2019significant · resets scoring window
- Update information 01.19 (01/24/2019)Jan 24, 2019
- Update information 01.18 (12/20/2018)Dec 20, 2018
- Update information 01.17 (11/29/2018)Nov 29, 2018
- Update information 01.16 (11/07/2018)Nov 7, 2018
- Update information 01.15 (10/31/2018)Oct 31, 2018
- Update information 01.14 (10/24/2018)Oct 24, 2018
- Update information 01.14 (10/23/2018)Oct 23, 2018
- Update information 01.13 (09/13/2018)Sep 13, 2018
- Update information 01.12 (08/09/2018)Aug 9, 2018
- Update information 01.11 (07/03/2018)Jul 3, 2018
- Update information 01.10 (06/14/2018)Jun 14, 2018
- Update information 01.09 (05/31/2018)May 31, 2018
- Update information 01.08 (05/17/2018)May 17, 2018
- Update information 01.07 (04/27/2018)Apr 27, 2018
- Update information 01.06 (04/18/2018)Apr 18, 2018
- Update information 01.05 (04/12/2018)Apr 12, 2018
- Update information 01.04 (03/30/2018)Mar 30, 2018
- Update information 01.04 (03/30/2018)Mar 30, 2018
- Update information 01.03 (03/16/2018)Mar 16, 2018significant · resets scoring window
- Update information 01.03 (03/16/2018)Mar 16, 2018
- Update information 01.02 (2018/02/26)Feb 26, 2018
- Update information 01.02 (2018/02/26)Feb 26, 2018
- Update information 01.01 (2018/02/15)Feb 15, 2018
- Update information 01.01 (2018/02/15)Feb 15, 2018