Dynasty Warriors 8/Story Mode

Story Mode in Dynasty Warriors 8 adapts concepts from Dynasty Warriors 4's Musou Mode system. It provides each stage with a limited character selection (four being the maximum), allows unaffiliated characters to fight in their own unique scenarios, and contains additional side battles and "what-if" stories. Most of these changes apply to the story branches of the Three Kingdoms and Jin.

When certain conditions are met, players can unlock bonus stages within the main story branch, save a character from certain death, or gain a tactical advantage. These changes culminate in an alternate version of a historic battle which in turn opens up a "what-if" story route. The stages of unaffiliated characters are unlocked by clearing specific stages from other factions. They do not have any conditions that affect one another and are mostly non-historical. Unlike in Dynasty Warriors 7, Story Mode is two player friendly.


 * * used to indicate characters that only appear after achieving specific conditions.