Dynasty Warriors 8/Story Mode

Story Mode in Dynasty Warriors 8 adapts concepts from Dynasty Warriors 4's Musou Mode system. 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 routes for the Three Kingdoms and Jin.

Other characters have unique stories again, and their stages can be unlocked by clearing maps from other factions. They do not have any conditions that affect one another and are mostly non-historical.

Each stage has a limited character selection (four being the maximum). Story Mode is two player friendly. Characters with bolded names in the stage chart of all four kingdoms refer to the location of their fifth EX weapons.


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