Warriors Orochi 4 - story info, character details, new gameplay systems explained

- of the 170 playable characters, five are new and have still yet to be revealed
- the enemy in the game is Zeus
- the five new characters are likely to be chosen from the Twelve Olympians such as Athena and Poseidon
- new “Divine Art Action” system adds new elements such as Divine Arts and Deification.
- collaboration characters such as Ryu Hayabusa will not appear in the game
- equipping the sacred treasures enables the use of Divine Arts, which have effects like attacks that round up several enemies
- one of the new stages is in the style of the Parthenon temple in Greece
- the goal is to return to roots and greater depict the relationship between the Warring States and Sengoku periods
- Yoshitaka Murayama is supervising the game’s setting and story
- Orochi will be a key player this time
- Orochi and True Orochi exist simultaneously
- will maintain a familiar control scheme
- progressing through the “Deification” story makes key characters available for use
- by meeting certain conditions during battle, their appearance and actions will power up
- uses a three person per group system
- Free Mode will be included.
- shared multiplayer is under consideration for the Switch version
- due out this Fall in Japan
- development is currently 50 percent complete

Story summary

Summary: The heroes who defeated Orochi returned to the places where they belong. All of their memories were lost. However, their worlds will once again come together. The eight bangles are the keys to return to their original worlds. And it appears that Zeus is behind it all. What is his purpose?