That's why I started on hard mode, I wanted difficulty back and they did deliver, and man u are right beating yoshimoto in first chapter was hard I had red hp and was running around waiting for musou, reminded me of SW2 mikatagahara tadakatsu or even hulao gate lubu lol..
I was actually proud of myself when I beat him on the first try. Even though I came out of that fight pretty beaten and had to run around the map to find healing items.
Ah, I was curious about that and that's the reason I held off getting it. If it's just story mode and free battles like all the other main entry warriors games, I'll just wait for the Empires version.
@@boonami5105 I’m honestly not sure if there will be an empires version of this game as it cut most of the characters and most of the cast are oda characters. Unless they bring back Masamune, Ujiyasu, Motochika, Yoshihiro etc and give them generic weapons, they might not do an empires game.
Koei always come so close to nailing it. With a smaller roster of characters, I really would have liked to have seen more age ups. Not sure how I feel about hyper attack combo enders being taken out, but I agree that they did need an overall nerf. They were ridiculous in WO4. I was on the fence about getting SW5 at full price but I think I'm gonna go download the demo right now. I'll probably end up buying it right after just cause I'm a sucker for Warriors games lol. I am glad that we are getting back to more of a story focus.
I know how you feel I had so many moments where I would do hyper attacks thrn press square thinking it would be a finisher only to restart the normal attack because I play too much SW 4
I tried the demo, and I've honestly impressed. Yeah the roster cuts and clones suck, but it's clear that this is Koei trying to reinvent Samurai Warriors. Hell, Yukimura has been the poster boy for the series from the start and he's not here. It does honestly make me more hopefully for future releases because this new foundation is incredibly solid.
@@junandeo12345 they probably wouldn’t do Yukimura right away since we already got Spirit of Sanada, so we’ve already gotten a whole SW game dedicated to his family. Though I’m sure that next we’ll get a character story that’ll go further in the timeline, which will almost inevitably mean that Yukimura comes back next game.
@@Zakemaster I bet that next up we're gonna get Hideyoshi and go all the way up to his death after the failed invasion of Korea. How cool would it be if they finally adapted the invasion in a SW game?
When the game was announced I was super hyped to at least hear a new City Of Flowers mix. I'll probably never forget the 2nd version so I was hoping to see it in 5 and it's sad we didn't get to hear it in 5.
They decided to make Yoshimoto drop the comedy crap and turn him into a powerful adversary that Nobunaga must beat in order to establish himself as a major player in Japan’s Sengoku Jidai
@@michaelbandada9887 I love it, fits history too. He was always supposed to be a huge threat to Nobunaga. And they nailed the feeling with the difficulty and design
I agree, having an Older Nobunaga talking to still a child Ieyasu is kinda weird. Slight minut changes to everyone's designs would have been preferable. Also, is there character customization in this game, like in SW4? I really enjoyed how they did it in that game.
@@ChrisGildart Damn, that's unfortunate. Still, the game still looks pretty good nonetheless. I'm really surprised on how well the Cel-shaded look suits it. It gives me a lot of Samurai Shodown 2019 vibes, which I just adore that art style.
Since Nobunaga got aged up along with Mitsuhide, I think Ieyasu should have gotten his haircut that he sported in prior Samurai Warriors games and in real life
Bro it's funny how your review is so much better than the Ones from gaming journalists ,like gaming Bolt did a terrible review were they barely talked about the gameplay mechanics and story,you review was the most detailed
At this is a "mini" review. I didn't even talk about each individual character, my favourite story moments, or Citadel Mode. I don't want to think about how long a full review would be. Hahaha
@@ChrisGildart exactly lol and This is already miles better than other reviews,i am also a musou fan so i would buy samurai warriors 5 either way but still wanted to check the reviews your review was the best
i really enjoy this game. The new character design and art style are really great. Reminds me a lot of DW7, which focused a lot on the characters and that was a good choice. So far, i am really loving it. it looks so good on my series x. Though, maybe it is just nostalgia, i still love Samurai warriors 2 the most.
My wife and I played co-op last night and it was a lot of fun. She hasn't gotten into a Warriors game since SW2 so it's cool to see her actually wanting to play through the story herself.
Running attacks are still in the game, it just like with air combos it’s only for some weapons. The Kusarigama and the Sledge both have running attacks.
I must not have noticed it while playing those movesets. I mostly chose the characters that were lower in level while going through the story, and didn't use those weapons as much.
@@ChrisGildart same here that’s why I didn’t notice at first either. I think like with air attacks spreading those attacks out is a way to make playstyles different so it’s gonna take some getting used to.
Dual swords also have a running attack. The drum also seems to have a slightly different first hit after running as well making me think they all DO have running attacks but they vary in the degree of being noticeable.
The game is awesome other than 2 big complaints. 1) I hate the weapon switching, I wish characters themselves got to be more unique. 2) Needs a cool/better side mode. As a foundation though, its real solid.
Honestly it’s the best warriors game since the PS2 era for me and I’ve played almost every entry since DW2 when I was very young. Omega Force really upped the quality here with fresh movesets, maps and character designs; they are really listening to to try and improve their games after the DW9/WO4 low point,
Also, if Samurai Warriors 5 managed to turn Yoshimoto into a fearsome adversary, looks like the next on the personality makeover would be Baby Xu Zhu, Zhang Hei Exotico and Wei…Yan…Smash!
This game really reminds me of DW7 in the sense that it doesn’t have a much emphasis on the movesets and doesn’t change up too much in the combat while focusing more on the story mode and making it one of the better ones in the series. I’m also enjoying this games story though because each character feels brand new and it makes it seem like the story being told is also new, even if I know the Sengoku Jidai really well. I also like how bosses work in this game. It haven’t gotten very far in the story but it makes taking down enemies like Yoshimoto and Yoshitatsu all the more satisfying. Especially when you’ve fought them before. Also I haven’t seen it mentioned so I don’t know if it’s just me but the Bow moveset seems to be way too powerful, regardless of if it’s you using it or an enemy. I feel like whenever I use the bow (mainly with Noh) it just kills enemies way quicker than anything else and when I run into an enemy with a bow it does more damage than any other type of weapon.
I'm sorry, but I can't agree with this game being the best Samurai Warriors game yet. I've played warriors games at varying degrees since DW 2 and I always play at least the main entries in DW and SW. This feels watered down in many ways. I just find the game just doesn't justify it being a "reboot". I'd rather it have been a kind of "Spirit of Oda" kind of approach rather than a main entry. In main entries I expect the whole time period being covered somewhat. I know SW 1 did this focusing on this time period, but I chalk it up to the series being mainly made as a spin off to DW. Now that SW is basically almost toe to toe with DW, I can very much see this approach in content and story in this game being like a sub franchise called "Spirit of (insert clan here)". That gives so much more focus on the time period they want to convey and might even help with the whole aging character design. The clones have always been a problem of these warriors games, but this one felt like back in the old days and not in a good way. DW 8 is still my favorite warriors game to date and that game has A LOT of unique move sets. Since there's less weapons and characters in SW 5 the cloned move sets just felt exacerbated for me. I'm spoiled since DW 8 and am saddened it hasn't been replicated again. The music also just didn't do it for me either. I think SW5 music lost it's SW musical identity with it's techno/traditional Japanese music I associate with SW. Adding the music style of DW just makes this feel like a lesser focused experience. If I wanted both music styles to collide, I'll just play an Orochi game. It does it there and, I think, much better and thematically makes sense more. I can see where you're getting at with this review, and many people feel the same as you. But for me, this game just felt like a massive disappointment for me.
@@HaaziqSilver All videos that talk about SW5 i say that , I only play with female characters and in a roster of 27 only 4 female characters is terrible for me.
@@antonyetta- don't think you'll succeed with changing anything in the comments plus is there really that many female warriors in the Sengoku war or do you expect them to just make more up
I'm in love with this game so far. the design, the moveset( even if some of them are clones), the story script and its cutscene. man this is the best samurai warriors games ive ever played.
I'm definitely gunna get this, but $130 AUD for the Digital Deluxe Edition is way too fucking much. I'll wait til the Steam Winter Sale at least. Thanks for your review, big fan of you and the Warriors games!
I noticed that you who posted this review right now so I'm so I was gonna basically sit and watch the whole thing but I currently have samurai Warriors 5 playing on my switch right now and I don't want to be spoiled anything even though I know what happens to these 2 specific characters with my experience with some of the games in the series but my friend mentioned something that made me go wait they haven't done that since the 1st game so I'm just gonna say this real quick: I really am enjoying the more focused level on story as well as how the characters are developing. New characters and what they've been doing to them as of now is pretty well thought out and solid especially Sena and Mitsuki with certain parts of the story. Yeah there are still some things that they could improve on and yes there are some characters that are not in this game that I wish were in this game cough cough a certain monkey's wife cough cough but overall as a reboot this is fun and soild! Fantastic job with the review as usual Chris even though I haven't seen all of this other than the 1st 2 minutes I already tell that you may have done a great job on it and I will check out the review in full once I finish my adventure with SW5!
I'll be honest. I only really kept an eye on who is playable and what weapons there will be. Going in with only that amount of knowledge was great. I would say that this is the first Warriors game that requires a spoiler warning!
Amazed that literally anyone likes this game so I hope someone reads this and responds to me more about why they like it but: Summary of thoughts about this game: the basis of this whole argument is who asked for this? It’s admirable and respectable they want to do something new with the game, but it felt like it was flailing at every turn. Why focus on only nobunaga and mitsuhide? And if you are, why half ass it? No Ranmaru, no Keiji, no Gracia. Why omit these characters? And then a bunch of the other new characters while maybe fun, have no historical relevance most of the time outside “guy who died to nobunaga” like there’s a reason that these characters never existed before in the series, their relevance to the story is so minimal and their role stretched so thin, like sandayu’s relationship with hideyoshi is completely made up. And sure it’s okay to make things up and have fun with the story but their grasping at straws. Then the new characters and designs are just a whole mess, kenshin is an overexaggerated caricature of his former self, yoshimoto is a cooler version of himself, but part of his personality was a satire on the sad state of politicians and warlord s at the time being jokes. Then there’s laziness with characters like yasuke, as if they couldn’t do anything more than make a black guy shirtless, give him dreads and make him punch people. Very original. Then other characters like Nō are devoid of personality, despite character arcs written intended for you to feel things for her, but again compared to her previous self, she’s just a generic anime girl. Lastly, Tadakatsu and Toshiie are basically the same character personality wise, and Nobunaga’s young design is literally a clone of Keiji from sengonku basara. Like?? Then the whole clone thing. For a roster this small, with even bonus characters that have nothing unique, they still couldn’t even bother to make unique movesets for everyone. Somehow hanzo and Hanbei got unique weapons, but not nobunaga. How. There’s just no excuse for the clones in this day n age it’s unacceptable, especially when they could’ve literally just used old movesets. Again who asked for this? To completely have everything we liked taken away? Who was asking for a samurai warriors reboot? This game would’ve been so much better if it was simply not called 5, it feels like an insult to everything that came before. Last complaint from the gameplay, citadel mode is a joke compared to previous samurai warriors modes, it’s gameplay is really wonky and frustrating for a game that’s also harder than other warriors games, a good thing, but it’s just a no effort mode to pad runtime for a game that has barely anything to offer, and how do they pad the run time further? By locking progression behind walls of story, so you’re not even allowed to have certain warriors game standard features like weapon crafting. And then the combat of this game…I’ll admit immediately doing normal attacks after hyper attacks is nice, but they literally removed hyper attacks having their own charge attacks cause I guess what? Can’t bother to animate? And like I could go on but I can’t type every detail for anyone who’s read this far, but again it’s admirable to try to reboot things and do something new, but who asked for this? Nobody was wanting a reboot, yukinura being poster boy for a long time doesn’t mean it’s time to completely shift the story to someone else in a very narrow perspective in time, and no game is perfect, but to actively remake everything from the ground up, but half ass the character design and personality, movesets, modes, it’s just like why? And if anyone says Covid, all I can say is this: they didn’t have to release the game. P.S. 40 extra dollars for a deluxe edition that gives you costumes for only 2 characters, one of the costume sets of which is literally just a recolor, higher tier weapons weapons, new horses, and some new levels. What the fuck. I’ve already heard in Japan this game isn’t doing well, so maybe it’s just gonna be polarizing in the warriors community about who likes it and who doesn’t. But….agh. I can’t like this game.
I think it makes sense and is ultimately understandable that they did not want to age up Tokugawa or Hideyoshi in this game, despite it being uncanny. Considering the amount of set up for the next game, where those two will be the most prominent ones, it's natural that they didn't want to "lock" themselves into designs for a game that will probably be another 2-3 years in the making.
I agree if they're going to age up they need to commit to it or it looks very odd. Especially with the cut down characters and move sets, frankly theres no excuse.
I honestly wouldn't mind seeing a Dynasty Warriors that focuses on one clan or a shorter period of time as long as they dive deep into the characters and give us good story telling like they did here.
Samurai Warriors 6: A Land United Hideyoshi and Ieyasu will be the focus of the sequel as well as the various personalities that have been involved during their lifetimes i.e. the Sanada family, Ishida Mitsunari, Date Masamune, Shima Sakon, et al. The big question is this, will the Korean Campaign be included or forever excluded? After all, the Mt Hiei massacre has been a playable level in Samurai Warriors 5 and that level is the moment where Nobunaga embraced his inner demon
An awesome well done in depth review! Best one I’ve seen of this game so far. Though I’m curious, would you do a Pros vs Cons review on the dynasty warriors movie?
I'm a huge fan of this franchise. Even though My first samurai warriors game i played was later on after high school. I've played most dynasty warriors games. So i picked this game up at GameStop and I've been playing every since. The story is good and I have a new found respect for Nobunaga Oda. Even though he's totally evil in other games
Hyper attacks was a breath of fresh air to the franchise in 4. But definitely drained some of the fun out of the game over time. Glad to hear about the nerfs.
I've had a lot of mixed feeling about this game. The cloning is way more noticeable to me than to you (which I'm glad for). I also could never figure out why my combos felt "limp" and "unfinished" at times; so I'm really happy you pointed out what the issue was. Despite my feelings, I'm happy you gave this a positive spin. Thank you
I would say that there's still much more I could talk about too. Considering this "mini" review was 20 minutes I might need to take half a year to create the full review. 😅
@@ChrisGildart Really? Been so much time since I played it that I honestly forgot about it. Btw, didn't expect to get a reply by you Chris. Made my day!
@@ChrisGildart it was pretty noticeable for me since the cast is smaller but i kinda wish they had more then just unique EXs to help with that but still disappoints me i said in another comment sometimes it feels they just put more effort in a game when its not they money. ALso mega agree with you everyone not aging up is just silly
I am really liking the game. My only issue with it is unfortunately a major one. These games really do need an English dub. It's almost impossible to keep up with the dialogue during gameplay. I miss out on most of what's going on. Koei should get the best English speakers they have as programmers and make them do the dubbing. It would most likely turn out really funny, but at least I would know what's going on. At the very least they could include a transcript function so you can pause the game and read it. Lots of games have something similar.
@@ChrisGildart I can only hope we at least get the transcript idea for the next one. The lack of English dub is the only thing keeping me from getting Orochi 4 and DW 8.
I know that feeling. My current PC can barely run my editing software at times. That's why I've stuck so hard to consoles. But I'm hoping that changes soon for the both of us.
Great review! Keep up the good work, dude! I'm kind of hoping that Koei Tecmo doesn't do a "Samurai Warriors 5-II" and if they do make more content that they just release it as an Ultimate pack like in Orochi 4. I'm very excited to dive into this game🎮
I feel like a big part of that is how Koei hadn't been supporting it post launch. If there were more DLC and if it was worthwhile, people would be talking about it similar to the hypothetical stories in DW9.
Great review! Now that you mentioned kessen iii, another game of koei portrayed the Sengoku period of Japan as the center of Nobunaga and Mitsuhide, why won't you make a review of it? That game was so underrated, and I actually enjoyed it. Anyway, keep up the good work!
@@ChrisGildart Then I’ll recommend you give it a shot. Kessen 3 was a good game, although it was very different from the musou series, but very unique on its own way
So ima few years late. Do you think this game is on par with dynasty warriors 3 or 4? I love me a good hack and slash it's on sale right now for the ultimate edition (all dlc). I remember seeing my first on ps1 or 2 idk what (N64 here) 20+ years ago. I want another Gundam one but probably won't ever get one.
I don't know if I would say SW5 hits the same high as DW3 or 4, but I did enjoy my time with it and even bought it on every console, so that's gotta mean something, right? 😅
Something I didn't like and because it wasn't done again (or at least so far) When you kill Yoshimoto there is the bit when you take his sword and Nobunaga changes to a sword user I thought that was cool but then they never use this again (or so far I'm half way through ch5). I wouldn't want Nobunaga to get all the weapons but I'd of loved to see hell even Ieyasu go to Odachi as a sign of "aging" when you beat back the Takeda and take it from the fake Shingen OR if (SPOILER) didn't happen for Kicho to get Asakura's Bow, also a very strange design for Asakura as they've always been made to be a tough military power is past SW games and Kessen Series and here he's thin pretty boy bow user to the point where Nagamasa seems more of a man. I do also wish they made you go to Citadel mode as until the end of Ch4 I had Lvl1 buildings and everyone bar Nobunaga were all
I would prefer No to be the seductive mistress of evil who wants to see Oda Nobunaga raise Hell and she would have a Snow White/Evil Queen dynamic with Oichi where No despises Oichi for being beautiful and kindhearted
Really the only advantage I see is variety and personal preference. I like to mix things up, but someone else may prefer to only use a couple of weapons.
I much prefer DW over SW... but given the absolute state of 9 and even what Hyrule Warriors 2 delivered..... I want a good Musou game to play. I never felt like the story in SW games expanded per installment like the DW games did... but maybe it's because I started on DW games first.
Gr8 review I feel the same way about Samurai Warriors 5 hope there is more to come, have a question though which Samurai Warriors game would you recommend out of Samurai Warriors 4 , 4-2,Spirit of Sanada, and 4 Empires? I know they won't be like Samurai Warriors 5(the way the story is told/graphics/roster-wise) and this is fine. I'm new to the Samurai Warriors series just recently learning it and Orochi existed *faceplam*, but i'm no stranger to Koei/warriors games as i've played the Kessen series, Dw Tactics, DW5, DW6, DW7, DW7E, DW8, DW8XL and DW8E. :)
Honestly, if you enjoyed SW5 you'd more than likely enjoy Spirit of Sanada. It focuses on the story of one clan and since its a spin-off of SW4, you get all the characters. Besides that, I liked SW4 Vanilla the most out of the other three.
Wait....So the remedy for the cloned moveset is that all characters actually have unique charge attacks based on the weapon they have ? Is it really true ? cus That's actually not a bad idea since charge attacks were often used more than the normal attacks. I do think the game is a bit too expensive for that it offers. Like for the same price you can get WO4U and despite it's flaw it still offers WAY more content and a Dozens of Characters with unique moveset and additonal weapons to mess around with. I knew this game feels more akin to DW7 cross breed with Spirit of Sanada.Glad this game turns out to be a good SW game overall tbh.
Even though the amount of characters and unique movesets are lower in SW5, I would say the game focuses more on quality over quantity. It's not lacking in content either, but I can see how on the surface it can look like a cheap release.
@@ChrisGildart Exactly..Spirit of Sanda and DW7 to me personally felt the same way too for me.Both games had more Quality over Quanity comparing to DW8,SW4,4-II while while There is no denying they aren't bad games either.
No worries man, I get it. I stayed away from as much info as possible before working on this review. It is a game you want to go as blindly into as possible. At least story wise, which is why I stayed away from as much as possible.
No worries man, I get it. I stayed away from as much info as possible before working on this review. It is a game you want to go as blindly into as possible. At least story wise, which is why I stayed away from as much as possible.
cant help but sw5 got a really appleasing and most unique visual. Wish I could buy it if it's not bcs of the price. Might reconsider if there's discount.
Hey Chris alongside Arslan I also picked up another game, a game you absolutely need to pick up and try, it's called EARTH'S DAWN. It's so fun and it's pretty anime, the music and combat are both amazing! And the graphics are pretty great!.
Agree, I desperately wanted to love this game but the insane amount of clones despite cutting the majority of the Samurai Warriors characters took me out of it. It made what could have been an incredible game boring.
I don't have a big problem with cloned movesets but I do have a problem with how almost all movesets are sooo dull compared to the old ones in SW4, here it feels like half of the roster are spearmen. I do like the new redesigns and music and style but the movesets are a huge buzzkill
There isn’t any really out there weapons like the Shamisen or the Cannonspear but all of the movesets feel very unique and different and at least for me the movesets feel different enough that I don’t mind the amount of movesets being quite limited.
I'm glad they've reined the weapons in a bit. I can't speak for Samurai Warriors as I've only played 2, but I absolutely hate weapons like the siege spear and Guo Huai's stupid gun thing. I know the series has a lot of anachronistic and foreign weapons but they take it too far in my opinion. Xiahou Ba is my least favourite character because his weapon and appearance are so jarring
I don’t know if I wanna get this game right away in all honesty. I’ve played mostly dynasty warrior games my whole life and I think the samurai take on it is pretty interesting but I just wanna know if it’s worth getting
This is unreleated but watching this review just made me realize my game(steam ver) skipped some cut scenes for some reason? For example like when No tried to kill Nobunaga
It feel so nice to see Musou stuff in this day and age. I stopped at the 2nd game since I couldnt afford the consoles the following entries came out (and my PC can't handle them either ;p) but god I love to see how this series progressed. 5 looks gorgeous and I agree with most your points, but a peeve of mine is Oichi in this game. Not her design, love it, but her weapon choice. Ofuda, really? It doesnt suit her! I could see Gracia, if she was in this game, using the moveset (as her incarnations in previous game are flavored as a mage) but Oichi feels a bit odd to see using ofuda to fight.
I beat this game 100%. Although I enjoyed it for what it is, Samurai Warriors 5 is by far the worst Samurai Warriors game I've played. Yes, even worse than Samurai Warriors 3: - Cut roster, yet cloned moveset. - So many cloned maps, even though this game has less stages compare to the previous titles. - Characters are barely playable in the story mode, defeating the purpose of having smaller roster. - Free mode is restricted in terms of the characters you can use. Yet in some stages, you have two of the same characters at the same side. Completely defeats the purpose of restricting free mode in the first place. - Missing battles that define the characters, such as Tetorigawa (Uesugi side), Kizugawaguchi (Mori side), Anegawa (Azai-Asakura side), and others. - Was marketed as an in-depth story of Nobunaga and Mitsuhide, yet a lot of important events were not covered. - Lack of gameplay modes. - No pre-title opening cutscene. - Charging alternate colors and costume swaps, for pre-order bonuses. - Rare weapons are tied to weapon types, and not characters. - Moveset distribution between weapons are not balanced.
Just little random nitpick: you've got GREAT pronunciation of Japanese words... except for when you say "katana". All the weabs commit sepukku everytime you said it. 😂😂😂
Bro I love the difficulty of this game. Yoshimoto in Chapter 1 is actually HARD, it feels like when I'm a kid and seeing Lu Bu come out of Hulao Gate
SW4 was way too easy
That's why I started on hard mode, I wanted difficulty back and they did deliver, and man u are right beating yoshimoto in first chapter was hard I had red hp and was running around waiting for musou, reminded me of SW2 mikatagahara tadakatsu or even hulao gate lubu lol..
I was actually proud of myself when I beat him on the first try. Even though I came out of that fight pretty beaten and had to run around the map to find healing items.
@@nick1834 dude. You have to replay the game
@@nick1834 There isn't a single warriors game that's actually hard, SW5 is no exception.
I only wish there was more to do besides the story and Citadel. The “Chronicle Mode” from SW4 was a neat way to utilize the characters more.
Ah, I was curious about that and that's the reason I held off getting it. If it's just story mode and free battles like all the other main entry warriors games, I'll just wait for the Empires version.
@@boonami5105 I’m honestly not sure if there will be an empires version of this game as it cut most of the characters and most of the cast are oda characters. Unless they bring back Masamune, Ujiyasu, Motochika, Yoshihiro etc and give them generic weapons, they might not do an empires game.
Koei always come so close to nailing it. With a smaller roster of characters, I really would have liked to have seen more age ups. Not sure how I feel about hyper attack combo enders being taken out, but I agree that they did need an overall nerf. They were ridiculous in WO4.
I was on the fence about getting SW5 at full price but I think I'm gonna go download the demo right now. I'll probably end up buying it right after just cause I'm a sucker for Warriors games lol. I am glad that we are getting back to more of a story focus.
I know how you feel I had so many moments where I would do hyper attacks thrn press square thinking it would be a finisher only to restart the normal attack because I play too much SW 4
I am seriously enjoying SW5 so far! The art and environments are absolutely beautiful 😍
I tried the demo, and I've honestly impressed. Yeah the roster cuts and clones suck, but it's clear that this is Koei trying to reinvent Samurai Warriors. Hell, Yukimura has been the poster boy for the series from the start and he's not here. It does honestly make me more hopefully for future releases because this new foundation is incredibly solid.
I know right? Could you imagine having a different poster character each release with a story of this quality every time? I want that so bad.
on the next installment. yukimura might be the next poster boy in the game.
@@junandeo12345 they probably wouldn’t do Yukimura right away since we already got Spirit of Sanada, so we’ve already gotten a whole SW game dedicated to his family. Though I’m sure that next we’ll get a character story that’ll go further in the timeline, which will almost inevitably mean that Yukimura comes back next game.
@@Zakemaster I bet that next up we're gonna get Hideyoshi and go all the way up to his death after the failed invasion of Korea. How cool would it be if they finally adapted the invasion in a SW game?
I've been waiting for your review on this!
The most in-depth Warriors reviewer on CZcams.
When the game was announced I was super hyped to at least hear a new City Of Flowers mix. I'll probably never forget the 2nd version so I was hoping to see it in 5 and it's sad we didn't get to hear it in 5.
Lame.
Thank you for the review, i've decided to buy after watching. It's going to be my first musou
Glad you liked the video. Hope you enjoy it!
Seeing as how we'll be getting some additional music as part of the future dlc, fingers crossed for city of flowers
Man, I hope so. That shit is my jam!
I got this game yesterday and been playing non stop. i am really loving it
I'm so happy you made this review. You've convinced me to buy Samurai Warriors 5!
Hope you enjoy it! I know I did.
Yoshimoto imagawas design in this game is freaking amazing
They decided to make Yoshimoto drop the comedy crap and turn him into a powerful adversary that Nobunaga must beat in order to establish himself as a major player in Japan’s Sengoku Jidai
@@michaelbandada9887 I love it, fits history too. He was always supposed to be a huge threat to Nobunaga. And they nailed the feeling with the difficulty and design
I agree, having an Older Nobunaga talking to still a child Ieyasu is kinda weird. Slight minut changes to everyone's designs would have been preferable.
Also, is there character customization in this game, like in SW4? I really enjoyed how they did it in that game.
There's no custom characters.
@@ChrisGildart Damn, that's unfortunate. Still, the game still looks pretty good nonetheless. I'm really surprised on how well the Cel-shaded look suits it. It gives me a lot of Samurai Shodown 2019 vibes, which I just adore that art style.
Since Nobunaga got aged up along with Mitsuhide, I think Ieyasu should have gotten his haircut that he sported in prior Samurai Warriors games and in real life
Bro it's funny how your review is so much better than the Ones from gaming journalists ,like gaming Bolt did a terrible review were they barely talked about the gameplay mechanics and story,you review was the most detailed
At this is a "mini" review. I didn't even talk about each individual character, my favourite story moments, or Citadel Mode. I don't want to think about how long a full review would be. Hahaha
@@ChrisGildart exactly lol and This is already miles better than other reviews,i am also a musou fan so i would buy samurai warriors 5 either way but still wanted to check the reviews your review was the best
i really enjoy this game. The new character design and art style are really great. Reminds me a lot of DW7, which focused a lot on the characters and that was a good choice. So far, i am really loving it. it looks so good on my series x. Though, maybe it is just nostalgia, i still love Samurai warriors 2 the most.
SW 5 demo sold me over and i will enjoy the co-op it with my friends
My wife and I played co-op last night and it was a lot of fun. She hasn't gotten into a Warriors game since SW2 so it's cool to see her actually wanting to play through the story herself.
Running attacks are still in the game, it just like with air combos it’s only for some weapons. The Kusarigama and the Sledge both have running attacks.
The cannon also has a running attack.
I must not have noticed it while playing those movesets. I mostly chose the characters that were lower in level while going through the story, and didn't use those weapons as much.
@@ChrisGildart same here that’s why I didn’t notice at first either. I think like with air attacks spreading those attacks out is a way to make playstyles different so it’s gonna take some getting used to.
Dual swords also have a running attack. The drum also seems to have a slightly different first hit after running as well making me think they all DO have running attacks but they vary in the degree of being noticeable.
How the hell does this game get away with the same shit DW6 pulled and still be considered great?
The game is awesome other than 2 big complaints. 1) I hate the weapon switching, I wish characters themselves got to be more unique. 2) Needs a cool/better side mode. As a foundation though, its real solid.
Honestly it’s the best warriors game since the PS2 era for me and I’ve played almost every entry since DW2 when I was very young. Omega Force really upped the quality here with fresh movesets, maps and character designs; they are really listening to to try and improve their games after the DW9/WO4 low point,
Considering how well received the redesign are, expect to see dynasty warriors do it too...
Please.
I hope not
Also, if Samurai Warriors 5 managed to turn Yoshimoto into a fearsome adversary, looks like the next on the personality makeover would be Baby Xu Zhu, Zhang Hei Exotico and Wei…Yan…Smash!
Great review man, it's awesome to hear your thoughts! And I agree, Koei needs to release the OST!!!
I'll still import the CDs from Japan, but at least put it on western streaming platforms!!
This game really reminds me of DW7 in the sense that it doesn’t have a much emphasis on the movesets and doesn’t change up too much in the combat while focusing more on the story mode and making it one of the better ones in the series. I’m also enjoying this games story though because each character feels brand new and it makes it seem like the story being told is also new, even if I know the Sengoku Jidai really well.
I also like how bosses work in this game. It haven’t gotten very far in the story but it makes taking down enemies like Yoshimoto and Yoshitatsu all the more satisfying. Especially when you’ve fought them before.
Also I haven’t seen it mentioned so I don’t know if it’s just me but the Bow moveset seems to be way too powerful, regardless of if it’s you using it or an enemy. I feel like whenever I use the bow (mainly with Noh) it just kills enemies way quicker than anything else and when I run into an enemy with a bow it does more damage than any other type of weapon.
I got bored after so many clone weapons. Sad this game have potential. Nice artwork and many more. Hope the DLC koei will release unique weapon
Great review! Always come to this channel for reviews on Warriors-games.
I'm sorry, but I can't agree with this game being the best Samurai Warriors game yet. I've played warriors games at varying degrees since DW 2 and I always play at least the main entries in DW and SW.
This feels watered down in many ways. I just find the game just doesn't justify it being a "reboot". I'd rather it have been a kind of "Spirit of Oda" kind of approach rather than a main entry. In main entries I expect the whole time period being covered somewhat. I know SW 1 did this focusing on this time period, but I chalk it up to the series being mainly made as a spin off to DW. Now that SW is basically almost toe to toe with DW, I can very much see this approach in content and story in this game being like a sub franchise called "Spirit of (insert clan here)". That gives so much more focus on the time period they want to convey and might even help with the whole aging character design.
The clones have always been a problem of these warriors games, but this one felt like back in the old days and not in a good way. DW 8 is still my favorite warriors game to date and that game has A LOT of unique move sets. Since there's less weapons and characters in SW 5 the cloned move sets just felt exacerbated for me. I'm spoiled since DW 8 and am saddened it hasn't been replicated again.
The music also just didn't do it for me either. I think SW5 music lost it's SW musical identity with it's techno/traditional Japanese music I associate with SW. Adding the music style of DW just makes this feel like a lesser focused experience. If I wanted both music styles to collide, I'll just play an Orochi game. It does it there and, I think, much better and thematically makes sense more.
I can see where you're getting at with this review, and many people feel the same as you. But for me, this game just felt like a massive disappointment for me.
I get they are focus in Nubunaga and Mitsuhide history but i think the roster should have more female characters.
Feel like I've seen your comments so many times you're real consistent on female warriors lol
@@HaaziqSilver All videos that talk about SW5 i say that , I only play with female characters and in a roster of 27 only 4 female characters is terrible for me.
@@antonyetta- don't think you'll succeed with changing anything in the comments plus is there really that many female warriors in the Sengoku war or do you expect them to just make more up
My favorite alongside SW2 for sure
Me with Zhou Yu in every Dynasty Warriors game
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Bruh no way in Hell SW5 is a contender for best Musou game or even best SW5.
Samurai Warriors 5 is on Sale for $39 currently!!
I'm in love with this game so far.
the design, the moveset( even if some of them are clones), the story script and its cutscene. man this is the best samurai warriors games ive ever played.
I’m loving the game so far. I cannot wait to do my twelve hour stream of it on Friday
This is definitely a 12 hour streamable game!
Why twelve hours are you going for a completion play through or something.
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Never thought of that.
🤣😂
I'm definitely gunna get this, but $130 AUD for the Digital Deluxe Edition is way too fucking much. I'll wait til the Steam Winter Sale at least. Thanks for your review, big fan of you and the Warriors games!
I just bought the game today. Got the digital deluxe game. Looking forward to playing ESPECIALLY with Yasuke!!!
Enjoy him in the three stages he is playable
I noticed that you who posted this review right now so I'm so I was gonna basically sit and watch the whole thing but I currently have samurai Warriors 5 playing on my switch right now and I don't want to be spoiled anything even though I know what happens to these 2 specific characters with my experience with some of the games in the series but my friend mentioned something that made me go wait they haven't done that since the 1st game so I'm just gonna say this real quick:
I really am enjoying the more focused level on story as well as how the characters are developing. New characters and what they've been doing to them as of now is pretty well thought out and solid especially Sena and Mitsuki with certain parts of the story. Yeah there are still some things that they could improve on and yes there are some characters that are not in this game that I wish were in this game cough cough a certain monkey's wife cough cough but overall as a reboot this is fun and soild! Fantastic job with the review as usual Chris even though I haven't seen all of this other than the 1st 2 minutes I already tell that you may have done a great job on it and I will check out the review in full once I finish my adventure with SW5!
I'll be honest. I only really kept an eye on who is playable and what weapons there will be. Going in with only that amount of knowledge was great. I would say that this is the first Warriors game that requires a spoiler warning!
I don't know if this is in a DLC, but I wish they had made an alternate outfit for Hanzō where he didn't have his mask on.
Unfoetunately the only DLC outfits are for Nobunaga, Mitsuhide, and Noh.
Amazed that literally anyone likes this game so I hope someone reads this and responds to me more about why they like it but:
Summary of thoughts about this game: the basis of this whole argument is who asked for this? It’s admirable and respectable they want to do something new with the game, but it felt like it was flailing at every turn.
Why focus on only nobunaga and mitsuhide? And if you are, why half ass it? No Ranmaru, no Keiji, no Gracia. Why omit these characters? And then a bunch of the other new characters while maybe fun, have no historical relevance most of the time outside “guy who died to nobunaga” like there’s a reason that these characters never existed before in the series, their relevance to the story is so minimal and their role stretched so thin, like sandayu’s relationship with hideyoshi is completely made up. And sure it’s okay to make things up and have fun with the story but their grasping at straws.
Then the new characters and designs are just a whole mess, kenshin is an overexaggerated caricature of his former self, yoshimoto is a cooler version of himself, but part of his personality was a satire on the sad state of politicians and warlord s at the time being jokes. Then there’s laziness with characters like yasuke, as if they couldn’t do anything more than make a black guy shirtless, give him dreads and make him punch people. Very original. Then other characters like Nō are devoid of personality, despite character arcs written intended for you to feel things for her, but again compared to her previous self, she’s just a generic anime girl. Lastly, Tadakatsu and Toshiie are basically the same character personality wise, and Nobunaga’s young design is literally a clone of Keiji from sengonku basara. Like??
Then the whole clone thing. For a roster this small, with even bonus characters that have nothing unique, they still couldn’t even bother to make unique movesets for everyone. Somehow hanzo and Hanbei got unique weapons, but not nobunaga. How. There’s just no excuse for the clones in this day n age it’s unacceptable, especially when they could’ve literally just used old movesets. Again who asked for this? To completely have everything we liked taken away? Who was asking for a samurai warriors reboot?
This game would’ve been so much better if it was simply not called 5, it feels like an insult to everything that came before. Last complaint from the gameplay, citadel mode is a joke compared to previous samurai warriors modes, it’s gameplay is really wonky and frustrating for a game that’s also harder than other warriors games, a good thing, but it’s just a no effort mode to pad runtime for a game that has barely anything to offer, and how do they pad the run time further? By locking progression behind walls of story, so you’re not even allowed to have certain warriors game standard features like weapon crafting. And then the combat of this game…I’ll admit immediately doing normal attacks after hyper attacks is nice, but they literally removed hyper attacks having their own charge attacks cause I guess what? Can’t bother to animate?
And like I could go on but I can’t type every detail for anyone who’s read this far, but again it’s admirable to try to reboot things and do something new, but who asked for this? Nobody was wanting a reboot, yukinura being poster boy for a long time doesn’t mean it’s time to completely shift the story to someone else in a very narrow perspective in time, and no game is perfect, but to actively remake everything from the ground up, but half ass the character design and personality, movesets, modes, it’s just like why? And if anyone says Covid, all I can say is this: they didn’t have to release the game.
P.S. 40 extra dollars for a deluxe edition that gives you costumes for only 2 characters, one of the costume sets of which is literally just a recolor, higher tier weapons weapons, new horses, and some new levels. What the fuck.
I’ve already heard in Japan this game isn’t doing well, so maybe it’s just gonna be polarizing in the warriors community about who likes it and who doesn’t. But….agh. I can’t like this game.
I think it makes sense and is ultimately understandable that they did not want to age up Tokugawa or Hideyoshi in this game, despite it being uncanny. Considering the amount of set up for the next game, where those two will be the most prominent ones, it's natural that they didn't want to "lock" themselves into designs for a game that will probably be another 2-3 years in the making.
I agree if they're going to age up they need to commit to it or it looks very odd. Especially with the cut down characters and move sets, frankly theres no excuse.
I think Dynasty Warriors 10 should use a altered version of the model. But I love my dozens of characters lol
I honestly wouldn't mind seeing a Dynasty Warriors that focuses on one clan or a shorter period of time as long as they dive deep into the characters and give us good story telling like they did here.
Samurai Warriors 6: A Land United
Hideyoshi and Ieyasu will be the focus of the sequel as well as the various personalities that have been involved during their lifetimes i.e. the Sanada family, Ishida Mitsunari, Date Masamune, Shima Sakon, et al. The big question is this, will the Korean Campaign be included or forever excluded? After all, the Mt Hiei massacre has been a playable level in Samurai Warriors 5 and that level is the moment where Nobunaga embraced his inner demon
I would love if they continued the story in SW6.
@@ChrisGildart maybe this time, both Hideyoshi and Ieyasu will have a makeover to resemble their mature selves
I've actually been enjoying the game a whole lot. Thanks for the review so far. Excited to see the full review in the future.
I was a grand prize winner of Koei-Tecmo's giveaway, and I'm glad for my luck cause Idk if I would've gotten this game otherwise
If your "PvC Mini" is ~ 22 minutes, I'm afraid to think about how long will the full review be. XD
You and me both. I don't want to know how many hours of scripting, recording, and editing it will take hahaha
@@ChrisGildart in any case, we'll be waiting for it, man. Thanks for your reviews and keep up the good work!
i played the demo on pc, and this demo rekindle my love for musou game
Every time I play this it reminds me of the classics!
Bought this on the most recent steam sale for 40 something cdn and it has been very worth it! Runs great on my pc too which was a worry
Honestly, the PC version is probably the best looking and performing.
@@ChrisGildart what a stark difference from most large games released today haha
So this is Spirit of Nobunaga?
Looking at the character designs I'll just stick with SW2 and 4.
I can't understand why Hanzo got a new wepaon and someone else got his old one.
I know. I always give him the kusarigama in this game.
An awesome well done in depth review! Best one I’ve seen of this game so far. Though I’m curious, would you do a Pros vs Cons review on the dynasty warriors movie?
I tried, but it got copyright claimed 3 times on different edits. So I had to shelve the video.
I'm a huge fan of this franchise. Even though My first samurai warriors game i played was later on after high school. I've played most dynasty warriors games. So i picked this game up at GameStop and I've been playing every since. The story is good and I have a new found respect for Nobunaga Oda. Even though he's totally evil in other games
Hyper attacks was a breath of fresh air to the franchise in 4. But definitely drained some of the fun out of the game over time. Glad to hear about the nerfs.
I've had a lot of mixed feeling about this game. The cloning is way more noticeable to me than to you (which I'm glad for). I also could never figure out why my combos felt "limp" and "unfinished" at times; so I'm really happy you pointed out what the issue was. Despite my feelings, I'm happy you gave this a positive spin. Thank you
Im really glad you made this review. Steam reviews made this game sound like crap but your in depth review really made me wanna buy this game :)
I would say that there's still much more I could talk about too. Considering this "mini" review was 20 minutes I might need to take half a year to create the full review. 😅
I'm gonna enjoy this, for sure.
Great review my brother!
They went the cell shaded route same as Gundam Musou 3, which I appreciate so much.
I know, Nobunaga focus and all, but to have a Samurai Warriors without the battle of Sekigahara and the siege of Osaka castle is just heresy.
It honestly wouldn't make sense in the context of the game. Plus the first Samurai Warriors didn't have Sekigahara either.
@@ChrisGildart Really? Been so much time since I played it that I honestly forgot about it.
Btw, didn't expect to get a reply by you Chris. Made my day!
Enjoying this one a lot. Art style and those poster moments are fantastic
the clones honestly hurt this game alot for me the glow ups for the cast is good but god damn
I personally didn't notice it too much playing through it.
@@ChrisGildart it was pretty noticeable for me since the cast is smaller but i kinda wish they had more then just unique EXs to help with that but still disappoints me i said in another comment sometimes it feels they just put more effort in a game when its not they money. ALso mega agree with you everyone not aging up is just silly
I am really liking the game. My only issue with it is unfortunately a major one. These games really do need an English dub. It's almost impossible to keep up with the dialogue during gameplay. I miss out on most of what's going on. Koei should get the best English speakers they have as programmers and make them do the dubbing. It would most likely turn out really funny, but at least I would know what's going on. At the very least they could include a transcript function so you can pause the game and read it. Lots of games have something similar.
I know, I miss the English dubs. I don't know if they'd go the cheap route for dubbing after DW9's reception though.
@@ChrisGildart I can only hope we at least get the transcript idea for the next one. The lack of English dub is the only thing keeping me from getting Orochi 4 and DW 8.
Base DW8 and XL has English dub. It's only Empires that doesn't.
Holy fuck i love this design
Me too. Wouldn't mind seeing a DW10 done like this.
8:47-8:58 Thank you!! Thank you for saying that!
Samurai Warriors 5 has lowest retail launch in Japan in series history..If ain't broken
I'm a warriors fan but the only thing is I'm a low end gamer....
Soon I wish to have a better computer that can run mostly anything.
I know that feeling. My current PC can barely run my editing software at times. That's why I've stuck so hard to consoles. But I'm hoping that changes soon for the both of us.
Great review! Keep up the good work, dude!
I'm kind of hoping that Koei Tecmo doesn't do a "Samurai Warriors 5-II" and if they do make more content that they just release it as an Ultimate pack like in Orochi 4.
I'm very excited to dive into this game🎮
Awesome video, my favorite sw is 2, but i'm enjoying this game so much, i might have to pick this one as my favorite!
can’t believe it’s been out almost a year already. already feels completely forgotten
I feel like a big part of that is how Koei hadn't been supporting it post launch. If there were more DLC and if it was worthwhile, people would be talking about it similar to the hypothetical stories in DW9.
We need a sequel to SW5!
Great review! Now that you mentioned kessen iii, another game of koei portrayed the Sengoku period of Japan as the center of Nobunaga and Mitsuhide, why won't you make a review of it? That game was so underrated, and I actually enjoyed it. Anyway, keep up the good work!
I've never actually finished a Kessen game, so it will be a whole before I review it. 😅
@@ChrisGildart Then I’ll recommend you give it a shot. Kessen 3 was a good game, although it was very different from the musou series, but very unique on its own way
It's a dam sight better than Dynasty Warriors 9 but it's way too short and needed more game modes. 😎👍
I love it
So ima few years late. Do you think this game is on par with dynasty warriors 3 or 4? I love me a good hack and slash it's on sale right now for the ultimate edition (all dlc). I remember seeing my first on ps1 or 2 idk what (N64 here) 20+ years ago. I want another Gundam one but probably won't ever get one.
I don't know if I would say SW5 hits the same high as DW3 or 4, but I did enjoy my time with it and even bought it on every console, so that's gotta mean something, right? 😅
Glad they nerfed the Hyper attack, and agreed with the difficulty on this game game just like Dynasty Warriors 5 and Samurai Warriors 2
Something I didn't like and because it wasn't done again (or at least so far)
When you kill Yoshimoto there is the bit when you take his sword and Nobunaga changes to a sword user I thought that was cool but then they never use this again (or so far I'm half way through ch5).
I wouldn't want Nobunaga to get all the weapons but I'd of loved to see hell even Ieyasu go to Odachi as a sign of "aging" when you beat back the Takeda and take it from the fake Shingen
OR if (SPOILER) didn't happen for Kicho to get Asakura's Bow, also a very strange design for Asakura as they've always been made to be a tough military power is past SW games and Kessen Series and here he's thin pretty boy bow user to the point where Nagamasa seems more of a man.
I do also wish they made you go to Citadel mode as until the end of Ch4 I had Lvl1 buildings and everyone bar Nobunaga were all
The Legendary Queeb Noh is the best been a fan of hers since hell Warriors Orochi
Does No hit a stage of character development later on? I'm hitting chapter 3 and she still feels like a passenger that doesn't affect anything.
She's pretty robotic. A robot without emotions, then she smiles, then she dies. The evil queen was also a trope but at least more entertaining.
I would prefer No to be the seductive mistress of evil who wants to see Oda Nobunaga raise Hell and she would have a Snow White/Evil Queen dynamic with Oichi where No despises Oichi for being beautiful and kindhearted
Always wondered what the advantage was to switching weapons off a preferred weapon.
Really the only advantage I see is variety and personal preference. I like to mix things up, but someone else may prefer to only use a couple of weapons.
I got this for $30 new, and I'm having a blast. Easily one of the best since WO3.
I much prefer DW over SW... but given the absolute state of 9 and even what Hyrule Warriors 2 delivered..... I want a good Musou game to play. I never felt like the story in SW games expanded per installment like the DW games did... but maybe it's because I started on DW games first.
Gr8 review I feel the same way about Samurai Warriors 5 hope there is more to come, have a question though which Samurai Warriors game would you recommend out of Samurai Warriors 4 , 4-2,Spirit of Sanada, and 4 Empires? I know they won't be like Samurai Warriors 5(the way the story is told/graphics/roster-wise) and this is fine. I'm new to the Samurai Warriors series just recently learning it and Orochi existed *faceplam*, but i'm no stranger to Koei/warriors games as i've played the Kessen series, Dw Tactics, DW5, DW6, DW7, DW7E, DW8, DW8XL and DW8E. :)
Honestly, if you enjoyed SW5 you'd more than likely enjoy Spirit of Sanada. It focuses on the story of one clan and since its a spin-off of SW4, you get all the characters. Besides that, I liked SW4 Vanilla the most out of the other three.
Wait....So the remedy for the cloned moveset is that all characters actually have unique charge attacks based on the weapon they have ? Is it really true ? cus That's actually not a bad idea since charge attacks were often used more than the normal attacks.
I do think the game is a bit too expensive for that it offers. Like for the same price you can get WO4U and despite it's flaw it still offers WAY more content and a Dozens of Characters with unique moveset and additonal weapons to mess around with.
I knew this game feels more akin to DW7 cross breed with Spirit of Sanada.Glad this game turns out to be a good SW game overall tbh.
Even though the amount of characters and unique movesets are lower in SW5, I would say the game focuses more on quality over quantity. It's not lacking in content either, but I can see how on the surface it can look like a cheap release.
@@ChrisGildart Exactly..Spirit of Sanda and DW7 to me personally felt the same way too for me.Both games had more Quality over Quanity comparing to DW8,SW4,4-II while while There is no denying they aren't bad games either.
Great review! Sorry I was late, just wanted to play the demo first lol.
No worries man, I get it. I stayed away from as much info as possible before working on this review. It is a game you want to go as blindly into as possible. At least story wise, which is why I stayed away from as much as possible.
No worries man, I get it. I stayed away from as much info as possible before working on this review. It is a game you want to go as blindly into as possible. At least story wise, which is why I stayed away from as much as possible.
cant help but sw5 got a really appleasing and most unique visual. Wish I could buy it if it's not bcs of the price. Might reconsider if there's discount.
Hey Chris alongside Arslan I also picked up another game, a game you absolutely need to pick up and try, it's called EARTH'S DAWN. It's so fun and it's pretty anime, the music and combat are both amazing! And the graphics are pretty great!.
Great review !
No Kunoichi !? That one hits hard …
Oh they made a in all ways possible worse version of a good character like kunoichi, they replaced her with the dumbest character ever Mitsuki
honestly just waiting for a few patches to really start digging into sw5
Clones ruined the game
Agree, I desperately wanted to love this game but the insane amount of clones despite cutting the majority of the Samurai Warriors characters took me out of it. It made what could have been an incredible game boring.
I don't have a big problem with cloned movesets but I do have a problem with how almost all movesets are sooo dull compared to the old ones in SW4, here it feels like half of the roster are spearmen. I do like the new redesigns and music and style but the movesets are a huge buzzkill
There isn’t any really out there weapons like the Shamisen or the Cannonspear but all of the movesets feel very unique and different and at least for me the movesets feel different enough that I don’t mind the amount of movesets being quite limited.
I'm glad they've reined the weapons in a bit. I can't speak for Samurai Warriors as I've only played 2, but I absolutely hate weapons like the siege spear and Guo Huai's stupid gun thing. I know the series has a lot of anachronistic and foreign weapons but they take it too far in my opinion. Xiahou Ba is my least favourite character because his weapon and appearance are so jarring
Sw 4 or 4 ii ?
I am getting this game asap.
No Caw? Not for me I guess
9:21 that attack move kinda remind me of basara version of mitsunari
I pre ordered after the demo and totally worth it. Just a question, it is Kenshin Joint Battle stage in Mitsuhide's path actually Kawanakajima?
I don’t know if I wanna get this game right away in all honesty. I’ve played mostly dynasty warrior games my whole life and I think the samurai take on it is pretty interesting but I just wanna know if it’s worth getting
Wait to the complete edition they always do it
This is unreleated but watching this review just made me realize my game(steam ver) skipped some cut scenes for some reason? For example like when No tried to kill Nobunaga
It feel so nice to see Musou stuff in this day and age. I stopped at the 2nd game since I couldnt afford the consoles the following entries came out (and my PC can't handle them either ;p) but god I love to see how this series progressed. 5 looks gorgeous and I agree with most your points, but a peeve of mine is Oichi in this game. Not her design, love it, but her weapon choice. Ofuda, really? It doesnt suit her! I could see Gracia, if she was in this game, using the moveset (as her incarnations in previous game are flavored as a mage) but Oichi feels a bit odd to see using ofuda to fight.
I beat this game 100%. Although I enjoyed it for what it is, Samurai Warriors 5 is by far the worst Samurai Warriors game I've played. Yes, even worse than Samurai Warriors 3:
- Cut roster, yet cloned moveset.
- So many cloned maps, even though this game has less stages compare to the previous titles.
- Characters are barely playable in the story mode, defeating the purpose of having smaller roster.
- Free mode is restricted in terms of the characters you can use. Yet in some stages, you have two of the same characters at the same side. Completely defeats the purpose of restricting free mode in the first place.
- Missing battles that define the characters, such as Tetorigawa (Uesugi side), Kizugawaguchi (Mori side), Anegawa (Azai-Asakura side), and others.
- Was marketed as an in-depth story of Nobunaga and Mitsuhide, yet a lot of important events were not covered.
- Lack of gameplay modes.
- No pre-title opening cutscene.
- Charging alternate colors and costume swaps, for pre-order bonuses.
- Rare weapons are tied to weapon types, and not characters.
- Moveset distribution between weapons are not balanced.
Sw 4 or 4 ii ?
@@othmanelmhannaoui4244 Can you not read?
@@Profar26 my question is which's better btw 4 n 4 II
@@othmanelmhannaoui4244 Oh okay. That was rather random. But I like SW4 better, that's just me.
Just little random nitpick: you've got GREAT pronunciation of Japanese words... except for when you say "katana". All the weabs commit sepukku everytime you said it. 😂😂😂
i hate playing sw because my favourite character dies later in the story...
We'll probably get Samurai Warriors 5-2