12/18/2023 0 Comments Samurai warriors 3 pc![]() One thing reviewers have always been right about is the core gameplay, which, at its simplest level, boils down to killing everything that isn’t on your side. However, while this may seem like immediate condemnation of the game, the truth of the matter is that there is more to this franchise than most reviewers are willing to admit. Instead, Tecmo Koei has played it safe, adding in enough new features and characters to give the game its own identity, but leaving the classic hack-and-slash gameplay almost identical to previous entries’. Samurai Warriors 3 marks the series’ first proper entry on Wii, so now would be a better time than ever to give the franchise a major overhaul, or so one would think. Of course, sequels are a common occurrence in gaming, but rarely does a series evolve so little over the course of so many releases, and that is the reason why the series has become something of a painful joke among reviewers. The title that started it all off, Dynasty Warriors, is now in its sixth iteration, has received many more expansions, and sparked two major spinoffs to further milk the fans Dynasty Warriors Gundam sucked in fans of Japan’s most venerable giant robot anime series and Samurai Warriors took its inspiration from medieval Japan’s turbulent Sengoku, or warring states, period. ![]() The series earned a dedicated following in Japan and America, so Koei, seeing the cash cow it now controlled, opened the floodgates to unleash a seemingly endless tidal wave of sequels and spinoffs. The franchise’s first several releases were actually quite well received, with critics praising the game’s unique concept of putting gamers in the shoes of super-powered historical warriors in ancient China, then pitting them against hundreds of enemies just waiting to be decimated. Rarely does a series receive such constant and extreme criticism from the gaming press while maintaining a large and dedicated enough fanbase to justify multiple releases every year. Although this game is pretty old now anyway, so your friends will laugh at you for buying it.Tecmo Koei’s Warriors series possesses a special place in the gaming world. ![]() The choice is situation specific, and so I leave the decision up to you. There is literally no difference between the PC and the Xbox versions of the game, apart from the clunky keyboard controls, but feel free to buy a game pad or map the keys to places you find easier to use… all 17 of them! In fact, I doubt if a first time player would even notice any difference between the two, apart from the obvious improved look. Because truth be told even as a hardened fan, the series hasn’t progressed far enough from the previous generation consoles, that anyone should feel like they’re missing out on anything from the recent games. Personally I would recommend buying a preowned PS2/Xbox, and any other version of Samurai or Dynasty Warriors to go with it, save yourself a few quid, or gain a new console for slightly more money. There is on the other hand plenty for a completionist here, you can max every characters level, max every guards stats, obtain every passive ability, gain every legendary weapon, enough to tie you over until the next game comes out (1 every month). But overall if you’ve completed the game with one character, you’ve gotten pretty much everything out of the game you’re likely to get. Or you will experience a level that feels well paced, action packed and pretty damn epic. Sure you’ll find a character that plays slightly differently, and rekindle your interest momentarily. It’s the same story all over again, strategic hack and slash across a map, with similar characters, fighting similar battles, with the same tired cut scenes, and the same badly translated dialogue. ![]() My advice to you is, read the other review we have for Samurai Warriors 2 for the Xbox 360 on this site, if you like what your hear, go out and buy it post haste. Usually I defend the whole experience by justifying to myself, “Well, I wanted more of the same, and I guess that’s what I got? It’s not like this isn’t fun.” But slowly that excuse is starting to ware thin, particularly with nothing of worth being added to the series since way back at Dynasty Warriors 2. ![]() My name is Peter Barker, and I am a Koei-aholic. I, like many others am a huge sucker for Koei, every iteration of their games from Kessen to Dynasty Warriors I lap up whatever they produce no matter how little they have added, no matter how similar the experience is to the last. Spears, swords, guns and a variety of other sharp objects? It must be Samurai Warriors 2 for the PC. ![]()
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