The cast of characters is rather diverse, from the self-assured and overconfident Nobunaga, to the devoted yet timid Ieyasu. With the focus on Nobunaga and Mitsuhide, this allows for a more fleshed out narrative that feels much more involved and was fun to play through.
Unlike previous entries in the series, the story is more centralised and narrows its focus more on these events, as opposed to earlier series entries which had a more widespread story that presented various parts of the time period. The story of Samurai Warriors 5 follows two of its most iconic figures, Oda Nobunaga and Akechi Mitsuhide. Known as the Warring States period, the Sengoku era was a time of great change in the history of Japan. The game’s story continues the series’ focus on the Sengoku period of Japanese history.
Thus begins a battle between two heroes, but does Samurai Warriors 5, as a reboot of the series coming seven years after its most recent release, deliver this satisfying experience? Narrow Focus One who, much like ourselves, towers above the rank and file. The player will run around battlefields, swatting away the majority of your enemies like flies whilst gaining control of various areas, only to eventually come face-to-face with an enemy commander. Latest entry, Samurai Warrior 5 follows a similar path. Much like its sister series Dynasty Warriors, Samurai Warriors is a hack’n’slash action game. In that time, the series has let players feel like the legends from history you’re portraying onscreen. For over fifteen years, Koei‘s Samurai Warriors series has been letting people cleave their way through wave after wave of disposable infantry.