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Samurai Warriors 5 out July 27th (Switch/PS4/XBO/Steam), new trailer
- Thread starter Soilbreaker
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Wait that was Nobunaga? I didn't hear correctly but damn. Why must everything be young pretty boy???
Didn't they experiment with actual progression through the timeline with the last game?
The story is centered around Nobunaga (purple) and Mitsuhide (white and blue), yeah.
It looks like it throws things back to when Nobunaga and Mitsuhide were both younger and starting their mutual careers.
I guess this means I can hope for Saito Dosan to finally join a SW game's roster, among others, if the game is really going to be focused on that early Sengoku era.
I'm excited for this, after spending so many hours with SW4 I'm glad we're getting new designs.
As a big fan of DW9 I was hoping to get an openworldish SW5, but I suppose they're sticking with the traditional formula.
As a big fan of DW9 I was hoping to get an openworldish SW5, but I suppose they're sticking with the traditional formula.
Ugh.
I don't mind change but why? He was really cool looking in 4 and older.
Watch - they include him, he shows up in exactly one stage in story mode and then immediately gets killed off.
Looks good, I like the new visual style. Surprised at no PS5/XSXS versions.
Which was also basically a conversion of SW3. SWC3 was kinda the same with SW4 though.
Damn, it's been quite a while since the Xbox has gotten a Samurai Warriors game. Definitely liking the art style as well.
It's been a fair while since the last SW game in general, really. Not counting the Switch port of 4.
Now that you mention it? There's actually quite a few chars of that sort that would still have to be included in order to give Nobunaga's story some weight. Yoshimoto is a must (and hopefully, they jettison the goofy kemari act - Nioh 2's version is MUCH better realization of how the guy was a literal threat at that point). Kennyo and the monks at Ikko-ikki. Saito Yoshitatsu. Etc.
Man, Kennyo would be a tough one to adapt. He WAS a featured NPC in SW1 and 2, with a unique model, he just never got made playable. If memory serves he was a pacifist, right?
Oh shit, I'm excited. They always try to innovate a bit more with Samurai Warriors compared to Dynasty Warriors, and the new visuals look really good. I also look forward to the new character designs, it looks like it's more anime but the armors are less flamboyant than the "stage play" costumes of the last entry, so that's definetly a positive.
If they include all characters then this is a day one buy from me.
If they include all characters then this is a day one buy from me.
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Nah because the last SamWar game came out a couple of years ago, so I definitely need a new fix.
Yeah, that was his main choice in at least the first SW game. Was he really in 2, cuz I don't recall...I know Capcom put him into Sengoku Basara 2, at least!
I'm pretty sure the Ikko Ikka rebellion was in 2 as well, but it was definitely featured far more prominently in the first game for sure.
Also, RIP Sith Lord Nobunaga. No more darksaber or darkness fireballs. :(
Now that you mention it, this is the perfect chance for them to throw away Yoshimoto's design forever. SW4 attempted to add scenes where he actually behaves in an imposing way, but they had to do stuff like avoiding showing him directly in those rare scenes. They shouldn't have to fight against one of their own designs.
It's a perfect chance to fix Goemon too, but he is a late character and not really necessary in the first place. Shingen Takeda also can get some tweaks, but compared to the others he doesn't need a complete revamp.
I mean the Xbox did miss out on 3, 4 (and it's various sequels / spin offs) and Spirits. But that also just made me realize Spirits came out 4 years ago, jeez.
This this this. I am not a fan of them all of a suddenly changing his look. He is supposed to be an older "demon king" :/.
It just feels weird to have a prequel as SW5.
I think my problem with it is them making this as Samurai Warriors 5. It probably would be better as a spin off. Also not a fan the way his weapon looks. It's much cooler in the other games.
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I like how people in this thread are so confused by concept of people looking younger in the past.
Personally excited, like both change in art style and how it's leaning even further into SW's more hyper aethetic,
Personally excited, like both change in art style and how it's leaning even further into SW's more hyper aethetic,
I mean:
This is a mother and son. Age in Samurai Warriors never made sense and they went with whats "cool" so it sucks they removed one of the coolest looking characters and replaced them with yet another young person.
Oh wow, this probably means that every character in SW is getting a dramatic redesign.
Nobunaga went from Japanese Cao Cao to a Musou protagonist. I'm interested in seeing more!
Nobunaga went from Japanese Cao Cao to a Musou protagonist. I'm interested in seeing more!
Now they cant make those fucking "Cao cao is nobunaga is cao cao" jokes in future warriors orochi games >:[
Ah, I see!
And in any case...what I'm hoping/expecting is that this "focus on the early Sengoku era" is just the main hook, and they didn't REALLY jettison 85% of the other part of the roster, just because they'd be too young/not born yet to be pertinent.
If nothing else, they wouldn't REALLY do anything that would make it so their golden boy, Yukimura, couldn't show up...
EXACTLY.
Now's as good a time as any if they're going to reinvent some characters. And it could do wonders, if they do it right!
I really did love the fact that Sith Lord Nobu was wearing fucking medieval plate armor. Because Nobunaga apparently actually DID do that sometimes.
Alongside Kotaro Fuma Oda is probably one of the best (and one of my favorite) designs in ANY musou game.
To be honest I feel like every design after SW2 has been kind of a downgrade. I really miss the dark feathers motif.