Samurai Warriors 4 Empires was the last game in this spin-off lineage before Koei threw it in a closet for six long years. Not really the stuff of modern mainstream gaming excitement, maybe, but something I really enjoy. These take the core button mashing action of the million billion Warriors games and pair it with a layer of hardcore strategy driven mostly by menus. The Empires brand used to show its face a lot more often, with a new game all but guaranteed for each installment in the main series. These days, the licensed titles in the series tend to do much better than the in-house original IP stuff, so it’s no wonder really that the tactical side of the series got shelved for six years. I enjoyed the game enough that I bought and played several copies, and I’m re-evaluating it right now on the PS5.ĭW9: Empires was the return of Koei’s long-dormant spin off branch of their long-running Warriors/Musou action franchise. The game’s Japanese release was more smartly timed at the end of 2021, where it was a modest hit. Earlier this year, Koei Tecmo and Omega Force launched Dynasty Warriors 9 Empires worldwide to little fanfare, dropping it out right in the middle of other big games like Elden Ring and Horizon Forbidden West.
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