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SAMURAI WARRIORS: Spirit of Sanada

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Developer KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD.

Samurai Warriors: Spirit of Sanada, known in Japan as Sengoku Musou ~Sanada Maru~ (戦国無双 ~真田丸~), is a hack and slash game by Koei Tecmo through their development subsidiary, Omega Force. It is a spin-off of Samurai Warriors 4, part of the Samurai Warriors series, which in turn is a spin-off of the long-running Dynasty Warriors series, both of which are also hack and slash games. It was released on November 23, 2016… From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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  • Steam user Steam user …9825Steam reviews · Sep 10, 2017 · 60 h played

    I have played all of the Samurai Warriors games to date and am a huge fan of the Warriors games. And I have to say this is the best Samurai Warriors and possibly the best Warriors game I have played. In Spirit of the Sanada they focus specifically on the Sanada Clan making their way through the Warring States Period. This game is much more story focused than previous installments, filled with tons of dialogue, characters and events. The main story took me around 35hrs to complete so it's not…

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  • SungWon Cho @prozdishere.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 6, 2026

    musou game fans, back in the day i loved Dynasty Warriors 5 and Samurai Warriors, i haven't played any of either series since but am in the mood to revisit, which games past those are worth playing?

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  • Felipe Pepe @felipepepe.bsky.socialBluesky · Nov 19, 2025

    Samurai Warriors 1 is a messy game with a rather bland cast, but the way they portray Nobunaga is so fun. Manages to be concise and memorable. For modern standards it might come across as too heavy-handed & edgy, but in 2004 it paired perfectly with stuff like the Hellsing anime & Evanescence lol

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  • Gavaroc @gavaroc.bsky.socialBluesky · Mar 19, 2025

    It's not even the first time Yasuke has been depicted in sengoku-era video games. It's not even the -second- time. I could understand folks missing Samurai Warriors 5 since not everyone's a Musou game lifer, but dude was in Nioh! Both Niohs!

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  • Steam user Steam user …5851Steam reviews · Apr 25, 2021 · 4 h played

    Hidden Gem To start, let me preface by saying I was a huge fan of Dynasty Warriors 4 when I was a kid, and I've played a small bit of Samurai Warriors and Dynasty Warriors 8 Xtreme This game has far exceeded my expectations, especially at the price I paid $20 + The combat is so action packed! Absolutely love it! Its pure hack & slash, but the battle system feels great. + Controls and combos are very easy to learn + There are hundreds of units on the screen at once, and you are able to…

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  • Steam user Steam user …3385Steam reviews · Dec 3, 2019

    If you have a NVIDIA v-card - don't buy. The FPS is unbearable, and the problem hasn't been addressed for 2 years. I am a fan of the franchise and I am sure the game is good, but this is my point.

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  • Steam user Steam user …4609Steam reviews · Sep 26, 2024 · 7 h played

    by far the best samurai warriors game in the series, my only gripe is that there is no dubbing and no battle log so you need to look down at the screen to see what they are saying and if you miss it, thats that BONUS: Link to the Hidden costume DLCs : https://store.steampowered.com/app/595750/SAMURAI_WARRIORS_Spirit_of_Sanada__Exclusive_Costumes/?snr=1_5_1100__1100&utm_source=steamwidget Much love, Bubby

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  • Steam user Steam user …6126Steam reviews · Jul 22, 2020 · 82 h played

    Finally 100% completed this game.... ugh... If you'd asked me in the first 10 hours of playing, back then I probably would have recommended it... ... But then it started to drag on... and on... and on... and I found I wasn't even halfway through the game yet before I'd got completely sick of it. I'll put it this way: It is like a Samurai Warriors game... except ONLY about the Sanada family... and with hours of text blocks and cutscenes sandwiched inbetween every battle... and like…

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  • Steam user Steam user …6479Steam reviews · Oct 28, 2017 · 42 h played

    FPS issues have never been addressed.

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  • Steam user Steam user …9954Steam reviews · Jun 23, 2022 · 16 h played

    Short version: This is the best Musou game on Steam, wishlist it and buy it the next time it goes on sale (which, unironically, is about every 18 months) or get a physical copy for the PS4 for much cheaper. Long version: I own and have played a LOT of the following games: Dynasty Warriors 2-7, including every Empires and Xtreme Legends variant Samurai Warriors 1, 2 and 5 Warriors Orochi 1, 2, 3U (PS4) and 4 Hyrule Warriors + Age of Calamity Fire Emblem Warriors (Three Hopes comes out in a few…

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  • 🕹 ᄃӨᄂӨПΣᄂ FΛᄂᄃӨП 🕹 @colonelfalcon.bsky.socialBluesky · Mar 28, 2025

    🄵🅁🄾🄼 🅃🄷🄴 🄵🄰🄻🄲🄾🄽 🅅🄰🅄🄻🅃🅂 #365xFalconGames25 A game a day keeps the doctor away! Game 8️⃣7️⃣ This is Samurai Warriors Chronicles. To be honest…never played it. *back log game! 🤣🤣🤣 What are you sharing today?! #gaming #GamersUnite

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  • Saint “Super Freak” Gil @saintsfgil.bsky.socialBluesky · Apr 13, 2026

    I cant believe they managed to fit a Samurai Warriors 4-style game onto this rinky-dink fucking machine are you kidding me. It literally just plays like SW4.

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  • Peter G @kingsigy.bsky.socialBluesky · Nov 4, 2025

    Did they forget that Samurai Warriors is a thing and also a mainline game? Call me crazy, but Ancient Japan and Ancient China don't look all that similar.

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  • Steam user Steam user …4219Steam reviews · Jun 27, 2017 · 54 h played

    This is the best Warriors/Musou game I've ever played. Not only does it have the improved Warriors combat system of the Samurai Warriors games, but it also has the most in-depth and engrossing story out of any Warriors game I've ever played. You follow the life of Yukimura Sanada and his never ending battle to protect his family and loved ones in a time of chaos in Japan (the Sengoku "Warring States" Period). This Warriors game is also incredibly unique for having multiple social hubs, side…

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  • the homophobic boy detective @gaorush.bsky.socialBluesky · Feb 8, 2025

    What the fuck why does Samurai Warriors 3 on the Wii have a crossover game mode with the Famicom game Murasame Castle Did Koei even make Murasame Castle??

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  • Steam user Steam user …4991Steam reviews · Jun 5, 2017 · 49 h played

    Same old Samurai warriors, but with a much more satisfying storytelling, focusing on two generations of Sanada. (Focusing so much that Sekigahara is a "secondary battle"...)

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  • Steam user Steam user …1543Steam reviews · Apr 2, 2021 · 9 h played

    Yeah, I baited myself into another bad koei title. I insisted because I wanted to enjoy another sw game but now I can't even get my money back pros - ?? downs - ridiculous anime stuff everywhere - bad storytelling, I don't like using this word but dialogues are just cringe. - no ultra widescreen support - some designs are beyond bad, hitting the ridiculous landmark (looking at the 3 meter tall summo) I gotta stop doing this to myself. I hope one day they'll go back to SW1 design or torwards…

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  • Skeith - Platinum Princess @skeiththeterror.bsky.socialBluesky · Jun 24, 2026

    Sometime people can just lie in game interviews, there's nothing stopping you. "Samurai Warriors 3 can have 50 enemies on screen at once" No it can't. That's a Wii game that caps out at 20 enemies on screen

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  • Steam user Steam user …5913Steam reviews · Mar 21, 2019 · 26 h played

    Pretty damn good. - The Good – - By far the best story out of any Warriors game. Because it’s focused on the Sanada clan, it is much more personal, and allows you to get attached to the 3 main Sanada officers. Characters have actual arcs to their story and every major figure that regularly shows up is developed with more care. The story is LONG. It starts with Masayuki’s first battle at Kawanakajima under Takeda Shingen (1561) and ends with Yukimura’s final battle and death during the Osaka…

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  • Let's Scare Ashcan To Death @ashcan.bsky.socialBluesky · Nov 4, 2025

    if you've tried a crossover game and bounced off it, give the mainlines/Empires games a shot!!! Origins especially changed my mind a lot, but DW8 Empires/Samurai Warriors 4 Empires are both absolutely goated Also try emulating Sengoku Basara 4 if you're a Combat Sicko, utterly singular experience

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  • Emmett Frost @emmettfrost.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 6, 2024

    Yes, i did buy Samurai Warriors 5 because it has a sexy ass black pugilist. and i will never hesitate to buy a game if it has a sexy black pugilist.

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  • Steam user Steam user …2253Steam reviews · Aug 11, 2017 · 36 h played

    If you are a fan of Samurai Warriors or Dynasty Warriors, you will enjoy this game. I think the weapon's upgrading system is actually interesting. If you like to develop every warrior to maximum it will take about 500 hours. However This game is truely poor ported. As my pc this 16GB, i7 4770K and GTX780, the fps is always around 25~50. It is nothing about the graphic set up when your GPU is around the same level with mine. So for the pc gamers: If you just dont want to buy a play station…

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  • Steam user Steam user …2542Steam reviews · Jun 4, 2017 · 52 h played

    Samurai Warriors: Spirit of Sanada or known as Sengoku Musou Sanada Maru in japan. A hack and slash game by Koei Tecmo. It is a spin-off of Samurai Warriors 4 and their counterpart of famous Dynasty Warriors series. It was released on November 23 2016 to celebrate Sanada year anniversary and cooperate airing along with climax episode of the NHK TV taiga drama "Sanada Maru". Samurai Warriors: Spirit of Sanada heavily focuses on history of Sanada Clan, and their roles in Sengoku War from since…

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  • Zonerunner @zonerunner.co.ukBluesky · Aug 15, 2026

    It's #RandomGameSaturday time and this week my hand has sought out Samurai Warriors 3. Despite being a big musou fan and owning this since it was released, I only played it for the first time this year. There's a lot of that old school Koei charm here, but the game runs terribly for an exclusive...

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  • N.J @doppledumb.bsky.socialBluesky · Jul 9, 2026

    I'm obsessed with Motochika since my first Samurai Warriors game and he's even better in conquest and of course his perfect link is Samurott.

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  • Steam user Steam user …6503Steam reviews · Sep 6, 2017 · 66 h played

    pretty solid game overall. Story 9/10 Combat 9/10 New Gameplay Machanic like Day-Night Cycle , "Stratagems", Gather materials , Exploring , Fishing , etc. 5 New characters. Bad port 40-60 Fps Max setting @1080p on GTX 1070. @max setting the graphic is very good. If you like warrior game you will love this.

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  • Lunacial 🏳️‍⚧️ @lunacial.bsky.socialBluesky · Mar 18, 2025

    “The only samurai game I know” Sekiro? Onimusha? Nioh? Rise of the Ronin? Muramasa? Samurai Warriors? Like A Dragon Ishin? Samurai Showdown? These people are so unserious 😭

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  • Dandy Bell @reflectingstars.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 7, 2024

    For musou friends, here's some rarer official stuff from that old online card game thingy from way back when in WO3 time. Christmas themed! Good for userpics or banners, hehe. First, Samurai Warriors and Mitsunari.

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  • Yuu シー夕 @spiritualtensei.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 17, 2024

    I'm really enjoying my Samurai Warriors 2 playthrough with a friend, so far we've played Hanzo Hattori and Kotaro Fuma's story but today we started Magoichi Saika (that was my favorite one in the previous game along with Yukimura)

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  • Steam user Steam user …3691Steam reviews · Apr 28, 2021 · 29 h played

    If you've played other Musou titles and a big fan of story driven games that are related to history. This game's a buy.

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  • Steam user Steam user …8727Steam reviews · Apr 22, 2021 · 5 h played

    New campaign. Nicer to have a closer view of one clan.

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  • Muse Everylead (comms open) @musemouse.bsky.socialBluesky · Jul 29, 2026

    whats your favorite musou game? :3 i have a lot of nostalgia for Samurai Warriors 1 and Drakengard... curious about trying others/more modern ones

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  • A Bad Idea @abadidea.bsky.socialBluesky · Jul 25, 2025

    The cooler, wilder Samurai Warriors that Koei Tecmo doesn't want you to know about. I've only played Sengoku Basara 3, but that game is a legitimately good time.

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  • Voltsy @herovoltsy.bsky.socialBluesky · Mar 12, 2025

    Finished Dynasty Warriors Origins. Phenomenal game! Hoping we get a sequel also Koei Tecmo do this style of game for Samurai Warriors too please

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  • Steam user Steam user …3886Steam reviews · Jan 31, 2023 · 1 h played

    certainly a very unique take on the standard Musou formula. I'm more surprised that KT isn't particularly going in this direction with their newer games (notably SW5) because i find this rather enjoyable...and annoyed that it didn't come any sooner, or that no one informed me that this has been ported to Steam (i found out by screwing around on the KT publisher page) now if only they would bring in SW4 and SW4 Empires into steam...still not sure what's stopping them from doing so, considering…

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  • Steam user Steam user …7229Steam reviews · Oct 4, 2021 · 31 h played

    Struggle for Survival. Death before Surrender! SAMURAI WARRIORS: Spirit of Sanada é um Spin off da franquia Samurai Warriors, esse jogo contém 61 personagens jogaveis. A história do jogo é o ponto mais forte do game, creio eu que seja o SW com a melhor história, pois se trata dos 48 anos da vida do melhor guerreiro: Sanada Yukimura, o jogo começa na batalha de Kawanakajima em 1561 e acaba no cerco de Osaka com a Morte de Yukimura em 1615, Basicamente é as partes mais importantes do Periodo…

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  • Steam user Steam user …1079Steam reviews · Jun 19, 2017 · 22 h played

    Samurai Warriors Sprit of Sanada is everything you want out of a Warriors Game! Story! Combat! Japan!

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  • 🌸 CozyCereza 🏳️‍⚧️ @cozycereza.standingintheodds.comBluesky · Oct 4, 2026

    Warriors Orochi 3 Ultimate is a funny game because alongside the Dynasty/Samurai Warriors characters they add in some Ninja Gaiden characters like Ryu Hayabusa. So you get to sit there & watch real life historical warlord Oda Nobunaga get wrecked by an Izuna Drop.

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  • RetroAchievements @retroachievements.orgBluesky · Mar 18, 2026

    Execute all-new powerful moves with over 35 playable characters, and devastate entire armies with the strength of a samurai! Wii game number 123 "Samurai Warriors 3" will be waiting for you in our upcoming Wii rollout, coming March 19th! retroachievements.org/game/34694?u...

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  • Shadow Kraken | Slime Vtuber @shadowkarak.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 19, 2026

    I'm playing Warriors Abyss, and I'm over here wondering when the next Samurai Warriors game is coming out. They've been on that Dynasty Warriors grind for a bit now. 🤔 I also wouldn't mind if we got an updated Warriors Orochi 1 & 2 at some point...the story was solid in those

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  • bajambi @danieljserra.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 11, 2026

    Every Dynasty Warriors, Samurai Warriors and Orochi Warriors game that exists, but particularly DW 3 and SW 2

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  • Butch Boulder @butchboulder.bsky.socialBluesky · Feb 12, 2025

    Two things: 1. Samurai Warriors 4 DX, where have you been all my life? This game is fun as fuck! 2. I pre-ordered WWE 2K25.

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  • Michael "Fallen Coffee Pot of Shadows" Senters the Sigillite:ABD @mikesenters.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 17, 2025

    When a friend ask you to explain the historical context of Shogun. (I’ve played every Samurai Warriors and Yabo game released in the past decade. I am prepared.)

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  • Yami Shirokami⚡🐉 Isekai Dragon Vtuber @yamishirokami.vtubers.socialBluesky · Jan 1, 2025

    🔴Live Quest Notification A New Year has arrived, and so will new games. The first Wednesday Warriors of 2025 begins with Samurai Warriors 5. First playthrough begins as we look into this modern reimagining of the Sengoku Era Warriors game. www.twitch.tv/yamishirokami #Vtuber #ENVtuber #Vsky

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  • Steam user Steam user …3243Steam reviews · Jul 26, 2023 · 30 h played

    One of the best games I have ever played and I enjoyed the story of the game a lot and of course I was very sad about the final fate of some of the famous characters of the game

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  • Steam user Steam user …6975Steam reviews · Sep 23, 2022 · 10 h played

    Hands down the best Warriors game out there if you're into lore and story. It is unrivaled in its storytelling, dialogue, and character development, not to mention it still does combat/gameplay well too. I've played pretty much every Musou game and I wish more Musou games were like this gem. Only gripe I have is with the exploration battles, those are kind of lame. But you can speedrun them pretty easily.

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  • Steam user Steam user …6783Steam reviews · Jun 30, 2019 · 40 h played

    First of all, I must say that as someone that played SW4 (in consoles), I couldn't avoid thinking at first that a "spin-off" like this one would probably not be worth to buy at full price again, but I was actually surprised to find that was not the case after finally playing the game two years after it was released. If you know your history about the Sengoku period, or/and you've already played the previous SW games (although only SW3 and SW4 are focused in the storytelling), you'll probably…

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  • Steam user Steam user …6729Steam reviews · Aug 10, 2017 · 56 h played

    Very solid game. Very eductional. This game gives a deep insight to the Sanada clan's history. Compared to previous titles, this game is considerably harder and more intense during battles as you always need to accomplish various tasks within limited time. This is very challenging but also very fun. If your are not sure about buying this or not. Here're some of my opinions: -This is not a short series spin-off. The content of this game is huge. After 40 hours, I still haven't finished the…

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  • Steam user Steam user …3336Steam reviews · Jun 13, 2017 · 36 h played

    Pretty decent game, overall enjoyed playing it. It has a good story to it and the characters are great. Sadly the down fall is there's only a couple of things you can only do in game and it is really not worth the price range. Really great game, but I would recommand getting this on sale.

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  • Steam user Steam user …5292Steam reviews · Jun 7, 2017 · 18 h played

    Amazing game. A great addition to the Samurai Warriors series focusing on, personally, one of my favorite clans, the Sanada. I have not had any performance issues with the game. It runs flawlessly, and it's quite challenging if you put it on the Hard Difficulty. This is a game that challenges you strategically, forcing you to switch between two different characters at times to complete objectives in different areas in the map. I love how detailed they go into the story, and the little touches…

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  • Skeith - Platinum Princess @skeiththeterror.bsky.socialBluesky · Jul 10, 2026

    Was Samurai Warriors 3 the first game to have paid DLC on an Nintendo platform?

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  • Possessor Fessor @professorfessor.bsky.socialBluesky · Apr 4, 2026

    D - Dynasty Warriors Origins Not just the graphics, I want it to play like Dynasty Warriors 5. Samurai Warriors 2 was a late PS2 game but it was ported to and shined on the Xbox 360, really hate that DW5 never got the same treatment. And since I hated DWO’s gameplay changes let’s bring it back!

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  • Ilaiya 🎭 @ilaiyarotted.comBluesky · Oct 27, 2025

    I think I owe Samurai Warriors 1 an apology, that game was pretty bad to 100%, but it was bad by typical PS2-era Koei musou standards, it was still a fine enough game, and I imagine when not going for everything it's pretty good. Warriors All-Stars is so much worse.

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  • NoAnn56ggwp @noann56ggwp.bsky.socialBluesky · Jul 15, 2025

    Hisahide Matsunaga tickled from the game franchise Samurai Warriors #malefeet #maletickling #tickleart

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  • marcos! @bigsealmode.bsky.socialBluesky · Jun 6, 2025

    Samurai Warriors 5 and Dynasty Warriors Origins have legit been the only exceptions I can think of, every other game is a "wait for a PC port/port to newer consoles" type beat

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  • Steam user Steam user …7209Steam reviews · Dec 31, 2024 · 28 h played

    I've played Samurai Warriors 4 and Samurai Warriors 5 to gauge my impression on the Spirit of Sanada and this game really surprised me in a couple of ways. No longer are battles just a one stage thing and the implementation of strategems gives you a sense of achievement when you do things right. The story is a bit long, mind you, and some of the dialogue a bit tedious to get through because of the lack of animations but regardless, it's a pretty good story for a Musou game. The combat is…

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  • Steam user Steam user …8254Steam reviews · Mar 21, 2024 · 150 h played

    REALLY good game, that's it

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  • Steam user Steam user …6936Steam reviews · Jan 3, 2024 · 44 h played

    Absolutely loved this installment. It's similar to the other games, but different as it focuses on the Sanada clan. However, you can be all playable characters from the previous games. It's fun. It's shorter than the others, at least to 100 it is. I had alot of fun with this one and look forward to playing more of these games in the future,

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  • Steam user Steam user …8620Steam reviews · Sep 26, 2022 · 47 h played

    Before I start the review on the game I want to talk about specs first. If you play this musou game, like other ones; do it with a controller. You CAN use SteamLink very successfully with this game, and it is also compatible with SteamDeck (yes, I tried it!) So it's fine for that, but yes, there are quirks with it being a PS4 port. Read the other reviews if you have spec questions, but it was fine on my NVIDIA 1070ti on 1920x1080 (forget about ultrawide here). This is the best musou game on…

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  • Steam user Steam user …7417Steam reviews · Oct 2, 2021 · 74 h played

    One of the best games I've played in the past years. I've got so emotional in the end, it's so awesome to be able to follow Yukimura's story from his birth to his very end.

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