Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity is, more than any other Legend of Zelda game I’ve played, a game that puts Zelda herself at the front and centre. Link is ostensibly the player-insert protagonist—though with multiple playable characters, you could easily sit Link on the bench for most of the game …
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It took a while for Warriors Orochi 4 to really click with me. Recent games in the Warriors series have gone in wonderful new directions, be it the open-ended nature of Warriors All-Stars, the increased focus on characterisation in Samurai Warriors: Spirit of Sanada, or the brilliant use of an …
It’s hard to believe that just a few short years ago, I was one of those people who wrote off the Warriors series as one of repetitive, tiresome button mashers. Then along came Dragon Quest Heroes to completely change my mind, and I’ve gone on to enjoy just about every …
Koei Tecmo are no strangers to licensed spin-offs of their Warriors series, but that didn’t stop the announcement of Hyrule Warriors—almost five years ago, now—from being a big surprise. Nintendo isn’t the kind of company to license it its properties willy-nilly, and Koei Tecmo aren’t exactly known for the family-friendly …
The Attack on Titan anime and manga hype a few years back completely passed me by, so reviewing Attack on Titan 2 (or A.O.T 2, as it’s known in Europe and Oceania, presumably for licensing reasons) put me in the odd position of approaching it as a newcomer to …
Dynasty Warriors 9 feels like the game that Omega Force has been wanting to make since the series’ birth. They’ve finally got the budget and technology to really capture the grandiose epic of Romance of the Three Kingdoms, and to convey that feeling of being a soldier on the …
Over the years, Koei Tecmo’s Warriors series has made a name for itself as one of the foremost efforts to gamify history. Dynasty Warriors took inspiration from Romance of the Three Kingdoms – one of the most significant pieces of historical literature the world has ever known – and forged …
Toukiden 2 makes a strong case for changing the term “Monster Hunter clone” to “Toukiden clone”, setting a new bar for the Hunting RPG genre. I propose that from here on out, “Monster Hunter clones” be referred to as “Toukiden clones”. True enough, the original Toukiden drew heavily on Monster …
I just checked my playtime on Toukiden: Kiwami: 82 hours, 30 minutes. And, somehow, I still feel like I’ve barely scratched the surface. For those not in the know, Toukiden: Kiwami is a hybrid sequel/re-release of Toukiden: The Age of Demons, Omega Force’s (Dynasty Warriors, Samurai Warriors et al.) take …