Warriors Orochi 3 Ultimate

 PC
User Score
9.6

Universal acclaim- based on 378 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 347 out of 378
  2. Mixed: 22 out of 378
  3. Negative: 9 out of 378

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  1. Yrye
    Jul 29, 2022
    10
    One of the best games ever has finally arrived to the Steam PC platform! This is so much fun with never-ending of awesome contents waiting to be explored.

    This game is INTENSE.
  2. nrfnt
    Aug 1, 2022
    10
    Woah Warriors Orochi 3 Ultimate has tons of content and quality gameplay! Such gem I wish someone told me earlier.
  3. Feywy
    Aug 25, 2022
    10
    Highly recommended especially for fans of action games, it provides a lot of satisfying battles that you can have in an engaging story
  4. klkevinkl
    Jun 25, 2023
    9
    This is definitively the best Warriors game in history, beating out even its sequel. Though it uses the time traveling as a plot device and a lot of the story is portrayed through images on the screen, the cutscenes and overall story is amazing. The ability to replay an alternate version of stages where you rescue characters who had fallen previously was definitely an interesting featureThis is definitively the best Warriors game in history, beating out even its sequel. Though it uses the time traveling as a plot device and a lot of the story is portrayed through images on the screen, the cutscenes and overall story is amazing. The ability to replay an alternate version of stages where you rescue characters who had fallen previously was definitely an interesting feature to add. The narrative restriction placed on this ability also ends up solving the "why don't they just do x" in a lot of cases.

    Having 3 characters at your command that you can deploy together or switch around makes it much more interesting, especially when characters have roles that give them a bit of a type advantage. One power, one speed, and one technique tends to be the general distribution. Though your options are limited, you get new characters at every stage and your roster grows extremely quickly. It can be tough to manage, but you'll eventually find ones you like. The different characters and weapons means that each character does have different movesets even though a a few attacks might appear similar.

    The one downside is that specific items tend to only appear in specific stages and locations. With a bit of RNG involved, you'll be running through the stage to get a higher level version of the item for a higher stat boost several times. Once you can do it on the highest difficulty, it gets a lot easier. Unfortunately, the Brilliance trait on weapons tends to completely outshine anything else, which is arguably the worst aspect of the Orochi games in general.

    The one part of the game that I don't like is the time limit on the Gauntlet Mode through Miasma. Hang around a stage too long and enemies get tougher. This means you're generally in a hurry to find the next floor and you don't really have time to explore and loot things. The ability to switch between characters really helps things out here though.    … Expand

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83

Generally favorable reviews - based on 5 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 5
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 5
  3. Negative: 0 out of 5
  1. Cubed3
    Aug 3, 2022
    70
    While perhaps not deserving of the "Definitive Edition" moniker, the long overdue Steam edition of Warriors Orochi 3 has got everything a franchise fan needs. Characters, missions, modes, weapons, levels, costumes, crossovers, meaty story - it's all here, minus online play and a few pieces of minor DLC. Ignore its aged looks and this is some of the best hacking and slashing in the franchise, the likes of which only the licensed Legend of Zelda entries come close to.
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  2. GameSpew
    Jul 29, 2022
    80
    It may seem strange releasing Warriors Orochi 3 Ultimate Definitive Edition on PC now, but as they say, better late than never. It feels archaic in some ways, but there’s no denying that even all these years later it’s still one of the best Warriors titles. And with it comprising of the base game and pretty much all of the content released post-launch, it offers a lot of bang for your buck.
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  3. Digitally Downloaded
    Jul 19, 2022
    100
    If you’re a more recent starter to the Warriors formula, you’ll probably find Warriors Orochi 3 a little archaic, unrefined and mechanically simplistic. However, if you’re in any way curious about what the Warriors games used to be like, then this is the one to play. It’s an all-time classic within a series that has had something like 100 iterations over the years, and it’s good that the Ultimate Definitive Edition exist on PC, because Koei Tecmo’s effort on this one deserves to be accessible and remembered.
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