Samurai Warriors 4 Empires is a vast improvement from the previous Empires entries. You play as a chosen ruler from which you have to either complete a certain objective, such as obtaining a land. The game no longer requires you to conquer everything on the map in order to actually win There's lots of user friendly options that allow you to pick from what the NPCs recommend as well asSamurai Warriors 4 Empires is a vast improvement from the previous Empires entries. You play as a chosen ruler from which you have to either complete a certain objective, such as obtaining a land. The game no longer requires you to conquer everything on the map in order to actually win There's lots of user friendly options that allow you to pick from what the NPCs recommend as well as choosing to develop your faction by your own choice. Strategems are much easier to use this time around compared to past entries as well though some of them do require you to complete objectives on the map, giving you more of the traditional feel of a Warriors game. While there's only a few scenarios with numerous factions available to choose from, you also have the option to design your own scenario. One of the things that I dislike about the series is that there's no option for everyone to start off at a higher level state, which could provide new challenges or the same amount of depth that a main entry gets while allowing you to use custom characters as well, something that the main Warriors games have been lacking for a long time. Overall though, Samurai Warriors 4 Empires feels like one of the best Empires games and combines the action elements of a Warriors game with a simplified faction development system present in some of the newer Nobunaga's Ambition or Romance of the Three Kingdoms games.… Expand