Samurai Warriors 5

 Switch
Metascore
78

Generally favorable reviews - based on 16 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 12 out of 16
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 16
  3. Negative: 1 out of 16
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  1. Cubed3
    Jun 20, 2022
    40
    Samurai Warriors 5 is a minimised musou that's been stripped back to its most fundamental parts. Perhaps this deconstruction was meant to revitalise interest in the genre, but it sadly leaves it feeling flat and mediocre. Omega Force hasn't forgotten how to make a musou, though; that much shines through in the combat which at times shows flickers of promise. There's just not enough to see and do here, and it becomes repetitive far too quickly. This, coupled with the fluctuating Nintendo Switch performance, makes it difficult to recommend.

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User Score
8.6

Generally favorable reviews- based on 16 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 14 out of 16
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 16
  3. Negative: 2 out of 16
  1. Urye
    Jun 21, 2022
    10
    very nice a refreshing change of pace as the art style has totally changed. I still prefer the previous art style in the past though but thisvery nice a refreshing change of pace as the art style has totally changed. I still prefer the previous art style in the past though but this game is still so beautiful… Full Review »
  2. NindieSpotlight
    Dec 17, 2021
    9
    As a relative newcomer to the musou style of play, where you’ll often feel like you wield almost god-like power slicing through entire squadsAs a relative newcomer to the musou style of play, where you’ll often feel like you wield almost god-like power slicing through entire squads of enemy fighters with repeated swipes of your sword, I’m by no means a ride or die proponent of it. However, as skeptical as I once was that the subgenre could appeal to my tastes, thinking it would be too goofy and repetitive in some fashion, a simple revelation has made it grow on me. With SW5 specifically I hit a point in my repeated combos, enjoying my meter getting more and more ridiculously high, and then unleashing my fury on a level boss… that there was a reason it appealed to my inner primal gamer. It’s just a different way of playing great games in one of my old-school favorite genres, the beat-em-up. Maybe I’m late to the party, and this is something well-known, but for me it was an easier way to access this world and helped make it click. With that core play out of the way, which can be extremely satisfying when you’re in the zone (though, watching it played back, it looks far more dull than it is in the moment), you can then take in everything else about this specific title that clicks quite nicely. It looks fantastic, full of color and detail, and the story (though perhaps a bit of a soap opera in many regards) is actually fun to watch play out with its twists and turns. I can’t speak to how this shapes up to its predecessors, what tweaks may or may not have been made to its formula, but I feel I can speak to the reluctant gamers out there who’ve never given the series a try. If you have any love for classic beat-em-ups in your heart you should absolutely have a great time with this revisionist take on the formula. The action is intense, if you want to find success you’ll need to be precise and make full use of the formidable powers each character wields, and once you’re in the flow of things it all comes together to be quite satisfying.

    https://www.nindiespotlight.com/2021/07/mini-reviews-july-27th-edition-nintendo.html    … Full Review »
  3. Icraftfirestars
    Jul 29, 2021
    10
    Its a very well polished game the combat is fun it looks beautiful i highly recommend.
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