Touken Ranbu Warriors

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  • Summary: History Revisionists began attacking the past to change history.
    In order to stop them, the Government of the Time appointed the "Saniwa" with protecting history.
    Saniwa can awaken tsukumogami (tools with spirits), the Touken Danshi. They travel through time and seek to defeat the History    History Revisionists began attacking the past to change history.
    In order to stop them, the Government of the Time appointed the "Saniwa" with protecting history.
    Saniwa can awaken tsukumogami (tools with spirits), the Touken Danshi.
    They travel through time and seek to defeat the History Retrograde Army (HRA) who seek to alter history.

    The Saniwa and Touken Danshi were enjoying a peaceful life
    when they were suddenly attacked by the HRA.
    After a fierce battle, the Touken Danshi managed to overcome
    the HRA, but the Honmaru was greatly damaged, weakening
    their military strength. In addition, in the midst of the battle, the
    Saniwa, who are vital to the Honmaru, disappeared.
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Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 11 out of 25
  2. Mixed: 13 out of 25
  3. Negative: 1 out of 25
  1. RPG Fan
    Sep 27, 2022
    91
    Touken Ranbu Warriors offers exactly the kind of interaction between Touken Ranbu’s characters and musou mechanics that is only possible here, while maintaining the charm that makes the original property so beloved. Although some elements of the honmaru may not live up to the same high bar set by the missions, it’s still such a natural fit that the minor drawbacks seem less to disappoint and more to open up the possibility of future improvements. The ways Warriors intuitively expands the world of Touken Ranbu makes me excited for the possibility of other titles set across different time periods in Japan with the appropriate Touken Danshi and their previous masters. Although there’s no guarantee of what the future holds in that regard, I’ll happily return time and again to Touken Ranbu Warriors for its unique spin on the world of Touken Ranbu.
  2. The Games Machine
    May 25, 2022
    81
    Touken Ranbu Warriors features a combat system which virtually would allow to complete all missions just using, in addition to the directional stick, a single button. Acting this way, however, you would miss the soul of the entire musou and its myriad of lethal and spectacular attacks performed by charismatic characters. Although the official plan is restoring the normal course of history, the real one is to unlock all the combos to try them out on the field and slaughter the poor, unfortunate enemies. Thanks to its breathtaking onslaughts at the price of a simple gameplay, fans of this kind of products will love it.
  3. Nintenderos
    May 24, 2022
    80
    Touken Ranbu Warriors is a very good option to enter the musou genre thanks to its good level of accessibility. However, it is a game recommended mostly for the fans of the series. Although its gameplay may be repetitive and does not innovate, its graphics and soundtrack are really nice.
  4. God is a Geek
    May 24, 2022
    65
    Touken Ranbu Warriors has some great new ideas for the genre, but its lack of any challenge really lets it down.
  5. Shacknews
    Jun 2, 2022
    60
    It’s hard to imagine Touken Ranbu Warriors having strong appeal to anyone that’s not a die-hard Musou fan itching for a new Warriors-like. Those that played the original Touken Ranbu will surely get a kick out of seeing those characters come to life in a new way, but there isn’t much to write home about beyond that novelty. Touken Ranbu Warriors feels like just enough to maybe hold you over until the next mainline Dynasty Warriorsentry comes around.
  6. Destructoid
    May 24, 2022
    60
    Touken Ranbu Warriors isn’t a game for traditional Musou/Warriors fans. This one’s aimed directly at the crowd that didn’t have to Google the term “Saniwa” when reading this review.
  7. Hey Poor Player
    Jun 5, 2022
    40
    Touken Ranbu Warriors is an extremely difficult sell for fans of Omega Force’s previous work, given how stripped back a product it is. Small scale battles that can be over in minutes, along with a complete absence of any meaningful progression or grind, completely rip the heart and soul from the now infamous 1 vs. 1000 formula. If you’re a fan of the Touken Ranbu franchise who has yet to sample a Warriors game, then you may find some joy in the depiction of the Touken Ranbu universe and the accessible nature of everything. For everyone else, however, it’s safe to say you can avoid this and hold out for the imminent release of Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes, which should hopefully have a little more meat on its bones for longtime Musou fans.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 7
  3. Negative: 3 out of 7
  1. Cjtumc
    Jun 6, 2022
    10
    What I like about this game is how easy to get into and not overly complicated, so everyone can be appealed to and enjoy.
  2. LoLpo
    Jun 2, 2022
    10
    What a treat for the Touken Ranbu fans as it's totally satisfying for all newcomers or old fans just great
  4. Wowto
    May 31, 2022
    10
    this game is amazing! even if you are not familiar with the characters it's a blast to play
  5. Fix
    Jun 11, 2022
    5
    To say that the Musou games are repetitive is like saying water is wet. As a fan, I don’t mind the repetitiveness if the combat is fun andTo say that the Musou games are repetitive is like saying water is wet. As a fan, I don’t mind the repetitiveness if the combat is fun and there’s characters and weapons to unlock. It’s mindless fun, and sometimes that’s what I want in a video game.

    The Touken Ranbu iteration brings a whole new layer of repetitiveness to the genre, with fewer characters, no exciting unlocks, and frustrating mission failures that seem entirely arbitrary. The maps are tiny. The largest might be about 1/8th the size of a Samurai/Hyrule/Orochi/FireEmblem/OnePiece map: most are even smaller than that. The enemy variety is the worst of any I’ve played to date. The addition of mini games is not well implemented. I don’t enjoy a single one of them and it’s clear that not very much thought or effort was put into developing them.

    This game feels like a lazy attempt to fill the time gap before Three Hopes is released. I predict this being the Musou game I give the fewest number of hours to.    … Expand
  6. Nintendist
    Jun 29, 2022
    0
    the soundtrack is not good,i really dont recommend this game it all. this game is not good
  7. lucinhagamer
    Aug 25, 2022
    0
    this game is not good. the whole story is so boring and easy. im very frustrated
  8. GRAFAIAI
    Sep 1, 2022
    0
    terrible game with no good gameplay, this game is so ugly. dont recommed, very bad

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#74 Most Discussed Switch Game of 2022