KOEI Tecmo Warriors

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  • Game Series (KOEI)
    • Dynasty Warriors
      • Dynasty Warriors (Portable)
        • Advance
        • DS Fighter’s Battle
        • NEXT
        • PSP
        • Vol. 2
        • VS
      • Dynasty Warriors
      • Dynasty Warriors 2
      • Dynasty Warriors 3
        • Xtreme Legends
      • Dynasty Warriors 4
        • Empires
        • Hyper
        • Xtreme Legends
      • Dynasty Warriors 5
        • Empires
        • Special
        • Xtreme Legends
      • Dynasty Warriors 6
        • Empires
        • Special
      • Dynasty Warriors 7
        • Empires
        • Xtreme Legends
      • Dynasty Warriors 8
        • Complete
        • Empires
        • Xtreme Legends
      • Dynasty Warriors 9
        • Dynasty Warriors 9 Empires
      • Dynasty Warriors Strikeforce
        • Strikeforce
          • HD
        • Strikeforce 2
          • HD
      • Dynasty Warriors: GODSEEKERS
    • Samurai Warriors
      • Samurai Warriors (Portable)
        • Samurai Warriors: State of War
        • Samurai Warriors: Chronicles
        • Samurai Warriors: Chronicles 2
        • Samurai Warriors: Chronicles 3
      • Samurai Warriors
        • Xtreme Legends
      • Samurai Warriors 2
        • Empires
        • Xtreme Legends
        • Samurai Warriors 2 with XL and Empires HD
      • Samurai Warriors 3
        • Empires
        • Xtreme Legends
        • Z
      • Samurai Warriors 4
        • II
        • Empires
      • Samurai Warriors 5
      • Samurai Warriors: Katana
      • Samurai Warriors: Spirit of Sanada
    • Warriors Orochi
      • Warriors Orochi
        • Z
      • Warriors Orochi 2
      • Warriors Orochi 3
        • Hyper
        • Special
        • Ultimate
      • Warriors Orochi 4
        • Warriors Orochi 4 Ultimate
    • Romance of the Three Kingdoms
      • ROTK I
      • ROTK II
      • ROTK III
      • ROTK IV
      • ROTK V
      • ROTK VI
      • ROTK VII
      • ROTK VIII
      • ROTK IX
      • ROTK X
      • ROTK XI
      • ROTK XII
      • ROTK XIII
      • ROTK XIV
    • Nobunaga’s Ambition
      • Nobunaga’s Ambition
      • Nobunaga’s Ambition II
      • Zenkokuban
      • Bushou Fuuun Roku
      • Haouden
      • Tenshoki
      • Lord of Darkness
      • Returns
      • Shoseiroku
      • Reppuuden
      • Ranseiki
      • Soutenroku
      • Rise to Power
      • Iron Triangle
      • Sphere of Influence
        • Ascension
        • Portraits
      • Taishi
    • Dynasty Warriors: Gundam
      • Gundam
      • Gundam 2
      • Gundam 3
      • Gundam Reborn
    • Fist of the North Star: Ken’s Rage
      • Ken’s Rage
      • Ken’s Rage 2
    • One Piece: Pirate Warriors
      • Pirate Warriors
      • Pirate Warriors 2
      • Pirate Warriors 3
      • Pirate Warriors 4
    • Toukiden
      • Toukiden
        • Kiwami
      • Toukiden 2
    • Bladestorm
      • Bladestorm
      • Bladestorm & Nightmare
    • Hyrule Warriors
      • Hyrule Warriors
      • Hyrule Warriors: Legends
      • Hyrule Warriors: Definitive Edition
      • Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity
    • Dragon Quest: Heroes
      • Dragon Quest: Heroes
      • Dragon Quest: Heroes II
    • Other KOEI Games
      • Attack on Titan
        • A.O.T 2
      • Fatal Inertia
        • Fatal Inertia
      • Dynasty Tactics
        • Dynasty Tactics
        • Dynasty Tactics 2
      • Pokémon Conquest
        • Pokémon Conquest
      • Kessen
        • Kessen
        • Kessen II
        • Kessen III
      • Persona 5 Scramble
      • WILD HEARTS
      • Buddy Mission BOND
      • Colosseum: Road to Freedom
        • Colosseum: Road to Freedom
      • P.T.O: Pacific Theater of Operations
        • P.T.O
        • P.T.O II
        • P.T.O III
        • P.T.O IV
      • Saihai no Yukue
      • Destrega
        • Destrega
      • Neoromance
        • Angelique
          • Angelique
          • Angelique’s Wonderland
          • Angelique Special 2
          • Angelique Tenkuu no Requiem
          • Angelique Duet
          • Sweet Ange
          • Angelique trois
          • Angelique étoile
          • Angelique Maren no Rokukishi
          • Neo Angelique
        • Harukanaru Toki no Naka de
          • Harukanaru Toki no Naka de
          • Harukanaru Toki no Naka de 2
          • Harukanaru Toki no Naka de 3
          • Harukanaru Toki no Naka de 4
          • Harukanaru Toki no Naka de 5
          • Harukanaru Toki no Naka de 6
        • MISS PRINCESS: Miss Puri!
        • Kiniro no Corda
          • Kiniro no Corda
          • Kiniro no Corda 2
          • Kiniro no Corda 3
            • AnotherSky
        • Geten No Hana
      • WinBack
        • WinBack: Covert Operations
        • WinBack 2: Project Poseidon
      • G1 Jockey
        • G1 Jockey
        • G1 Jockey 2
        • G1 Jockey 3
        • G1 Jockey 4
          • 2007
          • 2008
        • Champion Jockey: G1 Jockey & Gallop Racer
      • Gemfire
      • Naval Ops
        • Naval Ops: Warship Gunner
        • Naval Ops: Warship Gunner 2
        • Naval Ops: Commander
      • Aerobiz
        • Aerobiz Supersonic
        • Air Management ’96
      • Opoona
        • Opoona
      • Prey the Stars
      • Uncharted Waters
        • Uncharted Waters
        • Uncharted Waters: New Horizons
        • Uncharted Waters III
        • Uncharted Waters: Gaiden
        • Uncharted Waters IV
          • Rota Nova
      • Winning Post 9
      • Zill O’ll Series
        • Zill O’ll
        • Zill O’ll Infinite
          • Plus
        • Trinity: Souls of Zill O’ll
      • Genghis Khan
        • Genghis Kahn
        • Genghis Kahn II: Clan of the Gray Wolf
      • Gitaroo Man
        • Gitaroo Man
          • Gitaroo Man Lives!
      • Yo-kai Watch: Three Kingdoms
    • Other Warriors Games
      • Arslan: The Warriors of Legend
      • Berserk and the Band of the Hawk
      • Crimson Sea
        • Crimson Sea
        • Crimson Sea 2
      • Fire Emblem Warriors
        • Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes
      • Mystic Heroes
        • Mystic Heroes
      • Touken Ranbu Warriors
      • Warriors All-Stars
      • Warriors: Legends of Troy
        • Warriors: Legends of Troy
    • Mobile Games
      • Dynasty Warriors (Mobile)
      • Dynasty Warriors Slash
      • Dynasty Warriors: Unleashed
      • Sangokushi Heroes
      • Nobunaga’s Ambition
      • Nobunaga’s Ambition 201X
      • Samurai Warriors: Shoot
      • Romance of the Three Kingdoms 2
      • Romance of the Three Kingdoms: Touch
        • Plus
      • Sangokushi Legion
      • Dynasty Warriors 9 Mobile
      • Guruguru Dungeon Nobunyaga
      • Musou Blast
      • Romance of the Three Kingdoms – Legend of CaoCao
      • LoveφSummit
      • Kanji Shaker
      • Lovelove ♥ Tenshi-sama Angelique
      • New Romance of the Three Kingdoms
      • Zombie Recycling Inc. Moldy Green
      • Zombie Recycling Inc. Rotten Red
      • The Isle of 8-Bit Treasures
      • LINE dellooone
    • Online Games
      • Dynasty Warriors Online
        • Heavenly Strike
        • Z
      • Nobunaga’s Ambition Online
        • Shinsei
      • Romance of the Three Kingdoms Online
      • Uncharted Waters Online
        • 2nd Age
  • Game Series (Tecmo)
    • Dead or Alive
      • Dead or Alive
        • Dimensions
      • Dead or Alive 2
      • Dead or Alive 3
      • Dead or Alive Ultimate
      • Dead or Alive 4
      • Dead or Alive 5
        • Last Round
        • Plus
        • Ultimate
          • Core Fighters
      • Dead or Alive 6
      • Dead or Alive Spin-offs
        • Xtreme Beach Volleyball
        • Xtreme Beach Volleyball 2
        • Xtreme Beach Volleyball 3
        • Paradise
        • Dead or Alive Xtreme Venus Vacation
        • Dead or Alive: Code Chronos
    • Ninja Gaiden
      • Ninja Gaiden
        • Black
        • Plus
        • Sigma
      • Ninja Gaiden 2
        • Plus
        • Sigma 2
      • Ninja Gaiden 3
        • Razors Edge
      • Ninja Gaiden Dragon Sword
      • Yaiba: Ninja Gaiden Z
    • Deception
      • Tecmo’s Deception: Invitation to Darkness
      • Kagero: Deception II
      • Deception III: Dark Illusion
      • Trapt
      • Deception IV: Blood Ties
        • The Nightmare Princess
    • Fatal Frame
      • Fatal Frame (Portable Series)
        • Spirit Camera: The Cursed Memoir
      • Fatal Frame
      • Fatal Frame II: Crimson Butterfly
        • Wii Edition
      • Fatal Frame III: The Tormented
      • Fatal Frame IV
      • Fatal Frame: Maiden of Black Water
    • Metroid: Other M
      • Metroid: Other M
    • Ni-Oh
      • Ni-Oh 2
    • Dissidia Final Fantasy NT
    • Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3: The Black Order
    • Monster Rancher
      • Monster Rancher (Portable)
        • Monster Rancher Battle Card Game
        • Monster Rancher Explorer
        • Monster Rancher Advance
        • Monster Rancher Advance 2
        • Monster Rancher DS
      • Monster Rancher
        • Monster Rancher (Reboot)
      • Monster Rancher 2
      • Monster Rancher 3
      • Monster Rancher 4
      • Monster Rancher 1 & 2 DX
      • Monster Rancher EVO
      • Ultra Kaiju Monster Rancher
    • Rygar
      • Rygar
      • Rygar: The Legendary Adventure
      • Rygar: Battle of Argus
    • Tokobot
      • Tokobot
        • Plus: Mysteries of the Karakuri
    • Gallop Racer
      • Gallop Racer
      • Gallop Racer 2
      • Gallop Racer 2001
      • Gallop Racer 2003: A New Breed
      • Gallop Racer 2004
      • Gallop Racer 2006
      • Gallop Racer: Inbreed
    • Quantum Theory
      • Quantum Theory
    • Undead Knights
      • Undead Knights
    • Tecmo Sports
      • Tecmo Baseball
        • Super Baseball
      • Tecmo Bowl
        • Tecmo Bowl: Kickoff
        • Tecmo Bowl: Throwback
        • Tecmo Super Bowl
        • Tecmo Super Bowl II: Special Edition
        • Tecmo Super Bowl III: Final Edition
      • Tecmo Cup Soccer Game
      • Tecmo NBA Basketball
        • Super NBA Basketball
      • Tecmo World Cup
        • Tecmo World Cup ’90
        • Tecmo World Cup ’93
        • Tecmo World Cup Soccer
      • Tecmo World Wrestling
    • Classic Tecmo
      • Ninja Gaiden Trilogy
        • Ninja Gaiden
        • Ninja Gaiden II: The Dark Sword of Chaos
        • Ninja Gaiden III: The Ancient Ship of Doom
      • Mighty Bomb Jack
      • Solomon’s Key
    • Other Tecmo Games
      • Rise of the Ronin
      • Super Swing Golf
        • Super Swing Golf
        • Super Swing Golf: Season 2
      • Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty
      • Eat! Fat! Fight!
      • Fret Nice
    • Mobile Games
      • Girls of DOA BlackJack ~the Kasumi version~
      • Rio BlackJack
      • Annie’s Wild Shot
      • Dissidia: Final Fantasy Opera Omnia
      • LINE: Monster Rancher
      • Ninja Gaiden: Clans
    • Online Games
      • Dead or Alive Online
  • Game Series (Gust)
    • Atelier Series (Iris)
      • Atelier Iris: Eternal Mana
      • Atelier Iris 2: Azoth of Destiny
      • Atelier Iris 3: Grand Phantasm
    • Atelier Series (Arland)
      • Atelier Rorona: The Alchemist of Arland
        • Plus
      • Atelier Totori: The Adventurer of Arland
        • Plus
      • Atelier Meruru: The Apprentice of Arland
        • Plus
      • Atelier Lulua: The Scion of Arland
    • Atelier Series (Dusk)
      • Atelier Ayesha: The Alchemist of Dusk
        • Plus
      • Atelier Escha & Logy: Alchemists of the Dusk Sky
        • Plus
      • Atelier Shallie: Alchemists of the Dusk Sea
        • Plus
    • Atelier series (Mysterious)
      • Atelier Sophie: The Alchemist of the Mysterious Book
        • Atelier Sophie 2
      • Atelier Firis: The Alchemist of the Myterious Journey
      • Atelier Lydie & Suelle: The Alchemists And The Mysterious Paintings
    • Atelier Ryza
      • Ryza 2
      • Ryza 3
    • Atelier Series (Other)
      • Atelier Series (Portable)
        • Atelier Marie, Elie, & Anis: Message on the Breeze
        • Atelier Lise: The Alchemist of Ordre
        • Atelier Annie: The Alchemist of Sera Island
        • Atelier Lina: The Alchemist of Strahl
      • Nelke & the Legendary Alchemists
      • Atelier Marie: The Alchemist of Salburg
      • Atelier Elie: The Alchemist of Salburg 2
      • Atelier Lilie: The Alchemist of Salburg 3
      • Atelier Marie & Elie: The Alchemists of Salburg 1 & 2
      • Hermina and Culus: Atelier Lilie Another Story
      • Atelier Judie: The Alchemist of Gramnad
      • Atelier Viorate: The Alchemist of Gramnad 2
    • Fairy Tail
    • Mana Khemia
      • Mana Khemia: Alchemists of Al-Revis
        • Student Alliance
      • Mana Khemia 2: Fall of Alchemy
    • Ar tonelico
      • Ar tonelico: Melody of Elemia
      • Ar tonelico II: Melody of Metafalica
      • Ar tonelico Qoga: Knell of Ar Ciel
    • Blue Reflection
    • Nights of Azure
      • Nights of Azure 2
    • Surge Concerto
      • Ciel nosurge
        • Offline
      • Ar nosurge: Ode to an Unborn Star
        • Plus
    • Chronos Materia
    • Jet Ion Grand Prix
    • Other Gust Games
      • Falcata
      • Welcome House
        • Welcome House
        • Welcome House 2: Keaton and his Uncle
      • Meru Purana
      • Karyuu Jyou
      • Kuroi Hitomi no Noir: Cielgris Fantasm
      • Robin Lloyd no Bouken
      • Taishou Mononoke Ibunroku
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      • Atelier Online: Alchemists of Braceir
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TGS 2021 – Atelier Sophie 2 ~The Alchemist of the Mysterious Dream~ launches next year worldwide!

Posted by Shaun Player on Oct 11, 2021
Posted in: All, News & Announcements. Tagged: Atelier Series, Atelier Sophie, Atelier Sophie 2, Gust, KOEI, KOEI Tecmo, Nintendo Switch, PC, PS4, Steam, Tecmo, TGS 2021. Leave a comment

It has been another fruitful year for Tokyo Game Show, and as their new live event came to a close, we now have a bevy of information regarding plenty of KOEI Tecmo games. One of the biggest announcements though was the next title from Gust, Atelier Sophie 2 ~The Alchemist of the Mysterious Dream~.

A direct sequel following the adventures of Sophie after she leaves her hometown along with her mentor Plachta. You can read the full overview of the game and trailer below:

Atelier Sophie 2: The Alchemist of the Mysterious Dream continues the story of Sophie and Plachta’s many adventures. After leaving Sophie’s hometown of Kirchen Bell, the pair discovers a huge tree identical to one that Plachta had seen in a dream, and as they get closer, a mysterious vortex pulls them inside.

Sophie awakens alone in a curious new world called Erde Wiege, and it’s not long before she hears about an alchemist named Plachta that lives on the outskirts of town. Shockingly, when Sophie arrives at the atelier, she meets a young alchemy enthusiast named Plachta, and even though the alchemist shares the same name as her friend, she doesn’t recognize Sophie.

What other surprises await Sophie on this journey? As the adventure continues, Sophie meets aspiring alchemist, Ramizel Erlenmeyer, who willingly agrees to help her in her time of need. The narrative elegantly unfolds with a charming new visual style that combines the art of the Mysterious sub-series with the high-quality graphics and animations featured in 2021’s Atelier Ryza 2: Lost Legends and the Secret Fairy.

On her journey to find her missing friend, Sophie will have to fight the many monsters that inhabit the lands of Erde Wiege. As soon as players encounter an enemy in the field, the battle begins instantly without any load times or separate screens—a series first—allowing battles to flow seamlessly. In addition, battle parties now consist of six members, with three in the front and three in the back, to form two teams that co-operate in multi-linked turn-based battles. This new battle system opens up a wide range of exciting combat strategies that players can utilize to take out their foes.

As with previous entries in the Atelier series, alchemy plays a huge role in Atelier Sophie 2: The Alchemist of the Mysterious Dream. The game builds upon the panel synthesis system featured in the Mysterious sub-series, where materials are placed into the panel slots to create new items. The game allows both aspiring and veteran alchemists to synthesize items in a way that is comfortable to them due to two different panel types—regular panels make it easier to create items, while restricted panels are complex to master but allow for items with stronger effects to be synthesized.

Atelier Sophie 2 ~The Alchemist of the Mysterious Dream~ launches on February 24th 2022 in Japan and February 25th worldwide for Playstation 4, Nintendo Switch and PC via Steam.

Are you excited to get a new adventure in Sophie’s universe? Let us know in those comments!

>> Check out our Atelier Sophie 2 game page now!
>> Join the discussion on our forum now!

Monster Rancher 1 & 2 DX arriving in the West this December!

Posted by Shaun Player on Sep 13, 2021
Posted in: All, News & Announcements. Tagged: iOS, KOEI, KOEI Tecmo, Monster Farm, Monster Rancher, Monster Rancher 1 & 2 DX, Monster Rancher 2, Nintendo Switch, PC, Tecmo. Leave a comment

Japan has been enjoying re-releases of the first two Monster Farm (Monster Rancher to us Western folks) for almost two years now, however KOEI Tecmo Europe have announced the upcoming DX versions are making their way westward!

Monster Rancher 1 & 2 DX will be launching on December 9th digitally worldwide for Nintendo Switch, PC via Steam and iOS! You can read the official description from KOEI Tecmo below along with it’s announcement trailer:

In celebration of the magical series’ 25th anniversary, Monster Rancher 1 & 2 DX brings the wildly popular simulation games to modern hardware where players raise their own monsters and train them to compete against other eccentric creatures in combat and tournaments. With hundreds of different monster types, each with their own skills and abilities, every Rancher will be able to raise and train monsters that are a perfect fit for their personality and play style.

The special collection also includes content that was never originally featured in the original Western release, such as additional save slots, Freeze slots, and Monster Hall of Fame slots. New features have also been added to Monster Rancher 1 & 2 DX, including a memo feature to use while raising monsters, rankings for random battles, and a high-speed mode to play through the game faster.

The Monster Rancher series originally launched with a unique feature that allowed players to use physical CDs to generate monsters in the game, with each CD having a unique ID that would spawn a different monster. This feature has been re-worked in Monster Rancher 1 & 2 DX, allowing players to search a database to find their desired CD and generate a monster from its data. Enjoy searching a vast database of songs from around the world and generating monsters based off of some of your favorite music!

This also marks the first time Monster Rancher is getting an official release in Europe!

Are you excited to replay Monster Rancher 1 and 2 again? What platform would you get it for? Let us know in those comments!

>> Check out our Monster Rancher 1&2 game page now!
>> Join the discussion on our forum now!

A new collaborative Warriors game Touken Ranbu Musou has been announced for Nintendo Switch in Japan!

Posted by Shaun Player on Aug 30, 2021
Posted in: All, News & Announcements. Tagged: DMM Games, KOEI, KOEI Tecmo, Nintendo Switch, Omega Force, PC, Ruby Party, Tecmo, Touken Ranbu Musou. Leave a comment

It has been quite some time since we had a fresh announcement of a new collaborative Warriors title, and in a surprise twist, Omega Force and Ruby Party (known for Otome games such as Harukanaru Toki no Naka de series and Geten No Hana) will be at the helm of development.

In partnership with DMM Games, the new Musou title is based on the hit Online sword training game Touken Ranbu ONLINE. Simply titled Touken Ranbu Musou, the game will feature 15 playable characters across 5 units from the Warring States period. So far three characters have been revealed, Mikazuki Munechika, Kasen Kanesada and Heshikiri Hasebe. You can read a brief description below all about what Touken Ranbu is:

A “swordsman” whose famous sword has transformed into a warrior. As a player, you will become the “God of God” who will lead them, and will enter into a battle to protect history. Collect and raise a total of eight unique sword men, including daggers, wakizashi, uchigatana, swords, Ōdachi, naginata, spears, and swords, to form your own unit! It is a sword training simulation game that captures various battlefields.

Currently no gameplay has been revealed, and no news of a Western release (or Japanese for that matter). More details are set to arrive soon.

Touken Ranbu Musou will be launching on Nintendo Switch and on PC via DMM Games Player.

>> Check out the Touken Ranbu Musou teaser site now!
>> Join the discussion on our forum now!

REVIEW: Samurai Warriors 5

Posted by Shaun Player on Aug 22, 2021
Posted in: All, Reviews. Tagged: KOEI, KOEI Tecmo, Nintendo Switch, Omega Force, PC, PS4, PS5, Review, Samurai Warriors, Samurai Warriors 5, Steam, Tecmo, XBOX One, Xbox Series S, Xbox Series X. 1 Comment

 

 Critic: Shaun Player
 Date of Review: 22 Aug 2021
 Version: Nintendo Switch
 File Size(s): 14.2GB(PS4/XB1), 9.2GB(NS), 25GB(PC)
 Region: PAL
 Game Page: Samurai Warriors 5 Game Page

 

Review copy provided by KOEI Tecmo Games Europe.


We may have been waiting since 2014 for the next mainline instalment to Samurai Warriors, but finally after 7 years the titular 5th title is now out on the market for all to enjoy. But after such a long wait, has the built up anticipation been worth it? Omega Force had decided to go a new route with Samurai Warriors 5 by scrapping it’s previous games efforts and doing a soft reboot. This new iteration of Samurai Warriors focuses solely on Nobunaga Oda and his relationship with Mitsuhide Akechi. You get to view the story from both perspectives as you reach Nobunaga’s eventual demise at Honnoji.

So what exactly makes this game a reboot? The first thing you will notice is the overhaul in character design and graphical style. Instead of it’s usual anime focused style, it now has a much more Manga artistic style instead. Majority of the characters have gotten complete redesigns in both looks and personality, most for the better, while some being outright bizarre.

With the new looks also come a complete new set of movesets for our warriors to harness. Though this could be seen as quite controversial among Warriors game fans, they have taken the system from Dynasty Warriors 7 onwards and enabled characters to swap weapons freely. To avoid everyone being a complete clone of themselves however every main character has their own preferred weapon of the lot, which will enable them to perform unique attacks with the weapon. For example Nobunaga Oda’s preferred weapon is the Odachi, so there will be further charge combo strings that only he can perform with that weapon type equipped.

Samurai Warriors 5 offers the usual Musou Mode story, and along with this a side mode called Citadel Mode. I’ll get more into that later, as really the meat and bones to this game is the Musou mode. You start off with following the perspective of Nobunaga Oda, starting out with his first initial skirmishes with Yoshimoto Imagawa back in the 1540’s. As you progress through the first handful of chapters you will then unlock Mitsuhide Akechi’s perspective, a separate storyline to follow through his eyes. Both stories have unique scenarios and fun battles, though unfortunately there is still a lot of crossover that play rather identical (besides a few swapped in battle missions) which ever side of the storyline path you chose.

That isn’t to say that Mitsuhide’s story path isn’t worth plunging into, just be warry that some chapters of his have recurring battles you played with Nobunaga’s perspective. Outside of Nobunaga and Mitsuhide as the leading men, you also have 25 other main characters to enjoy. This includes newcomers such as Mitsuki (an original character by Omega Force), Sena (wife of Ieyasu Tokugawa), Shikanosuke Yamanaka (a die hard Amago loyalist who idealises Mitsuhide) and quite a few more. Not all of them have unique weapons, but they do have unique moves assigned with their preferred weapon equipped. Out of the weapon selection there are quite a few new types, such as wielding a hand cannon, using talisman magic, beating people up with fist claws and more.

The battles themselves play out quite similarly to what you would expect from playing previous games, though the battlefields tend to be much larger and open instead of the many narrow corridor style. You blend together both normal attacks (Y, Square, X) with your charge attacks (X, Triangle, Y) to deal devastating attacks. Movesets generally have a far wider range to their attacks now, so you can wipe the floor with hundreds in one fell swoop. The hyper attack system returns here also, but it plays out quite a bit different to Samurai Warriors 4’s inclusion. You cannot perform combos with it, nor can you mop enemies or scoot around the battlefield using it. It is more so used as a means to quickly catch up to more groups of enemies, sneak an attack in from behind on an enemy officer, and generally to keep your HIT count high.

HIT count is just as vital as KO count on the battlefield. You’ll be strategizing what is the best way to get both a high KO count and a HIT count by continuously chopping at your foes, using the Hyper attacks to deal big hits at low damage. What also helps is you can switch between two characters in majority of the battles (all in Free mode), and it keeps your HIT count rocking when you swap. This, along with KOs, speed of completion and officer kills are what the game ranks your completion on.

Now with the story mode covered, that leaves you with Citadel mode to dig into. Citadel Mode is a mix of mission based objectives and your home base to use shops, blacksmiths and the like. As you progress through the main story, you can unlock upgrades which require materials to improve each building in your Citadel. Materials can only be acquired through grinding the Citadel mode missions, which unfortunately is an overly massive grind. Every mission revolves around you having to defend 1-3 entrances to a fort from an always predictable amount of enemies and officers trying to break in. Each mission will then reward you certain materials you can use to upgrade your Citadel buildings.

You do get to equip three squadrons of troops with you to help with this. Allowing you to summon 3-5 (depending on their level) spearmen, cavalry, kunoichi, and many other unit types to the field to help guard your posts. They are quite hit and miss if they actually help you when you have to wonder off hunting down enemies elsewhere, but most cases they do stall officers long enough for you to get back. There are a few other things you can do in Citadel mode, such as building up friendship ranks with certain officers to unlock a very brief dialog scene with, but most are not especially that entertaining and likely not worth pushing the grind for them alone.

In short, this mode is very repetitive, and locks too much important components behind it’s needless grind. It is a shame as the whole summon troop squads and fort style defense battles has potential to work out great. Just not how it is executed here.

That is pretty much the core gameplay, with 15 weapon move sets to play with, 27 main characters (and 10 additional support characters) to play around with, there is a fair amount you can enjoy from the Musou mode and replaying battles in free mode. However it may feel quite troubling to commit as now you are playing as a weapon more so than your favourite character with their more unique flair. It really comes down to how you look at it when playing and if the unique spins for the preferred weapons change things up enough for you (some do, some are more mediocre).

On the Switch the game runs remarkably well, with very little slow down that hits on the rare case a lot of excitement, slashing and particles are flying all about the place, but it only dips slightly and soon gets back up to it’s more stable 30FPS. The game also suffers with needlessly long loading times that just seem like the game hasn’t been quite optimised enough in the oven. You can be waiting up to two minutes in some cases just for a short dialog scene. Naturally the loading times are not an issue when playing on PS5 or Xbox Series S/X.

Overall do we recommend the game? If you want a fairly in-depth look at Nobunaga’s life, with a slice of Mitsuhide’s take on the side, you’ll get quite a lot of enjoyment out of this title. Most of the newcomers are quite charming and fun to see in their own right, and the story mode offers a lot of battles to dig your teeth into (along with a lot never before seen in Samurai Warriors games). However if you are looking for more of a general Samurai Warriors title that focuses on the many clans throughout the Warring States period, this is not for you. The heavy focus on Nobunaga and very few occasional battles catering to side characters won’t scratch that itch. Either way, just don’t question why Ieyasu Tokugawa is stuck as a 10 year old throughout the 40 odd year story period.

Blue Reflection Second Light secures an October release in Japan, launching in West soon!

Posted by Shaun Player on Jul 14, 2021
Posted in: All, News & Announcements. Tagged: Blue Reflection, Blue Reflection Second Light, Gust, KOEI, KOEI Tecmo, Nintendo Switch, PC, PS4, Steam, Tecmo. Leave a comment

KOEI Tecmo Japan have announced a slew of projects for their Blue Reflection IP, with the most important for us being a sequel to the 2017 adventure RPG. Blue Reflection Second Light will be launching in Japan on October 21st, with a western release planned not too long after. It’ll be launching on PS4, Nintendo Switch and Steam (at a later date).

You can read the official outline of the game below along with a trailer!

World:

The piercing blue sky, the beautiful, clear water around them, and the sun slowly scorching their skin… In this summer setting, one girl wandered into this world as if completely abandoned.

That girl’s name is Ao Hoshizaki. In an isolated school, there lived three girls who lost their memories. The only thing they knew about each other was their names. Although perplexed, Ao lives a strange life in cohabitation these girls to find clues that can lead her back home to her world.

Then one day, a path leading to a new landscape suddenly appears in a world previously made up of nothing but a school and the water around it. Ao and the girls decide to follow it.

At the end of the path was a strange place where familiar-looking things existed in irregularity. Although confused, they walked forward in search of answers…

It was then that they encountered a monster for the first time. Caught in a pinch, the girls came into possession of a mysterious power.

A world trapped in summer, and girls who have lost their memories. What will they gain for solving this mystery?

Systems:

Even in an extraordinary world, the girls will work together to enrich their lives and find enjoyment. As Ao and the girls deepen their bonds, they will draw closer to clues about this world’s mysteries and their lost memories.

Deepen your Bonds:

As the girls live together, their personalities and unexpected natures will gradually come to surface. By strengthening the connections that bind their hearts, you may even unlock new powers that can be used in battle.

Craft Together:

Depending on who you craft with, the effectiveness and quantity of the final product will vary.

Build your Ideal School:

Your friends may also ask you to build a certain kind of facility, and you can visit the facilities you have built together. There may even be some unexpected facilities…

The game certainly looks interesting, and is one part of a three project plan, with the other two being a Mobile game and an Anime series. We will have a game page up eventually on our site with more goodies to show.

Are you excited to see Blue Reflection return? Did you play the first game back in 2017? Let us know in those comments!

>> Head to the official Blue Reflection project portal now!
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