Reviews

• gamedeal user

  Feb 10, 2016

  A Koei Tecmo game with: <*>Online Coop <*>60 FPS <*>better graphics than the ps4 version <*>4K Support Is this real life?
• gamedeal user

  Sep 23, 2016

  It's weird when I really enjoyed a game, and I mean /really/ enjoyed it, but still can't recommend the purchase. Arslan: Warriors of Legend has perhaps the best combat of any Musou game, the best action, the best graphics, the best 'story' (clearly borrowed from an anime), the best character selection, and the best- well, everything. But the entire game is let down by a lack of content. Previous Musou games guaranteed not only dozens of hours of main story to chew through, but plenty of free modes, unlockables, and 'what ifs'. Arslan gives none of that and only has a 9 hour long story-mode to show for it with 150 dollars of cut content resold to the player as DLC. It's a shame, too, since the story was lovely and well presented. Even at half-price (30 USD at time of writing), it wasn't enough of a game to make me feel like I got my money's worth though.
• gamedeal user

  Apr 30, 2016

  The game has a few major issues, of which I will post here: 1) The gameplay. For those of you who are drawn here as Dynasty/Samurai warriors fans, know that the gameplay in this game will feel like a snail's pace when compared to these two series. Instead of there being officers proper in the game, the game throws a lot of 'Generals' at you, and the 'Generals' are frequently uninteresting in their combat style. Compared to the consistent named-units you get in the Dynasty/Samurai warriors games, this honestly feels like you're fighting fodder to get to a 'boss' at the end of a level. And what this does is create a feeling of wasting time until you can get to the end. Not only that, but the idea of the 'Charges' - while a brilliant idea that's fun in the first execution or two - does not stay fun. Once you've done it once or twice, all it becomes is a mechanic that has you 'moving forward' instead of feeling like the leader of an army. 2) The visuals. Dear god, the visuals. Anime style is perfectly fine - I would've LOVED if the anime visuals were beautifully done, like watching an anime. That'd of been a huge turn-on for me personally. Instead, we got some kind of mutant abomination of anime - where every character does not feel like they were animated, so much as they were drawn on a page, cut out of the page, and treated like cardboard cutouts placed overtop a background with mouthes that flash up and down in the movement. 3) The story - I do not think I am qualified to overly talk on this one, but the initial presentation of the story created a very repetitious level design out the gate. You start with a story that has you do a few mechanics. Cool, I can get into that! Then it cuts to a flashback of... something, in the past. Which is really just a nicely-masked tutorial. Ok, cool. Then we start the very first level again, only... from a few minutes before the same point we had already played. Literally, the first level... Played itself twice. So it was a slice of the level that it made you play twice with an extension on the beginning/end... It just didn't really feel fluid. The things I liked: + I felt the tutorials were nicely implemented into the game, to create story+gameplay. I like when games do that, though everyone may not agree. + I like the customization of the characters, and know that had I been able to get into this game, I would've enjoyed using the 'cards' system to customize my stats and skill loadouts. + Voice acting is really nice, though it's only in Japanese. I didn't mind it too much. + THE GAME HAS CO-OP CAMPAIGN! Can play through with a friend, BUT A huge minus because your friend has to be either CLEARED of the stage OR ON THE SAME STAGE AS YOU, or else they can't join. So, if you're gonna pla with someone, make sure you're at the same point or one of you will be going back! This was a refund for me. I might re-buy it at $20.00, but not worth it at $50.00
• gamedeal user

  Feb 15, 2016

  I feel like I can review this now after 10 hours before I sink another 60 hours in. Positive Remarks: This game marks a turning point for KT and for all of us who love their Omega force games. This game needs more positive attention. I mean that in the most don't fuck this up for us kind of way. I want more of this sub genre in their catalogue. Curse me, I even want more DLCs. I knew before I started the game I would love it -the instant I saw it. Usually, that feeling is met by severe disappointment. Not so this time, Not so, Sir! There are unlockables in this game. Unlockables. Allow me to explain the gravity of that to the uninitiated: that's stuff they could have just charged you for on DLC. They have kept the same broth for this lovely stew but added some unique flavors. The combat system is varied from character to character. You don't have the rigid, "normal-normal-strong MUSOU!" kind of solution - although it's still there as a core of the game and having an anime shell makes it more poignant as a system. The equipment system includes both weapon ability upgrades and stat upgrades. The animations are top notch. The characters are fleshed out with an intro mission, at least two paragraphs description and a character-specific side mission apiece. The story isn't predictable -although it may seem that way to people who don't grasp what dramatic irony is supposed to accomplish. Now for the bad side: Arslan himself is annoying AF! I want his story to end or grow up. He's an ok vehicle for the story and vagaries posited by the writers but man, that kid was not raised to meet the needs of a medievel, feudal, class-based society entrenched by recurring iconoclasm, religious monarchies and psychotic nepotism. Seriously, it's just bad parenting. Secondly, The constant dialogue is annoying as well. Mostly because there's not a drop of english and I get tired of being reminded of that. The neutral: The way that slavery is addressed is extremely east Asian. You'll see. There are other tropes, memes and themes.
• gamedeal user

  Feb 10, 2016

  Solid game so far, the campaign on this game runs about 7 hours. This is not includeing free play/online play. Very nice story, however the game did tend to get a bit choppy while you used madan rush but nothing game breaking so far. The art style was nice, and made me want to watch the anime version that this game is based on. Pros Well writen Campaign that lasted about 7 hours Nice art style if you enjoy Dynasty Warriors type of games youll enjoy this one. Cons Choppy at parts the ending left me wanting more Final Rateing would be 7/10 Hope you enjoy the game!
• gamedeal user

  Feb 11, 2016

  It seems like KOEI is learning how to port the games on PC. From technical point only down side is that, there is no M & K support. I would recommend this game everyone who enjoys Warriors games.
• gamedeal user

  Feb 13, 2016

  great for a fan of samurai/dynasty warriors series! even if you are not game is still pretty neat . slaughtering thousands of soldiers in matter of minutes now in HD Good combat mechanics , interesting story , nice music , many collectables and new options that we didnt have in Warriors series. maybe a bit overpriced but its worth it to me since this sort of game usualy have around 100-150 hours playtime for me.
• gamedeal user

  Feb 20, 2016

  Probably the best Musou PC port to exist, good going Koei! We have a PS4 port instead of a PS3 port, Controller button prompts, 4K support, and Online multiplayer all in one port. The game itself is around 10 hours long with not much replayability but the actual story/gameplay is quite good. Here are the issues, or rather single issue about the port: - Framedrops like crazy (Even on lowest settings around small crowds my framerate drops to about 30-40 with an FX-8370 and GTX 970 on lowest settings, which shouldn't happen.) (Mardan Rushes dropped my framerate to 13 FPS at one point on medium settings.)
• gamedeal user

  Feb 15, 2016

  Unstable port, Got through the tutorial but it's been crashing past a certain point on the first actual mission. The keyboard layout is a gross mess so you'll need not only tolerance of the game crashing to desktop but also three hands or a gamepad to actually enjoy the game. Meanwhile a friend of mine running windows 10 suffered from an unusual glitch wherein the game refused to run at 1920*1080 resolution and would reset to 640*480 for no explained reason, forcing them to play at a lower resolution. Without some serious bugfixing this game's a no-go by my vote.
• gamedeal user

  Jul 8, 2019

  The best way to describe Arslan: The Warriors of Legend is that it is a Dynasty Warriors off shoot based on an anime called The Heroic Legend of Arslan. Pros: + Omega Force's staple hero vs. army gameplay. + Fun game to relax after a hard day at work. + Anime storyline and good graphics by Omega Force's standard. Cons: - Boss fights are a drag... - Lack of character charisma compared to Dynasty Warriors. - Once the Main Story mode is completed, there is not many other options to play. Verdict: 6.5/10