In Conquest mode, you can play through a selection of scenarios from different time periods in Japanese history. The combat and customisation of these games may have been finely tuned to an impressive pinnacle, but if you’re never given anything substantially different from the last, why bother playing? Thankfully, Empires offers a great new way to enjoy the hack and slash genre by fusing it with the strategy and tactical gameplay of Koei Tecmo’s other successful title, Nobunaga’s Ambition. For years now, Musou games have become less and less intuitive, providing a dwindling impact with every new release.
Samurai Warriors 4 Empires is what Omega Force should have released a long time ago.