I Played EVERY Warriors Orochi Game... (And Ranked Them)

Interesting history about Musou Orochi Z in that it was almost localized in the west as warriors orochi the collection but sadly after DW6 and SW3 negative reception Koei canned the idea which is a shame, WO2 often gets criticized for being more of the same but many fans don't realize it's really koei Fault for repurposing WO2 as a sequel than an expansion for the originally like it was intended I still think WO3 probably the best place to play SW3 roster since Omega force took the criticism to the chain and actually smoothed out the characters moveset making it faster to string attacks

Warriors Orochi 3, the only game where you can enter three kingdoms era china and have Miyamoto Musashi fight Achilles in front of the statue of liberty.

As far as I know he is the only man to have reviewed all 3 mainlines series and I tip my hat off to this fine man

I think Orochi was the perfect character in terms of design and writing to make the Warriors Orochi games work the way it did. Plus the music that the Warriors Orochi games brought into the table is simply unrivaled, in my opinion.

Orochi 1 & 2 were straight up my childhood, good times back then

I remember going into WO3 blind and pleasantly surprised when Ryu appeared in epic way to boot. That scene always etched into your mind

Side note as some guy who put about 1000 hours into WO3U: DW-style characters (characters with basic combo strings and musous that are a single attack) are the strongest early because of their overtuned movesets, but SW-style characters (old-school long combos and hold-down-the-button musous) are pretty much the only way you can clear the endgame hellscape of Gauntlet Mode. There are several weapon buffs and items that give you 400-something movespeed that lets you blitz across the map, and also give you infinite musou as long as you can get a 500-hit combo every so often. That results in SW-style characters having infinite invincibility thanks to musous, and is the only way of avoiding getting instantly one-shot at Lv.100 Miasma.

I'm glad you reviewed one of my favorite series. I played a lot WO2 as a child and i loved it, but then years later i played WO3U and oh boy now that was amazing. The story, characters, gameplay, game modes, everything in WO3U was amazing, definitely THE best and most complete warriors game ever made. And i agree that for two of the most weak entries in each DW(7) and SW(3) they made an epic crossover with WO3 so they deserve credit. I like your videos and i can't wait to see what you will review next.

Also the story mode of WO1 and WO2 has true ending, based on some past interview of the WO game staff that users on gamefaqs mentioned. It WO1 True Ending is the SW story WO2 True Ending is the Wei story it does not mean all the other story route is not canon, its just for those two games the True Ending is the true final stage of the game and other stage does happen but chronogically take place before it.

Remember how long you had to dedicate to get 1000 K.O. in a single battle. For me, on average, it was always a little over 300 K.O. While older systems had lower processing power, Warriors games were also more simplistic and harder. Times sure have changed. Character creator has also been a blast and needs to come back more often.

The legend finally pulled it off and played all the mainline Warriors games and made a video for all three series :o

In defense of Warriors All Starz, I just love that every character has something to say about every other character. 2 hot spring lines, 2 bond lines, defeated line, reinforce line etc. And the lines are actually funny. I was already a KT fan then so it felt great to have characters from Night of Azure, Atelier, Toukiden in it, especially when each and everyone of them was given so much attention. Everyone has a cutscene dedicated to them and plays a big part in the story. The story is well, crap but the important thing here is watching my favourite characters from other franchises kick major ass. I enjoyed the bravery system, the hero skills. Movesets on Arnice and Ouka were amazing even if they aren't from a Warriors game. The sudden death stages were kind of lame but the killing as much as possible within the time limit stages were great. Also gaining bond levels with other characters increase the character's skill level. It's probably a very grindy mechanic and considering most people didn't like the mechanic of the game, I guess it makes it all that much worse. I still really love Warriors All Starz though.

Personally I love WO and WO2. The amount of special dialogue potential there was crazy. There's a video on all of them. I liked when the cast was smaller which made the interaction that much better. You got counterparts like Zhao Yun/Yukimura, could go on, but you get my point.

WO1 was a lot of fun for me in my high school years and WO3U is even better (and longer). The tag-team gameplay was a nice change of pace, and it was fun experimenting with so many characters. The crossover interaction, funny moments, and characters who normally don't get a chance at the spotlight in the mainline games were able to get it here. This is a crossover series done right. This series also has an amazing soundtrack (Samurai Scanners and Vertical Node come to mind). First time I played WO1 and heard Pentachord or Antiscepter, the songs were just so catchy, and they've only gotten better with the newer songs added for each game. I feel like the techno music does a good job of setting it apart from the DW/SW games and sets the tone for the Orochi series really well.

I really love the original Warriors Orochi. The kingdom musous are great. The storylines are super fun and lots of lesser characters are granted a chance to shine, compared to the main games. The balance being a little jank never bothered me. It has that "old" warriors difficulty, where you just play on Easy until your characters are leveled enough for their damage to be appropriate for Normal or higher. I like how aggressive the peons are too. Special units can really ruin your day, and there are many different kinds. The character switching mechanic is perfect for musou games. Despite this being the first Warriors Orochi game, it still has a fairly large roster too. So you have a lot of choices. The weapon fusing and skills systems are great. It's satisfying finding characters you like and upgrading them as you play. The game's a bit grindy, but so are a lot of musou games. WO1 feels comfy to me in the same way as the best musou games.

props to you man for really highlighting pros and cons of these series, I'm so ignorrant that I'm stucked loving only WO2. Thanks for giving much information of any other series, and BTW your points WO 1 & WO 2 in general is so accurate, props to you once again

Hello WildcatWeather, another great video for Warriors game, thanks for taking the time to review all those games from those 3 series, it brought back some good memories ! Your voice and tone are on point aswell, very pleasant to listen. I laughed a bit when you talked about gauntlet mode for WO 3, because I felt the same way : the mode lacks explanation, you are "forced" to check online forums to understand what you are supposed to do.

I just bought wo3 ultimate and man i’m excited 😭 this video was perfect timing hahaha

"There becomes a clear gap in the Dynasty Warriors characters and Samurai warriors characters" Looks at Lu Bu's 3rd charge with a century of I frames attack and Guan Yu's 1st charge attack that doubles attack,defense,attack speed,negates flinches and STACKS WITH ATTACK×2 AND DEFENSE ×2

Glad to see you back! This video was a great watch, I always enjoy your commentary and opinions on these games. :)