NecrousGir

I have been playing warriors games almost all of my life but I've personally found Empires games much more appealing. While I give this game a 10/10 it is very important for people who are fans of Empires games to think of what you want before you buy. This game is far more a sequel to Samurai Warriors Empires 2 (Or more likely 3 Empires though that never got a western release) than it is to Dynasty Warriors 8 Empires. This game and SW 2 Empires aren't focused on a certain character so there are no free officers and no quests like "Infiltrate the traders house." SW 4 Empires takes a lot of it's elements from Samurai Warriors 2 Empires, such as placing officers in specific territories, fulfilling a smaller ambition before conquering Japan, and formations that add to the tactical elements of the game. I really think this game was meant to differentiate Dynasty Warriors Empires and Samurai Warriors Empires. While some elements are weak, such as the character creation, some things that seem to be gone or completely random you just have to dig for. This game, unlike just about ever other Empires game, has objectives that occur in battle that generally raise the friendship between two characters. If you choose to ignore these objectives these characters will not become closer. So basically, if you want your character to become friends with a specific person, and not other people, do the right in battle objectives. It's not like DW 8 Empires where you can just have two characters talk twenty times and they're in love. All in all I think the game is the best installment in the Empires series since Dynasty Warriors 7 Empires, but if you want to be able to focus on creating a character and living out their life in Japan you're better off just picking up a Dynasty Warriors Empires game. However if you want a clan of custom characters (or historical ones) who each develop relationships with each other and their enemies then this is the game for you.