Overview If it isn’t broke, don’t fix it. That type of mindset has been behind most of the long running Warriors franchise, which has delivered top notch hack and slash gameplay for years to a loyal fanbase. Samurai Warriors 5 is the latest installment, bringing us back to the basics while adding some new features to keep things fresh. Does this sequel deliver, or is the previous installment still the pinnacle of this series? Let’s find out. Story Musou Mode is basically the heartbeat of Samurai Warriors 5, where the narrative leads the experience. Players will find a comfortable retread of the Sengoku period, seeing the perspectives of a young Nobunaga and Mitsuhide, where we get a better look at how the two met and how it would affect their motives later on. It is a rather compelling plot at work here, but one that still doesn’t feel as fleshed out as it could be due to the execution. Sure, the story is enjoyable, but I feel like even though everything is “fresh”, it kind of seems we are still going over the same type of plot we have seen so many times before. I get it, this theme is what makes