SAMURAI WARRIORS 4 DX
Last updated: 2025-05-10
- Satisfying combat, authentic Warriors experience with all DLC.
- Extensive character customization options for personalized gameplay.
- Mindless fun and stress relief in Sengoku period setting.
- Well-executed PC port with good performance.
- Missing language options, inferior to previous entries.
- Dated graphics, high price, and game-breaking Oda bug.
- Reviews
(sample size) - 354
- Helpful reviews
- 69%
- Unhelpful reviews
- 28%
- Protest reviews
- 2%
- 79%Helpful reviews with positive sentiment
- 21%Helpful reviews with negative sentiment
- Positive points
- 504
- Negative points
- 337
- Gameplay points
- 121
- Perf. points
- 68
- Rec. points
- 177
- Misc points
- 34
| Point | Description | Importance |
|---|---|---|
| Satisfying, exhilarating combat experience | The game delivers satisfying, fast-paced combat with strategic depth, allowing players to feel like a one-person army mowing down hordes of enemies. The core gameplay loop is enjoyable and exhilarating, with satisfying feedback and a mix of button-mashing fun and strategic elements. Many reviewers consider it one of the best Musou experiences. | 85% |
| Authentic Warriors experience | The game maintains the classic Warriors formula while balancing elements of newer and older titles. It is considered a solid and authentic Warriors experience, better than some recent entries in the Dynasty Warriors series. | 61% |
| Includes all DLC content | Samurai Warriors 4 DX includes all previously released DLC content, offering a generous amount of content and modes. This complete package provides good value, especially for newcomers or those returning to the series after a long time. | 51% |
| Extensive character customization options | The game features extensive character customization options, including a create-a-character mode with a unique storyline. Each character has unique skills, handling, and gameplay, maintaining freshness and replayability. The Chronicle mode enhances this by allowing custom characters to interact with historical figures. | 50% |
| Well-executed PC port | The PC port is well-executed, with good performance and graphics, and is considered one of the best Musou PC ports. It runs well on Steam Deck and includes features like keyboard and mouse support and the A/B button swap. | 45% |
| Mindless fun, stress relief | The game provides mindless fun and a stress-relieving experience. It evokes nostalgia and is considered 'comfort food' for fans of the series. | 34% |
| Outstanding music and soundtrack | The game's music is highly praised, with reviewers considering it one of the best OSTs in the series. The soundtrack enhances the combat atmosphere with exciting and rhythmic tracks. | 20% |
| Engaging historical story | The game features a good story, sticking to historical records and providing a deep dive into the characters and stories of the Sengoku period. The story mode is a selling point, with plenty of content and engaging characters. | 19% |
| Engaging Chronicle Mode | Chronicle Mode offers a lot of replayability, allowing players to create their own characters and explore Japan in a free-form narrative. It is an engaging mode that provides opportunities to meet and befriend legendary figures. | 12% |
| Beautiful, modern graphics | The game features beautiful graphics that are up to par with modern standards and comparable to the PS4 version. The visuals are considered gorgeous and visually appealing. | 9% |
| Excellent character designs | The game's character designs are lauded for their bold ideas and depth, providing a deep dive into the characters and stories of the Sengoku period. The art style, interface, and music create a strong Japanese aesthetic. | 7% |
| Satisfying power fantasy | The game provides a power fantasy experience, allowing players to progress from limited movesets to elaborate battle dances. It features a grand battlefield where many warriors clash, creating a spectacular scene. | 7% |
| Good for newcomers | The game is a good starting point for newcomers to the series due to its lower difficulty. Leveling is faster compared to other games in the series, and the storylines and relationships between characters are much more fleshed out. | 6% |
| Redemption for series | The Steam release is a redemption for the disappointing recent Dynasty Warriors and Samurai Warriors titles. Some reviewers prefer the art style of this game over Samurai Warriors 5. | 5% |
| Substantial, rich content | The game feels substantial due to its nationwide scale and features a rich story and growth system, indicating significant effort was put into its development. | 5% |
| Good localization, optimized | The game has good Chinese localization and inherits the advantages of previous works, with better and brighter graphics and optimizations. | 5% |
| Best SW experience | The game provides the best and fullest SW experience and is just as fun as it was 10 years ago when first playing SW4. | 5% |