Warriors: An Unrivaled History - Koei Warriors Retrospective

Celebrate 20 years of Musou with this quick retrospective of the franchise's key instalments, both good and bad. Featuring JoshScorcher, KitsuneHawk, OhhhhMyJosh and DrakeVagabond.
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[@Megumi_Bandicoot]

This video is basically my gaming life since 2002. ._.

[@monaeblackeaglequeen8974]

Its my gaming life too!

[@greyler7895]

its you! youre on literally every warriors video i know of.

[@BlastingBigLoads2]

Oh hello there! I've been doing some research on warriors!

[@SuperZombiepimp]

Me and my boy Eric have work together since 2003 100% each one are favs are dw3 dw8 sw4 and of course HW right now we’re working on sw5 which by the way is insanely good

[@haydenthygreat3822]

@@SuperZombiepimp damn bro sounds great

[@voidspawn0849]

musou games are insanely popular. so many crossovers. truly a league or their own. what else even comes close?

[@monaeblackeaglequeen8974]

Nothing DW FOREVER

[@RevanSecura]

well the only franchise to come close in the number of crossovers if not more than Musou is Super Smash Bros. because every Smash game's roster is an collection of characters from vastly different origins but with a similar goal to be number 1.

[@hilotakenaka]

Honestly probably smash and Pokémon

[@TheDamnWinner]

And whats crazy is almost none of them are good despite being massively popular

[@BaronSengir1008]

Now we just need Warriors Orochi game with characters from EVERY Warriors series... Lol

[@Bahammed]

Wish this company would focus on other historical figures and stories as well besides the 3 kingdoms. I want to see Julius Caesar, Alexander the Great, Joan of Arc, Genghis Khan and Cleopatra in these beautiful and very unique designs of Koei!

[@The4thSnake]

They did Joan in Bladestorm.

[@KWHere2]

I believe a different company did a Greek musuo for ps3. I believe that it was a different company, not that they did it. I know it's a thing, I just don't know who did it. Excuse me if I misspelled musuo, I'm new to the series.

[@sonic-bb]

I wish African empires would stop getting excluded from comments like this

[@lukejones7164]

@@sonic-bb me too

[@Sivarius]

@@KWHere2 if you're talking about legends of troy they did do that one too. A second one is needed now though

[@ektoplzzm520]

With the massive stream of new musou in recent years and its more solid Genre definition this deserves a Follow up

[@princemercury3650]

I agree

[@DemonGaming92]

Been a fan of the gameplay since the early DW2 and still a fan to this day. Recently finished Berserk and the band of the Hawk, and being an anime lover, Berserk lover and Koei/Omega lover, let me tell you i was definitely pleased.

[@emersedmilkk4163]

Le Démon band of the hawk isn’t nearly as bad as people claim

[@dreamEnd]

This is really informative. As a huge fan of the Musou series, this video is very enjoyable to watch.

[@The4thSnake]

Thank you.

[@michaelholland6533]

I'm kind of disappointed in myself for not playing any of these games till this year. It has created a serious problem. I love every single one I've played. They're just flat out fun. Great video guys. I really enjoyed it.

[@kojiro24sasaki]

Please give samurai warriors more love. There is over 9 DW games and only 4 (main) SW games. seriously, SW is my favorite Franchise of them all, and has so much potential...

[@OhhhhMyJosh]

Beautiful... just beautiful. LONG LIVE MUSOU! P.S. - Do not pursue...

[@danieugenio925]

Hope to bleach a game musou

[@Nahmee]

Great Job :D

[@littletim98]

Daniel Eugenio there was one it was Bleach Resserection

[@wilsonng994]

OhhhhMyJosh I agree with you Josh. The Warriors franchise is my favourite game franchise of the others.

[@Christof_Classen]

*If you know the Meaning of the Word "MUSOU" you know it can't be die ;)*

[@monaeblackeaglequeen8974]

Makes me cry true warriors of the 3 kingdoms KOEI FOR LIFE

[@nemesis3587]

Never heard of Fist of Northstar Musou and Samurai Warriors anime. Good video.

[@kuma2448]

I loved the Wuxia-like mechanics of Strike-Force, I'm still pining for an overhaul of the combat system that makes it more bombastic and martial arts inspired (I still play regular Musou though.)

[@shanedavidson1021]

Yea strikeforce was underrated. From what I heard it wasn't well received or maybe I'm wrong. But I loved it.

[@aramondehasashi3324]

This was awesome!!! DW is one of my favorite series, and having OhMyJosh in it makes it even better.

[@The4thSnake]

Yeah, he's a cool dude when he's no getting his lotion out...

[@ChrisGildart]

Love this video dude! Very well done.

[@The4thSnake]

Thank you.

[@dav2428]

As someone who's known about Dynasty Warriors and been a fan since around 2007 and played some Dynasty Warriors and Warriors Orochi games, I have to say this video was so nice to watch. :) Thank you for making this video! :)

[@13Kr4zYAzN13]

I Kiiiiinda hope Koei Tecmo gets licenses to make Warriors games on other franchises. I'm not the only one who would play a Dissidia Final Fantasy game in the style of Dynasty Warriors, right? Lol

[@dashi-musashi351]

They did such a great job. Glad their game basically ended up defining a whole genre.

[@souloftherisingsun8274]

"So, you wish to die quickly!" Seriously though, Older Yukimura's design is fucking badass

[@The4thSnake]

It really, really is.

[@TrekoMundo]

thanks to this video, i saw that legends of troy game. I had no idea that game was ever done. Thanks, im currently on the menu about to start it on the ps now. much love and thanks dor this video

[@Amardeep54321]

Amazing video 👌🏽

[@SerotoninCrunch]

very informative video! loved it.

[@smallville4351]

In college a guy down the hall found out I got a ps2 but I had no games due to well money. He bought 4 games to come down and play since he couldn’t find a ps2. One of those games was Dynasty Warriors 2.. and I have got every one since and will continue to get them all!!!

[@ImmaLittlePip]

Hope you do a part 2 covering all the recent mosuo games

[@sonic-bb]

Honestly I think every anime should get a warriors game. At least 1 lol

[@bbqisawesome]

warriors orochi 4 is needed soon

[@The4thSnake]

They planned to but made Warriors All-Stars instead. WO4 would have over 200 characters if it was made now and the cost of bringing in the voice actors, the number of stages needed to let you use everyone and the limited screentime for everyone who isn't a main character in the story all cause problems for a new WO.

[@mlgkiyomorytaira235]

its not hard to put who is the main characters i agree that they going to have problems with actors if thay make WO4

[@arteris999]

The4thSnake so in other words.. we won't be having WO4 anytime soon then?

[@markomarevic5951]

yes but they planned to make WO4 so it is posibile

[@shadow.shadow2070]

its not going to be problem with voice actors but i think we will get new voice actors just like DW9 voice actors are not problemn for koei tecmo to make WO i mean they made DW9 in Japamnice,Chineas and English also it is possibile that koei is going to make WO4 warriors all stars was big faill

[@SeaOfVomit]

Magnificent job on this! (and all your other videos). Just discovered your channel and binged watched all your timeline stuff over the weekend...crying shame that your channel isn't bigger. Your videos are very entertaining and very well researched, great stuff. Speaking of the Warrior series, which DW is your favorite and have you read / or a fan of the novel? And if I may ask another question, are you a fan of the Hitman series, Eternal Champions, Twisted Metal series, and the Samurai Showdown series? Just out of curiosity...would love to see videos about them, not necessarily timeline stuff (though for Eternal Champions, that be quite a fun / simple video considering the cast and premise of the game). Just videos discussing them in general, would love to hear your take on them...Anyways, keep up the amazing work, will be looking forward to your next videos(s)!

[@SereneGamerProductions]

Love the amount of work that went into this, great work guys. Also, I'm wondering can I really put in another 20 years? haha. 😂

[@The4thSnake]

You can do it! Probably.

[@SpoopTheSpoopster]

Let's make a fighting game! Sequel time already!? BIG WAR GAME!

[@Argroh]

now if there would be another western focused Musou... I could see a "Warriors of Ice and Fire"

[@diegocortez270]

That would be insane

[@juvaecarmichael4490]

Thank for these it so need great stuff

[@The4thSnake]

Thanks for watching it.

[@drpretzel2086]

I and my family are massive warriors fan and having been playing the series since dynasty warriors 3

[@Hidrozlais]

awesome video !!!!!!!

[@The4thSnake]

Thank you.

[@paramsekhon526]

That music is nostalgia

[@I_am_a_cat_]

I remember me and a bunch of other kids would all go to one of our houses and duel each other in dynasty warriors 3 after school. It was awesome. Also, dynasty warrior 5 empires was the best one imo

[@dianuevo8925]

fully excited for DW9 😀

[@ErkanMehmedali]

That didn’t aged well. The lowest point in the whole franchise.

[@dianuevo8925]

@@ErkanMehmedali bro.... You just had to come out of nowhere with a necrotic low blow, huh...

[@ErkanMehmedali]

@@dianuevo8925 😎

[@BrawlersAvenue]

one of these days we'll go on a Musou binge never to be found again.

[@george7893]

Dynasty Warriors 2 through 5 were my favorites i grew up on those ones with 4 being my favorite of the whole series. I also love samurai warriors 1 and 2 and their empires and extreme legends games. I like the first two warriors orochi as well. I'm not the biggest fan of a lot of their newer games but found dw8 to be pretty good. The first second and third dynasty warriors Gundam were pretty decent as well. I'm a big of the Kessen rotk and novunagas ambition games too which Koei makes not really warrior games but still.

[@justingriser6467]

Warriors for Life until the end of days!

[@andrewvalentine6977]

I first found out about DW when I got a demo of DW3 from a magazine. I loved it and while waiting for it to release I got DW2. I been playing the series and various spin offs ever since.

[@trottist]

I still can’t believe we never got Strikeforce 2 or Orochi Z in the west

[@Anoname112]

Woah, 20 years already..

[@monaeblackeaglequeen8974]

im a DW FAN FOR LIFE KOEI FOR THE WIN❤😍😭💗💙

[@Perfectionist480]

Dynasty warriors gundam and warriors orchi were my favorites! So many hours dumped into those

[@emanueltorres894]

And now in 2021 we're getting another musou in form of Persona Strikers, I can't wait!

[@Sgt-Wolf]

"CAN ANYBODY PROVIDE ME WITH A DECENT CHALLENGE!?"

[@elciofonseca4275]

tadakatsu...

[@galanakagalactus903]

I played the MMO here in England back in the day. It was so hard. The famous generals were op as hell.

[@Gustavo-xw1ml]

Oh my god, the Bladestorm: Nightmare request i7...

[@monaeblackeaglequeen8974]

My gaming life since 2006!! Koei tecmo!! 😍😍 DW FOR LIFE

[@winggweeps]

DW4. Best Koei Game. Period.

[@enbaconing9507]

Goosebumps

[@b3ardedragon921]

I'm waiting on a movelist that combines the 7 charge with the multi charge. Perfection.

[@dEAdAimGUNSHOT]

6:27 what is the name of the OST used in this segment?

[@KarlSturmgewher]

First starts as a fighting game, then takes a Final Fight crowd control route. Next we need a Rome Warriors And hopefully a Sailor Moon Musou and a JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Musou.

[@darekbaird]

First portable spinoff? What about Dynasty Warriors advance? On the gameboy.

[@sarkmahr9297]

Damn!...I LOVE WARRIORS!!!

[@No-Hassle]

I haven’t played a lot of these, does each franchise have its own version Lu Bu?

[@pantsy9564]

Oh you pull trick there by adding the wing theme of warrior orochi 1 and 2 don’t think I didn’t notice

[@ProjectSudoku]

Question: are the Fist of the North Star titles considered bad for Warrior’s games?

[@greyler7895]

i still have dw4 and my ps2 to this day and im still playing

[@armorwolf7934]

I got into dynasty warriors this year I rebought ps2 last year and I only grew up with samurai warriors 1 and then I rebought samurai warriors and also dynasty warriors 3 and 5 I want 4 I heard it had a cool duel system mabye I might get dynasty warriors 2 but not any time soon there is a lot of underrated games on ps2 I want to get and fighting games I missed out on like virtual fighter I also want the Spider-Man games but man do I love dynasty warriors I just got into it this year and it feels like I already have nostalga for it same with samurai warriors really cool that one is more nostalga with me tho since I grew up with samurai warriors also I might get back and buy games that did get remasters cause honestly nothing beats playing on og ps2

[@lancethedragonmaster8562]

what about the gameboy advance and nintendo ds warriors entry

[@twitchykun]

They even made a Persona 5 Musou and it's glorious.

[@catrianheir]

You guys missed one though. Dynasty Warriors Advance for the gameboy advance. It was the first one I ever played.

[@christianpina4498]

Pokemon conquest 2 needs be to made

[@dattos140]

Really does that game was fun as hell

[@dougjoestar1792]

Or how about pokemon conquest but with the three kingdoms instead. Like lu bu with a hydrogouan or sum

[@whenthefirenationattacked2607]

There was a fist of the north star game and I didn’t know?? I’m so shook

[@erickcalderonortiz9214]

This aged really well

[@YoungLeosword]

There are a few comments here and on other sites expressing desires for a Smash or PXZ Warriors, and upon learning of Musou Stars, it'd appear those desires were well founded. :D Although, I've heard secondhand that Capcom refuses to collab with KT, but I never bothered learning why.

[@rokmare]

If the Kingdom anime got a warriors game my life will be complete.

[@winggweeps]

No mention of Souten Kouro?

[@warchief-e8273]

Super surprised that’s they haven’t made a kingdom anime musou

[@tiesHatake]

That moment Josh' voice appears

[@The4thSnake]

Which Josh? ;)

[@tiesHatake]

Oh yeah, haha xD @OhhhhMyJosh of course :)

[@monaeblackeaglequeen8974]

Koei Forever!

[@lavishedvixen9973]

What's all the music used in this videos?

[@SUPERSONICGIRLIFY]

Now, we have to add the upcoming Persona 5: Scramble to the list. I'm interested to see how they will work the Warriors hack n' slash style with Persona 5's aesthetic and story.

[@john_7000]

Yesss I played it, they nailed it!! It like a mainline persona game but with action combat, with huge emphasis on story u will spend 2 hours or more in single story moment lol and the action it a blend of the p5 combat with warriors combat u will freeze time to comand your persona and hit enemies weakness or slash thr enemies if they don't have weakness or if they are horde, it a such an amazing game

[@princemercury3650]

Still waiting for STAR WARriorS

[@haljordan6042]

c’on everybody want a battle between League of Legends and the Koei Warriors

[@montelriles7643]

I wish omega force would make games for me like: My childhood Seraph of the end(Owari no Seraph) Vampire Reign anime series, My Goblin Slayer adventurer anime series, Demon Slayer(Kimetsu no Yaiba) anime series, My RoosterTeeth Rwby anime series, My Shakugan no Shana Fire dengeki bunko anime series, And finally a crossover with my Jump Squares, my weekly Shonen Jump, my Ultra Jump, my Dengeki & Fantasia Bunkos

[@user-qy5gw4lm4t]

Would have love if square purchased koei

[@blaster36000]

Which game is that custom character selection on 3:58?

[@marsdenmurray4413]

Dw 8- empires

[@nastythesamurai]

They need to come out with another Dynasty Warriors Gundam man

[@croythehorse3071]

I'm a simple man I see Tamaki on thumbnail I liked

[@chaos3340]

I'm amazed DW6 and Fist of the North Star aren't more popular, they're my favourites.

[@shanedavidson1021]

Cause DW6 had the renbu and changed a lot of characters weapons. Some were cool but others not so much. Like Sun Ce had a spear, which had a good moveset but just didn't feel right.

[@chaos3340]

@@shanedavidson1021 There isn't much variety in DW6, a lot of the characters have the same moves. I like the whistle for the horse and it's more pleasant on the eyes. DW7 tried to be too clever and failed, they should've kept it simple.

[@galanakagalactus903]

@@chaos3340 Dynasty Warriors 6 had great designs and great music but some of the movesets were awful. Take Ma Chao and Zhou Tai for example who in previous games had some of the coolest and flashiest movesets reduced to mere clone characters.

[@chaos3340]

@@galanakagalactus903 yeah and Sima Yi wasn't as good as before, or didn't seem to be anyway but I haven't played the older games for many years. It's still the best looking though, I didn't find DW7 and DW8 as pleasing to the eye, couldn't get into either of those. Not played DW9 but I've heard it's pretty awful. Mind you some say that about DW6.

[@hamadali908]

0:52 what is this music I like it

[@The4thSnake]

The Dynasty Warriors 7 intro theme.

[@zeakskingley357]

We need an updated one xD

[@zolazaza8232]

we need samurai warriors 5 soon

[@rodrigocofre693]

Indeed

[@sonicflash5090]

So many Orochi's and Musou's my head hurts~!

[@The4thSnake]

Even in-universe there's like four different Orochis. I think the Hydra counts too.

[@OrochiJr97]

@@The4thSnake There are 8 Orochi's(counting the Hydra heads).

[@MrRhysReviews]

Isn't Samurai Warriors 4-2 basically SW4s Xtreme Legends iteration? (like just being the same game with Extra Content 🤷)

[@galanakagalactus903]

Na the story in Samurai Warriors is way less repetitive than their Dynasty Warriors counterpart.

[@jaythortanofficial]

I hope they added MIKU HINASAKI, MIO AMAKURA, REI kurosawa from Fatal Frame.

[@smoothyaussie]

Technically samurai warriors 4-II is the extreme legends

[@Hidrozlais]

7:19 :)

[@zaktheghost3289]

I would love a Fromsoftware Warriors with all of the SoulsBorne Enemies!

[@AnimeofWar97]

Super Mario Warriors when?

[@haruhisuzumiya6650]

Xeno warriors when?

[@nixonator89]

around 5:40 you said that the first handheld koei title was on the psp but wasn't there a game on the game boy advance before that. www.gamefaqs.com/gba/925812-dynasty-warriors-advance around 8:20 you missed out the existence of Warriors Orochi z, that never had a western release. i like bladestorm, but to me it always had the feel of a spiritual successor to kessen 3 that had a similar squad system, it also had a action-oriented move set akin to the dynasty warriors series. otherwise loved the video. good luck in the future (p.s. when are going to announce gitaroo man and himiko from kessen 2 for all stars)

[@nixonator89]

that's fine then

[@Spacefrisian]

I think its missing Dynasty Warriors Tactics and Kessen.

[@zeeke.tv_4842]

There was also a dynasty warriors game on gameboy advance

[@luisalbertoarenasaraya4579]

Bought DW 7 RGH disc , addicted to it lmao.

[@The4thSnake]

RGH?

[@luisalbertoarenasaraya4579]

@@The4thSnake Reset Hacked Glitch.

[@Mass717]

And now we have fire emblem warriors

[@shanedavidson1021]

Before that they had hyrule warriors. I have the fire Emblem one and its great.

[@ellwill5709]

Dynasty Tactics and Kessen?

[@Chibi1986]

Why hasn't Digimon gotten this treatment yet? That IP would go perfectly with this game style.

[@The4thSnake]

Digimusou

[@Kaden10]

How awesome would it be if we got a Street Fighter Warriors or Power Rangers Warriors?

[@haruhisuzumiya6650]

Hyrule warriors age of calamity got their wish