Samurai Warriors 2 Empires Is an Underrated Niche Classic

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  • Опубліковано 22 вер 2023
  • I've talked about Dynasty Warriors 5: Empires and how well that game still holds up to this day. I'm here now to flip the script and take a look at the Samurai Warriors variant with Samurai Warriors 2: Empires.
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  • @thecannman411
    @thecannman411 10 місяців тому +8

    This was such a great find as a kid. Played the OG samurai warriors at a friends house and picked this gem up after they didnt have the original, ended up loving it till this day.

  • @kingmartinii9520
    @kingmartinii9520 6 місяців тому +7

    Thank U that's my childhood 😩❤️

  • @DiZ_490
    @DiZ_490 3 місяці тому +3

    I love how this game is still being consistently praised. This was my first "Warriors" game, and I sank hundreds of hours into it with a friend when we were young. I love the Empires games, but SW2E scratches an itch that the others just can't seem to reach.

  • @Rafael61993
    @Rafael61993 2 місяці тому +1

    I wish i still had my ps2, this was so fun back in school.

    • @Powerhouse1
      @Powerhouse1  2 місяці тому

      Still a fun game today! It was also released for the Xbox 360, so if you still have that you can run this.

  • @Mekartur
    @Mekartur 4 місяці тому +2

    To this day I still play this with a friend. It's good to see it gaining some love. It really is an underrated amazing game

    • @Powerhouse1
      @Powerhouse1  4 місяці тому

      Agreed. Always fun to run through another campaign or two.

    • @Mekartur
      @Mekartur 4 місяці тому

      @@Powerhouse1 recently me and my friend unlocked the Siege of Osaka Castle especial stage. We have played this game for hundreds of hours and hadn't managed to unlock it. We had to search online how to do it, and I can't even begin to tell you how many specific things we had to do to unlock it. It was hands down the most difficult stage we've ever played in SW2 Empires. He played as Yukimura Sanada and I as Musashi Miyamoto. Unfortunately we had alternate playing because the special stages can only be played by 1 player, but it was a lot of fun. I believe the only achievement we have left is to defeat 1000 enemies in a stage, which we haven't really stopped to try it out.

    • @Powerhouse1
      @Powerhouse1  4 місяці тому

      @@Mekartur Yeah getting that stage is certainly an exercise in frustration lol. I haven't completed it from the side of the Toyotomi, but I did as the Tokugawa. When you complete it as the Tokugawa, the campaign ends right then and there.

  • @OrashiTV
    @OrashiTV 10 місяців тому +4

    Greatest Empires game in the warriors franchise!
    I just unclocked every scenario and historical battle (even Osaka campaign, and that was a chore to unlock)
    Currently working on collecting every policy and character interaction

    • @Powerhouse1
      @Powerhouse1  10 місяців тому +1

      Yeah the Osaka one I had to read online how to get that one. It's so specific and takes a long time before it triggers.

    • @OrashiTV
      @OrashiTV 10 місяців тому

      @@Powerhouse1 if you want a challenge, play the Osaka Campaign on free mode on the Tokugawa’s side on hard or chaos mode and give the enemy the army advantage, and fight Yukimura. He becomes juiced up like Tadakatsu during Sekigahara in OG SW2!
      Really nice detail to highlight the Toyotomi’s final stand against the Tokugawa. . .
      PS: Great video as always!

  • @VedaWarlock
    @VedaWarlock 5 місяців тому +2

    great video. spent half of my childhood playing normal SW2 and never tried empire version, but maybe soon picked it up for nostalgia

    • @Powerhouse1
      @Powerhouse1  5 місяців тому

      Definitely would recommend for you to do so. Well worth it!

  • @amp1990
    @amp1990 4 місяці тому +3

    Hey man, great to see you speaking about this gem, probably one of the games I have played most hours... Currently what is the best method to play it? PS2 emulation? Cheers!

    • @Powerhouse1
      @Powerhouse1  4 місяці тому +1

      My personal recommendation would be to track down a copy for the xbox 360 if you have one of those. You'll get better framerate and also supports 1080p. Emulation is always a good option as well, but sometimes emulation can have strange graphical and framerate glitches depending on the game. Either way, you should be good to go.

  • @kuyakim20
    @kuyakim20 2 місяці тому

    This was my first SW2 entry game! Back were the days that was so simple, no problems and I was just naive to everything.

  • @NinjaSushi2
    @NinjaSushi2 5 місяців тому +1

    Great video!

  • @negatiff3411
    @negatiff3411 9 місяців тому +2

    Definitely wanna see dynasty warriors 4 empires’ review!

    • @NinjaSushi2
      @NinjaSushi2 5 місяців тому

      Damn, 2003.. I was in high school then.

    • @negatiff3411
      @negatiff3411 5 місяців тому

      @@NinjaSushi2 I was in elementary school 🤣🤣

  • @NinjaSushi2
    @NinjaSushi2 5 місяців тому

    One of my favorite games of all time!

  • @7F0X7
    @7F0X7 5 місяців тому +1

    I got SW4 Empires to run flawlessly on RPCS3, but the game itself is overwhelming to me as a newcomer to the Empires games. But I love SW2 gameplay over SW4 as well for the grounded (almost) realism. But then again SW4 Empire's gameplay looks incredible and feels good in its own way. Between SW2 Empires and SW4 Empires, which would you recommend?

    • @Powerhouse1
      @Powerhouse1  5 місяців тому

      Samurai Warriors 2 Empires is my favorite Empires game personally, but both are great games to play.

  • @bambangwaseso7899
    @bambangwaseso7899 2 місяці тому +1

    I always find Empires version to be better than regular & XL version because there are more stuffs that I can do besides the repetitive hack and slash.

    • @Powerhouse1
      @Powerhouse1  2 місяці тому

      Same here. The strategic campaign map gives players allot more to do and allows for more meaning behind every battle.

  • @StratagemGamingYT
    @StratagemGamingYT 7 місяців тому +1

    We must endure

  • @NinjaSushi2
    @NinjaSushi2 5 місяців тому

    Xbox version?

    • @Powerhouse1
      @Powerhouse1  5 місяців тому

      Correct, this is the xbox 360 version.