The sun rises on another civil war, as you land in Japan aboard a battered Dutch ship. Thrust into command of its motley crew, you must navigate the politics of Sengoku-era Japan using stealth, diplomacy, or violence in this party-based RPG where every choice matters.
Expeditions: Samurai is such a strange departure from the other Expeditions games. With such a rich setting in history to build from, I can't understand the choice to have the player play as a group of non-Japanese characters. Worse yet, a group of characters that do not feel like they even fit the cultures they're supposed to be from, they all seem...
This was my most anticipated game in some time as a huge fan of both this series and this setting, but it does feel like a massive step backwards from its predecessor, Expeditions: Rome.
The art style isn't awful as some people are saying and on its own is just fine, but it's certainly worse in my opinion than Rome. The 3D portraits are terrible for...
Initial EA impression is that while this will develop into a suitable lite RPG, it should not be marketed under the Expeditions moniker due to the significant departure in style and tone. I've enjoyed the previous three entries immensely and Samurai, while showing promise, feels more like a de-evolution of the formula from Rome. Each of the games have...
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TL;DR: If you like tactical cRPGs and don't mind early access games, I absolutely recommend Expeditions: Samurai.
My first playthrough of Expeditions: Samurai's early access was a treat. When it was announced, I was originally a little hesitant, as the era in Japan doesn't especially appeal to me. However, when I learned that we play as...
I will give this a try later, but at the moment, I absolutely hate the direction this game is going.
Having played the other expeditions and adored them, it's shocking that I dislike this so much.
Too much garbage sneaking around and everything you do is wrong.
