Koei Tecmo previously revealed that Samurai Warriors 5 would have 27 playable characters — but that's not entirely accurate. The real total is actually 37, and that's because ten "supporting cast" characters are being made playable.
But before you get too excited, it should be noted that these characters aren't as in-depth as the warriors you'll find in main roster. They don't have unique power attacks, but they do have their own character models.
The press release reads: "Members of the new supporting cast include everyone from Nobunaga’s younger brother, Nobuyuki Oda, to Motonari Mōri's grandson, Terumoto Mōri. Additional historic figures will also be featured, including Motonobu Okabe, Katsuyori Takeda, Motoharu Kikkawa, Dōsan Saitō, Yoshitatsu Saitō, Yoshiaki Ashikaga, Yoshikage Asakura, and Fujihide Mitsubuchi."
You can see all of these additional characters in this article's screenshots.
It's not quite a full expansion to the roster, but it's still nice to see background characters get a chance to shine.
In related news, the game's DLC plans have been confirmed. Koei Tecmo will be flogging additional scenarios (level packs), music sets (likely soundtracks from older games), and unique horses. Contrary to fan speculation, there's no mention of additional characters being released as DLC.
We're still a couple of months out from the release of Samurai Warriors 5, but are you already up for some hack and slash action? Mow down your enemies in the comments section below.
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They can add all the new characters they want, but it's not going to matter if they all use the same weapon pool.
@Enuo It looks like the idea is for the 'main' characters to have unique attacks built into their movesets if they're using their preferred weapon, while these 'support' characters don't get anything unique.
I don't mind if characters share weapon types as long as the movesets are still varied. My worry with SW5 is that the differences between characters are going to be negligible.
@Enuo They are going all out now they are going to be worse they Ubisoft and EA combined i guess.
No effort and everything monetized im sure they will sell you their real weapon like in DW9.
any news is good news for the SW series. thanks for the reporting Push Square! : )
Its a pity they are rehashing stages for years already and now they are going to charge for new ones.... ☹️ 👎
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