It’s the empowering, escapist joy of being a badass warrior from Three Kingdoms-era China carrying a weapon almost as big as you. But that ignores a huge part of its appeal.
On the lowest difficulties, there’s a strong element of truth to those complaints. These are the most common criticisms, and they’re hard to completely dismiss. You just have to press the square button over and over to win. It’s too simplistic, claim its detractors, too repetitive.
As a critic with significant experience of the Warriors series, I often face questions from my peers about my fondness for it.
