Samurai Warriors 5 is a Mostly Successful Soft Reboot

Only a few unfortunate decisions hold it back from greatness

Nintendo Switch screenshot taken by the author.

When Yasuke was announced as a prominent new character for Koei Tecmo’s long-running Samurai Warriors franchise…I was nervous. Would the team at Omega Force handle the legendary black samurai with any level of tact, or would he be an over-the-top caricature that bordered on…