Arslan: The Warriors of Legend - PC Release
 

Koei Tecmo will release Arslan: The Warriors of Legend on Steam today.

Steam Link- http://store.steampowered.com/app/401890/


I also fond a new interview on capsule computers.

Link - www.capsulecomputers.com.au/2016/02/arslan-the-warriors-of-legend-interview-with-development-team/

I never saw the appeal of the '1 vs 1000' games like Dynasty Warriors. I tried it once and, sure it gives you a nice exciting rush for a bit, but then I felt numb and almost dizzy after several minutes of killing wave after wave button smashing the controller.
I did enjoy a game called Bladestorm in the PS3 which was more like '1 vs a dozen', about an alternate reality hundred year war.
Still, I applaud that more and more Japanese style games are making their way into the PC. Perhaps one day we'll get Lost Odyssey, which is the only JRPG I really miss since I never owned an Xbox 360 (or Xbone if they add it to the backwards compatible list).

Arslan Senki (2015) was described by it's audience as a mediocre anime that didn't do justice to the source (manga/books) material. I didn't watch it, in fact skipped it deliberately because of the input.
I'm not excited over anime2game on such basis.

By first look, graphics options look impressive for a port (taken from PC invasion site) - 4K available, it's rare to see something like that in a port:
http://www.pcinvasion.com/wp-content…ed-640x352.jpg

Modern plague affected even this game, I don't want to pay for since I don't use it is:
- Online Coop
They should remove it and drop the overblown price (60€!). Sell as DLC or season pass I don't care, I just don't want it and am sick of paying for multiplayer garbage I won't ever use.

Apparently (again!) developers emulate mushrooms with the keyboard and without mouse so controls are placed on keys not logically and without thinking if it's easy to adapt to or is annoying:
http://steamcommunity.com/app/401890…6890544924639/
http://steamcommunity.com/app/401890…6292776716142/
I still can't understand why Steam allowed this in the catalogue without specifying that the game cannot be played without mushrooms if it's that bad.

Another modern plague that happens again with this game is listing i7 as a recommended CPU. Puh-lease. I have yet to see a game that desperately needs i7 to run smoothly (even microstutter-o-rama AC4 can be "fixed" by overclocking your duo-core because the game puts a pressure on just one core and doesn't care if it's i7 or anything else).

The major plus however is that the port is japanese audio with english subtitles. Also apparently, I don't have the game so can't speak for sure but it's a proper thing to do. Those who can't read and can't enjoy original VO emotions can go play Candy Crush Saga.

Maybe I go for it when it's price heavily drops and if I hear UI feels comfortable.

Those interested in professional reviews of the port can find one here:
http://www.pcinvasion.com/arslan-the…-legend-review