I've kept tabs on this thread on and off for a while, but since I did not have the game yet, I never saw it fit to offer a few cents. However, now that I've played it, I will say one thing:
Hyrule Warriors expanded ever so slightly on the Warriors formula and made it better in my eyes. I may have complained about the smaller roster beforehand, but the game's mechanics canceled out my complaints. First,
Hyrule Warriors cleans up the combos and offers targeting, which makes battles a tad more personal. Also, the jewel-marked outposts add more to the soldier mechanic, which as of late, has become quite obsolete in
Dynasty Warriors. The boss fights added some complication to the formula as bosses required a tad more strategy. Overall, the gameplay was much cleaner than usual. The only complaint that I have about the game is that fellow officers seem to get routed so easily, even compared to another Warriors series like DW and SW. I found myself getting angry with Agitha and Impa for not holding their ground countless times!

Nonetheless, I really appreciated the hack and slash formula being cleaned up and refined in the game.
I was also pleasantly surprised by the solid story. While I love
Dynasty's story, after a while, it becomes very humdrum.
Hyrule Warriors, as a separate entity, offered something a bit different for me. The story was very much like a
Zelda game, and I immersed myself into it through and through. I have no complaints about the story! Indeed, while
Hyrule Warriors is not a breakthrough in gaming, it provides a modest experience that proves to be a good time and a half! :yes:
Ver-go-a-go-go said:
I had previously bought Dynasty Warriors 7 for the PS3 for about $10 from a Gamestop, and I wasn't impressed at all. The game was rather bland, repetitive, and lacked any sort of element that made me want to take it out of its case again and play it more. I think I played two maps on it before I completely lost interest, and later returned it to Gamestop for a small bit of in-store credit.
Ouch. DW7 was one of the biggest letdowns for me when I borrowed it from a friend a few years back! While I enjoyed the large roster being a longtime fan, I absolutely loathed the story's linear approach that time around, while it also offered a bland multiplayer mode. DW7 ranks among the worst of the series in my eyes! :xd: Anyhow, outside my little tangent here, I think that your post takes the cake in terms of how I felt about the game as well!