10 Terrible Video Games You Can't Help But Love

4. Dynasty Warriors Franchise

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Now I say this as a person who owns every single Dynasty Warriors, Samurai Warriors, Orochi, Gundam, One Piece, and Hyrule Warriors game, but the franchise AS A WHOLE is pretty laughably bad.

Don't get me wrong, I LOVE these games, but when it comes down to it, especially with the Dynasty Warriors franchise, it's been THE SAME game since Dynasty Warriors 2 came out in the year 2000. At this point in time, it's a franchise that's become like FIFA, just a few updates here, some new faces and that's it, go take over China, and nearly every deviation from this formula has seen the series floundering.

Dynasty Warriors 9 anyone? Thought so.

However, will I buy the next edition? You bet your ass I will because the concept of smashing the same button combos over and over again offers a sense of strange escapism. It's the purest power fantasy, you are massive legendary warriors turning everything into paste, and you don't need to think, you just need to fight.

It's simple, it's stupid, and it's utterly cathartic, so while it will never be a series that engages my brain, it'll always have my heart.

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