Hyrule Warriors is basically a Dynasty Warriors game with a Zelda coat of paint put onto it.
Plot and story are pretty weak, not that I find other Zelda games to have strong plot to begin with, but it's nonetheless weak even by standards. Bluntly put, the sorceress Cia declares War on Hyrule because she loves Link and really doesn't like Zelda.
The character rooster is decently large, with the addition of six characters via DLC, all with their unique moveset so it's fun to mix and match, get good with them all or just drag others along via paying for level ups while you play your favorite character.
Gameplay is basically the same in all three modes, with one mode basically being a Free version of Story mode by not restricting you in which character to use. Unfortunately this is a huge problem, even if you have Adventure Maps that you can sink hours into to advance and complete, the gameplay is basically the same except they label it differently. Can become quite boring very fast.
Not to mention that your AI Allies are helpless beyond reason. They can barely do anything on their own and will constantly demand for your help, since your player character is the only One-Man Army capable of doing anything on the battlefield.
The game have DLC, but it's a decent kind. Aside from costumes, the DLC packs offer you either a new story scenario, where you play as the villain Cia, new Adventure maps that are modelled after the game they are based on, like a Termina map, coupled with mechanics on that specific map and even some weapons that are enjoyable to try out.
As fun as this game can be, I think it really does suffer in making a Love Triangle between Cia, Link and Zelda as the focus of the plot. Aside from some people shipping Link with someoneotherthan Zelda, the idea of making it the focus is just asking for trouble from the fans. It's quite annoying, as a non-Link-Zelda-shipper to hear how the story keeps telling you that Link and Zelda are destined and bla bla Reincarnation yadda yadda, we don't care.
Not Bad But Not Great
Hyrule Warriors is basically a Dynasty Warriors game with a Zelda coat of paint put onto it.
Plot and story are pretty weak, not that I find other Zelda games to have strong plot to begin with, but it's nonetheless weak even by standards. Bluntly put, the sorceress Cia declares War on Hyrule because she loves Link and really doesn't like Zelda.
The character rooster is decently large, with the addition of six characters via DLC, all with their unique moveset so it's fun to mix and match, get good with them all or just drag others along via paying for level ups while you play your favorite character.
Gameplay is basically the same in all three modes, with one mode basically being a Free version of Story mode by not restricting you in which character to use. Unfortunately this is a huge problem, even if you have Adventure Maps that you can sink hours into to advance and complete, the gameplay is basically the same except they label it differently. Can become quite boring very fast.
Not to mention that your AI Allies are helpless beyond reason. They can barely do anything on their own and will constantly demand for your help, since your player character is the only One-Man Army capable of doing anything on the battlefield.
The game have DLC, but it's a decent kind. Aside from costumes, the DLC packs offer you either a new story scenario, where you play as the villain Cia, new Adventure maps that are modelled after the game they are based on, like a Termina map, coupled with mechanics on that specific map and even some weapons that are enjoyable to try out.
As fun as this game can be, I think it really does suffer in making a Love Triangle between Cia, Link and Zelda as the focus of the plot. Aside from some people shipping Link with someone other than Zelda, the idea of making it the focus is just asking for trouble from the fans. It's quite annoying, as a non-Link-Zelda-shipper to hear how the story keeps telling you that Link and Zelda are destined and bla bla Reincarnation yadda yadda, we don't care.
Nonetheless a fun game.