I've played 2 3 and 4. I had to force myself to finish 4. My brother owns the others. I plan on getting rid of 4 now that I've beaten it once. It has the re-play value of a fighting game. Which to me is like... once? The story doesn't change much with each game. And seriously, how much can Koei suck from the 3-kingdoms era? I think they'd do better to make up their own mythos, and make a game about that. It was fascinating being able to decimate hundreds or thousands of soldiers the first time through one of the games. But to me it gets old quite quickly. Kinda sad. If only they knew how to tell a more compelling story. Or maybe its because I already know most of what's going to happen because of all the other games based on that era, including its prequals. There's just nothing there for me. Sorry. The mindless gameplay can be fun though. Which is why I think they should start from scratch on something of their own making.