| Ka-pi96 said: Nope, wouldn't call that the same franchise. I wouldn't call the Dynasty, Samurai, Gundam, One Piece etc Warriors games the same franchise either. They are similar but they are all their own seperate franchises. That are nothing alike other than the gameplay and a slightly similar name. Sure it's a good comparison to make, just like the PS All Stars vs Smash ones, but I wouldn't call it the same franchise. |
Eh, at that point it's a matter of semantics. As long as you see why the sales comparison is justified, the technical status of the IP is moot.
Hyrule Warriors is a crossover, to me it is a spin-off of both Dynasty Warriors and Zelda. But its gameplay is clearly styled after Warriors games (as a genre), so that is the appropriate comparison.
