*Originally a response on Koei Warriors to users countercriticizing FPS games of being repetitive*
Every game is repetitive in what the player is asked to do, but the key is how these repetitive actions are implemented into the game's environment. Of course Call of Duty and other shooters all ask you to do the same damn thing: shoot, cover, snipe, etc. However, Call of Duty 4 makes these repetitive actions fun to do with its immersive gameplay; you get swept up into the game and you forget that you are performing the same actions over and over again. Same can be said with A LOT of games: Bioshock keeps you intrigued with its plasmids and storyline, Devil May Cry keeps you hooked, despite its obvious button-mashing, with its sick movesets, etc.
Now the problem with Dynasty Warriors is that many players break free of that immersion, and realize that the actions they are performing are f***ing repetitive. This can happen in a lot of ways, such as spamming the same attack over and over again. For those of you who spice up the game with different combos for particular situations, you don't loose track of that immersion. Personally when I play DW, I'm constantly thinking about which move for my particular character will be the most effective at any particular instant, and thus I can enjoy the game. Some can't, and it's a shame. However, criticizing shooters is like shooting yourself in the foot, because it's totally calling the kettle black. Or just think about what the number one time spent in RPGs is: inventory management. Isn't that f***king repetitive?! For some, of course not, because it's the items being shuffled around over and over again that keeps you interested.
Now for Koei's rehashing of its series, that's a whole different issue altogether. Putting it simply, I have 50 bucks - how am I going to use it? Am I going to buy a game that offers pretty much the same experience as a game I already have, or am I going to buy something that's new and refreshing, like, say, Mass Effect? The choice is obvious. And even if some do have money to waste, they are still complaining because they truly wish to see something different and refreshing. That's called disillusionment. Although I still enjoy playing DW, and I'm sure as hell eager to run DW6 on my PC this July, sometimes I stop to think how sad it is that to this day, Koei's best DW game is still DW3.