ok i will try and sell you it :P

it is samurai warriors 2 like combat wise, but all the movesets feel more sharp and refined, and the extra attacks from xtreme legends remain.

there is now a blue energy bar that fills up when you kill people, and when full you can use a powerful musou attack which is sort of cinematic like dynasty warriors 7. also rolling remains.

also you can use 1 bar of your blue stuff to shadow dash through the enemies gaurd which is a big improvement in my opinion.  each character retains their 3rd weapon from samurai warriors 2, but there is now a normal, speed and power form which shows in a colour change, which is neat :)

now the 4th and 5th weapon hunting is the most enjoyable for me in this, it is alot better than the samurai warriors 2 way. you have to complete the 4 tactical objectives to get the weapon, nothing else matters. for 4th weapons you must play on hard, 5th shura.

 original career mode is alot of fun, although you have to go through it 7 times to unlock everything, but its not that much of a grind. historical mode is just a lazy mode for CAW. challange mode is fun :)

now all the stages have had a major revamp, for the better! i think the map design is the best from any musou game yet, they are large in scale and lots of cool features like bombs flowing down the river in anegawa, hawks you can fly into odawara castle etc also osaka bay is epic!

and yes its ps3 :) i would really reccomend it if you like samurai warriors!

if you do get it eventually, here is a link listing all characters tactical objective, along with career mode tips http://www.gamefaqs.com/ps3/611495-sengoku-musou-3-z/faqs/62022

wow i cant believe that! yes, it is japanese only but it is seriously amazing. i read and speak no japanese and i can really enjoy the game with the guides and faqs that people have written.

anyone who is playing it care to discuss? :)