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As someone who has played the game, I'd like to get this straight: this anime is meant for the people who are fans of the original mobile game. Having been the game's fan since release day, I feel like I can write a fair report on how this anime reflected what was in the game, along with its pros and cons.

Story: 6
The anime does follow the game's story. Due to a nuclear war, the world was destroyed. Under a new emperor and his empire, all possessions of weapons have been banned. The player, as the master, was given the ability to manifest musketeers from antique ... muskets previously left in a museum as art pieces and joins The Resistance to rebel. I like that each episode focused on all the guns from different eras, but I can agree that what happened in each episode did disappoint me because there wasn't a lot to show. I appreciate that the creators tried to give all the guns equal amounts of screen time (discounting Snider for some reason), and it was nice to see what kind of issues all the musketeers had to deal with, though most of the episodes weren't very detailed. Each plot was quite simple: take down the empire.
I feel like I have to address how Zettai Koki/Absolute Nobleness works because I know it confused a lot of people. Like in many battle games, there's a special all-out attack that your group can use. In the game, your boys can build up their Absolute Nobleness rose counter and then rain down bullets on the enemies once they use their Soul Weapon (the all-out attack). So again, if you haven't played the game, this Supreme Nobility thing might have you confused, but remember that this anime is for the game's fans who already understand everything. I get it if people argue that those who have not played the game should be able to understand everything too, and I agree, but you have to take into consideration that this game is only 6 months old so LINE and MARVELOUS didn't think that they could please anyone but the game's fans at the moment. We're not as big as TouRabu, and we don't have to be, but like TouRabu, the creators just wanted to satisfy their fans and get the word out that this series exists.
Also, this series' world is clearly a DYSTOPIA. It is not supposed to resemble real-life wars, nor supposed to mimic real life in any way.

Art: 3
The art was a disgrace. The game looks fantastic, but the art seemed to be drawn by a child. I understand that the series is still fairly new since the game only came out in March 2018 and they might not have a lot of a budget to deal with, but come on. I only kept watching because I wanted to see the finale and because I'm so obsessed with the game. And I'm speaking honestly when I say that if I wasn't a fangirl of the game, I would've dropped this anime. I appreciated how they took the time to make sure all the fight scenes looked a bit better, but in casual scenes, it was cringy to view. The animation doesn't correspond with the sound sometimes, like when Kentucky bit into the gunpowder packet. Don't watch Senjyushi if you are expecting amazing art, except for when the Musketeers are in battle and the backgrounds. The backgrounds look amazing.

Sound: 7
The character songs sounded nice when the characters used their all-out attacks and Zettai Koki. I don't really think the sound was all that bad in the anime, it was just the art that didn't keep up with it. The voice acting's on point with the characters, the sound effects are fine, I don't really have a lot to say about the sound since it seems fine to me. But then again this is coming from me, someone who's already familiar with the sounds since I've been playing the game for half a year now.

Character: 8
To me, all the characters were represented well. They had the same personality as they showed in the game and many of their lines were used too, which added a nice touch. The only downside I will say is that Snider is not included, which is very odd because Kunitomo and Sakai were in the anime before they were even released in the game, so Snider not appearing is odd. Also, I wish they could've shown more of the modern guns because so far there are 10 modern guns and only 3 were shown. Though the creator did mention that he only implemented F, Belga, and Eins because they fit more with the story, and I can respect that. Overall, what I loved the most was that they captured the Musketeers' dedication to Master perfectly. That makes the fans feel very happy and loved.

Enjoyment: 7
As I already came into this anime series with a bias, I looked forward to every episode. Though the episodes were lacking in their own ways, I still wanted to see which characters would show up and what they were going to do, so I can understand them better; unlike just seeing them in the game, I could watch them actually move around and interact, and that just made me happy. For me personally, I just tried to ignore the art as much as possible (though it was really difficult sometimes), and enjoy what was given to me.

Overall: 6
For what it is, I think it's a fair adaptation. Let's be honest now, there's not one good game-anime adaptation out there, and Senjyushi's is certainly not a very good one. But for what I got, I can't say that I was entirely disappointed as I did get to see some cool scenes here and there, and Master, who represents all the players, was given some screentime which made me happier than when I watched TouRabu Hanamaru and Aruji doesn't show up at all.
If you're thinking about getting into this series, I STRONGLY recommend playing the game first and then coming back to view the anime if you so wish to. The game is better than the anime, period.