Role-playing (RPG)

Katana Kami: A Way of the Samurai Story

Single PlayerCo-op

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2020

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📅 Release Info

Release DateFebruary 19, 2020

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🏷️ Game Details

Genres

Role-playing (RPG)Hack and slash/Beat 'em upAdventureActionRPG

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PCPlayStationNintendo

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PC (Microsoft Windows)PCPlayStation 4Nintendo Switch

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About this game

The Way of the Samurai is forged in battle! Play as a ronin during Japan's Meiji Restoration in the volatile Rokkotsu Pass. The swordsmith Dojima falls into debt and his beautiful daughter is taken as collateral. Help repay the debt by crafting swords by day and exploring the mysterious, twisting dungeons of the Ipponmatsu Cave for valuable materials at night.

Pros & Cons

Pros

Daytime sword crafting leads into nighttime dungeon exploration.
Extensive weapon crafting, modification, collecting, and breaking systems.
Branching events create multiple outcomes across repeated playthroughs.
Multiple sword styles support different weapons and fighting approaches.
Eccentric characters, irreverent humor, and samurai melodrama.

Cons

Procedurally structured caves become repetitive during longer sessions.
Progression involves debt, material gathering, weapon maintenance, and repeated dungeon runs.
Combat has varied styles but an awkward, clunky feel.
Several interconnected mechanics make progression systems difficult to understand.

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