#Best samurai pc games 2017 series#
On top of this, Spirit of Sanada adds a new mechanic for the series in the form of stratagems. There's a lot to play with, and on Normal difficulty, one gets the sense that the fighting follows the classic "easy to learn, hard to master" system, with button-mashing gradually being phased out as a viable strategy as things progress. This is somewhat alleviated by the options that are available while fighting: normal and hyper (light and strong) attacks, combos, a "rage" meter, musou (special) attacks, blocks, counters, and more are available to decimate foes. In a sense, the gameplay mirrors the plot in that way: it's flashy and enjoyable, but repetition can quickly set in. It's like if Michael Bay wrote a history textbook: it's crazy, flashy, and lacking in substance and nuance, but dang, is it ever nice to look at. The battles, the betrayals, the lives and the deaths: it's all there. There's a cool "aha" moment that happens after looking up characters like Masayuki and Nobunaga, only to discover that many of the events that occur in the game occurred in real life, albeit dramatized in the former. Taken as a reimagining of events, it acts as a sort of window into a parallel universe, where wars like the Tenshō-Jingo Conflict were fought by larger-than-life heroes outfitted with gaudy armour and flashy special attacks.
Now, the game is obviously not above taking.ahem… light liberties with the source material ( maybe Masayuki Sanada didn't single-handedly wipe out over 1,000 soldiers in a single skirmish), but there's still a lot to digest here for history buffs. What lifts it up is its historical accuracy. At the end of the day, it does just feel like an excuse to throw ornately decorated samurai and ninjas at one another like a child with a new toy set.
Addressing the plot feels odd, as it manages to be engaging and interesting, while also feeling like a complete throwaway.
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