A short action game that's all style and no substance. Underneath a really faithful Kurosawa look is a dull combat system, chunky animations, boring puzzles, and maybe the worst-feeling parry I've felt in a game. The controls don't feel responsive and the lack of enemy variety means the 4-hour game somehow feels padded out. I liked the story, by the end it actually had some interesting things to say about stories of revenge, etc. But I don't think that the spectacle of the visual presentation made up for the dreary game that was underneath it.

Reviewed on Feb 09, 2024


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