Katana Kami: A Way of the Samurai Story
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…
Katana Kami: A Way of the Samurai Story is an adventure developed by ACQUIRE Corp., released 19 February 2020 on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 and PC (Microsoft Windows).
What Katana Kami: A Way of the Samurai Story is
Katana Kami: A Way of the Samurai Story is an adventure game developed by ACQUIRE Corp. and released in 2020. It was published by Spike Chunsoft. It is available on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Unreal Engine 4.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Once upon a time, a blacksmith and his daughter lived beside the lone pine tree, Ipponmatsu, at a mountain pass. However, the man was somewhat... irresponsible with his money. His home and business were constantly in financial trouble. Eventually, his daughter is taken as collateral for his debts... "I will help you repay your debt." Before the hopeless blacksmith appeared an amicable samurai. Though his motivation was unclear, he offered to help the blacksmith with his money problems.
How it plays
It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are action, fantasy and historical. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Co-operative, Multiplayer and Single player.
How it was received
Katana Kami: A Way of the Samurai Story holds a critic score of 50 out of 100. That places it above 7% of the 7,530 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2020 averaged 73, so it scored 23 points below the year average.
What it launched against
Katana Kami: A Way of the Samurai Story launched on 19 February 2020, within three weeks of Ori and the Will of the Wisps, Black Mesa, Dreams and Call of Duty: Warzone. All of them reviewed better. It arrived 7 years into the PlayStation 4's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.
Released around the same time: Ori and the Will of the Wisps, Black Mesa, Dreams, Call of Duty: Warzone.
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