Players are following two-characters, each with their own unique attributes. While one is more nimble and fast with its attacks, the other provides more strength-based moves. It was a fun game at the time but I feel like this was one IP that was a bit overlooked. Kenshi is everything that you make it to be. It takes place in an open-world post-apocalyptic setting with no real storyline. While the world is harsh and full of dangers, players can survive with ease just as long as they put in the effort of gathering resources, building up a squad, and carving out a piece of land to call your own.
As a result, you could be a thief, go into politics, or become an incredible warrior. This game can be a bit difficult to explain, but its one title well worth checking out and trying for yourself.
Chances are you already know about For Honor at this point. Here you can join a group seeking to take out other factions. You could join in with the samurai and use their various weapons again Vikings or knights. With that said, this game does feature a few different expansions which will grant players with more characters to pick from and even some storylines.
Onimusha takes place within Japan where we get a narrative story that mixes historical events with supernatural elements. Here players will be stepping into the role of a samurai that has to face demonic enemies. Interestingly enough, the developers were trying to bring out a Resident Evil alternative that focused around samurai and ninjas.
With that said, Onimusha has a few installments available with the first one being Onimusha: Warlords that came out However, in we received an HD remastered edition so you can enjoy this game on modern platforms today.
This is a game that follows the last samurai on the remote Tsushima Island. Set in , players step into the role of Jin Sakai, who is the last person fighting back for the islands citizens after it was invaded by the Mongols.
With samurai no longer being the prime threat, Jin quickly understands that he will need to resort to a new fighting technique in order to get the edge back in his favor. Bushido Blade is an older PlayStation video game that was released in This was a different kind of fighting game with players taking the role of samurai warriors battling against each other on some pretty large levels.
It was also a bit different in how players were able to execute a win. Rather than mindless button mashing and hoping to strike against the opponent by any means necessary, this was a title that focused around honor.
Here players had to wait until their opponent was ready as they would sometimes start with a conversation. Afterward, it was a battle of skills through swinging your blade and blocking attacks. Instead, you had to go head-to-head and carefully battle with your sword. Instead, here you get a large roster of fighters that all have their unique play style and blade weapons to use. However, again this is not strictly only samurai-like characters that you can either take control of or battle against.
This is also a pretty lengthy series as it first got its start back in but continued to see new installments over the years. The latest of which came out in is called Soulcalibur VI which features over twenty fighters including some guest combatants such as Geralt of Rivia. Those of you looking for a new real-time tactics game might find some interest in Shadow Tactics.
It's a two-for-one revenge story that's worth playing for Samuel Jackson's voice alone. Now, for a samurai-themed game where the protagonist is actually a Japanese samurai, and the whole thing takes place in Japan, Way of the Samurai 4 should do the trick. It's the latest entry in the series, and it was released in It might not be as highly-acclaimed as Ghost of Tsushima, but the time period Way of the Samurai 4 takes place in is interesting. That would be the post-isolationist era of Japan, around the same time period the Rurouni Kenshin anime is based on.
Speaking of Japanese history, the Kessen games should attract any interested audience. It's a real-time strategy released back in the year for the PlayStation 2, a console that didn't see many entries in the genre. Kessen — the first one, at least — is a digital battleground where players get to control the outcome of the Battle of Sekigahara and many other conflicts between the Tokugawa Clan and the Toyotomi Clan during the Sengoku period.
The fourth entry in the series is the highest-rated among the bunch and continues the Dynasty Warriors-Esque gameplay of lone warriors hacking down enemy hordes like lawnmowers. Of course, Samurai Warriors also has its own stars in the form of the most popular samurai icons in Japanese history. Like most Japanese games involving samurai, it takes place during the warring states period of Japan. What if Dynasty Warriors crossed over with Samurai Warriors?
The answer is Warriors Orochi, a series that also has a habit of persisting into multiple sequels while keeping the same gameplay formula. Warriors Orochi 4 is the latest among them. Anyone who has played both the Dynasty Warriors and Samurai Warriors games should be familiar with the game and the characters. This time, however, the variety goes up through the roof with the combined roster of heroes. On the surface, Samurai Shodown looks like another 2. There are counter-attacks and defensive moves like rolls, parrying that can change the tide of battle in an instant.
Yet despite these hardcore mechanics, Shodown is very accessible and easy to pick up for brand new players. By far one of the prettiest games here, For Honor isn't exactly focused on samurai, but, since a third of the game gives them a spotlight, then it may as well count. Being one of the playable factions in this competitive melee action game, For Honor is a breath of fresh air coming from single-player games.
It allows players to command different types of samurai or ninja archetypes to duke it out against other samurai or knights or Vikings. It doesn't make sense in the slightest, and it's best to just play it for the thematic fun.
Released on the PS1 in , Bushido Blade is a purist's dream and a sword fighting game that was the polar opposite to the arcade-style mechanics of the SoulCalibur series. It remains as close to a samurai combat simulator as it can possibly get.
Every fight is about targeting body parts to weaken the opponent or going for an instant kill strike. Players need to learn how to time their parries and deflect attacks with precision-perfect timing while also honoring the Samurai code of Bushido. For a samurai-themed game with a fantasy twist, then players can't go wrong with the Onimusha series.
Onimusha 3: Demon Siege is the latest among all three games and is also the highest-rated of the lot. Onimusha 3 isn't just content with the fantasy spin, but it also adds in a modern-day time-travel flavor by incorporating a French soldier voiced by Jean Reno who somehow got stuck in 16th-century demon-infested Japan. Here at Silvergames. Slice your way through hordes of faceless opponents as a fearless samurai warrior.
Reclaim honor for your house, or yourself, in these fun, new Japan-inspired video games. Beat the game as a super hero of the Bushido and pride yourself on being the mightiest fighter around.
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