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WAY OF THE SAMURAI
Way of the Samurai was a truly under-appreciated gem back when its first launched, and by now, it’s achieved that nice, cozy “cult hit” status. The game was hampered a bit by its sticky camera controls, sure, but it also exhibited a surprising amount of depth in its progression mechanics, allowing you to fight with a variety of samurai blades, and letting you upgrade each one of them. The most interesting and surprising thing about the game, though, was how it allowed players to decide the course of the narrative themselves, presenting them with choices that actually mattered, and down the line, reared their head in surprising ways.
