There have been a lot of samurai games in recent years, from “Soulslikes” such as Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice and the Nioh duology to action-adventure experiences like Ghost of Tsushima and its impending sequel and Assassin’s Creed Shadows . But perhaps the most exciting one for me so far is Capcom’s Onimusha: Way of the Sword .

While I don’t have any background with the older Onimusha games, I was very impressed by my recent hands-on demo at Gamescom with Way of the Sword . In fact, I’d go so far as to say that it’s perhaps the quintessential samurai game for me.

A key part of that boils down to a focused vision. Unlike those other games I mentioned, Way of the Sword isn’t trying to be yet another Soulslike or open-world adventure. Instead, it’s shaping up to be a refreshingly tight exper

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