Embrace Death on a Whole New Platform
2019 is about to hit next-gen consoles in cooperation with Koch Media. Expect to see both a digital edition and a physical edition released worldwide this year, because the people love samurai just as much as they love ninja. This latest installment in the series takes place three years before the original game and showcases the return–er, the first appearance? maybe?–of thirteen beloved fan favorites, including Ainu priestess Nakururu, ruthless killer-for-hire Genjuro, and tragically ill swordsman Ukyo. The game also features three brand new characters: Darli Dagger, a shipwright from Madagascar who wields a giant saw in battle; Wu Ruixiang, a Chinese Imperial fengshui practitioner; and Yashamaru Kurama, the edgy white-haired pretty boy wearing a bird mask. Why yes, we do love how hard Yashamaru is trying to be spooky even though he’s wearing a beak. It’s the perfect balance of over-the-top badass, genuinely meaningful, and hilarious, which sums up this series pretty well.