It’s not just about cutting down the bandits and rogues standing in your way, but the different factions you ally yourself with, or who you choose to kill and spare, that’ll ultimately decide your fate.

Living life as a samurai would no doubt be hard work, but the Way of the Samurai series adds some excitement, intrigue and, most of all, choice to your time as a wandering swordsman. Way of the Samurai 4 Way of the Samurai 4ĭeveloper: Acquire Publisher: Spike Platform(s): PC, PS3

With an ally of Ryoma murdered by a potiential member of the Shinsengumi, Ryoma seeks to infiltrate the force with a view of rooting out the killer once and for all.ġ4. Ishin follows Sakamoto Ryoma and touches on the real life police force that was known as the Shinsengumi. They’ve already said they’re interested, after all.Īs a game, Ishin copies the character models and actors that have featured in the Yakuza series and pastes them over a template of real Japanese folklore and legends.

That’s why it’s at 15th.īy all accounts though, Ishin is an all-time great samurai game, so hopefully including it here will lead to Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio porting them to the modern platforms in future. In an ideal world, we’d love to recommend both Yakuza Ishin with the same level of enthusiasm as the other games on this list, but considering the fact that neither Ishin or predecessor Kenzan saw any kind of release outside of Japan, it’s hard to do that. Developer: Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio Publisher: SEGA Platform(s): PS3, PS4

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