The Spirit of the Samurai is a 2.5D samurai action adventure where a human, a cat and a Kodama fight undead stop-motion animated monsters.
In The Spirit of the Samurai you follow the story of Takeshi – a samurai who is sworn to protect his village from a powerful Oni who is trying to conquer the land with his undead army. Takeshi isn’t alone, he also had a cat companion and a Kodama ally, both of which you’ll play as in the final game.
The demo build centres around Takeshi and sees him battling undead monsters that are taking ove rhis village. The combat is a little Soulsian, with dodging, blocking and parrying, but without you needing to worry about stamina too much. As you progress you also unlock new attack moves that you can then use to customize your combos.
The demo is very cinematic-heavy early on, but once you get into the gameplay it’s a lot of fun. The stop-motion styled animation looks fantastic, there are some satisfyingly brutal kills and the combat feels has a nice amount of tactical depth. Fingers crossed nothing bad happens to that adorable little kitty in the full game though! Highly recommended.
Check Out a Gameplay Video Here
Download The Spirit of the Samurai Beta Demo Here (Steam)