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You play as the samurai Samanosuke in a dramatic revenge story set in feudal Japan, battling demons with weighty swordplay. The heart of the game is timing the issen critical counters, which reward you for reacting at exactly the right moment.

  • Historical setting
  • Melee combat with weapons or fists
  • Dread and tension
  • Strong, story-driven narrative
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Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden

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Brings what grabs you about Onimusha 2: Samurai's Destiny: a historical setting, melee combat with weapons or fists as well as dread and tension.

As a ghost-hunting duo in 17th-century New England, you switch between two characters in real-time combat and decide whether to free the dead or save the living. An emotional love story sits at the center, with choices that shape the ending.

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