See the lass on the cover? She dies on the opening cutscene. And then you have to work for three different daimyo's fighting to rule the land... which sounds decent, except that you are told jack about any of them, so judging from their appearances, two of them are evil and the other one is incompetent. Fun.
That said the game is decent, it's a decent stealth game, I think. I do feel like the controls are a bit constricting, or the grappling hook, which sounds like a great idea, except that it automatically makes your character jump on arrival, instead of hanging from the ledge. Also, why no corner stealth insta-kills?
And what about the basic three hit combo? 1 slash and then two kicks. WHY WOULD YOU KICK TWICE IF YOU HAVE A FRIGGIN' SWORD, LIKE, WHERE'RE YOUR PRIORITIES AT?! And the third hit-dash-second kick always tends to miss or get blocked, as a matter of fact, the training grunts would choke me after the second kick, even if the first two hits connected, 'the hell!?
All in all, it feels like a lackluster Tenchu. But then again, I only played Tenchu 3, and it's been ages ago, so it might be nostalgia talking.
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