"Shaking up what fans have come to expect from the series, it tosses out the old formulas of straightforward missions and replaces them with an open-world twist that works shockingly well. In the midst of wandering the hidden corners of Japan, players will find fantastic secrets and evocative battles, but what's gained from this ambitious scope is just as often hampered by a surprising lack of challenge and a deadweight story that completely overstays its welcome."
"When released in 2017, only two years had passed since the arrival of Bloodborne and the market wasn't quite as flooded with action-RPGs of that form. Team Ninja was ahead of the curve, kicking off a series packed with intense boss fights, responsive gameplay that contrasted with FromSoft's weightiness, and a quintessentially Japanese sensibility mixing historical fiction with broad epic storytelling."
"continues this tradition and thrusts players into the role of Tokugawa Takechiyo, grandchild of the famous shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu. Awakening one morning to find the capital city under attack by an army of demonic yokai, Takechiyo is eventually whisked back in time to the war-torn Sengoku period. This kicks off adventures that take you through all kinds of fantastical places as Takechiyo works to prevent future tragedies, all caused by a mysterious Great Evil Demon Guy."
The game abandons straightforward mission structure in favor of an expansive open-world split across multiple maps that players can approach in mostly any order. The open world reveals hidden corners of Japan, fantastic secrets, and evocative battles that refresh yokai-smashing gameplay. The series retains intense boss fights and responsive, fast-paced combat that contrasts with FromSoft's weightier style. The protagonist, Tokugawa Takechiyo, awakens to a capital city besieged by demonic yokai and is whisked back to the war-torn Sengoku period to prevent tragedies caused by a Great Evil. The scale and ambition sometimes falter due to a deadweight story and an often surprising lack of challenge.
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