The Craft of the Samurai (2021)
- Developer
- Evgeniy Sevostyanov
- Genres
- Casual, Indie
- Rating
- 4.3 of 5, 27 player ratings
- Typical playtime
- about 31 minutes
- Where to get it
- Steam
How it feels
A short, text-driven visual novel that feels like a classic Japanese jidaigeki film, focusing on dramatic dialogue and linear storytelling.
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What players say
Players describe this as a very short, linear visual novel with no choices, taking under an hour to read. The art and music are praised, but many wish there were more illustrations to match the narrative. Some reviewers call it a faithful homage to classic samurai cinema, while others find the writing amateurish and the story too simple.
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