Ori meets Nioh in stunning stop-motion Metroidvania game

The Spirit of the Samurai blends the attractive 2D Metroidvania stylings of Ori and the Will of the Wisps with the demonic undead hordes and Japanese Oni of action-adventure games similar to Nioh 2. Getting into the sneakers of a human samurai, a Kodama, and a tiny cat, The Spirit of the Samurai has you struggle and evade horrific lovecraftian nightmares in beautiful stop-motion fight as you defend your village from an encroaching onslaught.

Watching the announcement trailer, the animation is the very first thing that leaps out – the darkish fantasy stop-motion blends the sensation of low-frame price movement with a slick smoothness, giving The Spirit of the Samurai a particular look that retains the stop-motion fashion of classics like The Nightmare Earlier than Christmas.

As talked about earlier, you’ll truly play as three distinct characters in your adventures: Takeshi, a educated samurai, is the lead, however he’s joined on his journey by Kodama, a small however expert spirit, and Chisai, a “warrior cat.” The trailer doesn’t actually give away precisely if or how Chisai will struggle, as an alternative exhibiting the tiny kitty scarpering throughout the surroundings and cowering behind a rock as a terrifying demon devours the useless close by, however I already love them a lot.

Each Takeshi and Kodama appear fairly adept of their swordplay, and the samurai additionally wields a bow to deal with the hordes from vary. Developer Digital Thoughts Video games guarantees “customizable fight by means of an in-game combo editor,” which seems like a really cool strategy to combine up your playstyle alongside the everyday choices to reinforce your stats and talents.

The Spirit of the Samurai at the moment has no launch date set, however you’ll be able to add it to your Steam wishlist now to maintain monitor of if you’ll be capable to play it.

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