New blog post time!

This week's game is Samurai Sword, Capcom's first foray into the adventure genre. You can see some neat ideas like combat scenarios and a swordsman/mage dynamic that's used to solve puzzles, but extremely obtuse progression and a lacking story really hold it back:

https://ephemeralenigmascom.wordpress.com/2026/06/15/samurai-sword/

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