The game sells a somewhat strange idea of freedom. Night Crawling and dragooning potential dojo students are just some of the strange and characterful escapades permeating Way of the Samurai 4.
Offending players captured can be tortured by the authorities via a waterboarding minigame (implemented humorously), and surviving repeated sessions can endear them to certain sadistic ladies. Players can take on odd jobs to accumulate cash, take over a dojo and recruit students - by beating random passers-by half to death and telling them “You’re my pupil!” - seduce women and engage in a fairly disturbing “Night Crawling” minigame that involves sneaking into their houses to spirit them to the nearest inn. Crime is also handled interestingly. Recruiting certain characters for the dojo or to run the shop remain as well. However, once a mission is completed to open a language school, the foreigners start to speak English, instead of “!!!?!?!?!”. For example, the first time through, players will be completely unable to communicate with foreign NPCs. Some plot events (and their consequences) can remain even after the game loops around. In fact, it takes the concept of persistence in an interesting direction.
The game doesn’t list when or where specific events happen, but the in-game journal tracks previously visited scenes in a flowchart, making it easier to follow which events lead to which endings.Īveraging at about 3-5 hours per playthrough (assuming one goes for “proper” endings each time), Way of the Samurai 4 is clearly intended to enjoy over multiple replays. The events, which are marked on the map (allowing players to avoid them if they choose), range from full missions to short cutscenes, and most involve making one decision or another, the outcomes of which determine what events come next, leading to one of ten distinct endings. Players will go about making that mark mainly by encountering various events scattered about town over the course of their adventure.
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