{"title":"Way of the Samurai","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"playstation-4-katana-kami-a-way-of-the-samurai-story","title":"PlayStation 4 KATANA KAMI: A Way of the Samurai Story","description":"\u003ch2\u003eMore Way of the Samurai than you imagined\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eA spin-off of the Way of the Samurai series arrives! Keeping the sword action and deep exchanges of offense and defense characteristic of the series, this game lets you enjoy hack-and-slash adventuring.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIts procedurally generated dungeons offer a fresh experience no matter how many times you play.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eStory\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eBeside a lone pine tree at a mountain pass, a man made his living as a swordsmith and lived with his daughter.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUnfortunately, he was somewhat careless with money, and the household was always in financial trouble. Eventually, his daughter was taken away as collateral for his debts...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Allow me to help you repay that debt.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA good-natured samurai appeared before the despondent smith. For some reason, he volunteered to help raise the money...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTo rescue the swordsmith's daughter, the samurai stepped into forbidden territory...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eDifferent modes by day and night\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eBy day, earn money selling swords as the swordsmith at the mountain pass. By night, enter another realm—a dungeon—from the lone pine tree, slay strange creatures and obtain swords and materials.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRepay the debt and bring the daughter home!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eExhilarating sword action\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eCombat is based on three patterns: attacking, defending and breaking your opponent's guard.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYour equipped sword changes your stance and available techniques, with more than one hundred different swords available.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe nine stances each have different actions or give the player special effects, allowing you to enjoy many combat styles.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMaster the special actions Katana Time, which unleashes secret techniques, and Kiwami, which delivers a powerful blow, to venture deeper into the dungeons.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eLevel up yourself and your sword in changing dungeons\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eYou can enter the dungeon connected to the other realm by examining the lone pine tree at night.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIts layout changes each time you enter, keeping repeated journeys fresh.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInside, you must manage both Health and Vitality. If Health reaches zero, your character collapses and loses everything they are carrying. While your sword is sheathed, Vitality is consumed to restore Health automatically.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDefeating monsters in the dungeon raises your character's rank. Each increase fully restores Health and Vitality and raises their maximum values, but your character's rank resets once you return to the surface.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYour sword also has its own level. Raising it unlocks new techniques and the conditions for sword titles, making the weapon stronger.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis sword growth carries over when you return to the surface, so take care not to collapse and lose your weapon.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eManipulate the three factions and run the smithy\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eRun the swordsmith's business by crafting weapons from dungeon materials and selling the weapons you collect.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStir up conflict among the mountain pass's three factions—the Akadama Clan, Kurofu Family and Post Town Faction—to create demand for swords yourself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIncrease your orders and earn more money with the “when war breaks out, the blacksmith profits” system!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eMaster the art of prostration as well as the sword!\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eContinuing the Way of the Samurai tradition, the game includes an action for kneeling and bowing in apology.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt may seem pointless at first, but proves useful in many situations: apologizing for wrongdoing, begging an enemy for forgiveness, or asking for more time to repay a debt.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhether you are forgiven, however, depends on the person you are pleading with.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eThe evolved New Tsujigiri Mode multiplayer system\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Tsujigiri multiplayer system introduced in Way of the Samurai 4 returns in an evolved form. This time, you can also go and cut down the real thing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn each dungeon floor, New Tsujigiri Mode randomly connects you with either an asynchronous double of another player or a live player in real time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEnjoy the tension of never knowing when someone might betray you. Defeating a double earns swords and items; defeating a live player lets you take their money. Even if you are defeated in this mode, your sword is not lost.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSymbol chat lets you indicate cooperation or a duel, but switching that indication makes betrayal possible at any time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRepeated ambushes and betrayals make you a wanted outlaw, targeted by every player.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf you are about to lose, try prostrating yourself and begging for your life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eCharacters\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch2\u003eProtagonist\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eA wandering ronin who happens to witness the swordsmith's daughter being abducted as collateral for a debt.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe agrees to help rescue her on the condition that he may marry her in return.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eNanami Dojima\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eDojima's daughter, a charming girl who looks nothing like her father. Their main resemblance is that they both wear glasses.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTaken as collateral for the debt, she faces being sold to a brothel.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eGunji Dojima\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe swordsmith who appeared in the first Way of the Samurai. Unable to sell his swords, he has fallen deeply into debt.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHis daughter Nanami has been taken away as collateral.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Spike Chunsoft","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67622281085293,"sku":"HT-GAME-4940261516628","price":6199.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0997\/9700\/8749\/files\/hobbytiger-game-playstation-4-katana-kami-a-way-of-the-samurai-story-cover.jpg?v=1791251162"}],"url":"https:\/\/www.hobbytiger.net\/collections\/way-of-the-samurai.oembed","provider":"HobbyTiger.net","version":"1.0","type":"link"}