It’s the fifteenth century and considered one of Japan’s main figures, Oda Nobunaga, duties a twenty first century faculty woman and a trio of ninjas to slay the Demon Lord. With the ability of friendship and kisses, off you go to save lots of the world. Emphasis on kisses, by the best way, as a result of if the title did not give it away, Samurai Maiden is that kind of sport. Nevertheless, it’s a bit lighter on the fanservice than a few of its friends.
The plot is simply there. Nothing floor breaking, nor horrible — it’s an excuse to deliver the women collectively and make a fairly catchy opening theme. Nonetheless, the interactions and banter is entertaining sufficient to disregard the generic plot, and the fairly prolonged visible novel-esque cutscenes that generally regurgitate plot factors.
Many of the enjoyment depends on the hit or miss gameplay. There are greater than 24 missions alongside non-compulsory quests often called ‘bubble pockets’. You will discover out in a short time there’s a scarcity of stage design variation. It is rinse and repeat via fairly linear paths till you attain huge and, generally, detrimentally small arenas the place enemies are roughly a reskin of one another with comparable assault patterns.
Nevertheless, the bubble pockets do add some selection to the common formulation, with gentle puzzle and platforming parts making a pleasant distinction to the general monotonous most important missions. They’re additionally important in boosting your fight expertise. The truth is, something remotely non-compulsory, comparable to bolstering your relationship together with your teammates, is the place the sport stands out.
Each time you utilize your companions’ expertise, your relationship with them rises. They’re pleasantly designed in a approach which means you do not have ton depend on them, appearing extra as stun mechanics. As well as, these assaults assist masks the sport’s quite a few body charge dips. Sadly, these drops, alongside your most important character’s stiff assaults, make Samurai Maiden’s encounters way more irritating than they need to be.
