#katanakami

侍道外伝KATANAKAMIのファンアート！！

立ち絵とメインビジュアルの服が結構違ってたんで、どっちかっていうと立ち絵より。あと両手持ちにしたけど、たぶんこのシリーズで両手できないのでは…って描いてる途中で思ったのでした。

少しずつがんばって、最近やっと七海を取り戻しました。

嫁にするまではまだまだ遠い…！

そしてこれは七海攻略というより堂島の介護ゲームだという悟りを得てしまった…

Katana Kami: A Way of the Samurai Story will launch digitally for PlayStation 4 and Switch, and for PC via Steam on February 20 in the west—day and date with its Japanese release—for $29.99, publisher Spike Chunsoft and developer Acquire announced.

Here is an overview of the game, via Spike Chunsoft:

■ About

The Way of the Samurai is forged in battle!

Play as a ronin during Japan’s Meiji Restoration in the volatile Rokkotsu Pass. The swordsmith Dojima falls into debt and his beautiful daughter is taken as collateral. Help repay the debt by crafting swords by day and exploring the mysterious, twisting dungeons of the Ipponmatsu Cave for valuable materials at night.

Key Features

Hone Your Skills – Over 100 different weapons and nine fighting styles means you can fight any way you please!

Mysterious Dungeons – An isometric hack and slash with randomly-generated dungeons to explore in a historical Japanese setting.

Two Swords are Better Than One – Explore dungeons with others.

Balance of Power – Ally, betray, or maintain neutrality in dealing with the town’s three factions. The fate of Rokkotsu Pass is balanced by the tip of a blade!

Familiar Faces – Featuring fan-favorite characters from the Way of the Samurai series!

■ Characters

Protagonist (voiced by Hidenori Takahashi)

You play as this character. He witnesses Dojima’s daughter being taken away and offers to help him get her back.

Gunji Dojima (voiced by Atsushi Imaruoka)

A hopeless blacksmith who is in deep debt. His daughter Nanami is taken as collateral for his debts…

Nanami Dojima (voiced by Yuuki Kuwahara)

Daughter of Gunji Dojima.

■ Free Downloadable Content

The following downloadable content will be available free for the first week of release.

Five Famous Swords Set

Dojigiri Yasutsuna

Nagasone Kotetsu

Heshikiri

Bizen Osafune Nagamitsu

Fudo Masamune

Comes with the blueprint for each sword.

Wanderer Set

Wanderer Outfit

Wanderer Hat

Wanderer Cape

Wanderer Itachi

Kabra’s Blade

Kabra Reborn

Comes with the blueprint for each sword.

Watch the western announcement trailer below. View a new set of screenshots at the gallery. Visit the official website here.

Publisher Spike Chunsoft and developer Acquire have released new information and screenshots of Katana Kami: A Way of the Samurai Story introducing the action RPG’s bodyguards, accessories, and costumes.

Get the details below.

■ Bodyguards

At the Kurou Family’s shop on the Hill of Six Bones, you can pay a contract fee to hire a bodyguard to take along to Jikai (the other world). Just like the player, bodyguards have a “Dan” ranking that indicates their level, and when they level up, their HP fully recovers. While the player’s Dan ranking is reset each time he returns to the real world, the bodyguard’s Dan caries over.

If a bodyguard’s HP is fully depleted during your journey, you can pay an additional contract fee to fully restore his HP and bring him back to life. Some bodyguards have special “requests” you have to clear to be able to hire them.

■ Bodyguards You Can Hire Early in the Game

Toryuu Kirishima

Special Skill: Destroy Traps with Will-Power, Brotherly Prostration

Tenpo Imagawa

Special Skill: Psuedo Sword Carve

Chichiue

Special Skill: Treasure Scent, Dog Wheel

Haniwa Maru

Special Skill: Bomb Victim, Share

Bodyguard Evolution

Dedicated events may occur as a result of “requests” from bodyguards. Enjoy watching your bodyguard comrade evolve in shape and ability in accordance with their story.

—A request concerning Toryuu Kirishima occurs. Surprise developments await those who carry it out.

■ Customize Your Character with Accessories and Outfits

You can change your character’s appearance with accessories and outfits. You can buy from these from the Akadama Clan’s shop on the Hill of Six Bones. Accessories can be configured in the equipment field on the menu screen, while outfits can be changed in the closet at the smithy.

Accessories

There are over 100 accessories, and in addition to those that change your appearance, there are various accessories with support effects. You can equip up to five accessories at a time, and even have several support effects active at once, but if you die in Jikai, your accessories will be lost.

Outfits

You can also change the player’s outfit. There are various outfits including those inspired by previous entries in the Way of the Samurai series.

Katana Kami: A Way of the Samurai Story is due out for PlayStation 4, Switch, and PC via Steam on February 20 in Japan. While a western release has yet to be officially announced, the game has been rated in Australia. Read more about the game here, here, here, here, and here.

Publisher Spike Chunsoft and developer Acquire have released new information and screenshots of Katana Kami: A Way of the Samurai Story introducing the action RPG’s swordsmith cycle and systems, as well as “Flood of Customers” mode.

Get the details below.

Basic Cycle Until Debt Repayment

The player will run a swordsmith in place of Gunji Doujima, who is in a large amount of debt, and sell swords to the three major factions (the Akadama Clan, the Kurou Family, and the Post Town) fighting for influence at the Hill of the Six Bones. The sword orders you receive from the three factions can be checked via the “Account Book” inside the smithy, and can be carried out from order form to sword shipment. When you are running low on swords, you can create swords via the “Forge’ by using the materials you gathered in the other world. You can also change the specifications of the swords automatically created by Gunji from the forge.

By sending the ordered sword, you will receive a reward, allowing you to prepare the specified payment in time for its due date. But if you do not have enough money by that date, a sincere apology will suffice. Careless actions on the other hand will increase the amount you owe.

Cause Conflict to be a More Profitable Blacksmith

Orders that arrive in the Account Book vary depending on the state of the faction that requests it. By increasing your “Satisfaction,” which represents your evaluation as a blacksmith, and the “Tension” between enemy forces, the more rewarding your orders will be. The greater the difference in power between the three factions, the faster Tension will rise, and as Tension rises, “Conflict” will break out.

During Conflict, your sword orders will increase, making it is easier to pass inspection. To increase the power difference between the three factions, you can choose to only send swords to a specific faction, or diminish them by assassinating their men. The player controls the state of the three factions to cause conflict. You can read about the state of the three factions by checking the bulletin board next to the smithy or reading the newspaper.

—During Conflict, you can see battle scenes between major characters, such as the Post Town’s Don Dontalouse and the Akadama Clan’s Kitcho.

“Flood of Customers” Mode

By continuing to send swords to each power and increasing their armed forces, you will reach the “Arms Goal” set by each power. After reaching this goal, you will enter “Flood of Customers” mode, where customers will constantly flock to the smithy. Your money will increase for every customer that enters the shop, and debt collectors will not come during this mode.

Katana Kami: A Way of the Samurai Story is due out for PlayStation 4, Switch, and PC via Steam on February 20 in Japan. While a western release has yet to be officially announced, the game has been rated in Australia.