Yasha: Legends of the Demon Blade on PS5 is an action RPG/rogue-like that was sent my way by the people over at 7Quark, whom I always appreciate and, admittedly, had a blast playing.
There is more than one character, and the story starts out slightly differently depending on who you choose. This doesn’t matter too much as you play through, as all of them anyway. In fact, every town’s person appears in all 3 stories but plays different roles. This was kind of interesting to me, but it isn’t for everyone. The story isn’t why most people play these types of games anyway, as it is always about that one more run.
Each run lets you collect more of several in-game currencies so you can upgrade your weapons or your character for subsequent runs. This lets you hit harder, dodge more, take more hits, or whatever, depending on what you pick or on your character.
The graphics of what is essentially the Edo period are nice, and the controls are fluid. Each time I died, I could tell what I did wrong, and I never felt it was poor game design, just poor decisions on my part. This isn’t to say the game is without issue. I wish I could choose a new character whenever I wanted, instead of having to play through the story of a character before swapping, as an example. Some of the power-ups are also far too expensive and require you to basically run through the story multiple times to afford.
But is the game worth playing? I think so. I enjoyed my time with the game and see no issue with it. I have paid more for worse games. It is a solid 7/10 experience. Best wishes, and may the gaming gods bring you glory.
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