7 reasons you should care about Way of the Samurai 3

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Want a story that adapts to your actions? Then don't let this one slip by

True, getting into fights is part of the appeal of a game like Way of the Samurai, but that doesn’t mean they have to be lethal. Hitting Select or Back on your controller will flip your weapon backwards, enabling you to beat your foes senseless with the blunt edge (or end, if you’re using a spear).


Above: It’ll also spare you the grief of maudlin last words like these

Alternately, it’s possible to apologize your way out of fights, which seems like a coward’s way out, but can be extremely useful if you’ve accidentally drawn down on a key character (or just a more powerful warrior).


Above: Note that it doesn’t always work

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Mikel Reparaz
Mikel Reparaz
After graduating from college in 2000 with a BA in journalism, I worked for five years as a copy editor, page designer and videogame-review columnist at a couple of mid-sized newspapers you've never heard of. My column eventually got me a freelancing gig with GMR magazine, which folded a few months later. I was hired on full-time by GamesRadar in late 2005, and have since been paid actual money to write silly articles about lovable blobs.