Very glad this game came out, helped me put Team Ninja on my radar. It’s a really cool “souls-like” that very much distinguishing itself from the souls series. So much that I would say it’s not even really a souls-like. I adore the yokai designs and history setting, the environments look really nice, and the art direction is good. Core gameplay is very fluid and feels good when it clicks. The stance system is one of the coolest combat mechanics I’ve seen, allows the player to weave in and out of combos with style. I’m not a big fan of the level design, most of it feels very same-y. The enemy variety is also a bit lacking, though not to an extent where it’s a big damper on the game. The difficulty can feel a bit bs at times due to some enemy placements but the player can usually handle anything in the game. Very nice 8/10