My brother and I were spellbound by this when we were kids, but I'm not convinced that we ever knew how to progress. As an adult, I'm even more fascinated with it, and I've finally seen multiple endings. Seriously, this game just drops you into its world and trusts you to figure it all out through trial and error. As a first-time player, you will get into fights that you never intended to, and you will die. In Way of the Samurai, death means restarting your playthrough. You can quicksave during time changes, but that's about all. Nearing death in the heat of combat? Well, you'd better make yourself an opening to pick up food from the ground, and you'd better clear your eating animation that feels just a bit too long. The question then becomes, are you hooked enough to keep banging your head on this thing? I was, and it was worth the frustration. This is a truly enrapturing game with many, many flaws, but it's an experience that I won't soon forget.