When I reviewed Hakuoki: Kyoto Winds last month, I wrote at length about the lengths and detail that game goes to in keeping it as historically accurate as possible. Even though it’s a work of fiction, it’s one of the best accounts of the Shinsengumi that you’ll find in English, and its …
Shinsengumi
Many will come to Hakuoki: Kyoto Winds for the beautiful boys, but what struck me most about the game is its attention to detail and historical accuracy. Note: There are some minor spoilers in this review. It’s bizarre to me that video games haven’t really tapped into the potential of …
As much as I love Samurai Shodown, the premier samurai-themed fighting game, to me, has always been The Last Blade 2. When it first caught my attention back in the early 2000s, it was the Bakumatsu setting that really grabbed me. It’s a period of history that I was fascinated …