Do you find it daunting to open up games like Street Fighter and master perfectly-timed and sequenced combos? Are your thumbs sore and muscles aching?
Shinkendo will offer respite, yet still fuel your fighting spirit. Take on the role of a Samurai who must defeat his enemies with two simple attacks. You will succeed if you can anticipate your enemy’s movements successfully and manage to bring them to their knees.
While the control scheme is simple, players will find a challenge ahead in Shinkendo. The game is all about anticipation in these intense duels. You can strike upward, downward, do a quick step, cancel your attack, or guard. In the grand scheme of fighters, this isn’t many controls and, if you want to live through the six encounters, you’ll need to have a good defensive strategy. You won’t be able to crouch or jump your way out of danger.
Can you anticipate your enemy and become the greatest warrior? That will be key in Shinkendo, as knowing the right move to use is all that will keep your character alive. By reading your opponent correctly and outdoing their strategy, you’ll come out on top. Aggression won’t help you here, but knowing your foe – feeling out their movements – will.
Shinkendo is available for free on Itch.io.
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