I played Muramasa: Revenant Blades early, and it's a visually beautiful nod

In the recent years of game companies trying to achieve high-fidelity graphics, sometimes with the end goal of photorealism, my heart has longed for a better time. In a lot of modern games, I miss something that only arcade machines, Monkey Ball platforming, and slightly crusty-looking racing games can fill. As it turns out, my preview of Muramasa: Revenant Blades scratched the itch too - in a way I wasn't really expecting. Muramasa: Revenant Blades is a remake of Muramasa Rebirth and its DLC, repackaging the original game into a modern format. Revenant Blades takes a hack-and-slash side-scroller with six character paths, each with their own story and abilities, and improves graphics while adding English voiceover and a couple of new features. These include a new gallery, a character viewer, and replays, so you can jump into any point in the game without restarting.