Way of the Samurai 3
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Developers | |
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Acquire | |
Publishers | |
Former | Ghostlight |
Current | Spike Chunsoft |
Engines | |
Gamebryo | |
Release dates | |
Windows | March 23, 2016 |
Taxonomy | |
Monetization | DLC |
Microtransactions | None |
Modes | Singleplayer |
Pacing | Real-time |
Perspectives | Third-person |
Controls | Direct control |
Genres | Hack and slash, Open world |
Themes | Japan |
Series | Way of the Samurai |
Way of the Samurai | |
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Way of the Samurai 4 | 2015 |
Way of the Samurai 3 | 2016 |
Katana Kami: A Way of the Samurai Story | 2020 |
Kamiwaza: Way of the Thief | 2022 |
Key points
- Based on the standard version of the game, not the PLUS edition (only available in Japan for PS3).
- Frame rate is capped at 30 FPS.
- Very limited graphics settings menu.
General information
- Official site - Japanese
- GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
- GOG.com Support Page
- Steam Community Discussions
Availability
DLC and expansion packs
Name | Notes | |
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Accessory Set | ||
Head and Outfit set | ||
Weapon Set |
Essential improvements
In-game BGM looping fix
- The in-game music does not loop properly. This mod attempts to fix the issue by replacing the default music files with long prelooped versions of them.
Download the replacement files[2] |
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | <path-to-game>\WayOfTheSamurai3.ini[Note 1] |
Steam Play (Linux) | <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/427510/pfx/[Note 2] |
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Ghostlight Ltd\Way of the Samurai 3\ |
Steam Play (Linux) | <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/427510/pfx/[Note 2] |
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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GOG Galaxy | ||
OneDrive | Requires enabling backup of the Documents folder in OneDrive on all computers. | |
Steam Cloud |
Video
Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
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Widescreen resolution | |||
Multi-monitor | |||
Ultra-widescreen | |||
4K Ultra HD | |||
Field of view (FOV) | Change FOV= in <path-to-game>\WayOfTheSamurai3.ini |
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Windowed | |||
Borderless fullscreen windowed | |||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | |||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | See here for MSAA. | ||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | |||
60 FPS and 120+ FPS | Frame rate is capped at 30 FPS. Cap can be changed via LockWindowFrameRate= in <path-to-game>\WayOfTheSamurai3.ini , but raising it too far above 30 (ie, 60+) breaks certain elements of the game such as hitboxes and animation speed. |
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High dynamic range display (HDR) | See the glossary page for potential alternatives. |
Disable Depth of Field
Edit the configuration file[3] |
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Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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Remapping | ||
Mouse acceleration | ||
Mouse sensitivity | ||
Mouse input in menus | ||
Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
Controller | ||
Controller support | ||
Full controller support | ||
Controller remapping | ||
Controller sensitivity | ||
Controller Y-axis inversion |
Controller types |
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XInput-compatible controllers | ||
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Xbox button prompts | ||
Impulse Trigger vibration |
PlayStation controllers | ||
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PlayStation button prompts | ||
Light bar support | ||
Adaptive trigger support | ||
DualSense haptic feedback support | ||
Connection modes |
Generic/other controllers |
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Additional information | ||
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Controller hotplugging | ||
Haptic feedback | ||
Digital movement supported | ||
Simultaneous controller+KB/M |
Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
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Separate volume controls | ||
Surround sound | Surround 5.1 mix is messed up: some front sound effects plays from back speaker. | |
Subtitles | ||
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost | ||
Royalty free audio |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | ||||
French | ||||
German | ||||
Japanese |
Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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Direct3D | 9.0c | |
Shader Model support | 3.0 |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows |
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 7 | |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Core 2 Duo 2.13 GHz | Intel Core i3 3.0 GHz |
System memory (RAM) | 1 GB | 4 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 2 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | 512 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible Shader model 3 support |
1 GB of VRAM |
Sound (audio device) | DirectX 9.0c compatible |
Notes
- ↑ When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below
%PROGRAMFILES%
,%PROGRAMDATA%
, or%WINDIR%
might be redirected to%LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore
on Windows Vista and later (more details). - ↑ 2.0 2.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in
~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/427510/
in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (427510) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.
References
- ↑ Way of the Samurai 3 delisting, page 1 - Forum - GOG.com - last accessed on 2021-06-19
- ↑ Verified by User:Kardivevo on 2023-11-05
- ↑ Verified by User:Kardivevo on 2023-11-05