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 |
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| Way of the Samurai | |
|---|---|
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| Accessory Set | |
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| Head and Outfit set | |
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| 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 |
|---|---|
| Windows | <path-to-game>\WayOfTheSamurai3.ini[Note 1] |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/427510/pfx/[Note 2] |
Save game data location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Ghostlight Ltd\Way of the Samurai 3\ |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/427510/pfx/[Note 2] |
Save game cloud syncing
| System | Native | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| GOG Galaxy | ||
| OneDrive | Requires enabling backup of the Documents folder in OneDrive on all computers. | |
| Steam Cloud |
Video
| Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English | ||||
| French | ||||
| German | ||||
| Japanese |
Other information
API
| Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 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%\VirtualStoreon Windows Vista and later (more details). - ↑ 2.0 2.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in
~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/427510/. - Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (427510) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.
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