First Cut: Samurai Duel
A high-intensity arcade sword-fighting game where every strike is lethal. Slash, clash, parry, dodge and watch limbs fly in the atmosphere of historical feudal Japan. Choose your move carefully – the first cut is also the last.
A refined and intuitive fighting system – Aim your sword to block attacks and strike around your opponent’s guard. Parry their attacks with your own, dodge to close the distance, and interrupt them with a well-timed shove. It takes a minute to learn, and a lifetime to master.
Customize your fighter – An array of different options to wear. Choose and colour each piece separately to make each character your own.
Dueling with deadly results – Send heads and limbs flying as blood rains down and stains the characters and environment. Chop your opponent to pieces, or equip a wooden sword instead for a little mercy and possibly a concussion.
Duel your friends in local multiplayer, fight custom AI opponents, try to stay alive in Survival mode, or hunt down enemies in the Scenario mode campaign.
Bonus modes – Unlock laser swords, custom blood, floating weapons, and more.
Game Discussion
Steam User 16
fantastic game. just wish there was multiplayer and not just split screen
Steam User 15
Even tho i recommend this game be warned this game isn't a fun kind of difficult like how dark souls is which pushes you into trying new strategies. first cut rather has enemies attack quicker than you can, block without aiming in a certain direction or sometime have greater range than you.
The difficulty of this game is really, really hard like ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ hard, you will die over and over again sometimes due to skill a lot of the time due to the game being bs.
Look I might just be saying this with just a skill issue. but this is still a good game, with beautiful art, animations, music and sound. it's just the overall difficulty letting it down as i've found painless being the closest setting to something more akin to how the player controls even then enemies attack faster.
Please make sure you know what you're in for when buying the game.
Steam User 12
Very good
needs more content
maybe level creator and workshop, add mod support.
Steam User 10
this game was so ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ hard it made me break my headset because of the bandits on nightfall fighting like prime jin sakai but i would replay this game on yabai
Steam User 15
The pain of childbirth could never match the feeling of being shoved back into a guy who just came off screen and immediately slashes you.
Steam User 13
This game suplexed my balls into my own ass. Every single enemy will fight differently. Either they suck as much as you do and die instantly or are basically god and bend you over in an instant. There is no in-between.
Steam User 6
Pretty much everything I could want from a Side Scroller, Hack and Slash, Martial Arts, 2D fighter, PVP, PVE, Arcade, Swordplay, Character Customisation, Blood, 2D, Fighting, Pixel Graphics, Historical, Action, Combat, Local Multiplayer, Atmospheric, Co-op game.