Miyamoto Musashi, the legend goes, had his first duel at age 13, bludgeoning a grown-ass samurai to death with a stick. Over the next several decades he killed dozens more men in duels, fought in several large-scale battles, and wrote a book about swordfighting that may or may not be entirely honest about his many victories. Even if half of it's bullshit, I don't think anyone in history could more truthfully look someone in the eye and tell them that while they were partying, he was studying the blade.
The same goes for Capcom's new Onimusha: Way of the Sword, an action game that seems to be aiming for authenticity down to the hilt. First up is using the likeness of legendary actor Toshiro Mifune, who played Musashi in four samurai films in the 1950s. Second is the way that it slows combat back to human speed at a time when most action games are going faster and flashier, making just a couple deliberate swings enough to cut an enemy down.
