The WhatsNext verdict
For Fate fans and action RPG players drawn to heroic duels, historical Japan, and a character-driven fantasy war.: Iori and Saber are pulled into the Waxing Moon Ritual, where pairs of masters and heroic spirits battle for a wish-granting vessel. Tradeoff: The Holy Grail War premise and cast carry more appeal if you already enjoy Fate’s heroic-spirit mythology.
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What you are walking into
Throughout the Fate franchise, pairs of masters and heroic spirits —also known as servants— have been fighting across history in a series of Holy Grail Wars, with the winning duo receiving an ancient artifact that grants wishes. Fate/Samurai Remnant continues the series’ epic Holy Grail War in the fourth year of the Keian Era, Edo Period Japan. It has been several decades since the end of a turbulent, blood-soaked era, and while the people are finally enjoying peace and tranquility, a battle between seven pairs of masters and servants is about to begin as the “Waxing Moon Ritual” unfolds in the shadows. This is where the game’s hero, Miyamoto Iori, a young man in Asakusa, finds himself caught in the violence alongside his servant Saber, as they fight to be the last pair remaining in order to receive the granter of wishes, the “Waxing Moon Vessel”.
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