The Iliad. Hamlet. Beethoven's Ninth Symphony. Some works of art are so profoundly moving that they leave their mark on humanity for ages to come. They transcend the time and place of their creation and transport the audience to the realm of the eternal. The soul of one who encounters their empyrean beauty is never the same. It isn't often that an addition is made to this rarefied pantheon, but on March 20th, 2025, we had the privilege of witnessing just such an apotheosis. Anyone alive today should count himself lucky, for he can be among the first to play a game that will be remembered for all time: Yasuke Simulator.

In fact, referring to Yasuke Simulator as merely a game is misleading. Checkers is a game; Candy Land is a game; Go Fish is a game. You play a game, you get some enjoyment, and you move on with your life. But one does not simply move on from Yasuke Simulator. When an experience takes hold of your heart, mind, body, and soul the way Yasuke Simulator does, it doesn't let go when the game is over; it transforms you forever.

Among the questions people seek to answer about lesser games is whether they are fun. But to call Yasuke Simulator fun is rather like saying that the ocean is able to fill a thimble, or that the banquet of a great emperor could satisfy a mouse. By focusing on such a miniscule part, one fails to comprehend the vastness and majesty of the whole. When you play Yasuke Simulator, you don't merely have fun; you experience the entire range of human emotion. You feel thrill and excitement as you race through Oda Nobunaga's bamboo garden on the royal bicycle. Once you complete your training and become a full-fledged samurai, you feel a swell of pride. Then, when the Takeda clan suddenly attacks, you're gripped by fear; and when you repel their onslaught, you breathe a sigh of relief. All this in only the first chapter! If you have the unbreakable soul needed to complete the entire game, then you will laugh, you will cry, and you will thirst for justice.

Among the many distinctive qualities of Yasuke Simulator is that it is the most historically accurate game of all time. Anyone who plays it, whether a novice or a professor of history, is bound to learn many interesting facts about the Sengoku period. For example, Oda poetically shares his wisdom about the famous Shinkansen: "The world belongs to those who seize it first. With this train, I turn days into moments, distance into nothing. Whoever controls the Shinkansen, controls Japan." As fascinating as these historical lessons are, however, Yasuke Simulator has even more to teach us about human nature. Yasuke's journey is neither easy nor safe. He faces dangers at every turn. A Takeda clansman's words perfectly capture the ultimatum facing Yasuke: "Show me your resolve or die nameless in the dust." This is no idle threat; if you fail to master the blade, the gun, and the car, then another Takeda warrior's promise will hold true: "The way of Bushido is written in blood, and yours will ink the next page."

With a protagonist of Yasuke's physical prowess, it would be easy to write him one-dimensionally as a superhuman who effortlessly conquers every obstacle in his path. But Yasuke Simulator's masterful storytelling reminds us that even the legendary African samurai faced challenges. The player will no doubt fall to the ground in Oda's training course, just as Yasuke did in real life. But with every fall, the mysterious and beautiful Shinobi 6 offers words of encouragement: "Try again. You are samurai." Although we are frustrated, just as Yasuke was, we must pick ourselves up and start over. Once his training is complete, Yasuke's mission only becomes more difficult. From his first encounter with the Takeda clan, he is taunted mercilessly. "Foreigner!" they shout. "You are not samurai!" Their jeers give voice to Yasuke's self-doubt. "Maybe they're right," we can imagine him thinking during a tofu delivery run. "Maybe I'm not cut out to be a samurai. It might be better for everyone if I just turned this convertible around and drove home." But Oda will have none of this moping from his champion. "Kill everyone in your path, my black angel!" he commands. And as a true samurai, Yasuke obeys.

I won't reveal the twists and turns of the story; you owe it to yourself to experience it firsthand. As this masterpiece's soaring soundtrack proclaims, Yasuke leads where the brave must go. In the sixteenth century, he led the way in his heroic journey across feudal Japan. Now, thanks to the tireless work of HistoryAccurateDevelopers, the brave among us can follow in his footsteps in Yasuke Simulator.

The Iliad. Hamlet. Beethoven's Ninth Symphony. Some works of art are so profoundly moving that they leave their mark on humanity for ages to come. They transcend the time and place of their creation and transport the audience to the realm of the eternal. The soul of one who encounters their empyrean beauty is never the same. It isn't often that an addition is made to this rarefied pantheon, but on March 20th, 2025, we had the privilege of witnessing just such an apotheosis. Anyone alive today should count himself lucky, for he can be among the first to play a game that will be remembered for all time: Yasuke Simulator. In fact, referring to Yasuke Simulator as merely a game is misleading. Checkers is a game; Candy Land is a game; Go Fish is a game. You play a game, you get some enjoyment, and you move on with your life. But one does not simply move on from Yasuke Simulator. When an experience takes hold of your heart, mind, body, and soul the way Yasuke Simulator does, it doesn't let go when the game is over; it transforms you forever. Among the questions people seek to answer about lesser games is whether they are fun. But to call Yasuke Simulator fun is rather like saying that the ocean is able to fill a thimble, or that the banquet of a great emperor could satisfy a mouse. By focusing on such a miniscule part, one fails to comprehend the vastness and majesty of the whole. When you play Yasuke Simulator, you don't merely have fun; you experience the entire range of human emotion. You feel thrill and excitement as you race through Oda Nobunaga's bamboo garden on the royal bicycle. Once you complete your training and become a full-fledged samurai, you feel a swell of pride. Then, when the Takeda clan suddenly attacks, you're gripped by fear; and when you repel their onslaught, you breathe a sigh of relief. All this in only the first chapter! If you have the unbreakable soul needed to complete the entire game, then you will laugh, you will cry, and you will thirst for justice. Among the many distinctive qualities of Yasuke Simulator is that it is the most historically accurate game of all time. Anyone who plays it, whether a novice or a professor of history, is bound to learn many interesting facts about the Sengoku period. For example, Oda poetically shares his wisdom about the famous Shinkansen: "The world belongs to those who seize it first. With this train, I turn days into moments, distance into nothing. Whoever controls the Shinkansen, controls Japan." As fascinating as these historical lessons are, however, Yasuke Simulator has even more to teach us about human nature. Yasuke's journey is neither easy nor safe. He faces dangers at every turn. A Takeda clansman's words perfectly capture the ultimatum facing Yasuke: "Show me your resolve or die nameless in the dust." This is no idle threat; if you fail to master the blade, the gun, and the car, then another Takeda warrior's promise will hold true: "The way of Bushido is written in blood, and yours will ink the next page." With a protagonist of Yasuke's physical prowess, it would be easy to write him one-dimensionally as a superhuman who effortlessly conquers every obstacle in his path. But Yasuke Simulator's masterful storytelling reminds us that even the legendary African samurai faced challenges. The player will no doubt fall to the ground in Oda's training course, just as Yasuke did in real life. But with every fall, the mysterious and beautiful Shinobi 6 offers words of encouragement: "Try again. You are samurai." Although we are frustrated, just as Yasuke was, we must pick ourselves up and start over. Once his training is complete, Yasuke's mission only becomes more difficult. From his first encounter with the Takeda clan, he is taunted mercilessly. "Foreigner!" they shout. "You are not samurai!" Their jeers give voice to Yasuke's self-doubt. "Maybe they're right," we can imagine him thinking during a tofu delivery run. "Maybe I'm not cut out to be a samurai. It might be better for everyone if I just turned this convertible around and drove home." But Oda will have none of this moping from his champion. "Kill everyone in your path, my black angel!" he commands. And as a true samurai, Yasuke obeys. I won't reveal the twists and turns of the story; you owe it to yourself to experience it firsthand. As this masterpiece's soaring soundtrack proclaims, Yasuke leads where the brave must go. In the sixteenth century, he led the way in his heroic journey across feudal Japan. Now, thanks to the tireless work of HistoryAccurateDevelopers, the brave among us can follow in his footsteps in Yasuke Simulator.