My Favorite Not-E3 Announcement This Year Was a Vanillaware Gem I Never Thought I’d See Again: Muramasa: Revenant Blades

Back in 2021, I wrote about how one of Vanillaware’s underrated gems, Muramasa Rebirth, deserved a modern port. Then, in 2023, Vanillware President George Kamitani commented that unspecified issues made a port not feasible. So, naturally, I was indescribably thrilled when June 2026’s Nintendo Direct announced Muramasa: Revenant Blades, an enhanced port of Muramasa Rebirth. [...]