Stranger of Paradise's earliest confirmed jobs, as fans knew that the katana was part of the game and would be a major part of the moveset of some of the jobs.
The Samurai is a recurring job in the Final Fantasy series, though it didn't debut until FF5, and it has featured different abilities throughout its appearances. The first Samurai job appeared in FF5, where it was the master of the Gil Toss ability. Gil Toss allowed the player to throw their money at the enemy, with higher amounts dealing more damage. This wasn't exactly the best fit for the Samurai job, which is why later versions of the job specialize in physical damage. The Samurai job is in FF14 in a DPS role, where it performs powerful melee attacks with the katana, but they are restricted to light armor.
Stranger of Paradise is an action RPG that features a number of different melee and spellcaster classes. The Samurai is a pure melee class, with high-offensive power and tremendous skill at deflecting enemy blows. It takes a little work to get used to their moves and abilities, but once it clicks, the Samurai becomes a lot of fun to play, letting Jack carve his way through the forces of Chaos.
How To Unlock The Samurai Job In Stranger Of Paradise & How It Works
In order to unlock the Samurai job in Stranger of Paradise, the player needs to master the left-hand path of the Ronin job. The Samurai job needs to be mastered in order to unlock the Ninja job and 's unique Breaker job, which involves using Odin's Zantetsuken ability to inflict a soul burst on an enemy that is slain with their special attack.
The Samurai job in Stranger of Paradise has access to the Meiko-Shisui ability, which increases MP recovery when attacking or parrying, but only when it has been activated. Meiko-Shisui's effect ends when Jack is staggered. The Samurai have access to the Zanshin Command ability, which costs a single bar of MP but reduces the MP cost of combo abilities.
The Samurai learn a number of different combo abilities that involve the katana. This makes sense, as the katana is the only one of Stranger of Paradise's eight weapon types that the Samurai can use. The katana is a great weapon on many fronts, as it's fast, strong, and great at piling on break damage. Katana s can also enter the Senshin Stance by holding the right shoulder button, which allows them to perform powerful attacks and swift parries.
Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin is available now for PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.
