Rainblade: Bamboo Path

On a rainy night, red lanterns line wet stone steps that climb through towering bamboo. You are a straw-hatted swordsman who must cut a path to the shrine gate at the summit.

Chain a fast four-hit sword combo and two Qi skills, Rain Cleave and Gale Thrust. Hold to block, or deflect at the last instant to parry. Fill an enemy's posture bar and finish them with an execution. Red "!" perilous attacks can't be blocked: dodge them, and if you're knocked down, dodge to roll straight back up. Fallen enemies dissolve into drifting embers in the rain.

One complete level, the Rainy Night Bamboo Path: two ambushes, then a duel with the masked Rainmaster Shen beneath the gate.