Story Of The Samurai The Last Ronin Slot Review
Cherry blossom drifts over a moonlit temple town, tiered roofs and paper-screen windows picked out in blue-violet, one warm point of orange at the frame’s edge. It’s a scene painted with real care, and Spinomenal have set their wandering swordsman inside it in Story Of The Samurai The Last Ronin.
The game runs on a 5×3 grid with 25 fixed paylines and an RTP of 96.31%, and it’s built around a free spins round that lets you choose where a stacked wild sits, plus a three-level wheel bonus. It’s a busier machine than the serene artwork suggests. Sister titles like Story Of Egypt Egyptian Darkness and Story Of Loki Master Of Illusions tell you the kind of catalogue this one comes from.
Symbols and Pays
Everything pays left to right, only the best combination on each line is paid, and wins are multiplied by the bet per line. The full ladder, as multiples of the bet per line, looks like this:
- Katana: 2,500x / 10,000x / 50,000x / 100,000x for three, four, five and six
- Samurai helmet: 2,000x / 8,000x / 25,000x / 50,000x
- Red dragon: 2,000x / 8,000x / 20,000x / 25,000x
- Pagoda: 1,500x / 6,000x / 15,000x / 20,000x
- Fan: 1,500x / 6,000x / 15,000x / 20,000x
- A: 1,000x / 4,000x / 10,000x / 15,000x
- K: 500x / 4,000x / 10,000x / 15,000x
- Q: 500x / 2,000x / 5,000x / 10,000x
- J: 500x / 2,000x / 5,000x / 10,000x
It’s a steep ladder, top-heavy in the way few 25-line games are: the katana’s top prize is the biggest number the paytable knows, and the four royals trail a long way behind the themed symbols above them. Every win in a round is totalled in the win field before it’s paid.
Controls stay simple. The spin button or the space bar starts a round, the plus and minus buttons set the bet per line, and auto play can be paused at any point. Turbo mode shortens each round and can be toggled from the auto play configuration screen as well as from the game itself.
Wild
The wild counts as any symbol except the free spins and bonus symbols, and six wilds on a winning line pay 1,000x the bet per line. That’s the whole job, and it’s a well-paid one.
Mystery Symbols
After the reels stop, any mystery symbols on the grid uncover and reveal one random symbol. They can’t turn into bonus, wild or free spins symbols, so they won’t trigger a round for you, but they will plug gaps in paying lines.
Because every mystery symbol in view converts at the same time, a cluster of them can produce a grid full of matching symbols and several simultaneous line wins. They appear in the base game only.
Countdown Wild
Countdown wilds carry a number, and any of them landing puts the game into respin mode. Each respin, the wild stays in place and its count drops by one. The round continues until no countdown wild with a count of one or more remains.
In the base game these wilds only appear on reels one, three and five. During respin mode they can land on any reel, which is how a single one can snowball into a longer run.
Free Spins
The geisha scatter does the triggering, and it only shows up on reels one, three and five, in the base game only. Land three or more and the round begins.
- Choose one of six options, each fixing the stacked wild to a different reel
- The number of free spins is set by that choice
- The wild expands on its reel and holds there for the entire round
- The round runs to its end with no further choices
The choice at step one is the whole game inside the game. Placing the stacked wild on an early reel means it contributes to more paylines; a later reel can come with more spins attached. Betting buttons are locked while the round runs, so the decision you make at the start is the one you live with.
The Wheel Bonus Game
Three or more scattered bonus symbols, again during the base game only, trigger a three-level wheel of fortune. You get three attempts at spinning it, and the prizes on the wheel are multipliers, extra spins and level ups.
A level up moves you to an inner ring of the wheel where the prizes are higher, and it also awards an extra spin, so a good run extends itself. Once all spins are used, you’re paid the sum of everything collected on the way in.
That sum structure matters: nothing is gambled or lost on a bad spin, and every multiplier you land along the way is banked. The only real disappointment the wheel can hand you is three flat prizes and no level up at all.
Buy Feature
The Buy Feature skips the scatter hunt and triggers the free spins round immediately. Clicking the button opens a window where you can modify the bet you’ll play the round at, and the buy price is set according to that bet. Confirm with the Buy button and the round starts.
Because the price scales with the bet rather than being fixed, it’s visible before you commit: adjust the stake in the window and the price updates to match. It’s the free spins round only on sale here, so if it’s the wheel you’re after, the scatters are the only route.
Our Honest Verdict
Overall Rating: 7.7/10
Story Of The Samurai The Last Ronin is a game of two halves, and the painted night behind it belongs to neither. The base game runs on mystery symbols and countdown wild respins, and the respins are the best of it: a wild that sticks and ticks down can build several wins off one trigger, and with countdown wilds landing on every reel during respin mode, a lucky spin has room to grow.
The free spins choice is the sharpest design decision. Picking the reel for the stacked wild, knowing the spin count shifts with it, is a real decision rather than a coin flip. The wheel bonus is the quieter round: three spins with level ups is quick, the inner rings pay better, and there’s no long build to it.
The paytable is top-heavy, and the ceiling is the paytable’s own, with the royals far below the themed symbols. Anyone after a slot with a decision in it and artwork painted rather than stamped will get on well with this ronin. The blossom keeps falling either way.
Story Of The Samurai The Last Ronin FAQs
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What is the RTP of Story Of The Samurai The Last Ronin?
The RTP is 96.31%. -
How many paylines does Story Of The Samurai The Last Ronin have?
The game runs 25 fixed paylines. -
What is the grid size of Story Of The Samurai The Last Ronin?
It’s a 5×3 grid with 25 fixed lines. -
Can you buy the bonus on Story Of The Samurai The Last Ronin?
Yes. The Buy Feature lets you pay a price, set according to your chosen bet, to trigger the free spins round immediately. Only the free spins round can be bought; the wheel bonus must be triggered with scatters. -
When is Story Of The Samurai The Last Ronin released?
Story Of The Samurai The Last Ronin’s release date is 5 September 2022. -
Who makes Story Of The Samurai The Last Ronin?
Spinomenal. -
How does the Countdown Wild work?
When a countdown wild lands, the game enters respin mode. The wild stays in place and its count drops by one on each respin, continuing until no countdown wild has a count of one or more. In the base game they appear only on reels one, three and five; during respins they can appear on any reel. -
How do the free spins options work?
Land three or more free spins scatters in the base game and you’re offered six options, each fixing the stacked wild to a different reel for the whole feature, with the number of free spins changing accordingly. The wild expands and stays on its reel until the round ends.
