Wow, it's almost as if the game being made by Americans accidentally highlighted the imperialist and oppressive elements of samurai culture without a complete lack of criticism towards it. Even Kurosawa would be disappointed (typically featured the peasants and poor samurai as the primary heroes/survivors in his jidaigeki), Kobayashi is just laughing from the grave)
Really though, I guess we haven't learned from Spec Ops: The Line
The game's complete lack of awareness and how everyone treats you as a special boy even though there is nothing special other than being better than average with a sword.
I wish you had a magic sword or the resolve mechanic was acknowledged in story as a reason why you're "special".
It's like the part of the story about WHY anyone would put up with Jin and why he's the hero was cut out.
probably the best in-universe explanation is just that he's the son of a lord and thus everyone want to lick his samurai zori