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[Thick Thighs Save Lives]

Via Noisy Pixel

Today marks the 15th Anniversary of Muramasa: The Demon Blade.

This Vanillaware Wii action game follows two protagonists with various endings. An enhanced Vita release added DLC episodes with new playable characters.

No modern port is available.

 

[Kupfer]

An enhanced Vita release added DLC episodes with new playable characters.

No modern port is available.

The Vita version still is awesome.
Played it last year for the first time since I got it for my birthday and it just looks beautiful on the small OLED screen and controls work like a charme on that little thing.
I can recommend playing that game on the Vita if someone wants to make up for Muramasa: The Demon Blade

 

[Danjin44]

I need this game in modern system….

 

[YukiOnna]

Still my favourite Vanillaware title. Please re-release or something similar to it...

 

[TheDuskwalker]

Someday we will have it on modern platforms.

 

[Revolutionary]

If Vanillaware didn't have antiquated views of PC gaming, we could have had a perfect digital version available on Steam.

Sigh... but I guess any reason to bust out the Vita is a good one.

 

[kyubajin]

Modern port is so obviously a good idea, dunno what's going on with Vanillaware and their hatred of money.

 

[Unknown Soldier]

Modern port is so obviously a good idea, dunno what's going on with Vanillaware and their hatred of money.

Muramasa is trapped in licensing limbo, they literally haven't figured out how to get the rights back to port it again

Vanillaware is a studio that regularly almost goes bankrupt when trying to finish a game, it happened with both 13 Sentinels and Unicorn Overlord. I'm willing to bet they love money very much and wish they had enough to at least not always be on the brink of insolvency. They give everything they have for their craft

 

[poodaddy]

My favorite Vanillaware game easily, incredible game in literally all regards.

 

[Northeastmonk]

Buy more copies of Unicorn Overlord so they can give us a Remastered version. You could buy this on PSN for Vita too.

 

[Celcius]

Muramasa is trapped in licensing limbo, they literally haven't figured out how to get the rights back to port it again

Vanillaware is a studio that regularly almost goes bankrupt when trying to finish a game, it happened with both 13 Sentinels and Unicorn Overlord. I'm willing to bet they love money very much and wish they had enough to at least not always be on the brink of insolvency. They give everything they have for their craft

Do you know specifically what the licensing issue is? Does a publisher own part of the game? I’d think whatever they have to pay to get around it would be worth it but here’s hoping they solve it someday.

Sometimes I consider buying a Vita JUST to play this game, especially since you can still buy the game digitally from the PS store. Sigh…

 

[Chuck Berry]

My fav Vanillaware title

Still got my Wii copy

 

[TheDarkPhantom]

Played the hell out of it on my Vita, remaster on current consoles is overdue.

 

[Famipan]

At least it’s not a music game stuck in license + Nintendo limbo such as Elite Beat Agents

Muramasa is trapped in licensing limbo, they literally haven't figured out how to get the rights back to port it again

Vanillaware is a studio that regularly almost goes bankrupt when trying to finish a game, it happened with both 13 Sentinels and Unicorn Overlord. I'm willing to bet they love money very much and wish they had enough to at least not always be on the brink of insolvency. They give everything they have for their craft

 

[Heimdall_Xtreme]

Im gonna buy this game on PS vita

 

[Katatonic]

Still rock this on my Vitas and Wii/WiiU. Other games have tried to copy it's artstyle but none come close. The music is incredible too.

 

[SunlitSword]

Still dust off the Vita for this and Soul Sacrifice every so often.

 

[Queso de Grande]

I bought this on Vita, but it still remains on my pile of shame. I always tell myself I’ll play it one day.

 

[Ma-Yuan]

Have both the vita and wii version awesome game

 

[Spyxos]

Ha, I got a Wii because of that game, but unfortunately I never played the game itself.

 

[diffusionx]

I think it's overrated. It looks great but is quite boring to play.

 

[nikos]

Turned on the Vita last night and noticed this on the home screen. Still remember buying it while I was on vacation, though I believe that version released June 2013.

 

[TerribleAtThisGame]

Via Noisy Pixel

No modern port is available.

 

[evanft]

There's an HD pack for Dolphin that looks amazing.

 

[Black_Stride]

Ohh the memories.
I had like a thousand gifs from this game, it was from when I first learnt how to make gifs, so their quality is quite bad (forgive me)

God Damn Min.us for going under and taking all my gifs with them.

Momohime fucking shit up.

Preparing to take a bath after a hard fought battle.

Actual Bath scenes NSFW:

Spoiler

 

[BlackTron]

I haven't played it in an eternity but maintaining the capability to play this game and RE4 Wii Edition is why I still keep a Wii "on deck". But at least RE4 actually needs the hardware this is just a burden. A port seems obvious but I think I heard there are some kind of licensing hurdles?

 

[flying_sq]

I still play it from time to time on my Vita, great game

 

[Mr Hyde]

One of the few Vanillaware games I haven't played. It's time for a remaster on current gen consoles.