Muramasa was one of the main reasons I bought a Wii strangely enough and it's still my most played game this generation. As much as I played I don't see much difference in the screens I hope that they improve and clear up character models, background etc. I really enjoyed playing this with the nunchuk so I'm a little worried about controls on the Vita that left nub is going to get a serious workout. But day one for me I'll take this game in every shape and form it comes in. It should hold me over till Dragon's Crown.
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Muramasa: The Demon Blade Vita screenshots
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sorijealut
Member
muramasa shall live on!
What do you mean by that?
If you didn't like it it's not going to change that much going to the Vita, what was the issue? You could play nunchuk or classic controller on the Wii.
Karsticles
Member
How is anything the Wii's fault?
we got a badass here
Freshmaker
I am Korean.
Chun Li wants her thighs back.You think this looks moronic?
Should be called Dragon's Badonkadonk.
Inflammable Slinky
Member
Did Kamitami do the art for Grim Grimoire? (ie the only Vanillaware game with a tolerable story)
Karsticles
Member
Odin Sphere had an amazing story, what are you talking about?
And of course he did.
Oh man i'm browsing with vita, it looks gloroius.
Inflammable Slinky
Member
OS spends too much time on the stupid romance between Gwen and her creepy stalker. Every character in the game was insipidly annoying, an idiot, or both. The only exception was a furry.
At least Grim Grimoire had interesting characters (big ups to devil prof) even though the time paradox infodump at the end was super dumb.
EDIT: of course, OS's real sin was being a 10 hour game stretched out to 50 hours. I'd rather play babby's first RTS over that a million times.
This is an ... interesting reaction to Odin Sphere's story. Mercedes' development had me actually cheering at the end, that never happens heh. The Rashomon-esque stuff for the overlapping characters was so good too!
Not to derail but thinking about getting OS on PSN, anyone download it?
Karsticles
Member
Oh okay, you're that kind of person. Thanks for the response.
Inflammable Slinky
Member
If by "that kind of person" you mean "gets exhausted by stupid melodrama masquerading as character development" then yep guilty as charged!
besides OS played like crap (on the ps2). On the other hand, muramasa was pretty fun even if the story was forgettable.
Karsticles
Member
By "that kind of person", I mean "someone who hates realistic portrayals of human nature". People have emotions and make bad decisions. Characters should have such traits. Odin Sphere did an excellent job of conveying those attributes.
Sorry guys, should have clarified. My Wii is somewhere in storage, packed away with other non-essentials. "Fuck the Wii" meaning "Fuck me having to dig through and find it."
OccamsBlender
Member
Wow. Lots of Wii games getting a 2nd chance on Vita.
WrenchNinja
Member
Yeah, is there any annoying gardening in this game?
Karsticles
Member
It's sort of the opposite of Odin Sphere. It depends on what you hated about the game.
Like this, for example. I loved the "gardening" in Odin Sphere. No, nothing like that exists in this game.
SillyEskimo
Member
I have zero excitement for this. I bought the game on Amazon for $9.99 and beat this game 3yrs ago on the Wii. How much do they intend on selling a Wii to Vita port for? (Ugh, I felt dirty just typing that!)
Tricky I Shadow
Banned
WAIT...WHAT? Since when was this coming to the Vita!?
It’s going to be like the best looking game ever! Day 1!
It’s going to be like the best looking game ever! Day 1!
The inventory juggling in Odin Sphere was the part I liked the most. Pretty disappointed that Muramasa doesn't have that.
Also, food looks real good in 2D lol.
Wait Odin Sphere had gardening? For supply/ingredient farming? Shit so bought I have to download asap. Buying cookbooks in Muramasa, finding ingredients then visiting restaurants was a awesome part of the game really different. I can see how some would think its tedious busy work but it really did reward you if you cooked up the right soup before a battle.
zerokoolpsx
Member
Looking so good.
It controls better and the gameplay is more varied, despite going from five characters to two (the VITA version says there's four more characters so that's another thing). Weapon upgrading is more in-depth level progression then Phozon absorption. The world is also far larger.
But it's still repetitive, the variation only being some minor platforming and the boss battles (they look spectacular though). The set pieces are gorgeous but you're going to be fighting (or running past) a lot of ninjas in that beautiful Japanese wheat field or that lush green forest (and there's a lot of fields and forests).
Also, if it matters, there's less story then Odin Sphere and when you do have it, it's brief and less concerned with being a narrative and more about moving you to the next setpiece.
Up for pre-order at most import sites. Put my order in via Play-Asia.
chertipros
Member
These screenshots reminded me how much I loved this game 
Karsticles
Member
The Odin Sphere system is really weird/unique. Basically, you get seeds from chests. Enemies drop phozon, which is your XP in the game, but also your MP. If you put a seed down in the ground during battle, it will also soak up phozons and grow into a plant, which you can harvest fruit (or animals...) from. When you eat the fruit, you get seeds leftover. You can also use the different fruits/seeds/animals to make special food dishes that permanently raise your stats and make potions for battle.
I thought it was masterfully done, but some people loathed it.
Haunted
Member
I liked the combat in Muramasa. Also, the various weapons and upgrade paths switched up the gameplay pretty well. I think it was a very strong title in both looks and gameplay, really good.
The level design, though...
edit: and add another one who adores the Odin Sphere/Muramasa designs yet is unhappy with Dragon's Crown.
The level design, though...
edit: and add another one who adores the Odin Sphere/Muramasa designs yet is unhappy with Dragon's Crown.
cj_iwakura
Member
GrimGrimoire is definitely the best Vanillaware game(if not game period) that no one played, but Odin Sphere has the better plot.
Muramasa has the best gameplay. GrimGrimoire is solid in both categories.
And it bears repeating: GIVE MURAMASA A NEW TRANSLATION.
Muramasa has the best gameplay. GrimGrimoire is solid in both categories.
And it bears repeating: GIVE MURAMASA A NEW TRANSLATION.
Criminal Upper
Banned
It was announced that anything new would be DLC.
Hmmm.
You'll go far, kid.
It was very deceiving. It looked like it was going to be an old school side-scroller... but it was just... I don't even know what to call it. It was like the most primitive version of the genre and it still managed to have some crappy collision.
Criminal Upper
Banned
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Retro_
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Same. I felt all its systems complimented each other and were really well designed.
Always thought of Odin Sphere as a 2D monster hunter, with the emphasis on crafting/farming/preparation and combat where positioning and enemy knowledge were way more important than reaction and keeping combos up. (When you aren't cheesing the game by doping up anyways)
Always felt people unfairly disliked it for not being something it was never trying to be.