Oboro Muramasa Youtouden

Yet another great reason to own a Wii. Love the homage to Hokusai.

Trailer

Character Profiles

Kisuke: He has lost his memory, an is being chased by his fellow ninja. Apparently he is a traitor, but he can\'t remember what he did that made them so angry. He feels a strong urge to collect Demon Blades, and throws himself into the midst of this Free-For-All war between those who seek these swords.

Momohime: She is a beautiful princess, but one day she was posessed by a spirit and suddenly ran away from her castle. Her whereabouts are unknown.

Izuna Jinkurou: He is a master of Oboro-Ryuu Kenpou (Dragon-Style Sword Technique), and can wield Demon Blades at will. He tries to possess a certain person using his TamashiiUtsushi (Soul Transfer) Technique, but Momohime gets in the way and he accidentally possesses her.

Kongiku: A BakeGitsune (Demon Fox) who is in love with Jinkurou. Even after he possess Momohime, her love for him does not change.

Yagyuu Yukinojyou: The third oldest son of the Yagyuu Family. He uses Yagyuu-Shin-In-Ryuu MenkyoMinden. He has another side of him that employs ninjas to run some shady businesses.

Sayo: A girl who can use Jintsuuriki (Divine Powers) expertly. She can fly, and call crows to her aid by blowing her conch. She also fights by using a variety of weapons, such as fireworks and seals.

Artwork

I cannot believe we have to wait till November for this

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oboro_Muramasa_Youtouden

( Edited 17.02.2009 17:09 by Linkyshinks )

The way she's holding that sword I'm not sure if its a weapon or a sex toy.

That looks insane. I hope its challenging. I wonder if its a Wiiware game or DVD release?

Looks seriously fucking awesome. There does seem to be a little bit too much repetition of moves but, still looks slick. A bit like DMC in 2D or something.

iCAME said:
That looks insane. I hope its challenging. I wonder if its a Wiiware game or DVD release?

It's on disc.

knighty said:
Looks seriously fucking awesome. There does seem to be a little bit too much repetition of moves but, still looks slick. A bit like DMC in 2D or something.

It's a action RPG.

Vanillaware made Odin's Sphere on the PS2.

Really reminds of Viewtiful Joe for some odd reason.

It's on disc.

Thats good, I unreasonably don't like to pay for digital goods.

It looks pretty damn awesome, lovely animation, and great style to boot.

Wow, that looks amazing. Another one to add to my list to buy.

All the audio from this game brings up images from Okami for me, not to mention their familiar art styles. What's the word on Muramasa's US release?

The first time I saw this game (october I think) I immediatelty wanted it. The flawless graphical style much like Okami and awesome combat. This Is a must buy for me along with Madworld and The Conduit. Can\'t wait for Oboro Masaumassa: The Daemon blade!!!

I also like the way you run for each character. Kisuke goes from left to right because he is going from Edo to Kyo (tokyo to kyoto) and Momohime goes from right to left as she is going from Kyo to Edo. Nice little touch. I like how the background is set realistically (history wise with the shogun)other than the deamons and gods being created by the two deamon blades and over 100 swords thats a bonus. You can also change between two swords at will. one that is faster but slightly weaker and one that is slower but stronger.

( Edited 09.02.2009 13:36 by Echoes221 )

The official Famitsu page has some scans and artwork

http://www.famitsu.com/sp/090213_oboro_muramasa/

looks like someones taken okami and onimusha and just drilled them together with a jack hammer.

Gotta say it doesen't look too great for me though.

TaoFire said:
looks like someones taken okami and onimusha and just drilled them together with a jack hammer.

Gotta say it doesen\'t look too great for me though.

Why not include any Japanese game that has a distinctly Japanese style to it?.

This game looks nothing like Onimusha or Okami.

Boxart:

( Edited 15.02.2009 21:37 by Linkyshinks )

Linkyshinks said:

Why not include any Japanese game that has a distinctly Japanese style to it?.

Because im too lazy to list them.

i think it looks pretty awsome 2 things i love anime and backflips...animebackflips ftw i need to get a wii tho D:

( Edited 15.02.2009 19:59 by aki-T )

Can't say I like the boxart though

Character Info:

Kisuke: He has lost his memory, an is being chased by his fellow ninja. Apparently he is a traitor, but he can't remember what he did that made them so angry. He feels a strong urge to collect Demon Blades, and throws himself into the midst of this Free-For-All war between those who seek these swords.

Momohime: She is a beautiful princess, but one day she was posessed by a spirit and suddenly ran away from her castle. Her whereabouts are unknown.

Izuna Jinkurou: He is a master of Oboro-Ryuu Kenpou (Dragon-Style Sword Technique), and can wield Demon Blades at will. He tries to possess a certain person using his TamashiiUtsushi (Soul Transfer) Technique, but Momohime gets in the way and he accidentally possesses her.

Kongiku: A BakeGitsune (Demon Fox) who is in love with Jinkurou. Even after he possess Momohime, her love for him does not change.

Yagyuu Yukinojyou: The third oldest son of the Yagyuu Family. He uses Yagyuu-Shin-In-Ryuu MenkyoMinden. He has another side of him that employs ninjas to run some shady businesses.

Sayo: A girl who can use Jintsuuriki (Divine Powers) expertly. She can fly, and call crows to her aid by blowing her conch. She also fights by using a variety of weapons, such as fireworks and seals.

The characters sound interesting especially the relationship between Izuna Jinkurou and Kongiku. Aren't there only two playable characters though or will the others be unlockables?

J Tangle said:
The characters sound interesting especially the relationship between Izuna Jinkurou and Kongiku. Aren't there only two playable characters though or will the others be unlockables?

I think it's just those two, but nobody knows at this stage.

Apparantly we got to wait for Spring 2010 for this now.

Mario_0 said:
Apparantly we got to wait for Spring 2010 for this now.

Who EU? I heard the US is schedule to get this on July 28th of 09. That date is probably going to get push back now

J Tangle said:

Mario_0 said:
Apparantly we got to wait for Spring 2010 for this now.

Who EU? I heard the US is schedule to get this on July 28th of 09. That date is probably going to get push back now

He means EU J Tang. It\'s the translation into all the euro languages that takes so long. This is a action RPG with a lot of text I imagine.

It\'s been pushed back till November 09 in the US...

New Screens and Character Art

( Edited 28.02.2009 16:25 by Linkyshinks )

I reckon I\'m gonna get this game just for the art style. Looks gorgeous. And it seems to be one of those that screenshots don\'t do justice. The environments look amazing in motion.

( Edited 28.02.2009 16:31 by Ikana )

Asian girls don't usually have bosoms that size...

iCAME said:
Asian girls don't usually have bosoms that size...

No way, check out some famous Japanese AV models, some are huge up top. I think you are confusing them with the stereo type of males and a different part of the anatomy

The art is stunning.

Who has yet to play Odin's Sphere here?