From Xbox Evolved:
Afros, swords, and Samuel L. Jackson could only mean one thing; yep, we're talking about Afro Samurai. This is the first game published by the new US base under Namco Bandai, Surge. The game is a retelling of the original manga/anime storyline arc (comprising the first season of the anime). While the background involving the two headbands and the conspiracy of the Empty Seven remains the same, several key plot points diverge significantly, and are presumably non-canon. This is where fans of the series may or may not indulge in.
John GodGames Emus has released some new videos, showing Haze, Afro Samurai, Armored Core V and Clash of the Titans running in 4K on the PC thanks to the Playstation 3 emulator, RPCS3.
Whatever happened to Afro Samurai 2? After they took it off the digital store I thought they’d come back with an improved product
The framerate and rending were more of the concern over resolution for me, and I can see they are making solid strides. Haze runs pretty well and doesn't seem to have many graphical or audio glitches (one cannot say the same for Ghost Recon lol). Given Sony hasn't provided any real backwards compatibility options, this is something I might consider. I still have my PS3 hooked up if I have a hankering for some last gen goodness, but I also wouldn't mind playing those games with either increased resolution or frame rate, whenever the emulator gets to that point :-)
Banner Saga publisher Versus Evil are going to be releasing an Afro Samurai game, they announced this morning. The game is being developed by Redacted Studios for PC and next-gen consoles.
This is something unexpected! I loved the show and the first game was decent. I hope RZA does the music again for this game like he did the last one.
First one was cool
INtroduced the free cutting mechanic used in games like Metal Gear Rising
Love anything Afro Samurai. Wish they would make another film with soundtrack by RZA again.
Hope they've got RZA and Samuel L. Jackson (or at least a damn good impersonator). Just wouldn't be Afro without those guys behind it
Samurai games are fun to play because players are able to play as one of not only history's greatest warriors.
I appreciate the comments, negative and positive. Since its an opinion piece, everyone's opinions are different and not everyone is going to agree. Kessen was also a good game too. The list could go to Top 6, Top 10, Top 20, Top 50 and so on. There are many samurai games to decide from and could be difficult to choose for the top 5.
Please add your own Top 5 Samurai Games to the comments.
I like the game a lot and was getting a little disappointed that scores of 8 haven't been handed out yet. I think reviewers overall have been too harsh with the title. I will say that I'm also a tad bit disappointed that the high score had to come from an Xbox site because as a PS3 owner I'm really tired of the "Xbox brand" arguement that games score higher on the 360. Like duh, when your own review sites pump up the scores it's not rocket science why that is. But anyway the main thing is I hope people give the game a chance because as far as hack and slash games go this is by far my favorite :)