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1up: Muramasa: The Demon Blade Hands-On Import Preview

Justin Epperson: "As a kid in the height of the 2D era, when the Genesis and the SNES were neck and neck for market share, I often wondered, "What will games look like ten years from now?" But if I'd made a prediction then, the future would have probably looked less like the realistic Killzone 2, and more like the 2D brilliance of Oboro Muramasa (Muramasa: The Demon Blade in English). Muramasa is a beautiful game, not just because the sprites are big, or the animation is fluid -- the game possesses an almost absurd attention to detail."

Smacktard5501d ago

This game is gonna be incredible. Anyone who owns a Wii and doesn't get this game shouldn't call themselves a hardcore gamer.

- Ghost of Sparta -5501d ago (Edited 5501d ago )

They shouldn't call themselves gamers period. Odin Sphere was amazing but I never got to play GrimGrimoire.

KKanjiAnkh5501d ago

Yeah pretty much sure, this game will be mayo filled eye-socket S.E.X, just beautiful.

Obama5501d ago

Odin Sphere is amazing..too bad I dont have a wii to play this.

IdleLeeSiuLung5500d ago

This game looks amazing. Wish it was done on one of the Xbox 360/PS3 instead. Imagine what it would look like at 720p or even 1080p....

N4g_null5499d ago

IdleLeeSiuLung it will look just fine on my DLP HDTV. Actually odine sphere on the PS2 confirmed this a long time ago. I use to hate giant pixels on HD tvs also so I did some thing about it and got a TV to fix it. Go and check out HDtvs with post picture processing. They where all suppose to come with this stuff yet they don't so people can afford them.

Another thing is you have games like this coming but I'd bet you can not find any news of them, why because only a hardcore gamer would like such a game like demon blade. PC gamers hate 2d games.... Keep looking at the HD twin's fans and you'll see they are a lot like the PC fans. This game would die as soon as it was announced on the HD systems and it's gamers would want this game on the download service rather on disk. Instead of charging full price for it they wouldn't buy it till it was $10 when it is clearly worth full disk price. There justification for wanting it at that price would be it's not 3d. So now we pay for dimensions rather than art?

On subject I'm so proud this guy got over his world craft addiction LOL! Yes the guy that makes a lot of this cool stuff is a big MMO addict and lucky many are slowly coming back to reality. He really went all out on some of the bosses though. You have to see this game moving! Now this is what happens when you support true traditional game play with new technology!

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Jink5501d ago (Edited 5501d ago )

super nice and awesome! Gotta have for Wii.

Below, there was a teaser about Mini Ninja. That one also looked neat. MINI NINJAS!!! I hope it has good gameplay.

SmokingMonkey5500d ago

are the two reasons i haven't sold my wii yet.

any one else think wii motion plus is a total rip off?

phantomexe5500d ago

I never really gave this game a look until now.It looks really good.Most of the time i see a post about this game i just pass it up without reading anything on it.I'm asking myself why now it reminds me of lostwinds in it's 2.5D style.I loved lostwinds and this game really looks great.Going serch and see if i can't find some more screenshots.

N4g_null5499d ago

Please check out the videos it totally crushes lost winds which is an unfair comparison. The guys at villiaware are legends at what they do.

You need to see the videos the giant squid boss, presentation and the story. You get like 200 different weapons to use and it a RPG action adventure hybrid done right!

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[Interview] Vanillaware's George Kamitani Talks About His Influences And Upcoming Projects

Nintenderos: "We kick off our interviews this year with a very special one with George Kamitani, president of Vanillaware. In case you didn't know this study, it is the one behind games of the stature of Muramasa: The Demon Blade, Odin Sphere or Dragon's Crown. In addition to, of course, unforgettable titles like the wonderful 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim published by Atlus a few months ago."

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Best Cherry Blossom Views in Video Games

With the ongoing pandemic shutting down many IRL cherry blossom viewing parties, here are some games where you can still enjoy some beautiful spring sakura scenes

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anast1118d ago

I enjoy when games are treated as art.

annoyedgamer1118d ago

Hitman should go in there. That Japanese level is something to behold.

Sirk7x1118d ago

The village in Monster Hunter Rise has wonderful art direction.

Fluke_Skywalker1117d ago

Cherry blossom viewing parties are a real thing? 🤔

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Japanese games can help bring myths to life

How do you introduce people to folklore and fairy tales? Introducing people to mythology can be easy when they are young or in school, as such stories can sometimes be used to teach morals, introduce concepts that might be difficult for people to otherwise understand, act as warnings and get imaginations working. Once folks get older, it can be more difficult to get them engaged and interested in legends. Fortunately, some Japanese video games can step in to bridge the gap.

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