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LeonhartFour 02/10/20 5:57:33 PM #393:	#53. Brave Fencer Musashi Oh hey, its the game that came with the Final Fantasy VIII demo! Seriously, the only reason I got this game to begin with was so I could have that demo, which I played so many times that I honestly kind of dread the SeeD exam during my replays of FFVIII (since thats what the demo covered). I just got tired of playing that part over time. Anyway, after a while, I did eventually decide to give Brave Fencer Musashi a shot since I already had it. Might as well see if its any good! Im pretty sure this was the game that sold me on the idea that every Square game was basically must-play during that stretch from 1997 to 2001. I even played friggin Ehrgeiz just so I could play as all the Final Fantasy VII characters in it! Unlike Ehrgeiz, this game is actually good though! Brave Fencer Musashi is probably the first game I played that had extensive voice acting. They even managed to get some pretty big names, headlined by Steve Blum, Kirk Thornton, and Wendee Lee. I appreciate the lighter tone of this game and the fact that it never takes itself too seriously. Most of the characters and locations are food-related puns. As Musashi, your home base is Grillin Village in the Allucaneet Kingdom, as you seek to protect Princess Fillet from the evil Thirstquencher Empire, led by Fuhrer Flatski and Colonel Capricciola. Other characters include twin sisters Bubbles and Gingerelle, Steward Ribson, and Butler Livers. I could go on and on, but you get the idea! I enjoy me some good puns, and it makes it easier to have fun with the world and the characters in it. The gameplay is pretty fun, too. Musashi has two swords, Fusion and Lumina. Fusion is a smaller katana that you use to absorb enemies and acquire skills from them. Its more like Kirby than Mega Man in that you dont get to keep the powers permanently. You can only have one at a time, and if you want a different power, you have to give up the one you have. The game is pretty good about putting enemies in the right place if you need their powers to clear an obstacle or something of that nature. Lumina is a larger broadsword that gets powered up as you unlock elemental scrolls, so youll eventually learn earth powers, fire powers, and so on. The dungeons and bosses in the game are very good, especially toward the end. However, the one I didnt like was the Steamwood tree where you have to turn off all the valves before it explodes from too much pressure, and the game makes you do it on two separate occasions! Why?! Speaking of why, if youre a fan of this game and you havent played Samurai Legend Musashi, just dont. That might be one of the biggest disappointments in my gaming life. It just doesnt have any of the magic or charm of the original, and the voice acting is so very bad. The person playing Musashi is clearly a woman trying to sound like a boy. I just wanted to put that out there just so I could vent about how utterly disappointed I was by the sequel. --- http://i2.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/original/001/080/145/638.png https://imgur.com/WqDcNNq <cite>LeonhartFour posted [p:934199749] in Leonhart R... [t:78360286]...</cite> <quote>#53. Brave Fencer Musashi Oh hey, its the game that came with the Final Fantasy VIII demo! Seriously, the only reason I got this game to begin with was so I could have that demo, which I played so many times that I honestly kind of dread the SeeD exam during my replays of FFVIII (since thats what the demo covered). I just got tired of playing that part over time. Anyway, after a while, I did eventually decide to give Brave Fencer Musashi a shot since I already had it. Might as well see if its any good! Im pretty sure this was the game that sold me on the idea that every Square game was basically must-play during that stretch from 1997 to 2001. I even played friggin Ehrgeiz just so I could play as all the Final Fantasy VII characters in it! Unlike Ehrgeiz, this game is actually good though! Brave Fencer Musashi is probably the first game I played that had extensive voice acting. They even managed to get some pretty big names, headlined by Steve Blum, Kirk Thornton, and Wendee Lee. I appreciate the lighter tone of this game and the fact that it never takes itself too seriously. Most of the characters and locations are food-related puns. As Musashi, your home base is Grillin Village in the Allucaneet Kingdom, as you seek to protect Princess Fillet from the evil Thirstquencher Empire, led by Fuhrer Flatski and Colonel Capricciola. Other characters include twin sisters Bubbles and Gingerelle, Steward Ribson, and Butler Livers. I could go on and on, but you get the idea! I enjoy me some good puns, and it makes it easier to have fun with the world and the characters in it. The gameplay is pretty fun, too. Musashi has two swords, Fusion and Lumina. Fusion is a smaller katana that you use to absorb enemies and acquire skills from them. Its more like Kirby than Mega Man in that you dont get to keep the powers permanently. You can only have one at a time, and if you want a different power, you have to give up the one you have. The game is pretty good about putting enemies in the right place if you need their powers to clear an obstacle or something of that nature. Lumina is a larger broadsword that gets powered up as you unlock elemental scrolls, so youll eventually learn earth powers, fire powers, and so on. The dungeons and bosses in the game are very good, especially toward the end. However, the one I didnt like was the Steamwood tree where you have to turn off all the valves before it explodes from too much pressure, and the game makes you do it on two separate occasions! Why?! Speaking of why, if youre a fan of this game and you havent played Samurai Legend Musashi, just dont. That might be one of the biggest disappointments in my gaming life. It just doesnt have any of the magic or charm of the original, and the voice acting is so very bad. The person playing Musashi is clearly a woman trying to sound like a boy. I just wanted to put that out there just so I could vent about how utterly disappointed I was by the sequel. --- http://i2.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/original/001/080/145/638.png https://imgur.com/WqDcNNq</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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