Brave Fencer Musashi is 19 years old today and still hasn’t seen a re-release
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What I would give for a remake of this game. Its still my favorite "Zelda" game. It was such a letdown how dissapointing the sequel was. All the charm and humor of the first one was just lost and it came out during peak belt and zippers Nomura.
I'm here to add my voice to the chorus. Great game, outstanding music. Thanks for reminding me of it OP, I think I'm gonna revisit the OST.
Oh man, I LOVED this game! As far as I can remember, it's the first game that followed me into my dreams, I played it so much.
At least once a year for the last decade I've thought about playing through it again, and I've even started it a few times, but I always put it aside after an hour or so. Strange too, because I don't mind the controls or the aged graphics and still find the gameplay, music and story to be great!
One of these days I'll rectify that...
At least once a year for the last decade I've thought about playing through it again, and I've even started it a few times, but I always put it aside after an hour or so. Strange too, because I don't mind the controls or the aged graphics and still find the gameplay, music and story to be great!
One of these days I'll rectify that...
I've got the Brave Fencer soundtrack.
Nice casing. It's got an orange cover-box with Musashi on the front. Beautiful release.
This is pretty much my experience. I imported it, but, unlike you, I only made it so far before I had to give up, due to the language barrier. It's always been on my list of games to purchase again, in English this time, but I just haven't gotten to it yet.
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Lol I had never played a Nintendo console leading up to the PS1 so I had no reference for this type of game (only had a Genesis growing up). All my brother told me was "the guys who made FFVII made this" and I was all in :D
I cant believe that this game is 19 years old I still remember picking it up and how excited I was to do so.
I might just get a physical copy, I still play my PS1 occasionally using s-video.
I played the demo of this game many times, but I never got to play the full game. I'm glad to hear that the full game's even better than the demo was!
Great era for Square. They were Square /EA at the time for a few years and released Brave Fencer, Saga Frontier 2, Legend of Mana, Threads of Fate, Parasite Eve 1 & 2, Chrono Cross, FF9 and FF10, Vagrant Story, just to name a few. I would say that they were more productive in those few years than any 5 year span since then!
Oh, how I miss this game.
I would love a remake or a true sequel. I'd love nothing more than to play as that little brat again.
I would love a remake or a true sequel. I'd love nothing more than to play as that little brat again.
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The action figures side quest ensured that I played the game to 100%. That and the Minkus. Oh and the legendary gear. Man this game did sidequests so well!
No problem! Glad I could get something started in your head :)
We both need to get back into it, it seems. And I don't think the game has aged nearly as bad as others in that time frame. Just an overall charming game.
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This scene is only about 10 minutes into the game but you knew right at this moment that you were about to play something different/special.At the time I completed this, it was my favorite game of all time. Love collecting all the action figures, the day/night cycle, and the fusion system.
Charming as hell.
YES. Holy crap the nostalgia.
Yeah I got stuck a few times but at the time I had a Japanese coworker that helped me.
The best thing about this game is I wasn't expecting anything. I just wanted to play the FF8 demo. But the game was so fun and charming it blew me away.
This game, just like many other Square PS1 games, never had any European release. It's so sad. I spent years asking Square-Enix Europe to release PS1 US Imports on the EU PS Store since Sony Europe started to allow PS1 US Imports, but nothing. They don't care. Bastards.
The sequel was really bad.
The original was probably one of my favorite games on PSX.
Just last month i woke up with this in my head for no apparent reason
Amen
The original was probably one of my favorite games on PSX.
Just last month i woke up with this in my head for no apparent reason
Amen
Loved this game to death. Bought it when it first came out. Love the music and the art style. Rescuing folks, watching the castle grow (and hearing the awesome music change after adding musicians), and the general vibe of the game was just so nice. Should do a replay soon. Cant add another game to my backlog though :/
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You can and you will >:[
Thank you! Glad to bring back some nice memories :)
One of the great aspects of this game, especially for modern gamers with backlogs, is that it isn't difficult to 100%, but still very satisfying. I did it just by playing the game normally, but it does require a bit of thought.
Fantastic game. This and Threads of Fate are both awesome action RPGs that a modern gamer can enjoy and neither waste the player's time.
I still have my original copy, dunno how it survived the years though (I'm not much of a collector). Sadly I don't have a PS1 anymore so emulation is kinda my only option (unless I wanna shell out for a used one and nah, don't wanna).
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Never played Tomba but I've been meaning to ever since I watched the "I would really prefer if you'd be quiet" speedrun a few months ago!
Man...those lucky Japanese folks :\ I'm actually thinking about just setting up my PS2 to play this again.
PAL missed out of heaps of stuff. :( It was a wonderful time for Square if you could play NTSC things, many awesome games and a lot of variety!
Loved the game as a kid. Been wanting to replay it but cannot find my disc at all. I've been waiting and hoping for a rerelease but it seems unlikely at this point.
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I didn't even have to click it to remember how the song went. Just crazy what all stays with us over the years!
Really really good adventure game.
One of the few games from that era that I went back to 100% after my initial play through.
The sword drain mechanic in the boss battles was so cool.
One of the few games from that era that I went back to 100% after my initial play through.
The sword drain mechanic in the boss battles was so cool.
One of my personal favorites from the PS1 and something I've been meaning to go back and play again after all these years. I banged around that game until I found absolutely everything I could, even replaying the final boss over and over again to get more action figures.With as much as I loved the original game I never even attempted the play the sequel.
I still have this, and I never finished it, even though I find it to be very, very charming.
And I'd buy the soundtrack on vinyl if it existed.
And I'd buy the soundtrack on vinyl if it existed.
Dam, 19 years old? Makes me feel pretty old, lol. Game was sooo good though. I really wish they would remaster it. Had some really good gameplay, but man I remember that timed escape you had to do from all those valves/pipes or something about to blow up. I remember that part giving me some trouble as a kid, lol.
Beautiful OP for a magnificent game. Like Megaman Legends at the time, it has aged wonderfully thanks to all the character and charm crammed into it, and can't recommend it enough. But as you've illustrated, it's almost impossible to play unless you emulate it. The music is fantastic and extremely vibrant, especially considering the PS1 era limitations. Even just recently I was pulling up the soundtrack for a quick listen. I also loved the naming conventions of using liquids and drinks (although the Japanese version stuck everyone with hard liquor for names, the localization's renaming was still clever and memorable.)
One of my scariest moments in my young gaming life was the Vambee theme starting to play and naively running around the town at night only to see one of those fucking ghouls round a corner. I fucking nearly shit myself. The crises at the Steamwood facility was also one of the most stressful things I'd ever attempted in my life, no joke, lol. That music and the precision timing required for the valves was fucked up! And they have the gall to pull that scenario not once but twice!!
Still though, there are few gaming pleasures as sublime as wandering around town with the laid back music, talking to people, poking around the Castle, accidentally discovering something new, or a clue or an ability or a character that rewards your curiosity. I love the game dearly and feel like one of the few people that actually bought it outright for being Musashi (since I happened to play a demo that came in a magazine disc I think) and not for the included FF8 demo. In fact, I don't think I ever even really touched the demo, haha!
It's a shame the sequel totally threw out everything that made the first game appealing. I appreciated what it was *trying* to do, but it might as well had been for a new franchise. And the voice acting was simply horrendous. Oh well. Maybe Squeenix will find it in their heart to remake the first game.
One of my scariest moments in my young gaming life was the Vambee theme starting to play and naively running around the town at night only to see one of those fucking ghouls round a corner. I fucking nearly shit myself. The crises at the Steamwood facility was also one of the most stressful things I'd ever attempted in my life, no joke, lol. That music and the precision timing required for the valves was fucked up! And they have the gall to pull that scenario not once but twice!!
Still though, there are few gaming pleasures as sublime as wandering around town with the laid back music, talking to people, poking around the Castle, accidentally discovering something new, or a clue or an ability or a character that rewards your curiosity. I love the game dearly and feel like one of the few people that actually bought it outright for being Musashi (since I happened to play a demo that came in a magazine disc I think) and not for the included FF8 demo. In fact, I don't think I ever even really touched the demo, haha!
It's a shame the sequel totally threw out everything that made the first game appealing. I appreciated what it was *trying* to do, but it might as well had been for a new franchise. And the voice acting was simply horrendous. Oh well. Maybe Squeenix will find it in their heart to remake the first game.
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Wonderfully said, Peak! The words I've been seeing most often is "charm" and I think it's a good testament to how great a job Square did with this. It's not even the nostalgia talking either, because even today many of the gameplay aspects hold up very well.
And I don't even want a remake, necessarily, because I'm almost positive the charm and PS1 jankiness wouldn't translate well into this generation. Just release it on the PS store dang it lol
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I honestly was thinking about firing it up, been almost 10 years since i played it last i think. Really want to... but netween elex, stormblood and destiny 2 i might be able to squeeze it in lol!
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lol I kid I kid. Seems like you're already pretty booked up as it is! Wouldn't expect any less from Thrillho ;]
I, like many others, bought this game for the FFVIII demo. Ended up loving it so much more. I didn't just 100% it. I 100% it four different times!
The story was fun, simple and tongue-in-cheek. One of my favorites in the genre.
♪ x, o, triangle, square ♪
♪ x, o , triangle, o ♪
♪ x, o, triangle, square ♪
♪ x, x, o, o , square ♪
The story was fun, simple and tongue-in-cheek. One of my favorites in the genre.
♪ x, o, triangle, square ♪
♪ x, o , triangle, o ♪
♪ x, o, triangle, square ♪
♪ x, x, o, o , square ♪