Bushido Blade 1 & 2 (PS1) Review by Derek Alexander | SSFF

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  • @Anitropius
    @Anitropius8 жыл бұрын

    I organized a drunken fighting tournament for a lot of the people I know. We started with Tekken and the plan was to finish with Street Fighter 5. I decided to throw in Bushido Blade as a wild card in-between because it is just such an interesting game. The reception to the game was so overwhelmingly positive that we ended up playing Bushido Blade into overtime and skipped Street Fighter. I really, really recommend playing this game with a room full of around 20-something people who's all had perhaps a few too many; it's one of the most hyped events in my life and easily beats all EVO finals combined on the hype-scale. I screamed so much that I sounded like Filthy Frank the day after.

  • @MerkhVision

    @MerkhVision

    6 жыл бұрын

    Oh shit that sounds awesome lol I'll have to do that sometime

  • @wagfinpis

    @wagfinpis

    4 жыл бұрын

    When this game came out I was in my 20's and that is the truth. Being handed a controller and keep it is definitely what Bushido Blade is great at. Especially when I use Katana low stance and time like 10 people 8n a row. That takes like 2 mins. Lol! "SHOWDOWNS!!"

  • @LeoImChewingGum

    @LeoImChewingGum

    4 ай бұрын

    Almost 7 years after this comment and this still sounds like an awesome idea!! Watching this video and review for the first time lol

  • @ricemenarq6230
    @ricemenarq62308 жыл бұрын

    On versus mode they do a victory pose after winning. What we used to do was have them to the victory pose next to a cliff. The Ninja does a backflip to his death

  • @SirJoelsuf1

    @SirJoelsuf1

    8 жыл бұрын

    +Chest Pec Respect LMAO I remember doing that all the dam time! Never got old!!

  • @Shift_Salt

    @Shift_Salt

    4 жыл бұрын

    Amazing

  • @PaleHorseShabuShabu

    @PaleHorseShabuShabu

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@SirJoelsuf1 *damn

  • @timcantrell3313
    @timcantrell33138 жыл бұрын

    I remember being in 10th grade when I played this. My friend rented it and we stayed up til 4 am all weekend playing it. 1997 and Bushido Blade...doesn't get better than this. Derek, this video brought back a gem memory. Haven't played this since that weekend.

  • @FedorovAvtomat
    @FedorovAvtomat8 жыл бұрын

    Hello Kitty games in general are scarily good. It's just not something you'd expect. I'd play them more often if pink didn't hurt my eyes.

  • @jasonjr376

    @jasonjr376

    4 жыл бұрын

    What?

  • @elareku
    @elareku8 жыл бұрын

    I fell In love with this game when I was a kid and actually, as you said, I've take my old PSX this summer to some friends reunion and it was a blast. The excuse to use the playstation was Tony Hawk 2 and instead we ended up playing Bushido Blade all night.

  • @spiritmint5929
    @spiritmint59298 жыл бұрын

    I only realized this recently, but my face lights up when I see a new SSFF video. You seem like a super swell guy, and you have the most passion of pretty much every reviewer on this site. Keep up the good work, yo.

  • @MurasakiBunny
    @MurasakiBunny8 жыл бұрын

    Don't forget, Brave Fencer Musashi was also part of the set of experimental non-RPG games Square released at once with Bushido Blade, Einhander, etc etc...

  • @DeconTheed92
    @DeconTheed928 жыл бұрын

    It's a shame you didn't like the music to Bushido Blade 1, as it's actually one of my favourite scores on the console by far. It was one of three scores done for square by legendary Namco/SuperSweep alumni Shinji Hosoe, Ayako Saso, and Takayuki Aihara (the others being Driving Emotion Type-S and iS: Internal Section, although iS didn't feature Aihara), all three of which have some incredibly lofty credits to their name. I would argue it's anything but generic, but I've already shown my bias towards the score and it's composers, so our opinions aren't gonna match up. It still kinda blows me away that the games ever got made at all, given the concept, but by the same token I'm shocked the concept of a game like Bushido Blade wasn't attempted more until relatively recently. Because you're absolutely right; it's as deep as you want it to be, and it makes for a hell of a party game.

  • @MichaelCutts7
    @MichaelCutts78 жыл бұрын

    I actually prefer BB2, but both are really fun.

  • @Daniel_Lancelin

    @Daniel_Lancelin

    2 жыл бұрын

    At first, I was kind of annoyed that they removed the high, mid, and low attack setup and changed it to just two attack buttons (horizontal and vertical), but when I realized that it actually worked really well with the parry system and made the combat flow much faster and more smoothly I came to prefer it (it's especially satisfying when both fighters keep parrying back and forth rapidly until one gets the upper hand). It's kind of like refining a sword; they removed unnecessary elements to make it more flexible. Plus, small additions like the introduction of more throwable weapons and a wider variety of combo moves give you a lot of room to experiment and adapt. The main thing that keeps me coming back to the first game are the old weapons and the ability to run between stages, but the second one was definitely an upgrade. Don't know what the hell he meant by "does nothing to expand upon it" lmao.

  • @SoberDwarf
    @SoberDwarf8 жыл бұрын

    .... Yoh!

  • @TheLurchReaper420
    @TheLurchReaper4205 жыл бұрын

    I personally adore this game. I love the pacing and style of fighting. The bamboo falling around battle and other cinematic elements made this such a unique game. I would love a Third in the series or a remake even!

  • @KamichamaTechstarify

    @KamichamaTechstarify

    2 жыл бұрын

    If you're playing on PC there is a similar one hit death possibillity game on Steam, it is named: "Hellish Quart". Just it's a different setting, not Japan but european medie eval.

  • @sylentknyte
    @sylentknyte8 жыл бұрын

    It's a Christmas miracle! You've always been one of my favourite reviewers Derek. I love the direction you're going in with SSFF.

  • @WiiLova
    @WiiLova8 жыл бұрын

    I love the amount of effort you put into your reviews

  • @TheLastLineLive
    @TheLastLineLive8 жыл бұрын

    Both of the Bushido Blade games are some of the best fighters ever made. They do lack a lot of stuff other fighting games like Street Fighter and Mortal Kombat have, but make up for it with their ease of play, the very fluid and realistic mechanics (other than the high jumps of course) and the ingenious design. I understand they're kind of cult games, they weren't that popular back in the day but are very fondly remembered. I dunno if a new entry in the franchise will be successful now since so mcuh has happened since those games but I will never stop playing these. As far as Bushido Blade 2 not being as good, I didn't have too much problems with it, the 1st game certainly was better but BB2 was still pretty good and I don't think the qualtiy of that game had much of anything to do with no further games in the franchise. My guess is that the sales just weren't that good for the franchise at the time, it was too niche of a game and wasn't pulling in the big bucks like the Final Fantasy games for instance. Essentially the same reason other games of that time like Tobal, Einhander, etc. also never saw any support later on.

  • @thechickengod
    @thechickengod6 жыл бұрын

    I remember renting Bushido Blade 2 when I was young and being completely enthralled with the campaign. I was a huge fan of feudal Japan and this game really fed into that obsession. Some time later I found a copy of the first game at my local GameStop and I was so excited, thinking it was BB2. When I got home I was sorely disappointed by what it had to offer. BB2 might not have been much of an improvement over the first game, but even the act of unlocking characters gave it infinitely more replayability for someone who liked to play alone.

  • @NightOfTheLiving8bit
    @NightOfTheLiving8bit8 жыл бұрын

    You know what is great? Finding a few new SSFF videos when you check the channel! Been a viewer since your first run at Retroware man, happy to see you still doing your thing into 2016!

  • @azrael80304
    @azrael803048 жыл бұрын

    why don't they make a new one of these for the PS4 I remember playing this game for hours with my friends after school

  • @arwdawd365

    @arwdawd365

    7 жыл бұрын

    I remember renting this game all the time because my parents would never buyus video games only rent them

  • @spookydonkey42
    @spookydonkey428 жыл бұрын

    I have actually brought this game to the homies house for everyone to have a great time slashing each other up, and i grew up with both games loved them both. "odds are, if you're watching this show, you're already THAT guy," god damn it i fucking love this show! one of my favourite things on the internet is SSFF and this is a prime example why. holler at ya boy derek! DO WHAT IT DO PHONE HANG UP!

  • @rustys2599
    @rustys25998 жыл бұрын

    Loved the new video, hope you had a great Christmas Derek.

  • @SeeleSO02
    @SeeleSO028 жыл бұрын

    Whenever my friend and I would play Bushido Blade, we would spend a majority of our time just pressing the pause button over and over, and OVER.

  • @megamarsonic

    @megamarsonic

    8 жыл бұрын

    +SeeleSO02 I did the same thing, but with the SNES port of Street Fighter II. I'm not sure what Capcom was thinking when they made that the pause sound, but it got my brother and I laughing.

  • @kutulukutu
    @kutulukutu4 жыл бұрын

    I've always loved Bushido Blade! It still gets played in my house a few times a year. Flawed, but man. So unique. You're right, it's a perfect party game

  • @sketchsawyer
    @sketchsawyer8 жыл бұрын

    My first video. Subscribed! Good stuff, great job! I also loved this franchise. Wish so much for something modern that's JUST like this.

  • @EverDownward
    @EverDownward8 жыл бұрын

    I'd like to also add Karate Master 2: Knock Down Blow actually seems to borrow the same concept from Bushido Blade. Instead of sword fighting, it's based on landing blows and scoring points in Karate matches and there's even instant match wins via specific (and often repeated) blows to an opponent's limbs - it's entirely possible to end a match with a well placed kick or punch to someone's ligaments that will most likely result in it shattering. I had one match end in less than three seconds from a single well placed kick to my opponent's femur. If you haven't tried it, at least give it a look. There's definitely footage floating around on KZread and it's quite fun. It can get repetitive, of course, but for people looking for more Bushido Blade style action at your fingertips you can grab a copy from Steam.

  • @kainhighwind2

    @kainhighwind2

    6 жыл бұрын

    Fighter's Destiny on N64 actually used the 3 point Karate Match format, too. Land a solid punch to the gut? Point!

  • @GatorRay
    @GatorRay8 жыл бұрын

    Derek it is nice to finally see you review a fighting game.

  • @benbmusic88
    @benbmusic888 жыл бұрын

    I remember being amazed by the demo of the first game. a reboot in vr would be incredible!

  • @tansquirrel
    @tansquirrel8 жыл бұрын

    Merry Christmas! Great video.

  • @0Fyrebrand0
    @0Fyrebrand08 жыл бұрын

    No mention of the hilarious voice acting in these games?? I only played Bushido Blade 2, but if there's one thing I remember from that game, it's the character dialogue.

  • @StopSkeletonsFromFighting

    @StopSkeletonsFromFighting

    8 жыл бұрын

    +Living Myth Bushido Blade 1 is all in Japanese, so it has great voice work. BB2's voice work is TERRIBLE! I was going to bring it up but it's honestly low on my list of problems with BB2.

  • @0Fyrebrand0

    @0Fyrebrand0

    8 жыл бұрын

    +Stop Skeletons From Fighting Heh, fair point. Great video, by the way! Really love how the channel has progressed over time -- keep it up!!

  • @PikaLink91

    @PikaLink91

    8 жыл бұрын

    +Stop Skeletons From Fighting - How can you say that just because Bushido Blade 2 has all japanese dialogue it is automatically better? It's the original voices so ofc they must be good even though I don't understand it.

  • @GiordanDiodato

    @GiordanDiodato

    8 жыл бұрын

    +PikaLink91 unless it's so bad it's good

  • @arwdawd365

    @arwdawd365

    7 жыл бұрын

    Same

  • @TheLuNaMaStEr
    @TheLuNaMaStEr8 жыл бұрын

    Excellent video! Man I loved Bushido Blade 1 back in the day. I found many of your arguments toward it to be very much my own.

  • @yuurafredy
    @yuurafredy8 жыл бұрын

    i played bushido blade when it first released... and i loved the tension it created. NO fucking up or you're dead. At the time, i was on the top of the kendo team, being on second place nationally, so this game for me was a blast. Sadly, never got the chance to play it again after... sadly. I'll buy it if i get my hand on it.

  • @TheGameGrinder
    @TheGameGrinder8 жыл бұрын

    Despite the flaws, I really enjoy these games, and happy to have them in my collection! I wish more people know about them. My friends and I used to play the first and second a ton! Matches were crazy intense. I always loved that when you continue, the character opens their eyes with that stereotypical feudal Japan sound. Great video, and fair review!

  • @wagfinpis

    @wagfinpis

    4 жыл бұрын

    I owned the first one, Greatest Game of All Time. I think I rented the 2nd one a few times I was flatly disappointed and in denial I was so hyped from the first one. The second one should have had a completely separate title and characters.

  • @Pewpewpew182
    @Pewpewpew1828 жыл бұрын

    loved the intro for number 2. thanks for the video. still own my original copies to this day.

  • @StopSkeletonsFromFighting

    @StopSkeletonsFromFighting

    8 жыл бұрын

    +Dirk Leon; yeah that intro is pretty cool but there ain't much else about the game that's cool!

  • @Pewpewpew182

    @Pewpewpew182

    8 жыл бұрын

    +Stop Skeletons From Fighting agreed. still thanks for the upload. Would love to see you handle Tobal and Tobal 2. Bought 2 copies of Tobal #1, one for my car and the other for my playstation :)

  • @Agatosh
    @Agatosh7 жыл бұрын

    Bushido Blade and Kengo Master of Bushido, so many hours spent... Nostalgia incoming!

  • @Gamecenterpdxtv
    @Gamecenterpdxtv8 жыл бұрын

    I just recently started collecting for the PS1 I'll have to pick these two games up!

  • @Gamecenterpdxtv
    @Gamecenterpdxtv8 жыл бұрын

    Just picked this up thanks to your review!

  • @jajavahnvahn8975
    @jajavahnvahn89757 жыл бұрын

    Well said bro. Me and my friends have a lot of memories with this game and your review couldn't be any better thanks.

  • @djtoxicdhg
    @djtoxicdhg3 жыл бұрын

    That dev photo is such a 90s photo 📷

  • @BigSidDefcon5
    @BigSidDefcon58 жыл бұрын

    So much fun exploring the world of Bushido blade.....trying to progress by trial and error, loved that game.

  • @Busterdrag
    @Busterdrag8 жыл бұрын

    Well I mean, one doesnt has to be "good" to enjoy fighting games. I mostly play fighting games in solo mode, because I just like the dynamic of martial mano a mano combat. Aside of that, great episode! You covered pretty much all there is about Bushido Blade, and made me want to replay it. :P Also, I am actually hyped for For Honor. Even if the footage so far indicates only bits and pieces of BB inspiration, it seems like a very cool game, plus I love swinging long swords...

  • @doomed2063
    @doomed20638 жыл бұрын

    I'm blown away that in this day and age of the internet Bushido Blade remains an undiscovered classic that should be experienced by any video game fan.

  • @zolwikwkurwik
    @zolwikwkurwik8 жыл бұрын

    Those slice sounds reminds me of Tenchu

  • @itsjuanpacheco
    @itsjuanpacheco8 жыл бұрын

    I love that shirt!! Awesome review btw. I'd play this with my cousins nonstop.

  • @YermakTheMapper
    @YermakTheMapper5 жыл бұрын

    Found this game recently on the list of the most underrated games and I felt so bad for it being forgotten. This game deserves a sequel, absolutely!

  • @Michirin9801
    @Michirin98018 жыл бұрын

    You know, Fighting games aren't nearly as hard to get into as some people think... The acquired knowledge from one more often than not carries over to many other games in the genre, you don't have to learn advanced play techniques in order to be a decent player, you just have to know your character and know when to be on the offensive and when to be on the defensive, which isn't as hard as it sounds... You only have to learn advanced play if you want to be a competitive player, but I play fighting games first and foremost to have fun, so I basically learned Ryu and I always pick the Ryu clones of whatever fighting game I'm playing...

  • @EdgeO419

    @EdgeO419

    8 жыл бұрын

    +Ruko Michiharu IMO You are wrong on that fighting games require precise timing and motor skills as well as deep knowledge of frames of not just your character but that of your opponent to even perform at a normal level. The barrier of entry is very high to get into them. That doesn't mean you can't but you just have to learn from mistakes and spen time in training mode

  • @FireTrainer92

    @FireTrainer92

    8 жыл бұрын

    +E Oyibo (edge) Nope. If you have bad motor skills there are games for that(Divekick, Smash, Rising Thunder) but at the end of the day, frames aren't necessary to start.

  • @racerxgundam

    @racerxgundam

    8 жыл бұрын

    +Ruko Michiharu hmm i would say it sorta depends on the series, but overall i agree with what u say. yeah i usually go for the "ryu clones" myself but never choose sakura if she is an option in actual street fighter games. god i never hated a girl as much as sakura. :-D all her users are dirty scumbags in my book!

  • @Michirin9801

    @Michirin9801

    8 жыл бұрын

    racerxgundam Too bad, because Sakura is my main in Alpha 2 =w=

  • @cannonfodder4000

    @cannonfodder4000

    8 жыл бұрын

    +Ruko Michiharu Hey I know you, you're from Deviant art. I *love* 90s style Touhous!

  • @orllyfools14X8
    @orllyfools14X8 Жыл бұрын

    This would be so sick if they brought this franchise back.

  • @quillaja
    @quillaja6 жыл бұрын

    Bushio Blade 1 was awesome. As a kendoist for 10 years, this is probably the most faithful game to "actual japanese swordplay" ever.

  • @Frietuurs
    @Frietuurs8 жыл бұрын

    It isn't mentioned here but Naotaka Ueda actually mentioned your review on his facebook page. That's how I found you in the first place. Well done! いいプレゼンだったね!!

  • @Frietuurs

    @Frietuurs

    8 жыл бұрын

    +Daandude1 Never mind, I'm retarded. You do mention it.

  • @GatorRay
    @GatorRay8 жыл бұрын

    Derek you are easily up there in my top five favorite video game reviewers.

  • @OllieMartinGamer
    @OllieMartinGamer8 жыл бұрын

    have a good Christmas dude

  • @keen96
    @keen968 жыл бұрын

    Merry christmas! :D never heard of this games before somehow. Seems fun actually!

  • @lowkeyobsessedngl
    @lowkeyobsessedngl7 жыл бұрын

    I'm not that guy! I don't bring my Playstation1 to parties. . . . . . I have a tablet with PS1 games on it and two bluetooth controllers.

  • @deadfr0g

    @deadfr0g

    4 жыл бұрын

    Nerd smarter, not harder.

  • @demetrestamatis7328
    @demetrestamatis73286 жыл бұрын

    Spot-on reviews of the two games!

  • @killerkab1141
    @killerkab11416 жыл бұрын

    My favorite fighting game when i was younger

  • @Thanatos420
    @Thanatos4208 жыл бұрын

    Ah, Bushido Blade. I remember this classic as the game where it's hard to control your character, but hilariously fun to endure the stiffness for the limb crippling system alone. It was crazy fun disabling opponents to the point of them essentially being forced to hobble to a crawl in terms of movement, then run in with a ninja strike killing blow to the throat. Fun times.

  • @rustyshackleford5385
    @rustyshackleford53858 жыл бұрын

    Great review i used to love playing the fist game and talking about it and explaining to everyone ive met about the game because nobody has really played it (well the people in my life)

  • @JamesFLivingstone
    @JamesFLivingstone8 жыл бұрын

    a cute rhythem cooking game does sound pretty sweet.

  • @CaliforniaBigHunks
    @CaliforniaBigHunks8 жыл бұрын

    a Christmas treat indeed

  • @davidkolodziejczak6770
    @davidkolodziejczak67704 жыл бұрын

    I remember being a kid and after some time with my older brother realizing the map was absolutely huge and you could run around forever into different areas or troll after you take their legs

  • @F4rben
    @F4rben5 жыл бұрын

    Bushido blade VR sounds like a lot of fun. Like A LOT

  • @JimBeezie
    @JimBeezie8 жыл бұрын

    The Deadliest Warrior games (made based off the cheesy TV show) played like mediocre but fun Bushido blade knock-offs.

  • @KaedeLanyo

    @KaedeLanyo

    8 жыл бұрын

    +James Schmidt Very True, i remember playing the demo for the second one.

  • @TheLastLineLive

    @TheLastLineLive

    8 жыл бұрын

    +James Schmidt I found them to be too low quality personally. I think some good alternatives today are Chivalry Medieval Warfare and Mount and Blade, one basically is a huge multiplayer version in 1st person and the other is an open sandbox game in 1st person also with huge multiplayer modes. Some also like War of the Roses/Vikings but I didn't care for those.

  • @Idilsor

    @Idilsor

    7 жыл бұрын

    James Schmidt i totally forgot about these! played em on my 360. it was good laughs

  • @That_Handle

    @That_Handle

    6 жыл бұрын

    Idilsor , Did 360 support the 1st person 2-player system link?

  • @davemarx7856

    @davemarx7856

    6 жыл бұрын

    Yeah. Me and my buddy were absolutely elated after playing (actually playing) the game for less than a minute. After that, it was two hours of beer and pirates vs ninjas

  • @erikrick
    @erikrick8 жыл бұрын

    You didn't mention how extensive the move-set could be. Each button combined with either a direction or a back, then forward produces a different move. Those are different for each stance. Each character/weapon combination also has slight variations in their combo options as well. It is really easy to pick up and play, but it's the kind of game where you can really see gains from time spent. Not in the form of Killer Instinct style Ultra combos, but in mastering the timing and diverse move set of your preferred character/weapon combos. This is, of course, referring to BB 1. 2 was so much of a let-down...

  • @ShiddyShad808
    @ShiddyShad8086 жыл бұрын

    That’s funny...I completely forgot that I owned Bushido blade when I was a kid until I saw your review just now, my mind is being flooded with memories watching this.

  • @zachhayes5576
    @zachhayes55766 жыл бұрын

    Finally someone showing love where it's due. Thanks my guy

  • @trunks10k
    @trunks10k7 жыл бұрын

    I remember this game. A friend of mine had this. Brought it over and my brothers and us would play this game for hours on end just laughing at all the funny kills.

  • @metalslugfest
    @metalslugfest8 жыл бұрын

    Totally agree with the video! BB1 is one of my most favorite games to play, and certainly needs the 'reboot' more than any other franchise that comes to mind (well, I could go for a new Jet Moto, too). Glad to know I'm not the only one who prefers the first BB over the sequel, too.

  • @purplenurple4411

    @purplenurple4411

    5 жыл бұрын

    Jet moto was a good party game too. I also liked the Nintendo wave race or whatever. Wonder why they quit making thoses?

  • @lucidexistance1
    @lucidexistance17 жыл бұрын

    One of my favorite video game memories is from Bushido blade 1, where I was playing against a friend and to each of our surprise, we both managed to parry each other's attacks perfectly resulting in quite the battle. One of those moments where time seems to slow and everything you're doing feels natural for that moment. Then it was gone and I forget who won. :P (Edited because it had to be the first one we were playing. I do remember being very frustrated by the teleporting guy though)

  • @newwavepop
    @newwavepop3 жыл бұрын

    i have been watching a few of these video game retrospectives from various people, only on a small handful of games i personally really have memories of playing a lot which basically covers a relatively short period of time between Nes, Snes and PS1. i get the distinct feeling that i am a bit older than most of the people making these, they seem to be talking about it more like its their fond childhood memories but my fond childhood memories are more of playing with action figures during the original Star Wars craze. in 97 i was 25 and my father suddenly passed away, this was a big deal for me because my whole life he had been very sick and i never really got to do a lot of things or be independent because i had to stay home and take care of him. so when he passed i suddenly could not afford the place we had been renting by myself and i still didnt have a drivers license or had ever even driven at all because he had always been to sick to teach me. we also worked at the same place because i had sort of been stuck at this terrible minimum wage job in order for him to keep his decent paying salary job that he could no longer handle by himself, and now i had no way to drive to that job. so my father had just passed and i basically lost my job and i had no money for rent and no way to get around. so i had to beg a friend of mine to give me some driving lessons and take me to the DMV to tame my test. and i had to talk another friend of mine into getting an apartment with me because he lived in a really nasty little roach infested place he was renting. anyway we got an apartment together but we didnt hang out much as we both ran in different circles and did different things, at this time in my life despite all the crap that had just happened my whole life revolved around one night a week when there was a club i went to open and i would get all done up and go feel like a rockstar all night and was dating and having a blast. my room mate still spent most of his free days playing AD&D with a bunch of friends i use to play with. i started coming home after playing and he kept talking about this awesome video game that their DM had, he was so impressed by it that he decided to go buy a PS1 just to get this game, it was the first Diablo. we started playing it all the time when i was clubbing and he wasnt role playing. with his friends. this was the first time i ever played any system after the SNES, eventually he started buying lots of other games, but the one that jumped out at me, the one i had to have, the first PS game i ever bought was Bushido Blade. and i LOVED! i use to play it ALL the time, everyone has thiose couple games that are just the ones they really mastered and are really good at, Bushido Blade was mine. i was REALLY good at it and it along with Diablo got me back into gaming, though i have never been a real gamer. i remember being all excited about getting Bushido Blade 2 and i was SOOO disappointed. it is easily the most let down and angry i have ever been over a game. i did not enjoy ANY aspect of it at all.i also disliked Kengo and honestly could never even fully figure out how to play it. there were all these weird endurance tests you had to do that seemed to lead nowhere.

  • @StarReel
    @StarReel8 жыл бұрын

    Yeah, the HVGN is back :)

  • @wadereardon6483
    @wadereardon64833 жыл бұрын

    I've always wanted to try this game

  • @meccorr
    @meccorr8 жыл бұрын

    I really enjoyed bushido blade 1 when it was released. Problably one of the more unique experiences on ps one. I never played part 2 but would love to see a sequel on psn.

  • @ElBribri
    @ElBribri8 жыл бұрын

    great video as usual, for some reason, ive never played Bushido blade, and im a big Sony/square/play station fan....ive always heard great things abot the game, and it looks actually pretty cool, i should give it a try, the fact taht you added the ps2 "sequels" is great since thats the first thing i thought because i own a PS2 right now.

  • @FullmetalSonic260
    @FullmetalSonic2606 жыл бұрын

    There's also Slice, Dice & Rice, you can definitely see the influence in that game too.

  • @GreyWolfLeaderTW
    @GreyWolfLeaderTW8 жыл бұрын

    Basically, the video game concept of how Samurai duels actually played out, as demonstrated between Shichiro and another hot-head samurai in The Seven Samurai (1954).

  • @limard1
    @limard18 жыл бұрын

    wow....this was actually made masterfully, didnt expect that. subbed and liked

  • @Kordian459
    @Kordian4598 жыл бұрын

    This game was so good. I remember big tournaments with friends, even the ones who weren''t into videogames. Or playing versus mode for hours with my best friend or my younger brother. Bushido Blade, Kensei and Tenchu were my favourite games for PS1.

  • @DowncastParadox
    @DowncastParadox8 жыл бұрын

    I've recently come across Exanima, an isometric dungeon crawler with physics-based combat (sounds crazy, right?) that's currently on Steam's early access program. It has a very similar feel to it (Bushido Blade, I mean) and even got a survival-mode where you fight progressively stronger enemies one-on-one, w/o regenerating health in between, and get to keep their gear as reward. It's worth checking out for that mode alone! Oh, before I forget: awesome video as always, Derek; keep up the good work!

  • @DethroneME
    @DethroneME8 жыл бұрын

    I think it was in BB2 where you can throw your sword. I loved these games growing up mainly bcuz I was also watching Samurai X.

  • @raven-galaxy
    @raven-galaxy5 жыл бұрын

    BB1 & 2 were favorites of mine on the PS1. The idea of one hit kills and limb wounding in a fighting game was a concept that really resonated with me as a fan of sword fighting. I'm glad games like For Honor are around now to satisfy this type of gameplay. While I find Tekken, Street Fighter, Injustice, Mortal Kombat, Killer Instinct and the other popular fighting games to be enjoyable too... there is something about this more realistic deviation on the typical fighting formula that sets it above the rest for me.

  • @retro_marmota

    @retro_marmota

    Жыл бұрын

    One do you prefer? 1 or 2?

  • @jbobdavis1984
    @jbobdavis19847 жыл бұрын

    the FMV in the demo WAS actually in the north american release.

  • @azurillkirby
    @azurillkirby8 жыл бұрын

    Amazing as always! Reminds me of the Deadliest Warriors fighting games, if just because of their abundance of one-hit kills.

  • @NickResonance
    @NickResonance8 жыл бұрын

    There was also a way to actually not fight some of your earlier opponents, and just run away from fights. I THINK that actually led to the good ending. I can't confirm that, though, I only ever managed to successfully escape once and I don't know how I did it.

  • @Ramblinman26
    @Ramblinman262 жыл бұрын

    I was In an anime club in high school, and we had a party where we played a few fighting games, one of which was Bushido Blade.

  • @justaghost5730
    @justaghost57304 жыл бұрын

    Bushido Blade was absolutely amazing. I loved playing two player mode. The eggshell feel that was explained in the video with the the background graphics & sounds effects have never been in any other fighting game I’ve played to this day. I never knew about the second one & I only wish that one day a fighting game could catch the magic that bushido blade had with today’s technology.

  • @ArcadeStriker
    @ArcadeStriker2 жыл бұрын

    To see the developer go from Bushido Blade to Kabuki fucking Warriors and eventually stuck to localizing Hello Kitty games is easily one of the worst fates I could've ever seen for a video game developer ever. And remember that this is the same timeline where Hudson got absorbed by Konami, Hideo got screwed over by Konami, Konami being Konami, and EA eating developers for breakfast for years.

  • @TekMoliGy
    @TekMoliGy8 жыл бұрын

    Wow thanks for introducing me to this game. It really looks cool and original. I'm definitely going to have to pick up bushido blade 1 since it seems better. I like the idea that it is more like a real sword fight instead of just slicing into someone 20 times before their life bar goes down. The good thing about the ps1 is that it was a lot of developers first time working with 3d gaming so there was a ton of original ideas for games. Things like parappa the rapper, bushido blade, and digimon worlds are really great original games. The downside to the ps1 and ps2 is that there is simply too many games that noone has heard of. It makes me afraid to get any games i haven't heard of on the consoles because i've gotten so many bad ones. I feel like the licensing wasn't as strict on ps1 and especially ps2 as it was on nintendo so i feel a lot better off buying a nintendo game that i haven't heard of.

  • @MetatronsCube23
    @MetatronsCube238 жыл бұрын

    Link mode VS was where it was at, just like with Armored Cores link battle.

  • @TVindustries5000
    @TVindustries50008 жыл бұрын

    learning fighting games is worth just to be able to play many different fighting games! I love fighting games so much i kind wanna do what you do and some of my other favorite reviewers but... with fighting games!

  • @TVindustries5000

    @TVindustries5000

    8 жыл бұрын

    +TVindustries5000 and screw counting frames, i hate it

  • @georgehenson2412
    @georgehenson24128 жыл бұрын

    Hmm... It's interesting you did an interview for this review. I knew you spoke Japanese because of the voice acting you did for Roo in his Dragon Quest reviews, but that's some good dedication to things. I'm trying to learn myself while simultaneously doing VG research so we should talk some time.

  • @ElricSowrd
    @ElricSowrd8 жыл бұрын

    I'm replaying Final Fantasy VII on PS4 this month since I sort of promise to do a Final Fantasy VII playthrough after playing Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain. I played the hell out of that game!

  • @cowboy4187
    @cowboy41872 жыл бұрын

    Loved these games

  • @DavidPatMathis81
    @DavidPatMathis817 жыл бұрын

    Okay, liked and subscribed. BTW, you forgot to mention that the proper ending requires you to run around the map and jump down a well into the grotto.

  • @DavidPatMathis81

    @DavidPatMathis81

    7 жыл бұрын

    Oh, and doesn't it require you to play as the kid too?

  • @RoadT123
    @RoadT1237 жыл бұрын

    Great review, man, thank you! I've played only BB2 - that japanese version, so I could barely read some character names... and that yellow blood (hello Clock Tower 2)... but anyway it still remains one of my favourite PSX games. Anyway, this review made me finally get and play original Bushido Blade. To the Ebay!..

  • @DEdens1525
    @DEdens15258 жыл бұрын

    I had both, I'm more of a fan of the 2nd one. I loved using two swords at once.

  • @andreroz25

    @andreroz25

    6 жыл бұрын

    Agree with you. I loved to play with the hidden katana stance, or throw the second weapon and get a distance kill.

  • @raphaelcalado4335
    @raphaelcalado43353 жыл бұрын

    I loved these games, would be great to have a sequel

  • @sumdood8563
    @sumdood85637 жыл бұрын

    3:23 My legs may not work but you know what dose? MY FISTS!!!

  • @ezekielduncan2261
    @ezekielduncan22612 жыл бұрын

    The first game I ever played on Ps1, my father gave me this ps1 and this game. Used to play with my brother all the time

  • @daoyang223
    @daoyang2235 жыл бұрын

    Bushido Blade is a game i bring up all the time to be remade. I always advocated for a concept just like it. Way of the samurai 3 actually has an instant kill mode which is essentially open world Bushido Blade

  • @MrChadsimoneaux

    @MrChadsimoneaux

    4 жыл бұрын

    Have you played Slice Dice and Rice?

  • @christophermeade1532
    @christophermeade15327 жыл бұрын

    I personally really like both of these games but this review is still awesome!

  • @Thurgebroketoe
    @Thurgebroketoe8 жыл бұрын

    I've always wanted to play this game.

  • @melonruler3521
    @melonruler35212 жыл бұрын

    Though it is very different I recommend Clone drone in the danger zone as it has a very similar death mechanic and features multiple weapons. it is available on steam and now is the perfect time as it has recently released outside of early access.

  • @flocke228
    @flocke2288 жыл бұрын

    Great review....and Cool shirt where you got it?

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