OneChanbara: Bikini Samurai Squad

[jedimind7]

Anyone here pick this up? Thoughts so far? I was on the fence about getting it for a while but come Friday I will be purchasing.

[The 1 2 P]

I want to pick it up(it's only $29 or $39 new) but I'm going to wait a bit. I don't even care about the reviews because I already know exactly what type of game this is.

[Drag0nsfyre]

I picked it up last night on the way home from work. I have not checked it out though since I also picked up F.E.A.R. 2 and the Ultimate Genesis collection as well. I just ended up giving fear 2 a spin for a while online.
I'm also familiar with pretty much what to expect with the game though since I have one of the import titles on the ps2.

[Graham Mitchell]

This looked pretty cool, actually. I'm surprised it's debuting at a "budget" price. Can't wait to hear some reviews.

[The Shawn]

I was checking this out at EB last night, zombies and bikini's, how can you go wrong?

[Sudo]

It's on the way to me from Gamefly, should be here tomorrow. I can keep it for $27, and I may end up doing so if it's halfway decent.

[Ze_ro]

I'm surprised it's debuting at a "budget" price. Can't wait to hear some reviews.

You do realize this whole series has been budget priced in Japan for a long time now, right?

Don't be too surprised when the reviews are all 5's and 6's. It IS a budget title after all, it's not going to be another Bioshock or Gears of War.

--Zero

[Graham Mitchell]

You do realize this whole series has been budget priced in Japan for a long time now, right?

Don't be too surprised when the reviews are all 5's and 6's. It IS a budget title after all, it's not going to be another Bioshock or Gears of War.

--Zero

i thought the name sounded familiar but i didn't know it was a series. the preview of it in the latest game informer has an interviewer with the devloper, etc., giving the impression that this is an a-list title.

[iloveguns]

i've seen this on the store hmm looks intriguing..

[The 1 2 P]

giving the impression that this is an a-list title.

Um...definitely not

[Bojay1997]

You do realize this whole series has been budget priced in Japan for a long time now, right?

Don't be too surprised when the reviews are all 5's and 6's. It IS a budget title after all, it's not going to be another Bioshock or Gears of War.

--Zero

5s and 6s would be generous for any title in the series. I have played the earlier games, but my understanding is that the 360 version is already getting poor reviews (like 1 out of 5). This should have been a $20 game, not a $40 one since that implies that it actually has some play and replay value.

[c0ldb33r]

Will I pick this up?



Yes. Yes I will. But I'll wait until it's reduced to about $20.00. I don't really think I'd want to buy it used. This ... isn't the type of game that I'd wanna buy after some other guy's been ... handling it. No thanks, I'm not ... down with that.

I went to EB Games tonight to get the new Sonic Sega collection. I showed my wife the case for Onechanbara. She made the pretty funny point that if that woman was real her bikini bottom would have to be a little bigger because those bottoms are so small you can practically see her clitoris. She now knows why I want the game

[fuchikoma]

Worst manual ever.

Excluding the table of contents, customer support, health warnings, EULA, and mandatory Xbox Live advert, there's a solid 2 and 1/2 pages of actual gameplay information.

Obviously this isn't Steel Battalion, but it would've been nice if they mentioned small details like how to get out of the life-draining rampage mode or that some enemies are impossible to kill until you level up.

[Ze_ro]

I expect this game will be somewhat akin to Earth Defense Force 2017: Basically a simple idea repeated over and over with some minor changes along the way to keep it somewhat interesting, but never particularly deep, and not with any particularly original or impressive storyline. However, if you can ignore that and get into it, there will be some fun to be had.

Of course, EDF is another of D3's "Simple 2000" budget series in Japan...

That said, I enjoyed EDF, and I expect I will enjoy Onechanbara too. But I certainly don't expect it to make any "game of the year" lists.

--Zero

[Joe West]

i think ill wait until it hits 20.00

[ScourDX]

Dead Rising meet Rumble Roses. I am gonna get it once the price drops.

[The 1 2 P]

I don't really think I'd want to buy it used. This ... isn't the type of game that I'd wanna buy after some other guy's been ... handling it. No thanks, I'm not ... down with that.

So you don't like sloppy seconds? Thats not very ron-jeremy-like of you.

[Fuyukaze]

I dont plan to get this game day one. Think I'll wait till THEY GET MY DAMN PRE-ORDER IN!! Pre-ordered it the day gamecrazy offered it and they only got the 360 version in and only 4 copies at that!

[smork]

I expect this game will be somewhat akin to Earth Defense Force 2017: Basically a simple idea repeated over and over with some minor changes along the way to keep it somewhat interesting, but never particularly deep, and not with any particularly original or impressive storyline. However, if you can ignore that and get into it, there will be some fun to be had.

Of course, EDF is another of D3's "Simple 2000" budget series in Japan...

That said, I enjoyed EDF, and I expect I will enjoy Onechanbara too. But I certainly don't expect it to make any "game of the year" lists.

--Zero

Well, I love EDF (both PS2 versions and the 360 version - got 100% complete on it!) and I loathe Onechanbara Vortex. I figured bikinis and zombies can't miss, but oh it can.

It might not be so totally horrible if the camera wasn't completely fucked. But it is, and it is.

Maybe the series got fixed when moving to the west, but I doubt it.

[Half Japanese]

I expect this game will be somewhat akin to Earth Defense Force 2017: Basically a simple idea repeated over and over with some minor changes along the way to keep it somewhat interesting, but never particularly deep, and not with any particularly original or impressive storyline. However, if you can ignore that and get into it, there will be some fun to be had.

Of course, EDF is another of D3's "Simple 2000" budget series in Japan...

That said, I enjoyed EDF, and I expect I will enjoy Onechanbara too. But I certainly don't expect it to make any "game of the year" lists.

--Zero

As someone who enjoyed EDF, I've gotta say that Onechanbara is a huge pile of crap. My roommate borrowed it from his brother in law and we played it for about 20 minutes. It's never a good sign when the loading screen minigame is mroe fun than the game itself. It's basically a $40 update to any given sub-par early 90's beat-em-up, only without the subtle charm that those games sometimes provided. This is downright awful in every conceivable way. Do yourself a favor and pick up God Hand instead...or just about anything else.

[glorfindel]

i gotta remember to pick this up. doesnt sound amazing but hell i need somthing new to do and why not play some japanese game where your in bikinis killing the undead? sounds like my dream friday night

[jcalder8]

This actually sounds.... pretty bad..... I can't wait to buy it I'll be picking it up the first chance I get when I see it for the $20 mark.

[darkslime]

For $20 I'm in.

I've heard from people that the wii version of the game is better. Hmmm...

[Half Japanese]

The game isn't worth $10, let alone the $20 pricepoint a lot of you are waiting for, and the fact that they think it's worth $40 is like charging BMW prices for a moped.

[c0ldb33r]

I've heard from people that the wii version of the game is better. Hmmm...

I believe it. Have you seen the box art?

This game is really made for waggle control, know what I mean? know what I mean? nudge nudge, wink wink, say no more