I haven't played this game in 10 years and when I did I was a too young to really appreciate it. I just bought it off eBay new and have been playing it for the past 7 hours and I am blown away. I love the 'Choose Your Own Adventure' style of games and this is probably one of my all time favorites now! The story is amazing, the replay value is off the charts and even the soundtrack it amazing! I plan to download it tonight and use it for my D&D games. I wish their were more games like this.
I feel like this game was catered to me! I get really bored of games easily and have struggled to finish many of the games I start. This game kind of felt like the perfect amount of gameplay to be satisfied. Love it <3 Need more new games like this.
what are you using to record your gameplay?? I want to do a "Let's Play" video and I can't get the picture to ever look right when I am playing my PS2 games.
I don't understand how each entry in the series could get worse and worse. Number 1 and 2 are among my favorite games. Especially 1. I even beat Samurai Western. I bought Way of the Samurai 3 and sold it right away. Sucks I had high hopes.
I stayed up late last night, playing Code of the Samurai, thinking i was playing Way of the Samurai, hahaha lol me. Today when i get home im going download this game, so i can play it. Still Code of the Samurai is a fun game but this one looks more hardcore.
As for the afro guy, it's not so strange that a black guy would be in Meiji-era Japan. But yeah, the odds are stacked against the possibility that a black guy from America came to Japan and became a samurai. lol. And it's just not possible that he'd have that hairstyle. XD
Blonde girl with the rapier is less of an anachronism since it is during the Meiji Restoration. It is not unfeasible for her to be there. Just highly unlikely. Afro Samurai on the other hand...
Way of the Samurai 4 REALLY needs to come out faster. I needs it.
this game is really good i have all 3 but i enjoy the gameplay of WotS2 but i love the creation-ship in wots3 now if only Christmas would come soon so wots4 will come out
This game was fun but short and I hate the multiple endings with no one straight path making choices as you go, I mean you could play both sides if you wanted to but y'know what? Way of the Samurai 3 so it didn't completely bomb!
I played the hell out of this game back in the day. I'm playing Way of the Samurai 3 now and my character's name is Kenji. I just thought it was funny that the samurai in this video is named Kenji too.
@supereldinho Multiple endings/weapons/etc to unlock.
Remember, the whole open-world game genre was very small on consoles when the game first came out. The ONLY notable open-world game on the PS2 at the time WotS came out was GTA III.
@Poopboy125 Yeah, I know. But still, it's very repetitive and there is little replay value. Although I do find this game good, the only thing I hate about it is that it's so short. Besides, I've played other, longer games with different endings and they were also good, but this one could've been so much better if it was at least 2 hours longer. But that's just my opinion.
@supereldinho I think I have to agree with you on that. Though I heard WoTS 4 is going to be longer, my problem with the game series is how easy it is to cheat the system by just killing and stealing for yen, get your sword forged, kill the blacksmith to get your money back and just rinse and repeat. I think the series would benefit if it drop that ability and made the game longer. Like... Oh, you spend a year in the town instead of just like two weeks.
I played the shit outta this game back in the day. I once decided to kill as many warriors as I could to see what my rank would say. So I killed 200 warriors and it said I was a Random Slasher, haha.
200 kills took a bit of time, but this game kicked so much ass that you were willing to test it's limits and various plot directions.
@Nixel85 You should have gone to the foundry. If you start killing the dude there, it enters into a battle, and you have to kill 100 people to exit. You get 10 yen for it.
I've only played WOS 3, I'm anxious to get both one and two for the ps2 but they are so hard to find. I ordered WOS 1 from amazon.. but 2 is really expensive ;_;. I guess I'll pick that up later. Anyways I liked and favored your video :D!
I used to play this game religiously. The second one was horrid in comparison. The simplicity is what made this game. Way of the Samurai 3 should be considered the true sequel.
I just reminded my brother in law of this game and he judt bought it. We stil have our Playstation two's even though they moved on to the up to date systems. We aren't getting rid of our stuff like most peoplr.
I had a Japanese version of this, and I remembered last I play this, it was around a sunset time and a whole bunch of samurais were kicking my ass, because I just randomly click through the dialogues so I doesnt know what I talked to them, when I was almost killed and on the ground, I randomly kicked up a few carrots and my HP was fulled again...
The games are so rare in my city. Way of the Samurai has it's pros over SAMURAI 2. That being, the diversity of attacks for each sword/weapon. SAMURAI 2 lacks that. But in SAMURAI 2, there more places to go, more things to do, more endings, more GAMEPLAY (SAMURAI 1 was too short), and more characters to choose from. I have not played SAMURAI 3 yet, I wonder if it's good?
@TheBipolarGemini Oh, they also have gone and done the same with the Yakuza series. I don't mean a western Yakuza game, but instead a Yakuza feudal japan game. Again its Japan PS3 only
I remember this game, it was so good i never beated it, have u played Berzerk? or Bujingai? or Shinobi? I Think u should add those tho the Underrated Gems, And i insist u shoul talk in te videos xD
Big fan of Way of the Samurai 2 and 3, need to try out the original sometime soon. They may be a little clunky, but if you have some patience they are great samurai games.
@oomsbun I take back what I said, after I beat ONE of the endings I realized saving wasn't really that important since you can beat one of the endings in like 3 hours. The saving system is still flawed though.
I love the ending where you die with your samurai friend fighting off that huge army on the bridge. "We will show them how to fight and die, like true samurai!" So epic.
@teh2Dgamer i love your underrated gem series. when ps3 came out the ps2 was eclipsed. its about damn time someone gave some classics a little spotlight. thank you
like many other commenters, i really appreciate this series of videos. :] this game was one of my first experiences with the ps2. never was quite sure what the title was...until now that is :] thanks!
One of my all-time favorite classics. This truly was underated. No amount of reviews or bashing from "hardcore"gamers can deter me from this game. The way the story unfolds based upon your actions is simply stunning for a game of its time. I believe it has more choices that some games that claim such.
for the time this it was released, id say it was fantastic. it still is a genius game. and i just played some. i love it! anyone that is fan of 3D-freeroam adventure games and the Samurai setting MUST play this game.
@teh2Dgamer You Need to make some time for part two. It was truly a sleeper hit, virtually no coverage here in america. Same incredible replay value, sword collection, variable endings simple amazing.
I think also you left out one thing about part one, if I'm not mistaken after you beat it you can unlock a 2 player duel mode
@teh2Dgamer There is a third one out now too. Its very good. There is a feature where you can make your own sword. You can choose the handle, hand guard, sheath and what style you use. You can even name it. The third one is the best i think by far
@Samrezzal04 I was not fond on part 2 and I own and only beat it once, it did not flow as well as the first one, the 3rd one was better than the 2nd but came out at a time i could not put as much time into it
@Samrezzal04 The second one is good, but the first one is better in some regards. Like, for example, the speech system is far better in the first game. I don't know why more people like the first one more, though. I personally like them both equally, as they're pretty similar.
@asdasdqweqwe2131 Also, from what I remember with the comparison between the two, countering from my experience is executed better in the first of the series than in the second. In saying, countering from what I have seen in part 2 is a means for an instant kill where in part 1 you can throw your opponent off balance if they dare rush an attack and take advantage. Another matter of part 2 that I was indifferent about was the addition of a map not found in part 1.
@asdasdqweqwe2131 I like the first one alittle more it's shorter then the second but it's easier to get into the story. While the second one took some getting use to and was a much less memorable experience.
@asdasdqweqwe2131 Pretty good. WotS2 has more in the way of content for the most part, and the first one had no voice acting, but in spite of that it's still worth playing. A lot of the gameplay is the same, if less polished. One of the features of one that was lost in the sequel is the ability to actually walk from place to place, instead of going to a map screen. All in all, number two is a little bit easier but the first one has a bit more realism.
Long loading times between areas, choppy frame rates in the battles made for an inferior sequel, and I played them back-to-back; meaning it felt all the more disappointing and jarring in combat.
I just could not understand why the heck the 2nd game lost its fluid feel of battles. Well, then it dawned on me, it's due to the larger 3D rendered areas, it just bogged down the combat.
I have this game and the first time I played it I found it very annoying because I wasn't yet used to its style but after I had gotten used to it I found it enjoyable.
Wow, this was one of my favorite games growing up. I must've played it through a hundred times! I still have it, I think and it's really cool that someone else has played it. You cover a bunch of my favorite games, like WinBack. Kinda cool that someone else remembers those random games that I played as a child.
I actually really enjoyed this game also. It was just something very different to me and though short I really like the idea of collecting different weapons. The only one of these I did not like was Samurai Western though. It just wasn't what I was expecting it to be. Probably unfair of me, but when I played it, I was looking for a game relative to this or its sequel.
I really enjoyed playing this game--even went through it a few times to get the multiple endings. It had a kind of charm that isn't in a lot of games today, and it doesn't happen often, but I actually grew to like the characters in the game a lot.
What heck are peoples problems!?! I loved this game! It was one of the most unique, if rather short, experiences in the entire ps2 library! The adventure was short but you could play through it like 10 times and get different results each time. I recommend to everyone to try this out.
i love this game. like no one in my neighborhood had this game. everyone thought it was stupid because you 'died too easy' to which i responded, "only if you suck at it"
good game, glad you reviewed it because it is definitely an overlooked gem.
Sweet. Samurai Western was actually released under the buget 505 Gamestreet line here in Europe and thus it is rather limited. That said, 505 Gamestreet did release the only English versions of the Simple 2000 games - most of which are bloody awful lol.
@teh2Dgamer samurai western is the 3rd one, the 2nd one is less awkward than the first, and you need to hone ur skills ;), oh and the 4th or 3rd is on ps3
@EMagnificent Samurai Western should not be linked to the struggling (due to what I've been reading about the 4th one) but by god do I love it, WotS series. Atlus published SW and have not touched any of the WotS series, which I actually would see as a positive thing, despite SW being an epic fail of a game. Rising Zan: The Samurai Gunman on the PSOne is way better if anyone wants some samurai/western action.
Way of the Samurai 1&2 - PS2
Way of the Samurai 3&4 - PS3 (xb360 got the 3rd also)
I remember trying this game briefly when a friend of mine rented it, that night we each tried it and none of them seemed to like it. I told them it was their loss and started to play my file further then any of them had gotten, shown them the new techniques and blades you can get amongst other things and they were bittergreen in the end. I loved this game and its sequel but I unfortunately haven't been able to get a copy to own of either.. makes me so envious. Thanks for sharing these videos!
I also think this was too underrated, lots of players just want to rush through a game trying to get everything the first time and be done with it. WoS was made to be replayed and explored, I always loved the fact that your choices actually effected the GAME, not just the ending. Most "choose a side" type games end up with a good or bad ending only, and even those are marginally different. Still among my top 5 games ever.
@Shockerbv To each his own. However, the nearly 50,000 views on this vid tell me that a lot of people don't agree with your opinion, but you're still entitled to it.
I think I once saw a gameplay video of a Capcom Samurai game where the sword play was realistic (one hit, one kill kinda play). Would you happen to know of such a game?
@anth42789 Hmmm... I can't remember, I got Tesshin (was that his name?)'s sword, though. And Chel's... that one was hard, I got it when she was killed one playthrough during the finale, I could never bring myself to kill her xD
Considering that one good playthrough is just about 2 hours, the fact I've been playing this game every day for a few weeks is pretty telling. The fighting is awesome, and the quest to collect and perfect swords can be addictive :'(
To me i think why this was an underated game is because it was WAY past it's time and this game required patience as well and in this day and age and even back in 2002 gamers didn't have time to create their own adventure.
"Would yoou please help us? WITH DEFENDING THE RESTURAUNT!"
NikoliBearcrusher 1 day ago
is this free roam?
hkig448833 5 days ago
I haven't played this game in 10 years and when I did I was a too young to really appreciate it. I just bought it off eBay new and have been playing it for the past 7 hours and I am blown away. I love the 'Choose Your Own Adventure' style of games and this is probably one of my all time favorites now! The story is amazing, the replay value is off the charts and even the soundtrack it amazing! I plan to download it tonight and use it for my D&D games. I wish their were more games like this.
MrDaratum 1 week ago
I feel like this game was catered to me! I get really bored of games easily and have struggled to finish many of the games I start. This game kind of felt like the perfect amount of gameplay to be satisfied. Love it <3 Need more new games like this.
LovexPoison 2 weeks ago
omfg i finally found this i played this last time!
danoob2110 2 weeks ago
I think Tesshin is my favorite character in design. He has an awesome sword, and he was the most difficult opponent I had fought.
NicholasGeschke 3 weeks ago
what are you using to record your gameplay?? I want to do a "Let's Play" video and I can't get the picture to ever look right when I am playing my PS2 games.
nightsystem 3 weeks ago
I don't understand how each entry in the series could get worse and worse. Number 1 and 2 are among my favorite games. Especially 1. I even beat Samurai Western. I bought Way of the Samurai 3 and sold it right away. Sucks I had high hopes.
s7934777 3 weeks ago
I want that AFRO samurai!!!!
sofixed 1 month ago
I must of played through this a bajillion times. Excellent game. :3
8BitPicklez 1 month ago
i was in love with this game...but dissapointed with the second one.
toubapatouba 1 month ago in playlist PS2 Underrated Gems
@toubapatouba Try the third one!
TetsuyaBrazil 1 month ago
im so getting this
BladerPower 1 month ago
this was made by the same guys from tenchu 1 & 2, for those who don't know
SirFellfire 2 months ago
WTF is afro samurai doing here?
Busterdrag 2 months ago
@Busterdrag Beats me
SUNNYRAINWIND 2 months ago
"I wont make you wait, Please wait here."
aric110491 2 months ago
i remember when by accident i pressed in i give up against tsubohachi then the train fucked me up LOL
GodHandFan 2 months ago
@GodHandFan you could've had the other clan guy help you out.
TheSweetKnight 2 months ago
Damn, this game is still awesome!!!
Gangster1561 2 months ago
Decent game, but it's a little short.
TheRealThreeP 2 months ago
@TheRealThreeP Short, but it's meant to be replayed multiple times.
teh2Dgamer 2 months ago 2
This gaem is underrated
daoyinyang 3 months ago 5
@daoyinyang can tell if mispelled game or put an A in gem?
hkig448833 5 days ago
can i dowload this game and how ? :D
zmijurina100 3 months ago
WTF? Afro Samurai
noirflamingo 3 months ago
This gameplay seems to be more smooth than WOTS 3's gameplay, why did they changed the gameplay to a worse one?
ZombieNGhost 3 months ago
How does it taste?
Bad...
That's rude...
getthefuckaoutmyway 4 months ago
I stayed up late last night, playing Code of the Samurai, thinking i was playing Way of the Samurai, hahaha lol me. Today when i get home im going download this game, so i can play it. Still Code of the Samurai is a fun game but this one looks more hardcore.
crazylanfran 4 months ago
I love this game, it's so underrated. :)
As for the afro guy, it's not so strange that a black guy would be in Meiji-era Japan. But yeah, the odds are stacked against the possibility that a black guy from America came to Japan and became a samurai. lol. And it's just not possible that he'd have that hairstyle. XD
Anyway, fun game. :D
RedBannerOfThePeople 4 months ago
say word its the exact same as the psp version
10Rejean 4 months ago
Umm excuse me but this video kicks ass.
gregisfreestyle 4 months ago
Blonde girl with the rapier is less of an anachronism since it is during the Meiji Restoration. It is not unfeasible for her to be there. Just highly unlikely. Afro Samurai on the other hand...
Way of the Samurai 4 REALLY needs to come out faster. I needs it.
Kilsot 5 months ago
The black guy looks like an anacronism. What year in Japan does this take place?
godzillakotm 5 months ago
@godzillakotm Late Edo Period, I think. Not that I know anything about Japanese history. There's also a blonde girl with a rapier in the game LOL
PercussivexFomors 5 months ago
I rather liked this game. Only problems with it, it was too short, and the character development was a bit lacking.
Other than that, I rather enjoyed the combat. And I've always been fascinated by Japan, especially the legends of the Samurai.
Hai.
NicholasGeschke 5 months ago
Outrun 2006, Way of the Samurai, Mario Party 4 and Harvest Moon: BTN are my favorite games!
TetsuyaBrazil 5 months ago
this game is really good i have all 3 but i enjoy the gameplay of WotS2 but i love the creation-ship in wots3 now if only Christmas would come soon so wots4 will come out
dantathedevil 5 months ago
This is on psp also
StonedAssassinNZL 6 months ago
muito bom o jogo gostei muito
NEGAOAFONSO 6 months ago
BUSHIDO
YGOMaster97 6 months ago
This game was fun but short and I hate the multiple endings with no one straight path making choices as you go, I mean you could play both sides if you wanted to but y'know what? Way of the Samurai 3 so it didn't completely bomb!
Colzline 6 months ago
Damn wow this game looks frikin awesome, reminds me of Shadow of the colossos and ICO.
akmandem69 6 months ago
"Leave this pass"
(leaves)
"You should not leave in the middle of my warning!"
MynamesnotSteve100 6 months ago 10
Dying in this game is a PAIN IN THE FUCKING ASS.
Pasalaqcua 6 months ago
I actually disliked the first, but the second one was something else, widh I had a PS3 just to see the third.
ChuckPalomo 6 months ago
This is my favorite game of all time!A game that you control more than it controls you.This or the Sims are the best games of all. (Just my opinion)
SinsOfOrigin 7 months ago
I love this game! The gamplay is just amazing and the duel mode, epic! You can really tell who's a pro and a noob in this game. Awesome!
PunxRascaL 7 months ago in playlist PS2 Underrated Gems
Oh my god i miss this game.. i had it on my ps2 YEARS ago and i played it constantly. finished the game at least 10 times. I really want it back =/
XchaosftwX 7 months ago
I loved the first and second game! The third was a downgrade from the second, the second was more "alive" and fun!
ryosama1988 7 months ago
I played the hell out of this game back in the day. I'm playing Way of the Samurai 3 now and my character's name is Kenji. I just thought it was funny that the samurai in this video is named Kenji too.
adumlarp999 7 months ago
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"I won't make you wait, Please wait here."
TheBattousai6009 8 months ago
This is one of the weirdest games I've ever played. Aside from the OK gameplay fighting style, I have just one question:
WHY THE HELL IS IT SO SHORT??!!
Seriously, you can finish it in an hour tops. So what's the point?
supereldinho 8 months ago
@supereldinho Multiple endings/weapons/etc to unlock.
Remember, the whole open-world game genre was very small on consoles when the game first came out. The ONLY notable open-world game on the PS2 at the time WotS came out was GTA III.
ShakinJamacian 8 months ago
@supereldinho theres a couple of different endings
Poopboy125 7 months ago
@Poopboy125 Yeah, I know. But still, it's very repetitive and there is little replay value. Although I do find this game good, the only thing I hate about it is that it's so short. Besides, I've played other, longer games with different endings and they were also good, but this one could've been so much better if it was at least 2 hours longer. But that's just my opinion.
supereldinho 7 months ago
@supereldinho I think I have to agree with you on that. Though I heard WoTS 4 is going to be longer, my problem with the game series is how easy it is to cheat the system by just killing and stealing for yen, get your sword forged, kill the blacksmith to get your money back and just rinse and repeat. I think the series would benefit if it drop that ability and made the game longer. Like... Oh, you spend a year in the town instead of just like two weeks.
darknight910 7 months ago
I only played way of the samurai 3
chaosdragon1212 8 months ago
old memory's
DWAHLJ 8 months ago
I've always been puzzled that the "main" storylines to the WotS games have been the shortest to accomplish.
ShakinJamacian 8 months ago
My only gripe? TO FUCKING SHORT A STORY LINE!
TSEpictures 8 months ago
I played the shit outta this game back in the day. I once decided to kill as many warriors as I could to see what my rank would say. So I killed 200 warriors and it said I was a Random Slasher, haha.
200 kills took a bit of time, but this game kicked so much ass that you were willing to test it's limits and various plot directions.
Nixel85 8 months ago
@Nixel85 You should have gone to the foundry. If you start killing the dude there, it enters into a battle, and you have to kill 100 people to exit. You get 10 yen for it.
TSEpictures 8 months ago
@TSEpictures
i made better money at the bridge. Besides, the money didn't mean much after people dropped a couple weapon upgrades on the ground.
Nixel85 8 months ago
@Nixel85 No doubt. I just use the foundry if I want to be quick about it since the enemies are insanily easy.
TSEpictures 8 months ago
I want this game for Wii with motion controls :) no red steel bullshit
PTwolf 8 months ago
This looks amazing. And its only 5.99 at gamestop.
Your videos inspired me to buy another PS2. I love your videos.
OrgasmicPancakes 8 months ago
I was playing this today
souljaryanboy 9 months ago
can someone pls tell me how long it takes to finish this game in hours? i want buy it but when its too short then i have to thnik about it
TheLegendKiller94 9 months ago
I've only played WOS 3, I'm anxious to get both one and two for the ps2 but they are so hard to find. I ordered WOS 1 from amazon.. but 2 is really expensive ;_;. I guess I'll pick that up later. Anyways I liked and favored your video :D!
And subscribed because you earned it ! >:D!
gomugear2 10 months ago
I used to play this game religiously. The second one was horrid in comparison. The simplicity is what made this game. Way of the Samurai 3 should be considered the true sequel.
GoodWithComputer 10 months ago
loved this game.
dposey38 10 months ago
yea this game was sick, luvd the different endings
prelude92jdm777 10 months ago
The best game ever.It makes me sad that everyone forgott it,but i still play it :) ...
Xzyification 10 months ago
I just reminded my brother in law of this game and he judt bought it. We stil have our Playstation two's even though they moved on to the up to date systems. We aren't getting rid of our stuff like most peoplr.
jlskura 10 months ago
Just bought this game last week because I remembered it being fun back in the day. It really is an underrated game.
SNESLIVE 10 months ago
Holy crap I rented this so many years ago and me and my cousin played it to death. Such a weird game, but it had its moments
Orogenesis 10 months ago
I had a Japanese version of this, and I remembered last I play this, it was around a sunset time and a whole bunch of samurais were kicking my ass, because I just randomly click through the dialogues so I doesnt know what I talked to them, when I was almost killed and on the ground, I randomly kicked up a few carrots and my HP was fulled again...
That was pretty interesting and funny lol
WarzJWG 10 months ago
J'adorais ce jeu avant
94Kazarian 10 months ago
lol he runs so gay. I barely remember this game, but It was alright back when it came out
RotaryPoweredRX 10 months ago
wtf is the second bad guy doing there ? OR IS HE HE BOSS? lol :D
bdogrular 10 months ago
I wish this game was longer, it's awesome!
TeitiTT 11 months ago
i bought this game today
five mins after i told my cousin about this game and how rare it is i saw it on the used section at gamestop and got it for 6 bucks!!!
ubrenmufasa2001 11 months ago
That was such a fun game. My friends and I played it so many times.
HimataGaan 11 months ago
The games are so rare in my city. Way of the Samurai has it's pros over SAMURAI 2. That being, the diversity of attacks for each sword/weapon. SAMURAI 2 lacks that. But in SAMURAI 2, there more places to go, more things to do, more endings, more GAMEPLAY (SAMURAI 1 was too short), and more characters to choose from. I have not played SAMURAI 3 yet, I wonder if it's good?
harukis 11 months ago
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PILLZ!
Jaramo1 11 months ago
@TheBipolarGemini Oh, they also have gone and done the same with the Yakuza series. I don't mean a western Yakuza game, but instead a Yakuza feudal japan game. Again its Japan PS3 only
Blahdabbadoo 11 months ago
@TheBipolarGemini was it any good? I mean if its total trash, I'll try not to waste my time.
Blahdabbadoo 11 months ago
Whats Afro Samurai doing in this game?!
yaz1014 11 months ago 16
@yaz1014 yea and this game came out a while before the show
MrSalmon88 8 months ago
@yaz1014 idk maybe they wanted him in a china game just like a bruce lee movie
MrPs2masters 7 months ago
@yaz1014 Actually I'm wondering why would a samurai be using a fuckin' afro... and where did he get it?
getthefuckaoutmyway 3 months ago in playlist getthefuckaoutmyway's favorites
This game is epic!!
ever played Ronin Blade aka Soul of the Samurai? its awesome also
oomsbun 1 year ago
wtf i want this
oomsbun 1 year ago
I remember this game, it was so good i never beated it, have u played Berzerk? or Bujingai? or Shinobi? I Think u should add those tho the Underrated Gems, And i insist u shoul talk in te videos xD
AuronpeacemakerG 1 year ago
Big fan of Way of the Samurai 2 and 3, need to try out the original sometime soon. They may be a little clunky, but if you have some patience they are great samurai games.
viewtifuljoe99 1 year ago
Ah I missed this game..never tried the second one though..
oriramu 1 year ago
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vfgjhj 1 year ago
@vfgjhj cant u save? :<
oomsbun 1 year ago
@oomsbun I take back what I said, after I beat ONE of the endings I realized saving wasn't really that important since you can beat one of the endings in like 3 hours. The saving system is still flawed though.
vfgjhj 1 year ago
wtf is afro samuri doing there
IPRANKTheFool 1 year ago
I love the ending where you die with your samurai friend fighting off that huge army on the bridge. "We will show them how to fight and die, like true samurai!" So epic.
stankylittleangus 1 year ago
Wow, this brings back fond memories of Sword of the Samurai.
Kindlesmith70 1 year ago
loved this game
darrinthaboii 1 year ago
Man, I always love it when the music kicks in.
WhatWhatAli 1 year ago
@teh2Dgamer i love your underrated gem series. when ps3 came out the ps2 was eclipsed. its about damn time someone gave some classics a little spotlight. thank you
Szealaporro 1 year ago
this game is so fuckin epic the story is really well thought
lukeas4 1 year ago
"How does it taste?"
"Bad."
"..."
Stratocaster05 1 year ago
Such an awesome game.
LOL @ "I won't make you wait. Please wait here."
Marcell2aG 1 year ago
CHECK OUT MY BAD QUALITY BUT SKILLFULL WOTS VIDEO
fortyeu789 1 year ago
Choose Your Own Adventure kind of games can be both good and bad.
So far, the only ones like that that i find good or ok is this and Heavy Rain.
And boy, do i love this CYOA kind of game.
TheStickKid 1 year ago
Yeah this game is awesome!!!
computron808 1 year ago
like many other commenters, i really appreciate this series of videos. :] this game was one of my first experiences with the ps2. never was quite sure what the title was...until now that is :] thanks!
De908 1 year ago
lol the original Afro Samurai
FuckingNativeWomen 1 year ago
one of my FAVORITE!!! games for ps2
godlymansean 1 year ago
What's awesome about this, is that it's like one of those books of Choose your own Adventure and you can choose which side you're in !
Aelkamal 1 year ago
lol afro-samurai! does this remind anyone else of the Samurai Champloo series?
arrondavidson 1 year ago
this game is awesome, i just made a video to the song it plays at dusk, this game changed my life
s7934777 1 year ago
One of my all-time favorite classics. This truly was underated. No amount of reviews or bashing from "hardcore"gamers can deter me from this game. The way the story unfolds based upon your actions is simply stunning for a game of its time. I believe it has more choices that some games that claim such.
Apollo19870 1 year ago
for the time this it was released, id say it was fantastic. it still is a genius game. and i just played some. i love it! anyone that is fan of 3D-freeroam adventure games and the Samurai setting MUST play this game.
Sativasoldier666v2 1 year ago
where can I get this version of the game, cause I have an version, but its in japanese and I cannt read ._.
lucasninja18 1 year ago
how is this compared to the second one?
asdasdqweqwe2131 1 year ago
@asdasdqweqwe2131 Not sure. I haven't had time to play the second one yet.
teh2Dgamer 1 year ago 3
@teh2Dgamer You Need to make some time for part two. It was truly a sleeper hit, virtually no coverage here in america. Same incredible replay value, sword collection, variable endings simple amazing.
I think also you left out one thing about part one, if I'm not mistaken after you beat it you can unlock a 2 player duel mode
Samrezzal04 1 year ago
@Samrezzal04 I forgot about the duel mode.
teh2Dgamer 1 year ago
@teh2Dgamer There is a third one out now too. Its very good. There is a feature where you can make your own sword. You can choose the handle, hand guard, sheath and what style you use. You can even name it. The third one is the best i think by far
hitokirikenesu 1 year ago
@Samrezzal04 I was not fond on part 2 and I own and only beat it once, it did not flow as well as the first one, the 3rd one was better than the 2nd but came out at a time i could not put as much time into it
Sheltwon 1 year ago
@Samrezzal04 The second one is good, but the first one is better in some regards. Like, for example, the speech system is far better in the first game. I don't know why more people like the first one more, though. I personally like them both equally, as they're pretty similar.
gravisamurai89 11 months ago
@teh2Dgamer I have always wanted to play this game. Might pick it up today.
RabbitBlade 1 year ago 5
@asdasdqweqwe2131 It's a bit better imo. The second one is good too, I've heard 3 sucks though.
UnholyWarcry 1 year ago
@UnholyWarcry WoTS 3 was ok. After you beat it a few times it gets really boring.
sthunder77 1 year ago
@asdasdqweqwe2131 Also, from what I remember with the comparison between the two, countering from my experience is executed better in the first of the series than in the second. In saying, countering from what I have seen in part 2 is a means for an instant kill where in part 1 you can throw your opponent off balance if they dare rush an attack and take advantage. Another matter of part 2 that I was indifferent about was the addition of a map not found in part 1.
A2Nesk 1 year ago
@asdasdqweqwe2131 I like the first one alittle more it's shorter then the second but it's easier to get into the story. While the second one took some getting use to and was a much less memorable experience.
ozaffer77 1 year ago
@asdasdqweqwe2131 Pretty good. WotS2 has more in the way of content for the most part, and the first one had no voice acting, but in spite of that it's still worth playing. A lot of the gameplay is the same, if less polished. One of the features of one that was lost in the sequel is the ability to actually walk from place to place, instead of going to a map screen. All in all, number two is a little bit easier but the first one has a bit more realism.
KefkeWren 1 year ago
@asdasdqweqwe2131 Yeah, urm 2nd one was defo not a sleeper hit.
Long loading times between areas, choppy frame rates in the battles made for an inferior sequel, and I played them back-to-back; meaning it felt all the more disappointing and jarring in combat.
I just could not understand why the heck the 2nd game lost its fluid feel of battles. Well, then it dawned on me, it's due to the larger 3D rendered areas, it just bogged down the combat.
Blahdabbadoo 11 months ago
I have this game and the first time I played it I found it very annoying because I wasn't yet used to its style but after I had gotten used to it I found it enjoyable.
TarlZaralka 1 year ago
damn this game wasted countless hours of my life, haha, great game, something about it was just.... AWESOME!
fuzzcentralage 1 year ago
If only the ronin didnt walk like that... I just cant overpass it!
Diorm 1 year ago
Wow, this was one of my favorite games growing up. I must've played it through a hundred times! I still have it, I think and it's really cool that someone else has played it. You cover a bunch of my favorite games, like WinBack. Kinda cool that someone else remembers those random games that I played as a child.
ShadowPossession 1 year ago
I actually really enjoyed this game also. It was just something very different to me and though short I really like the idea of collecting different weapons. The only one of these I did not like was Samurai Western though. It just wasn't what I was expecting it to be. Probably unfair of me, but when I played it, I was looking for a game relative to this or its sequel.
TheTwig1987 1 year ago
I really enjoyed playing this game--even went through it a few times to get the multiple endings. It had a kind of charm that isn't in a lot of games today, and it doesn't happen often, but I actually grew to like the characters in the game a lot.
Wyldephang 1 year ago
What heck are peoples problems!?! I loved this game! It was one of the most unique, if rather short, experiences in the entire ps2 library! The adventure was short but you could play through it like 10 times and get different results each time. I recommend to everyone to try this out.
MaliceDren 1 year ago
If this had the "fatal blow" thing with Bushido Blade it'd be awesome. But it's a really cool game on it's own. :)
RAZRfreak 1 year ago
Afrosamurai? 3:49 lol.
Selephyde 1 year ago
i love this game. like no one in my neighborhood had this game. everyone thought it was stupid because you 'died too easy' to which i responded, "only if you suck at it"
good game, glad you reviewed it because it is definitely an overlooked gem.
ILikeRiseAgainst 1 year ago
Have you ever played Samurai Western? I think you'd like it.
LewisLongshanks 1 year ago
@LewisLongshanks I just recently got it. I've yet to give it a playthrough though.
teh2Dgamer 1 year ago
@teh2Dgamer
Sweet. Samurai Western was actually released under the buget 505 Gamestreet line here in Europe and thus it is rather limited. That said, 505 Gamestreet did release the only English versions of the Simple 2000 games - most of which are bloody awful lol.
LewisLongshanks 1 year ago
@teh2Dgamer samurai western is the 3rd one, the 2nd one is less awkward than the first, and you need to hone ur skills ;), oh and the 4th or 3rd is on ps3
EMagnificent 11 months ago
@EMagnificent Samurai Western should not be linked to the struggling (due to what I've been reading about the 4th one) but by god do I love it, WotS series. Atlus published SW and have not touched any of the WotS series, which I actually would see as a positive thing, despite SW being an epic fail of a game. Rising Zan: The Samurai Gunman on the PSOne is way better if anyone wants some samurai/western action.
Way of the Samurai 1&2 - PS2
Way of the Samurai 3&4 - PS3 (xb360 got the 3rd also)
Blahdabbadoo 11 months ago
@Blahdabbadoo really? gonna grab the 3rd one today then!!!
EMagnificent 11 months ago
@teh2Dgamer You have to soon. I've never heard of the game, and I'm a huge Samurai fan.
gravisamurai89 11 months ago
I remember trying this game briefly when a friend of mine rented it, that night we each tried it and none of them seemed to like it. I told them it was their loss and started to play my file further then any of them had gotten, shown them the new techniques and blades you can get amongst other things and they were bittergreen in the end. I loved this game and its sequel but I unfortunately haven't been able to get a copy to own of either.. makes me so envious. Thanks for sharing these videos!
Lunarchants 1 year ago
Afro Samurai!!!!
wow every thing you do counts
Rayclip 1 year ago
Afro Samurai!!!!
Rayclip 1 year ago
I also think this was too underrated, lots of players just want to rush through a game trying to get everything the first time and be done with it. WoS was made to be replayed and explored, I always loved the fact that your choices actually effected the GAME, not just the ending. Most "choose a side" type games end up with a good or bad ending only, and even those are marginally different. Still among my top 5 games ever.
ARUCARDFTEPES 1 year ago
this game is a underated gem. luckily they made way of the samurai 3 now with even more features!!
puremana22 1 year ago
this game was so bad....you meant "overrated" in the title right?
Shockerbv 1 year ago
@Shockerbv To each his own. However, the nearly 50,000 views on this vid tell me that a lot of people don't agree with your opinion, but you're still entitled to it.
teh2Dgamer 1 year ago 13
@Shockerbv this game was awesome man........
killershinobi86 1 year ago
This game was harder than a wooden dick.
X3heartlessX3 1 year ago
Thank you for making these. I'm actually going to buy this game now.
TaurusType 1 year ago
I think I once saw a gameplay video of a Capcom Samurai game where the sword play was realistic (one hit, one kill kinda play). Would you happen to know of such a game?
TaurusType 1 year ago
Has anyone ever gotten Tamagawa's sword in this game??
anth42789 1 year ago
@anth42789 Hmmm... I can't remember, I got Tesshin (was that his name?)'s sword, though. And Chel's... that one was hard, I got it when she was killed one playthrough during the finale, I could never bring myself to kill her xD
Bttscks 1 year ago
@Bttscks idr what it was called, but i got it though :D and Chelsea was my Baby!! Awe man! If only she was "real" with a myspace -_-
anth42789 1 year ago
Considering that one good playthrough is just about 2 hours, the fact I've been playing this game every day for a few weeks is pretty telling. The fighting is awesome, and the quest to collect and perfect swords can be addictive :'(
TheOpinionatedPerson 1 year ago
To me i think why this was an underated game is because it was WAY past it's time and this game required patience as well and in this day and age and even back in 2002 gamers didn't have time to create their own adventure.
johnnycitystar 1 year ago
i freakin love this game i miss it i need a new copy now.
zombieboyx620 1 year ago
much more realistic samurai game. i think i like this game rather than dynasty warriors' games
headshot803 1 year ago
this game was so legit
ETMHockey89 1 year ago
This game is fucking dope!!
i remember when i first got it
amazing!!
MrRieYen 1 year ago