Afro Samurai is one of those games that instantly grabs attention simply because of the disparate words "afro" and "samurai" being in such close proximity to one another. It conjures up all sorts of imagery, none of it really coherent, but it certainly feels cool.
For those not in the know, Afro Samurai is based on the anime/magna of the same name and, like the cartoon on SpikeTV, features the vocals Samuel L.Jackson as the titular character as he cuts a swathe of destruction in his attempts to claim the "Number One" headband from the three-armed cowboy named Justice, who just happens to be responsible for killing Afro's father. And to top it off, since Afro Samurai holds the "Number Two" headband any of those ranked below him can challenge Afro for his headband, which practically guarantees he'll be defending his title along his path to Revenge and meeting all sorts of whacked out friends and opponents along the way.
John GodGames Emus has released some new videos, showing Haze, Afro Samurai, Armored Core V and Clash of the Titans running in 4K on the PC thanks to the Playstation 3 emulator, RPCS3.
Whatever happened to Afro Samurai 2? After they took it off the digital store I thought they’d come back with an improved product
The framerate and rending were more of the concern over resolution for me, and I can see they are making solid strides. Haze runs pretty well and doesn't seem to have many graphical or audio glitches (one cannot say the same for Ghost Recon lol). Given Sony hasn't provided any real backwards compatibility options, this is something I might consider. I still have my PS3 hooked up if I have a hankering for some last gen goodness, but I also wouldn't mind playing those games with either increased resolution or frame rate, whenever the emulator gets to that point :-)
Banner Saga publisher Versus Evil are going to be releasing an Afro Samurai game, they announced this morning. The game is being developed by Redacted Studios for PC and next-gen consoles.
This is something unexpected! I loved the show and the first game was decent. I hope RZA does the music again for this game like he did the last one.
First one was cool
INtroduced the free cutting mechanic used in games like Metal Gear Rising
Love anything Afro Samurai. Wish they would make another film with soundtrack by RZA again.
Hope they've got RZA and Samuel L. Jackson (or at least a damn good impersonator). Just wouldn't be Afro without those guys behind it
Samurai games are fun to play because players are able to play as one of not only history's greatest warriors.
I appreciate the comments, negative and positive. Since its an opinion piece, everyone's opinions are different and not everyone is going to agree. Kessen was also a good game too. The list could go to Top 6, Top 10, Top 20, Top 50 and so on. There are many samurai games to decide from and could be difficult to choose for the top 5.
Please add your own Top 5 Samurai Games to the comments.
Here comes Afro