One of the best games ever

Vanillaware’s gorgeous action RPG Muramasa: The Demon Blade is coming to PlayStation Vita in March

Muramasa: The Demon Blade was developed as a Wii exclusive back in 2009. However the Wii game in stores was far from complete. A sizable amount of content was cut including gameplay features and story scenes. When asked if they would add any of the "lost" content to the Vita version of Muramasa: The Demon Blade, Hashimoto answered "Yes, there were some features that were cut from the Wii version, but Vanillaware is not the type of company that likes to use old designs or plans. Also at Marvelous AQL we feel the same way. All of the new content will be made specifically for the Vita version," Hashimoto answered. "The gameplay will be the same, but there are new features with the new characters."

Main reason I bought a Vita

what about dragon's crown? that was the main reason i bought my vita
but this is nice too!bm

but seriously when this got announced for vita at TGS i almost fell out of my chair, i can't even count how many times i've seen people begging to see an HD port of this on ps3 so this would be the next best thing. haha i remember scouring the entire internet for days trying to find a copy of this game on wii and when i finally found one, boy was it worth it

at any rate this is definitely up there as one of my all time favourite games, the visuals in this game completely blew me away. Closer to a work of art than a video game really. I'm just a bit scared after what happened with the Grand Knights History localisation. i'm sure any good relations XSEED had with Vanillaware are completely shot right now but since Atlus are handling Dragon's Crown here's hoping pick they pick this up too and any other games Vanillaware decide to do in the future. although if atlus pick this up we probably won't see a pal release for another 5 years seeing as how they hate EU so much

but no worries, if they don't release this in english, i'm importing a JP without a 2nd though

here's a trailer from the 1st game


really people don't give vanillaware enough spotlight, their games are incredible, now if they'd just do a PSV port of Odin Sphere & Grim Grimoire as well i can die happy !sick

also heard they'll be something like 5 new characters with their own stories in this port, damn this game will be so good

RagnaXBL said ...

what about dragon's crown? that was the main reason i bought my vita

Yeah but Dragons Crown is coming to PSN as well so the incentive isn't as much as this game as you can pretty much only play it on the Wii.

Game is too awesome, got lost in this game for days, the vita version will have 4 extra playable characters, which means we now have 6 scenario modes and also has some new content added to it, so it will definitely be a worthwhile purchase. I easily spent at least 50 hours on the Wii game. Did everything in that game, all difficulties the 3 endings etc.

For those that want to check out how hectic this game can get:

Awesome! Cant wait for this!!!

DarkPrince said ...

RagnaXBL said ...

what about dragon's crown? that was the main reason i bought my vita

Yeah but Dragons Crown is coming to PSN as well so the incentive isn't as much as this game as you can pretty much only play it on the Wii.

To be fair, Dragon's Crown is probably a cross buy so you will get both the PS3/ PSV versions under one buy.

Would be insanely dumb if it isn't as essentially it's the same download. If any game is made for PS3 and Vita the other one you didn't buy should be free anyway.

However since Muramasa is Vita exclusive it's higher up on my list. Although if Dragons Crown is just as frantic and has online co-op and cross play that could be many hours of fun.

i just hope they finally add a jump button this time, jumping with the D-pad is no fun, although vita does have a really nice dpad

DarkPrince said ...

Would be insanely dumb if it isn't as essentially it's the same download. If any game is made for PS3 and Vita the other one you didn't buy should be free anyway.

to be fair, porting of code to the PSV is not free. it costs money. They are giving both copies for one price when they do no have to (especially since that means they need to sell more units to get all costs).

Its a nice incentive that Sony started, and its great to see some devs on board with it. I do hope it means they reach their profit line quicker due to the added bonus it brings for users of both the PS3/ PSV.

Vita trailer:

Muramasa: The Demon Blade is scheduled for release on March 28th, 2013 in Japan for 4,980 yen. New DLC chapters will be released for the game after its release.

Cool, looking forward to getting this.

I’ve only seen news about the Japanese release. You guys think this is likely to get localized?

The Wii version did no reason this one shouldn't unless it sold really badly cause you know majority of gamers these days only want COD.

damn game is looking good, wish we could just see some gameplay of the DLC characters.

what an odd bunch


no pants ftw

Muramasa: The Demon Blade For Vita Headed To U.S. Courtesy Of Aksys

Siliconera can reveal that Aksys Games are publishing Muramasa: The Demon Blade for PlayStation Vita in North America.

In Japan, the PlayStation Vita version of Muramasa: The Demon Blade is being published by Marvelous AQL. You can watch a trailer for it here.

Downloadable content with four new characters will be made available for Muramasa on Vita following release in Japan.

WOOOHOOO
and just incase people are worried about the horrible translation job ignition did with the 1st game.

Muramasa Rebirth For Vita Will Have A Completely New English Localization

UPDATE: The game will feature a separate “jump” button, unlike the Wii version, which used “up” on the D-Pad or analog stick for jumping.

Following our reveal earlier today, Aksys have officially announced the PlayStation Vita version of Muramasa: The Demon Blade for a U.S. release. In North America, the game will be titled Muramasa Rebirth.

The original version of Muramasa on Wii was published by Ignition Entertainment and was somewhat lacking in its bland localization. Muramasa Rebirth, on the other hand, is getting a completely new localization from Aksys.

Additionally, Aksys have also confirmed that the previously reported paid DLC, which will allow you to play four additional short scenarios with four new characters, will be made available for purchase in North America.

well didn't think Aksys would be handling it, especially since atlus was doing dragon's crown, well thats a pleasant suprise

was the localisation really bad?

Sinncross said ...

was the localisation really bad?

well lets just say it wasn't the greatest but it was playable
just be happy aksys got their hands on this one.

might be the same reason ignition had to drop dragon's crown as well

Wow! The art style is gorgeous!

How Muramasa Rebirth’s Four Vita-Only DLC Characters Play

Muramasa Rebirth is an enhanced version of the Wii game, Muramasa: The Demon Blade, for PlayStation Vita. You have Kisuke and Momohime’s stories to play through with a brand new localization plus four downloadable characters that each have their own storyline. Siliconera met with producer Yoshifumi Hashimoto from Marvelous AQL who explained what these new characters are like.

The Nekomata will be the first downloadable character for Muramasa Rebirth. She’s a half-cat, half-human creature with two tails. Unlike Kisuke and Momohime she doesn’t use swords, the Nekomata attacks enemies with her claws. The country bumpkin character was inspired by another game Hashimoto worked on, Harvest Moon. He attacks enemies with a hoe.

How Muramasa Rebirths Four Vita Only DLC Characters Play The third character Arashimaru is a ninja, but doesn’t use a sword like Kisuke. He attacks enemies with with ninjutsu attacks and can throw shuriken. The fourth character is an Oni-musume or a "she devil" she has special that Hashimoto compared to Lum-chan from the anime series Urusei Yatsura (pictured). I asked Hashimoto to explain a little more and he said one power is she can throw objects much larger than herself.

All four downloadable characters are quite different from Kisuke and Momohime’s stories in Muramasa: Rebirth. You don’t have to worry about the Nekomata chipping a nail or the farmer’s hoe falling apart like the 108 cursed blades. The downloadable scenarios all have other weapons instead of swords.

Marvelous AQL made new bosses and new storylines for the downloadable scenarios. Hashimoto wouldn’t say which youkai the bosses were based on, but said we will see some beautifully drawn characters.

How long is each DLC scenario? About two stages in Muramasa Rebirth, so all together you have eight extra stages if you purchase the DLC content. Hashimoto said the Nekomata character is his favorite right now because he’s working on that scenario now.

still no gameplay footage , really hope they increase the movepool for the new characters a bit, kisuke and momohime really felt kind of limited in the number of moves they could do unless you changed swords.