Samurai western

Hey bird do u know much about this game mechanically?

I've looked into it over the yrs n never got round to buying it, I've seen a pegi Italian copy available do u know if it has a in game English txt option?

I've seen footage for Italian version it has italian in game txt, not a game changer just an inconvenience. Pegi English version is more pricey about £40. Shit does that mean it's gonna be 50hrtz or is that my tv?

I always liked the dodging n bullet deflects, looks simple n seems to have a lot of area n boss n mob reuse.

A little bit. I didn't play it too much.

No idea on the versions. I have the JP version. I believe the PAL version has a 60hz option but I can't remember. We first rented it on release so I can't be sure.

As for mechanics, stuff like collision was sloppy. Some cool ideas though. Here's what I remember.

*You could deflect while standing still (extension from blocking I think) but didn't seem to work well for rapid fire).

*Dodging toward enemies while running at them triggered that spin that dodged bullets allowing you to get close. Also seems to suffer from rapid fire but as I remember you could still dodge off to the side and break their line of attack for a sec.

*Bullets could be deflected back at the shooter.

*Different swords had their own unique stance, attacks, abilities and speed. I liked the one-handed sword that let you double jump and run faster.

*You could cancel most things with blocking or dodging.

That's all I can remember without playing it again. I recall an upgrade system where you could allocate points to a stat of your choosing.

Yeh the dodging always looked cool, it has some dodgy coop play with the cowboy but the camera only seems to follow the samurai guy.

It does look a bit jank but that's how games can be haha.

I'll pick it up soon.

I respect odd little games like that, it's a spinoff of the way of the samurai games I think. Shame they didn't make another. Other cowboy/samurai mash ups fill the spot well like yakuza ishin n red steel 2 which is really damn good legit sword n gun combos, uses the wii motion plus I bought that just for it, never beat it I'll have to some time. Bit like borderlands visuals but more samurai influence too.

Yo so I got in contact with an Italian seller of this game, he said it has English txt option, great since for some reason most copies I see are cheap and Italian.

Also I have to note I love the whole feudal Japan/Wild West mash up, love those 2 time periods, plus the whole samurai iai draw is the counterpart to the cowboy gun draw dual.

I'm thinking of cleaning my PS2, buying a new controller(the others are defunct or just rank) and playing some of the games ive yet to beat. I'll need to get a PS2 component to HDMI adapter of some kind first.

Dont you have an old tv? I still have mine lol. Might need to look for a new one though as my power cable has a tear in it.

I had an old tv back in 2012, i recall playing max payne 3(last game i played on it) for the umpteenth time on it, really small too. All flatscreens now(MGS3 HD was the 1st game i played on it) but my dad has tvs that can hook old cables up.

Maybe cuz you're an old fossil gramps. ;p Try and see past the scan-lines with your old eyes!

haha I used to sit hunched in front of a small box for years with my PS2. The one I have now is bigger though.

I have an HD tv too but the PS2 looks like shit on it and feels like the timing of my inputs is off slightly.

Input delay on HD Tv is real, I think CRTV have less input delay.