Afro Samurai trailer sports plenty of blood, not much else
by Scott Jon Siegel 
{ Dec 10th 2007 at 10:50PM }
What can we expect from the Afro Samurai video game? Based on this short trailer -- which premiered during the Spike Video Game Awards -- we'll be seeing lots of blood, and the voice talent of Samuel L. Jackson, who also provides the main character's voice in the anime series.
The first announcement for this game came way back in June, and it looks like we have pretty much the same information then as we do now: expect swordfighting, acrobatics, and a blood-spattered badass voiced by the badass to end all badasses. At least now the blood is confirmed.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
waynski1457 @ Dec 10th 2007 10:56PM
nothing against sam jackson, but there needs to be a japanese voice option in the game because his voice is way out of place in the show. otherwise, its okay.
oh, and in before the bamf and "mmhmm bitch!!!" remarks.
Atilac @ Dec 10th 2007 10:57PM
I enjoyed the anime (To which is American Anime, not regular anime).
I don't see how they can make a game out of this though.
Vegeta (aka Ska Oreo) @ Dec 10th 2007 11:34PM
Dude it's about revenge. You can make a game on that.
gonk @ Dec 10th 2007 11:53PM
lolllllll vegeta, best comment ever
stu @ Dec 10th 2007 11:04PM
What platform is this for? I've been wanting an Afro Samurai gamer picture for ever... I'd buy this game just to get the gamer picture... maybe
gonk @ Dec 10th 2007 11:06PM
i'm guessing 360, with a 75% chance of being on ps3 too
stu @ Dec 10th 2007 11:10PM
it would be nice if they release both the game and the series at the same time on the 360...
StrangeBum @ Dec 10th 2007 11:25PM
Lackluster? Yes.
Unpolished? Yes.
Still might be fun? Mmmm....holding off on that one. I'm assuming that this won't be anything spectacular, if I remember correctly all the GitS games were pretty abysmal and I haven't seen a good anime inspired game in a long time (if ever).
colin @ Dec 11th 2007 2:42AM
how can you gather lackluster and unpolished from a trailer that shows absolutely no gameplay and very little character model?
StrangeBum @ Dec 11th 2007 9:38AM
@ colin
I was referring to the trailer itself, didn't show anything, very unpleasing trailer. The best part was the droplet of blood spattering against the pool. That's all.
colin @ Dec 11th 2007 4:55PM
gotcha
Vegeta (aka Ska Oreo) @ Dec 10th 2007 11:34PM
Gotta say, that's a pretty bad-ass trailer. Hopefully the game will be as good as the anime.
ukickmydog @ Dec 10th 2007 11:38PM
This text is scratched out!
colin @ Dec 11th 2007 4:57PM
i got drunk once drinking flying dog's old scratch. people were making the joke that i was scratched out.
WiNG @ Dec 11th 2007 12:29AM
Sorry but as far as African American Anime goes, Boondocks pwns everything by over 9,000 miles.
Zsavior @ Dec 11th 2007 12:34PM
WUT? Cause afro Samurai and Boondocks is the same thing. One is a satirical look at two African American youths growing up in an affluent white suburb. The other one is about a boy whose father is killed in front of him, he just happens to be black(since they never say where he is from) and the hair style he has happens to be an afro. So how does one Pwn the other?
smartguy1600 @ Dec 11th 2007 12:36AM
are you suggesting that they dub it over in Japanese? This is an American Anime series, and I had no problem with Same Jackson's voice, especially considering he barely talks in the anime as it is.
Vegeta (aka Ska Oreo) @ Dec 11th 2007 12:51AM
I think he was talking about the other guy who was with him, who is also voiced by sam jackson.
waynski1457 @ Dec 11th 2007 3:18AM
well i was talking about sam jacksons inclusion in general on the show. he just sounds completely out of place whenever he speaks in it. sorry, it seems to be just me afterall.
also, this is technically still a japanese anime even tho it premiered in US first.
BumbleBeesDontSting @ Dec 11th 2007 3:32AM
Har har, it is an anime made for US release by a Japanese company and based on a doujin released in Japan!111
Also, are you an ape? Sam Jackson is never out of place when voicing/acting a badass black guy.
ThornedVenom @ Dec 11th 2007 12:54AM
Soo... what kind of game is this? Fighter or action game?
If you're doing a fully CG trailer, at LEAST give a hint about the gameplay.
Gangsta Smurf @ Dec 11th 2007 7:36AM
Certainly big possibilities with AS. Make it as gory and bloody as God of War and I'm sold.
Anonyetknown @ Dec 11th 2007 10:44AM
That reminds me, I need to watch that series, especially since I just bought the full show...
stik_man @ Dec 11th 2007 12:02PM
I saw no afro in this trailer, what a jip!
Adam Krause @ Dec 11th 2007 8:01PM
if, by main character; joystiq means that sam jackson voices for afro's "psyche" -as it were. then they are correct. afro himslef has very few lines of dialogue throughout the entire series. the sidekick character seems to disappear when afro reaches true enlightenment -sam's voice seems to never be heard again. am i reading this story arc correctly? -any thoughts, anyone?