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Posted: Apr 17th 2008 12:34PM (Unverified) said

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Oh God...In b4 a discussion/debate/ridiculous argument about black vs white and racism starts....

I will not be buying this game...
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Posted: Apr 17th 2008 12:37PM (Unverified) said

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70's and 80's long hair > Afro > Short hair > Emo hair
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Posted: Apr 17th 2008 12:38PM Vegeta has a ps3 said

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...No.

sorry. Afros are the most badass haircut.

Samuel L. Jackson proved that in Pulp Fiction.
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Posted: Apr 17th 2008 12:43PM (Unverified) said

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Really... it's a hard decision...
I have currently the hair like Steve Perry in this picture (a little longer), but the afro looks cool too:

http://www.espn.go.com/i/page2/photos2/steve_perry1.jpg

http://www.foogle.biz/pulp_fiction/pulp_fiction_sam.jpg
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Posted: Apr 17th 2008 12:45PM Shmil said

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@ Fernando
Don't stop believing
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Posted: Apr 17th 2008 1:36PM Jakey777 said

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Racism?

The Black Afro Samurai voiced by SLJ is just wrong...which is what makes is SO GODDAMN BADASS!
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Posted: Apr 17th 2008 1:36PM Jakey777 said

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Oh and a lol @ Fernando's haircut :)
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Posted: Apr 17th 2008 3:12PM RogueJedi86 said

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@Vegeta:
"sorry. Afros are the most badass haircut. Samuel L. Jackson proved that in Pulp Fiction."

Too bad SLJ didn't have an afro in Pulp Fiction, he had a jheri curl wig. He was originally going to use an afro, but both he and Quentin Tarantino liked the jheri curl more.
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Posted: Apr 17th 2008 3:19PM RogueJedi86 said

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After watching the trailer, I can definitely see potential flaws. Not-quite-next-gen graphics(looks closer to PSP or PS2 quality), bad camera, too much exploration not enough killing; but I can see positives at least. The graphic style for Afro looks good, fits the anime, and there seems to be some decently violent fight scenes. The music seems to be a plus too, despite my not being a hip-hop fan. I expect a lot of comparisons to Samurai Champloo and its game though.
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Posted: Apr 17th 2008 3:20PM ThornedVenom said

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Sorry Fernando, but afros are definitely badass, especially on Asian folk. =D
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Posted: Apr 17th 2008 3:55PM (Unverified) said

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Vegeta, Samuel is the coolest person on the planet.
He could have a tomahawk and it'd be cool.
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Posted: Apr 17th 2008 4:37PM bigsofty said

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Agreed.
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Posted: Apr 17th 2008 4:38PM bigsofty said

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This game will suck ass, as does the series...
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Posted: Apr 17th 2008 12:35PM (Unverified) said

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Nice?
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Posted: Apr 17th 2008 12:35PM RKN said

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OMG a black samurai? That is so exotic!
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Posted: Apr 17th 2008 12:37PM Vegeta has a ps3 said

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I do like the style of the game, but the actual gameplay looks a bit mehish. I might at least rent it since I'm a huge fan of the show.
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Posted: Apr 17th 2008 3:21PM ThornedVenom said

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Agreed.
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Posted: Apr 17th 2008 12:37PM Rubix42 said

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Day one purchase, Afro Samurai is surely the best anime I've seen in years.
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Posted: Apr 17th 2008 12:38PM Vegeta has a ps3 said

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agreed. It was damn good.
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Posted: Apr 17th 2008 1:19PM (Unverified) said

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Totally.
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Posted: Apr 17th 2008 12:38PM (Unverified) said

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Looks beautiful, visually. However, it looks as if gameplay was a low priority.

Hopefully they fix that by the fall, though I somehow doubt it.
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Posted: Apr 17th 2008 12:39PM Streeks1984 said

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what the hell is this???
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Posted: Apr 17th 2008 12:45PM WackyCoffee said

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Posted: Apr 17th 2008 12:49PM Vegeta has a ps3 said

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Afro Samurai

Go watch it now.
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Posted: Apr 17th 2008 12:54PM Streeks1984 said

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thanks! The character reminds me of undercover brother.
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Posted: Apr 17th 2008 3:17PM jumpshot said

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Watch it again.
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Posted: Apr 17th 2008 12:51PM (Unverified) said

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You lost me at "hip hop infused action adventure".
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Posted: Apr 17th 2008 12:52PM ZenGaijin said

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Come on, stop with the horrible puns. Does the game that stars a Black character have to always have some reference to Hip-hop?

DOWN WITH PUNS, DOWN WITH PUNS
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Posted: Apr 17th 2008 12:53PM Vegeta has a ps3 said

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ummm in this case..yeah. Since hip-hop is very apparent in the dialogue and the music.
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Posted: Apr 17th 2008 1:05PM ZenGaijin said

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I don't know if its just my dislike of puns because they are never clever, or thought provoking, they are just uber lame.

IT seems to easy to make a hip-hop pun based solely on the fact that the game has RZA doing the music.

If your going to use a pun (which I wish everyone wouldn't why not take the samurai theme and run with that?
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Posted: Apr 17th 2008 1:25PM (Unverified) said

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The hip-hop is kinda the whole point of the show and the reason why it was so successful. It's an original blend of samurai anime and hip-hop music and style. You might say its similair to Samurai Chimpolo (although focusing less on the hip-hop and more on the classic samurai fiction architecture) Sorta like the way they fused sci-fi space and spaghetti westerns in Cowboy Bebop.

If you can dig that...
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Posted: Apr 17th 2008 1:25PM Ludwig Kietzmann said

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Also based on the fact that the game has an actual hip hop soundtrack and is described by the publisher as a "hip hop infused action adventure."
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Posted: Apr 17th 2008 1:31PM ZenGaijin said

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I don't know I was into Cowboy Bebop because of it style and presentation. So I guess I can understand to trying to appeal to that on that level.
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Posted: Apr 17th 2008 3:23PM jumpshot said

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It's really just a stylistically cool anime. And with RZA from Wu-Tang and SLJ, it makes for a really good show. Check it out. It's really one of those times where there is no actual pun in involving hip-hop.
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Posted: Apr 17th 2008 12:53PM shimrra74 said

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The anime wasnt all that bad but this game looks like it is a generation behind in the graphics department. I hope if this is what the final game will end up it should be made available as a download for $20 dollars.
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Posted: Apr 17th 2008 1:02PM (Unverified) said

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Holy crap that looks good.
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Posted: Apr 17th 2008 1:03PM Shmil said

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Sadly this looks like it will end up being your standard hack'n'slash game.
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Posted: Apr 17th 2008 1:29PM (Unverified) said

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Just fyi, Sam Jackson had a jerry curl in Pulp Fiction (he was supposed to have a 'fro but somehting got screwed up in wardrobe).
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Posted: Apr 17th 2008 2:03PM Anticrawl said

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Glad someone noted this.
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Posted: Apr 17th 2008 1:28PM Rollins said

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The last scene in the trailer reminded me of DMC.

...Afro May Cry.
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Posted: Apr 17th 2008 1:38PM (Unverified) said

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Posted: Apr 17th 2008 2:14PM kspraydad said

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Wasn't this coming out for PSP too?
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Posted: Apr 17th 2008 2:15PM ZenGaijin said

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alot of things were supposed to be on PSP.

Remember early on the shots of a DMC on PSP.
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Posted: Apr 17th 2008 3:12PM (Unverified) said

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Come to think of it, it would be really cool if they just stole the gameplay, blood and gore from a game like ninja gaiden. Then this would be the ultimate action game.
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Posted: Apr 17th 2008 3:21PM RogueJedi86 said

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After watching the trailer, I can definitely see potential flaws. Not-quite-next-gen graphics(looks closer to PSP or PS2 quality), bad camera, too much exploration not enough killing; but I can see positives at least. The graphic style for Afro looks good, fits the anime, and there seems to be some decently violent fight scenes. The music seems to be a plus too, despite my not being a hip-hop fan. I expect a lot of comparisons to Samurai Champloo and its game though.

(Meant for this to be in its post, not a reply to the first post.)
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Posted: Apr 17th 2008 4:13PM Deck said

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Its got SJack. That's enough to make me buy the game.

Plus it may actually be decent!
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Posted: Apr 17th 2008 4:21PM ThatFuzzyBastard said

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Point the first: It's very sad when you run out of music before you run out of trailer. Perhaps consider looping. Or paying for more music. Or something.

Point the second: Why is it that with all the advances in water, cel-shading, bloom lighting, and what-have-you, we still can't seem to get a realistic effect of fire actually catching---it just sort of appears, like a decal.
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Posted: Apr 17th 2008 4:32PM (Unverified) said

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It's called art style and I love it!
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Posted: Apr 18th 2008 8:02PM nesone said

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WU TANG!
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