You can then press the square button to throw Fusion on your enemy and press that button repeatedly to absorb that foe. The max level for each is 30, and the 'exp' represents the number of steps he's taken.īy holding the R1 button, which is also used to guard, an ability gauge will increase. The 'body' gauge will fill up as you defeat enemies, his 'mind' gauge as he walks around and Fusion and Lumina gauges as he uses his swords by pressing square and triangle, respectively. Musashi's power is determined by 4 things: body (strength), mind (defense), Fusion and Lumina. You'll wander through the various areas surrounding Allucaneet Kingdom jumping around (X button), bashing enemies, stealing their money and gaining experience.

Armed with both the Fusion and Lumina swords, Musashi becomes a walking death trap, capable of vanquishing enemies with some very cool moves. You'll have to acquire the legendary sword Lumina right at the beginning to prove yourself to those good people. Unfortunately, the Musashi of legends turns out to be much punier and feeble looking than the habitants of the castle would've liked. You'll begin your adventure in Allucaneet Kingdom after being summoned by the nosy princess to defend her land against the evil Thirstquencher Empire. It's a very light-hearted and fun game, with just the right dose of challenge and quirkiness to appeal to almost every type of gamer. Actually, BFM is much more of an RPG than Zelda really is, and isn't advantageously compared to Nintendo's greatest adventure game. It'll give you puzzles and other things along the way to keep you entertained.During its release 1998, and soon after the coming of the legendary Zelda: Ocarina of Time - Brave Fencer Musashi was looked at as the supposed 'Zelda Killer' for the PSX. Overall, if you enjoy action RPGs (sort of like Crisis Core for the PSP) then you'll definitely enjoy this game. You also level up in the game in 4 different categories and leveling them up will give you perks when it comes to puzzles that you encounter. While that may sound complicated, it's just one of those things where you keep him stocked up and you'll have no problems. The game also has a daytime nighttime scheme going, and you have to keep Musashi fed and also let him sleep or else you'll start noticing him moving around sluggishly and whatnot. While it can get annoying at times to find the enemy and then walk back to where you need to be, it also forces you to think and gives the game it's puzzle qualities.

To get through certain areas, you have to absorb the enemy abilities around you. That's what makes this game different from it's predecessors. The gameplay has a concept with two swords and the big one is where you dish your damage out of but with the little one, you can absorb enemy abilities. If you ask RPG gamers what games they remember from the PS1, this would definitely be one of them. Not that I'm an avid game collector, but this title is one of those few games that Square-Enix put on the PS1 that left it's mark. I had played through the first 2 chapters in the Japanese version (only reason I stopped at 2 was because I couldn't read japanese and didn't know what the next objective was), and I had always wanted to finish the game. I bought Brave Fencer: Musashi last week because it was one of the few games I remember from the PS1 era.

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