Kupowered: Wait, there was going to be a Way of the Samurai Online?

Wednesday, April 13, 2011

Wait, there was going to be a Way of the Samurai Online?

Apparently. Not anymore, though.

So, it was announced alllllll the way back in 2005, so yeah, no surprise I hadn't heard about it. Still, that's a bit of a downer. Even though it was apparently(?) just going to be for 360, the idea would have been neat enough to work around. I guess, as Siliconera pointed out, the development wasn't a complete waste, since some online bits were eventually added into WotS 4 that were likely based in WotSO's creation and mechanics.

I wanted to find the trailer for WotSO, under the impression that there was one, but no such luck. Oh well, just imagine a dozen samurai running around in silly clothes jumping on each other and stabbing peasants. There you go. Oh, and put some Japanese words in there, talking about how many people you can team up with and quest about with. Hell, since it's a dream now, make up an American trailer too.

And while you're at it, dream about a localization date for Way of the Samurai 4. Since, well, that might actually happen.

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What's all this, then?

This is going to be many things, but first and foremost, it is, quite simply and unsurprisingly, a place for me to write. Sometimes about video games, sometimes about movies, and other times, just to write out mini-stories and the like. As an outlet for me, it will likely reflect how I am; at times it will be entertaining, and other times it will be informative. I just hope that every time it's interesting at the very least.

The current goal is a post every other day to settle myself in; eventually, I will seek to post every day, if just to raise an inquiry that I've found I've tripped over most of that day, or to retell an amusing, or perhaps less so, tale from the day. I find that I can be long-winded at times, so perhaps this will be less of a concern than I imagine!

While it would make sense to change this to grow as "Kupowered" does, I hope to keep this just as it is and, sometime down the road, re-read it with a slight chuckle and mumble to myself, "I did it." So take this as a mission statement, if you will, and we will see how it works out!

Handy Post-Types Guide!

A Look Back: In lieu of reviews (which I might do in the future), these posts will be fond recollections of older games from my past, telling you why I believe them to be good and why you might be interested in playing them.
Giant Robot On: I like Giant Robots. Who doesn't? These posts will always be talking about something with Giant Robots in it, be it video games or anime or movies.
Less-Short Story: On occasion, inspiration will hit me and I'll want to write a short story or, as the name implies, expand on a story from my old Ficly. That will be these posts.
LittleBigThings: In these posts, I will be discussing (read: gushing about) things in the LittleBigPlanet series of games, from the game itself, to user-created levels, to my own adventures in Craftworld.
Music!: Fairly self-Explanatory. In these posts, I will talk (gush) about music I like, and possibly music that I don't care for.
Popcorn On: These posts will revolve around movies that I've seen that are just great in one way or another. The aim is to give you enough to interest you into seeing it without giving too much so that you feel you know what's going to happen.
Quick Note: These will usually be, as can be expected, short posts to keep in touch with the blog and it's readers if I'm not prepared for a full post or if I'm updating on a past post.
Ragequit: Completely opposite of A Look Back, these posts will be about the few games I've had to quit playing because they just weren't fun. (Or that I might have finished, but still hated.)

There will likely be more types of posts added in the future that will be explained here.