Other characters manage to be unique by both design and the fact that not all of the borders in the “Manga Shading” are black. Gandrake has the vibe of Sephiroth, just with black hair. With all character design duties handled by Tetsuya Nomura, players may find some characters all too familiar. A combination of wacky hair and belly shirt, Musashi finds himself in a world populated with other unique characters. As a character, Musashi himself is an oddball despite his goofy styling and wild hair, Musashi manages to move smoothly with a sword in his hand and his hand on his hip. No matter which programming algorithm it uses, the end result makes a startling view: The game puts a thick black line around the characters, giving them a hand-animated look, similar to Level 5’s Dark Cloud 2. “Manga Shading,” a technique similar to Cel-Shading, was developed for Musashi. One of the main draws for Musashi: Samurai Legend is its graphics. Could Square Enix successfully copy the formula for underground success with their newest title? Fast forward a hardware generation to today Square Enix announced a quasi-sequel to Brave Fencer Musashi with Musashi: Samurai Legend, keeping the character’s name and ability to copy enemy moves, but putting him in a whole new body with a rather psychedelic environment.

Those who snagged the PSOne game, however, were met with a platformer-RPG hybrid that was a diamond in the rough. Brave Fencer Musashi was a title that went under the radar of most gamers.

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