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 Let's Play Ken's Rage Ken's Rage is a character action game that came out way back in 2010 for the PS3/360. It's a faithful adaptation of the show/manga into interactive format, and it makes excellent use of the license in both its presentation and game mechanics. Really, it's just the best. The best? There are countless mechanics dedicated to making you feel like the most powerful wall of righteousness that ever was. Plow enemies over with heavy physics objects, explode their faces off with muscle-propelled warheads, slam them against crumbling walls, and smash them into showers of gore using Hokuto Shinken. The game also sports a stunningly powerful leitmotif, which is just a small part of the emotional wrecking ball that is the entire heavy metal soundtrack. It's not all about the spectacle either, as everything from the RPG-lite nuances, down to the smallest strikes of your mightiest combo leave plenty of thought for the player in how to approach a situation and come away with maximum bloodshed. And maximum points! It's an exercise in absolute brawling satisfaction, using a license that couldn't have been more appropriate. How's this gonna go down? We'll be playing through "Legend Mode", which predicatbly follows Kenshiro's massive story to its conclusion. We'll also take a look at the unique levels of the unlockable characters. Let's get started. Videos                   Extra  Toki brings ecstasy to all those he kills I have no regrets for the life I have lived. GamesAreSupernice fucked around with this message at 19:23 on Jul 29, 2016 |
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NGDBSS posted:Speaking of Undead Knights, it looks like KT swiped the grab from that to put in here? I'd imagine that doing so wouldn't be too hard, after all. The animation is strikingly similar.
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Jul 8, 2016 04:15
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SSNeoman posted:I WA SHOCK! You Wa Shock
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Jul 8, 2016 04:36
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Kaboom Dragoon posted:He/She/They Wa Shock You've gone too far this time my friend.
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Jul 8, 2016 15:10
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ProfessorProf posted:So what are the two mission bonuses you missed on this stage? They just involved roaming around some more and punching more lingering enemies. I only want to show off enough missions to give insight into the design, but some will be ignored for the sake of pacing.
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Jul 8, 2016 15:43
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Gulping Again posted:At one point you have to show off what happens when you actually fulfill all the optional conditions in a stage and fill up the Big Dipper. We will, don't worry, but I assure you it's nothing special.
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Jul 8, 2016 16:24
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Physics. Objects.
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Jul 10, 2016 14:45
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Death is pretty rank.
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Jul 12, 2016 01:43
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Omobono posted:What's the deal with the star of death popping up during the bosses, in the bottom right corner? I saw it too during first video, but not during Shin. Is it just an indicator you've found their weakness? Yeah, it's just so you know that you found the attack they're weak to.
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Jul 12, 2016 21:41
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Green Intern posted:Hokuto and Nanto users have an answer for every situation, pretty much. Don't question it or else you'll never stop. Seeds, man. He ate so many loving seeds you have no idea.
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Jul 13, 2016 00:18
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Lotish posted:This game looks really fun. I wasn't expecting much of it, but it's winning me over. I'm glad. I always thought it was pretty underrated.
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Jul 13, 2016 07:32
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AnotherGamer posted:The second game has a lot more story that goes past timeskip but it also axed a lot of cool stuff I liked about this game, such only using the triple repeat shots after you land a special move and move subtitle afterwards during story sequences and all the hypermode special attacks. It also had other problems from what I understand but I'm not completely sure what they were. Ken's Rage 2 makes me upset on an existential level.
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Jul 13, 2016 09:18
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Lotish posted:Now I have to see it. It's nothing offensively, disgustingly awful, they just removed everything that made Ken's Rage unique in favor of way lazier, less brutal and satisfying traditional Dynasty Warriors gameplay. I think this was done in response to folks in Japan not feeling like Ken's Rage was similar enough to existing DW games, so they made Ken's Rage 2 as a "fix" for that. Edit: Traditional DW gameplay is pretty sweet inside its own license, it's only lazy in the context of a much different license with different appeal. GamesAreSupernice fucked around with this message at 14:25 on Jul 13, 2016 |
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Jul 13, 2016 14:22
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S'Nanto time
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Jul 13, 2016 20:43
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ProfessorProf posted:Oh, Mamiya. You could have been a fun character if you weren't being written by 80s shonen manga writers. She's pretty fun to play as, at least.
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Jul 15, 2016 15:56
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Hi Jagi
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Jul 15, 2016 16:01
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DICKS FOR DINNER posted:Jagi's rapid strike is actually a distinct technique from the Hundred Crack Fist named the Hokuto Senju Satsu/Thousand Hand Slaughter, although the only real difference I could tell you is that it uses the fingertips instead of a closed fist like the Hundred Crack Fist. Thanks! I'm always glad to learn more through my LPs.
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Jul 15, 2016 17:33
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Scalding Coffee posted:There is only one t in Penitence. Yeah, I've mispronounced penitence accidentally for years now, whoops.
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Jul 16, 2016 05:26
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Man what is with our relatives being all weird and poo poo
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Jul 17, 2016 22:03
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A quick play as Mamiya.
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Jul 18, 2016 01:57
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Kaptain posted:On the subject of over-the-top screaming murder-lunacy: Oh my god this delivery is so beautiful.
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Jul 18, 2016 06:30
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ProfessorProf posted:From what I'm gathering, it seems to have deliberately been made wackier to make it more kid-friendly or something. Look at all that kid-friendly blood.
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Jul 19, 2016 03:16
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Boulder Splitting Meme
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Jul 20, 2016 05:53
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Head Slicer all day every day
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Jul 21, 2016 05:05
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Scalding Coffee posted:Did the game ignore the God's Army arc? Now there was some interesting lore. It goes onto the first fight with Raoh from here.
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Jul 21, 2016 07:24
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There certainly is blood
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Jul 21, 2016 09:33
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Night10194 posted:That fight with Raoh was certainly some drat good punching. And a couple of gently caress-off huge energy blasts
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Jul 21, 2016 20:25
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Oh my goodness, I hope that was a glitch
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Jul 21, 2016 23:14
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Lotish posted:I saw it happening a lot. Apparently Toki's instant kill makes people experience intense pleasure, and I guess it can manifest in different ways. There's something beautiful about what Omega Factor has done to preserve the narrative themes here.
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Jul 21, 2016 23:47
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Woops wrong thread
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Jul 22, 2016 01:20
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DICKS FOR DINNER posted:Toki's dick exploding powers come from him using the Compassionate Fist sub-school of Hokuto Shinken as his personal style, on account of him being literal anime Jesus and all. It's what lets him do his wandering doctor thing, and also what leads to his unique enemy killing animations, since he's supposed to be such a kind soul that he's even willing to extend his enemies the mercy of having a real party for their last moments. Thank you for that.
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Jul 22, 2016 02:01
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Although it's not that big of a leap, just being a little more explicit about it.
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ProfessorProf posted:So is Ken-oh so baller that he gets Ai wo Torimodose as his boss theme, or has every boss used it and I just didn't notice until now? The second thing.
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Jul 22, 2016 03:15
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Green Intern posted:Just linking this here, so everyone can enjoy the whole experience I can feel it.
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Jul 22, 2016 04:07
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Scalding Coffee posted:Toki also allowed his victims' heads to do a 180 and basically O face before dying. His kills are very creative. I recommend the manga/anime, even though the anime is rather censored. Yeah, the boss fights from here on suddenly get way more brutal.
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Jul 22, 2016 06:03
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They do make a rather big deal about how Kenshiro simply physically isn't good enough to defeat Raoh.
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Jul 22, 2016 17:42
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Green Intern posted:It's not explained in the game (I think?), but Jagi wears that helmet because he and Ken already fought a while back. Ken kicked Jagi's rear end and disfigured his face, and Jagi uses the helmet plus some metal braces to literally keep his head from exploding after that encounter due to Ken's techniques. It does vaguely mention that.
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Jul 22, 2016 19:56
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All friendships end one way or another
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Jul 24, 2016 10:10
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Rei's dead, moving on
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Jul 25, 2016 03:12
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Scalding Coffee posted:The story with Shew is rather hosed up, but these martial arts are meant for killing and they are hardcore about their rules no matter the situation. A lot of things in the story seem to come down to ancient rules in one way or another.
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Jul 25, 2016 09:47
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Scalding Coffee posted:Also that giants are common enough among the people and not at all some mutation. Something about being huge made them immune to nuclear blasts
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Jul 25, 2016 15:59
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