The two swords he uses have varied abilities and uses. There are also several minigames and puzzles scattered throughout which must be completed to advance the plot. The player controls the titular Musashi, who fights a variety of enemies using his swords Fusion and Lumina and searches for five scrolls which will increase Lumina's strength and grant him new abilities. Musashi is an action role-playing game, in which the player fights against enemies with a sword in action-based combat, with some role-playing elements. The left bottom bar shows Musashi's health points as well as his 'Bincho Energy.' Gameplay of Musashi in evening as described in the bottom right. Musashi received a sequel in 2005 for the PlayStation 2 under the name of Musashi: Samurai Legend. The game received positive critical response reviewers praised the graphics in comparison to other similar games of the time, and found the gameplay, especially the action elements, very compelling. The game was a departure from Square's previous role-playing video games, which brought the team several difficulties during development. He searches for the Five Scrolls, which can enhance the powers of his sword, while interacting with people from Allucaneet and a nearby village.ĭevelopment began in early 1997, and was directed by Yoichi Yoshimoto, produced by Yusuke Hirata, and scored by Tsuyoshi Sekito.

The story follows Musashi, a young swordsman who is summoned to a parallel world to defend Allucaneet Kingdom from the Thirstquencher Empire. The game involves real-time sword-based combat in a 3D environment it also features segments of voiced over dialogue and role-playing game elements such as a day-night cycle and resting to restore energy.

Brave Fencer Musashi ( ブレイヴフェンサー武蔵伝, Bureivu Fensā Musashiden, 'Brave Fencer: The Legend of Musashi') is an action role-playing video game developed and published by Square in 1998 for the PlayStation home console.

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