Johnny vs. Brave Fencer Musashi

[@SomecallmeJohnny]

Play Brave Fencer Musashi. There is no punchline. Go to buyraycon.com/somecallmejohnny for 20-40% off sitewide on Raycon products! Brought to you by Raycon.

[@Phantom2184-6m]

Play xenoblade

[@douglasmonroe7417]

Damn Johnny. You don't upload as much anymore. You okay man?

[@kingslayer2999]

Cant wait for Final Fantasy VIII review

[@arios6443]

I usually skip the ads, but dang it, I'll stay put for Brave Freakin' Musashi.

[@tracyndiyob162]

1:11 donkey kick if the donkey had claws on his hooves.(a vs. of a way better square game is fine by me but looking forward to the 8 vs)

[@HugxoMartinez]

The OGs will remember that John teased this like a decade ago on his PlayStation 1 video

[@gameshock2916]

So true.

[@Da_ComputerMonster]

"Decade ago" *Bones physically ache*

[@baconman6260]

The wait was worth it

[@KonradGM]

So you're saing Mystery Dungeon bros still got hope :D ?

[@theinnercircle5820]

Yep I remember watching that walkthrough in 2014!

[@sebastiancintron29]

"God I miss Castlevania" You and me both Johnny. You and me both.

[@ForrestFox626]

Same

[@joshuafrancis3646]

Me too guys. Me too.

[@yakkowarner20]

I recommend you check the latest teaser for the next chapter for Dead By Daylight then. 😉

[@sebastiancintron29]

@@yakkowarner20 i did see who they added. Double cheecky points that they got Crispin Freeman to voice Dracula in that game.

[@jaretco6423]

So do I. So do I. By the way, have y'all heard of an Castlevania fan made game called Castlevania Revamped?

[@lukethephantomthief]

I don’t know anything about Brave Fencer Musashi but I’ll gladly watch Johnny talk about it for 40 minutes

[@BigOtakuGamerSHAWNY]

You should go play it

[@redmage8719]

I feel the same.

[@Rabbitlord108]

I'm glad to see him go in depth on this game after mentioning it in several other videos.

[@themariobroschannel8763]

Same.

[@hadinasrallah8928]

i only know it exists because johnny has been mentioning it for YEARS so im glad to see what its about

[@jakeconer]

“This really deserves its own review” ~ SomecallMeJohnny, 2015. Hey better later then never

[@BugsyFoga]

Glad to see Johnny has recovered from the trauma MK Special forces gave him

[@thedredayshow9246]

You think he could tackle Ride To Hell? Because Angry Joe and so many others couldn't.

[@tsyumamatsuthehavenofguard32]

The huwhat

[@BugsyFoga]

@@tsyumamatsuthehavenofguard32 you heard me

[@brandonnetwork]

2 months later. I’m glad you picked the pieces back up after Special Forces broke you

[@gamer29591]

For thousands of years i have slumber. Who has disturbed my-oh a new Johnny video. Sweet

[@calebpribyl5152]

I see you’re a fan of team four star!

[@nemesisofeden]

You tell em Vegeta, or Picollo 😂

[@Da_ComputerMonster]

Androids.

[@red5158077]

​@Mekboy_ComputerMonster Neat, might if I take a spin?

[@gamer29591]

@@red5158077 sure

[@randomrandom572]

If you know your Johnny lore you know this was a long time coming

[@GhostGhosterson]

FINALLY! Brave Fencer Musashi was in that review backlog for as long as Onimusha was. Glad to see your review on this hidden gem. Now all thats left is for you to tackle Chrono Trigger on the"for another day" list.

[@KonradGM]

I still remember when he said he will review Mystery Dungeon games "as soon as he can" which was around 7+ years ago xD

[@smashmaster521]

It's Chrono Cross Johnny hasn't played yet. He's made it pretty clearly through the PlayStation videos that he has played Chrono Trigger, especially his PS2 video.

[@GhostGhosterson]

@@smashmaster521 he hasnt done a review video for Chrono Trigger hes meant to make one for a while.

[@xalrons4831]

Don't forget about Uncharted 3. In the Sonic Generations review he said "Maybe later." That was almost 13 years ago...

[@hiddenflare6169]

@@xalrons4831I really hope we get a gag on that if he ever does it. That’s all I want from an uncharted review XD.

[@pokerus6854]

4:33 “Slight correction: FFVIII was out early 1999 in Japan. Late 1999 for the West.” Not only that but FFVIII came out on the EXACT SAME DAY that the Sega Dreamcast was launched in the US with Sonic Adventure!

[@ricosalvaje5802]

Sony definitely set FFVIII's release date on the same day as the Dreamcast for a good reason.

[@speedboom9392]

This is one of those things we’ve waited for for years. Like Onimusha or the reveal of the uncle. This is a special event everyone!

[@sirfailalotful]

I too raise from death-like slumber in that fashion.

[@SegaNintendoGuy64]

Sometimes I bloody wish Brave Fencer Musashi had a 'PAL' release back in the late 90's, It literally deserves to be on PS Store on PS4/PS5.

[@alex_-yz9to]

if caddy's playstation magazine video is to be believed then it WAS supposed to be released in pal reigions but just never did... which reminds me of how much Square soft hates the Europe reigion when it comes to localization

[@SetoShadowVT]

Ah, the return of the Spaceballs clips. How I missed thee, glad Johnny revisted this game

[@BH-98]

Suck

[@zigslotheon]

Ah Mona Marshall. Everyone’s favorite Momentai saying bunny data creature and the original voice of Penny Gadget (yes even before Cree. She was Penny in the original pilot episode where Gadget was much more obviously Don Adams’ character from Get Smart.)

[@PC2000]

Mona Marshall was the OG voice of Penny? Neat! Had no idea.

[@Lightspeeds]

@@PC2000 Neither did I. She does acting classes here on youtube now.

[@lucinae8512]

He talked about Mona Marshall, yet didn't mention the FLCL poster he's had on his wall for a while! It's a great OVA, which I recently finished it, and the performances from Mona Marshall and Kari Wahlgren were peak anime dubs!

[@slashtheporcupine6746]

With each and every new Johnny Vs. video that isn’t Final Fantasy VIII, Squall Leonhart proceeds to shed another tear. In all seriousness, another great video and super happy to see you again!

[@chesspunk489]

FF8 is a terrible game.

[@VBrancoPT]

Final Fantasy VIII, the "black sheep" of the FF family.

[@Todd-k6i]

This was a great video to a great Squaresoft classic! It hasn't aged perfectly in some aspects but it's just so damn charming and fun As a long time fan of both Johnny and this game, to anyone that enjoyed this I recommend also checking out Gaming Broduction's retrospective over Brave Fencer Musashi that came out earlier this year. It's over an hour long and another real in-depth look at the game, the laidback chill delivery of both the channels with the occasional humor are very similar so I think most that liked this video will enjoy that one as well!

[@nikhilkapoor428]

I’ve awoken from my slumber where I had a dream of watching new Johnny vs-oh look there’s one right now.

[@MrQueen8488]

As someone who absolutely loves your FF videos being a huge fan myself, this was a seriously pleasant surprise after being teased 10 whole years ago in the PS1 retrospective. If you’re passionate about the game, it’s always a great Johnny video in my book!

[@navymongoose2589]

26:30 Musashi enthusiast here. The only time you would want to use the deluxe hotel room would be during Chapter 3, if you are poisoned, and somehow are unable to buy/assimilate an antidote. Otherwise yeah, everything else the game throws at you makes the hotel pretty pointless.

[@SilverSphereSorcerer]

It makes me so happy that you're talking about this underrated gem from my childhood. Thank you. More people need to talk about this charming little food pun filled adventure.

[@AxelsAndGears]

I have been waiting SO MANY years for this after the SGB lets play! Johnny's finally giving this game the limelight it deserves.

[@Brianycus]

6:06 I grew up with Monica Marshall with Digimon. Izzy was one of my favorite characters in Digimon.

[@Vivi239]

Fun fact: Mona Marshall also voices Kite in the OG .Hack games.

[@Benjamillion]

And Izzy from Digimon

[@deoxysandmew2162]

**insert Gaming in the clinton years and Caddicarus moment here** XD

[@LowCountryMatt]

Mooshashee

[@g.u.959]

Burger shop! *silence*

[@sonicrayj6826]

0:43 we do bite

[@syndixel9857]

The fabled Musashi review is here and it was fulfilling seeing Johnny talk about a game that is near and dear to his heart. I hope this gets a re-release so I can give this game a proper shot!

[@BagzAndPresident]

Duckstation

[@NinjaRed5000]

It was your tease on the Playstation 1 video that inspired me to look for this game, ended up getting a good deal for it online. Damn fine little game. I still can't believe you actually reviewed this nearly a decade later.

[@diegolomba2613]

Never touched this game, but after watching Johnny for so long I felt unreasonably excited and validated to see this thumbnail

[@Pineabble]

As soon as I saw this on my subs, I heard "LET'S DO IT!" in my head. I'm so excited for this one. Love this game.

[@paulman34340]

20:19 Just watched the Direct! You can now get Dawn of Sorrows if you miss that one, or the OTHER DS entries in the series since they just released the Dominus Collection for them on Switch! Just letting you know if your interested (it's 24.99)

[@taelorwest3707]

I never thought I’d see the day, this has been what almost 9 years in the making?

[@theSuper1Player]

I’ve been waiting YEARS for this review. Without Johnny’s playthrough on SGB, I may have never found out about one of my all time favorite games.

[@Catasros]

was fun to finally hear you talk about Brave Fencer Musashi! Here's hoping that it hits western stores at some point. looking forward to the ff9 and ffx-2 videos, whenever they happen! ...kinda looking forward to the eventual Musashi Samurai Legend video... but real talk, this video is a good example of why I love your content; even when a game has your nostalgia by the balls, if it has issues, those issues will get brought up without excessive makeup. It's always worth the wait, no matter what, or how long.

[@thedredayshow9246]

Johnny has finally awoken from his long slumber to bless us with another video. We are truly eating this month.

[@Aberyyyy]

My fencers have never been so musashi'ed.

[@thanatos_razl]

How brave!

[@addammusic930]

Johnny thank you so much for reviewing my favorite game of all time, Brave Fencer Musashi changed my life! I also was very fortunate to become friends with Sekito Tsuyoshi legendary composer of this game! When I met him in Osaka this past March.

[@CobaltGale]

The Super Gaming Bros. Let's Play of this game is what introduced me to the SGB, and Johnny's channel. And given how awesome it's been to watch your content, especially if I'm having a rough day, I'm thankful for that. Now if only I could find a copy lying around in the wild.

[@Rich12345620]

40 min long Johnny video fuck yeah. I really wanna try this game after watching the SGB play through years ago

[@lamparo7028]

3:42 Ah 1999 what great great time of my life. I remeber um well nothing i guess, i was just born lol

[@josephabbazia6135]

God I remember the tease for this since the Johnny vs PS1 . Was great meeting you at too many games John and this as the first video back man just *chefs kiss*

[@ChrisMeadows92]

Man, I'm going through a very difficult time in my life and these videos are a lifeboat. So happy to see this in my sub feed today. Thanks, Johnny.

[@Sanyiago7]

You can't ignore that the sequel exists. IT'S YOUR DESTINY AND YOUR BLOOD CONTRACT!

[@PC2000]

Sequel? More like mockery of the original game.

[@Crimcomet]

Not a good sequel but still a good game on its own And the soundtrack is a gem

[@Need_RnR]

*"Bloood ART technique...!"*

[@Benjamillion]

​@@PC2000I didn't see anything wrong with it.

[@truercker13]

Love seeing a review of my favorite video game of all time. Thank you and much love, Johnny.

[@OtakuJuanma2]

So... am I the only one who was taken by surprise by the "Jon is Capricola" twist?

[@raghavpatel720]

Remember Brave Fencer Missouri? Good times!

[@jaretco6423]

The one Chris pronounce by accident during the Donkey Kong Country Charity? Yep. Still great. But nothing beats with thinking SUCK was an school university.

[@jayrae17]

Been waiting for you to cover for years thanks mate!

[@user-bu3xt6mj4s]

Finally glad to see this game get its representation due. Been waiting since the PS1 video to see this game get covered! Love your videos Johnny!

[@DarkSpineShadow343]

I legitimately have been looking forward to Johnny's review of this game for years, even though I know nothing about it lol. I just love hearing him talking about stuff he loves.

[@IchigoKurosakitheSalvation]

Finally here to this review. This been a long time coming for me ever since I found Johnny and as always, he delivers wonderfully

[@saifulaimran8022]

By the time he covers all the Final Fantasy games, Half Life 3 will come out

[@PriceAintRight]

Rarely do you play anything I've played myself (or would want to) but BFM is one of my childhood gems nobody cares about. Lemme download this jawn for later. You continue to be wild consistent. Good shit.

[@Orrenn]

I missed this game as a kid. If I had ever played it, I feel like I would have loved it for the voice cast alone.

[@BenOlsberg1995]

I actually was pretty excited to see an upload from Johnny that covered this one. I've been curious about his input on it ever since he referenced it way back during his Bastion review from years ago. I would also like to see Brave Fencer Musashi get a proper remake sometime. Y'know, address the flaws that were likely the result of limitations of the hardware at the time, and introduce so many more to the game. I'm intrigued by the world presented within the game itself, and I do have a pretty avid appreciation for fantasy worlds that blend different genres of fiction to create something more unique. That could just be a byproduct of the fact that I've recently decided to pick back up Tales of the Abyss and I'm utterly enamored with pulp fantasy/dieselpunk setting it seems to sport, so the steampunk, nonchalantly comical fantasy world this game seems to take place in would likely very much appeal to me.

[@menorasendaiba6404]

Just passing trivia 26:00 Once you know Cheese which increase the healing potent as long as day goes, you won't that worry from spoiled breads You can buy it at Hilda's Grocery 26:37 Just simply there are the day time creatures and nocturnal creatures. like Minkus which always appear around 10 p.m. Usually at this point, you won't that bother about money. And it's quicker rather than manually sleep because it drains your BP a.k.a. you become hungry

[@greycat111]

My favorite game of all time. The song that plays while you search the forest with the dog really strings at my heart. Johnny the goat. Both the character voiced by Steve Blum and you. Thanks for finally doing this review, teased years ago!!

[@tailsprower8118]

He's finally reviewing it after he said he would during his LP. Man, I hope this game gets put on the PSN soon...

[@adamusher2593]

So glad to hear you review this game. Was my favorite ps1 game!!

[@jpc7795]

It's good to see johnny FINALLY REVEIW THIS, I love it when he reviews one his favorites

[@alanu4637]

Finally, you’re doing one of my favorite games of all time. It deserves much more attention.

[@MGH7X]

I just realized that I beat this game twice within a span of 8 years, and I just found out there is a mighty strike

[@arios6443]

Johnny has made a *Brave Fencer Musashi* video. I repeat, Johnny has made a *BRAVE FENCER MUSASHI* video. > Starts frothing at the mouth.

[@UltimateSonic99999]

Man, I remember when I watched the Let's play when I was a kid. I'm surprised u haven't gotten to this review sooner. Great review Johnny!

[@Feelin_DanDy]

For me, it wasn't the FF8 demo disc. I learned about Brave Fencer Musashi through the PlayStation Underground Volume 2 Issue 4 demo to be exact. Played the hell out of the demo and instantly fell in love with the graphic style, art, music, attitude, puns and humor the game was going for. Picked it up when it came out and continues to be one of my favorite games. Golden age Squaresoft right here!

[@PhoeniksStorm]

06:44 You say that Johnny, but honestly. That's exactly why I got excited to see this in my subscription feed. As much fun as it is see you review bad games, i mean I've watched the Sonic 06 videos quite a few times. It's just nice to see you review games you love. To hear you talk to passionately about them is always a great time.

[@ExalinExcels]

10:19 shopkeeper like Jam? Jam Kuradoberi? Not the cut I was expecting. Worst part is there's probably a ton of people who have no idea who that is. Out her in strive already DAMN IT

[@kuroinokamen]

I originally played this game on a PlayStation Underground Demo disc and it was why I bought it. It’s my first Squaresoft RPG.

[@___________0Z0X]

I loved the old SGB let’s play of this game back in the day. Anyone else here watch it too?

[@Trueshiriko]

always a good day when there's a johnny upload!! can't wait for the return to final fantasy!

[@TommyDeonauthsArchives]

It's been a long time coming... even if i haven't watched the Johnny vs PS1 video in a while.

[@tombruncker7013]

Been looking forward to this video since Johnny teased it in 2014

[@Digitail-u2t]

Dear god I remember you mentioning this in your PS1 video years ago (good lord nearly a decade ago) and being interested to hear more! So seeing this is so nice and rewarding after so long!

[@JustCallMeKnux]

Can’t wait for you to review sonic fucks shadow generations later this year. Love ya man! Best game reviewer on KZbin!

[@andyplaysinthedark2129]

One of my favourite games of all time. I cant believe you made a proper video on it. It's so fun and kino. Currently almost perfected it on Retro Achivments Hardcore mode. Thank you for this video!

[@Sapphirezx]

I've waited 13 years for this review. Way back when you guys played it for SGB; It remains as one of my all time favorite SGB Lets Plays. The OST is amazing and the story is a ton of fun. Thanks for introducing me to this amazing game!

[@hiddenflare6169]

Ha glad to see the great Brave Fencer Musashi getting attention! Very nostalgic game of mine… That I never could finish, very sadly thanks to either time being good at it/not knowing what to do or the game itself literally not working (especially for the emulator I used)! Still I love how charming this game is with its world, characters you can love- heck a world you’ll love and want to explore (kinda wish this series got an animated adaptation or even a manga because I like to see more of it), and just fun/interesting mechanics. That’s not getting into the music, the sound effects, heck even I like the charm of classic RPG UI Squaresoft games had. It’s just a great game overall!

[@YuumasLover-Zed]

So he's finally done it. He's been teasing us with this game for years and now it's done. Honestly, I look more forward to him reviewing the second game since that's the one I played as a kid. I didn't get that far, I only got as far as the third stage.

[@darkswabber2]

After years of teasing we finally got the brave fencer musashi video! Never clicked this fast!

[@darkswabber2]

Edit: only a matter of time before an Onimusha marathon!

[@ultimatezukey5402]

Always glad to see a SomecallmeJohnny video.

[@kyleh1494]

I’ve been waiting for this review for almost 10 years, but I already know it’s about to be so worth it

[@fat-gotenks]

I’m stoked for this video. I played the fuckkk out of the demo for this game. And I played the sequel twice. But I never actually got to play this full game!

[@kurxse]

This has been a game I've been wanting to play for awhile now! I still remember finding out about this game from a demo disc that I bought at my schools book fair

[@Pirate_Knight27]

Do you plan on reviewing the sequel, Musashi: Samurai Legend for the PS2?

[@APS2437]

I frankly missed it when John would just review a random game instead of constantly doing marathons after marathons after marathons after marathons after marathons after marathons after marathons after marathons.

[@gabrielstar777]

2:20 what kind of marketing is this even people back in the days were Simps

[@juansemino2038]

I can really feel John's apreciation for the game ❤

[@AwsmChimera]

Ah, finally. Been waiting a bit for this one.

[@JA40SY]

You know i gotta rewatch the playthrough for the 30th time now right? Glad some new people can experience this game. Love your content!

[@ghosttrainz4701]

It’s always a put me in a good mood when Johnny uploads a video

[@takeruneverborn4740]

Wow Johnny I'm surprised you remember this game I remember you brought it up in square enix video don't remember if was final fantasy or Kingdom heart but glad you opened up another classic RPG Adventure from the PSX collection

[@SebastianTheGreat]

This game was my first exposure to an RPG at the age of 5 when I played it on a PlayStation Underground demo disc! Quite a different experience for someone who was used to playing Crash, Spyro, and Mario 64

[@shiftfire4511]

What a return, one of my favorite PS1 games! And I have to say...Your story sounds a lot like mine. I first encountered Brave Fencer Musashi at a Garage sale in...2000. Or rather, my brothers did. It was one of six or so PS1 games we picked up at a garage sale...along with the console itself. I was intrigued by FF7 first, and while I would play that a good chunk...demo first for some reason, because it came with Tobal No.1 (Solid game, if fairly dated.), and going through the game that looked like Dragon Ball a bit, I started on Brave Fencer Musashi. And god damn, that was definitely love at first play as you said. I was obsessed. Besting the Steam Knight made me feel fucking amazing, it was the first game I had ever played with voice acting, and the music was so good! Hunting for the Bincho fields, absorbing enemies, poking around the animal poop because i didn't know what the word "Dung" meant (I was 5.), buying bread and action figures... I loved it. It toook tiny me years to beat i, but beat it I did, becoming the third game i ever did so after both Zeldas on n64. I fucking love this game, Johnny, and I'm glad to see someone else love it too.

[@altidego989]

Just checking back on your channel after years. Glad to see you’re still making videos. You make great videos!

[@Robert_D_Mercer]

this is a childhood CLASSIC for me in newfoundland. I use to walk to this really far cornerstore and rent this game for the weekend sooooo many times. I never was able to beat it but its stuck in my memories. I should really commit and finally conquer this game, there's so many great classics hiding with hard to figure out stuf sometimes and it sometimes is awesome ;P

[@saurontakeson8403]

Good to see you back man.

[@thomaskuzma4360]

you know, I know we already got 2 channels where we get johnny doing commentary, but getting these videos too its all just incredible. Keep kicking ass Johnny, hope you're doing well too.

[@MrHP25]

Loved playing the PS Underground demo of this game as a kid. Can't wait till I get to play the full version someday.

[@VictorMcKnight]

ah yes the other fabled game i've been looking forward to hear johnny talk about i named my first cat alucard, maybe ill name my next one musashi

[@thanatos_razl]

Thank you Johnny. This is what i need to get me through the rest of my double shift. Also i remember you teasing this in your PS1 video. Oh, and the LP was fun