Long-awaited samurai fighting game remake Samurai Shodown has finally launched and the game’s publisher, Athlon Games, has already announced a series of DLC characters coming to the title.
Surprisingly, the whole season pass containing Rimuru, Basara, Kazuki Kazama and Wan-Fu will be free until the 30th of June.
On top of the announcement, the official PlayStation Blog has given an overview of each DLC character individually:
RimururuI bet you’re looking for ice or cold puns. Come on. Even I know better than that.
Cute and cold have never gone together so easily! Oh, but watch out; her zoning tactics will have you ripping your hair out. Loveable Rimururu is joined by her protector spirit, Konru, as she sets out on an adventure to prove she has what it takes to protect nature. Does she succeed or fail in her journey? Read the first letter of each sentence in this paragraph to find out!
Basara
Basara is back and ripping into action with his signature weapon, the Togabitogoroshi. If you thought ninja throwing stars were dangerous, wait till you see this monstrosity. Nobody wants to embrace death more than Basara, but he is one of the few examples where you can’t always get what you want.
Kazuki Kazama
When there’s an evil spirit bringing an imbalance to the natural order of things, who do you call? Kazuki Kazama, of course! Armed with the Suzaku, a blade which contains the trapped fire spirit, Enja, Kazuki sets out to bring peace to the land and vanquish evil!
Wan-Fu
Throughout the series, Wan-Fu has used many weapons to send his opponents to the afterlife. In this installment, he’s picked up his trusty stone pillar to turn people into manhole covers. Wan-Fu doesn’t just drop his weapon, he throws it–you decide who’s going to be on the receiving end.
Samurai Shodown is already available for the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. The Nintendo Switch version of the game is planned for a winter 2019 release with the PC iteration coming at a later date.
It should be noted that you also don’t even need to buy the game to secure the DLC for free on PSN. You can just go to the Playstation store and add the season pass to your cart and “purchase” it for free now. Then if you decide to get the game for dirt cheap on sale in the future, you’ll have the season pass already.
Not all heroes wear capes thanks bud
The most awesome thing in my opinion is not that is free, the best thing is that they are saying who the DLC characters are from the start, not that secrecy bullshit other games do
Man, SNK it’s just amazing, they are the best making fighting games.
No thank you, I am not interested in games anymore.
My FOMO, fear of missing out, is now purely focused on a good actual life at home, having a home, having a life.
They should’ve put more effort into making a final boss that actually moves.