{"id":12807,"date":"2022-05-24T12:21:34","date_gmt":"2022-05-24T03:21:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=12807"},"modified":"2022-05-24T13:00:53","modified_gmt":"2022-05-24T04:00:53","slug":"20220524-12807","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/20220524-12807\/","title":{"rendered":"Furry fighting game Mofu Mofu Sensen gains attention in Japan but has gamers confused"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><i>Written by. <\/i><em style=\"font-style: italic;\">Marco Farinaccia<\/em> <em>based on the <a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/articles\/newsjp\/20220523-203673\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">original Japanese article<\/a> (original article&#8217;s publication date: 2022-05-23 17:20<\/em> <em>JST)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br><br><em><strong>Mofu Mofu Sensen<\/strong><\/em>, a game by Japanese developer BURNSOUCOU, was announced during the INDIE Live Expo 2022 showcase. It caught the attention of gamers in Japan but has left them confused since no information about the game can be found online, even though it\u2019s planned for release sometime in May for the Nintendo Switch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"INDIE Live Expo 2022 DAY2 : Premiere (English)\" width=\"1160\" height=\"653\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/atuCubyAgjo?start=14009&#038;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption>*The <em>Mofu Mofu Sensen<\/em> trailer begins at 3:53:30. It shows the title screen with what appears to be the English title of the game, <em>Bad Fur War<\/em>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br><br><em>Mofu Mofu Sensen<\/em> (which means \u201cfluffy battlefront\u201d) is a 2D fighting game that features furry characters, with a total of seven anthropomorphic animals appearing in the trailer. All of the characters are dressed in what is seemingly military attire, but each one also possesses their own individual characteristics. There are slim characters as well as brawny types, and they don\u2019t all fight with hand-to-hand combat as some are seen wielding weapons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The gameplay featured in the trailer shows a fight between the characters Zig and Mappo. It focuses on Zig\u2019s attacks and shows him close in on his opponent with a leaping kick, followed by a low kick that he combos into a breakdance-like flare kick. He ends the combo with an exploding shoryuken-style special move. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Based on the display showing that the player gained 100 points for performing a \u201cspecial cancel,\u201d it seems clear that the last kick is cancelled into the special move. In addition, the gauge along the bottom of the screen may be some kind of special meter, as when the special move is activated, the kanji \u7363 (beast) appears and one segment of the gauge is depleted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At the very end of the trailer, we see two of the same character, Mappo, facing off, confirming that color variations exist for the characters. The preceding fight occurred on what looked like a battle ground, but this second area only contained a simple wall for a background. Based on the input display that can be seen at the bottom of the screen, it\u2019s natural to conclude that this is the game\u2019s training mode.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1123\" height=\"669\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1123px) 100vw, 1123px\" src=\"http:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/20220523-203673-001.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12811\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/20220523-203673-001.jpg 1123w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/20220523-203673-001-600x357.jpg 600w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/20220523-203673-001-380x226.jpg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/20220523-203673-001-768x458.jpg 768w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/20220523-203673-001-150x89.jpg 150w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/20220523-203673-001-300x179.jpg 300w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/20220523-203673-001-696x415.jpg 696w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/20220523-203673-001-1068x636.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/20220523-203673-001-705x420.jpg 705w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"477\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" src=\"http:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/20220523-203673-002.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12810\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/20220523-203673-002.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/20220523-203673-002-600x224.jpg 600w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/20220523-203673-002-380x142.jpg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/20220523-203673-002-768x286.jpg 768w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/20220523-203673-002-150x56.jpg 150w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/20220523-203673-002-300x112.jpg 300w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/20220523-203673-002-696x259.jpg 696w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/20220523-203673-002-1068x398.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/20220523-203673-002-1127x420.jpg 1127w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"477\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" src=\"http:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/20220523-203673-003.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12809\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/20220523-203673-003.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/20220523-203673-003-600x224.jpg 600w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/20220523-203673-003-380x142.jpg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/20220523-203673-003-768x286.jpg 768w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/20220523-203673-003-150x56.jpg 150w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/20220523-203673-003-300x112.jpg 300w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/20220523-203673-003-696x259.jpg 696w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/20220523-203673-003-1068x398.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/20220523-203673-003-1127x420.jpg 1127w\" \/><figcaption>These images are screenshots taken from the INDIE Live Expo 2022 broadcast<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br>The game appeared in the INDIE Waves segment of the INDIE Live Expo 2022 broadcast. This segment introduced a massive amount of different indie titles with each game getting around ten seconds of screen time. Even in only this very short amount of time, viewers were captivated by the high quality of the cute animal characters, created with detailed pixel graphics, and the full-blown fighting game gameplay. Comments such as \u201cFluffy\u201d and \u201cFurries rejoice!\u201d flew about in the YouTube chat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Viewers also posted their feelings about the game on social media. However, this also spread the confusion regarding the game. This is because although the game was announced to be coming to the Nintendo Switch in May, in which only 8 days remain, not even a single bit of information about the game can be found on the internet. While the developer, BURNSOUCOU, does have an official website, you cannot find any information about the game even there, which is possibly because the site is still fairly new.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Meanwhile, BURNSOUCOU\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BURNSOUCOU\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">official Twitter account<\/a> posted a tweet that says, \u201cIt looks like the time when people can finally play the game that I\u2019ve made has come.\u201d It also looks like the confusion of some viewers has reached the developer, as the account also posted tweets stating, \u201cPeople seem to find me very suspicious,\u201d and \u201cThat\u2019s understandable. There is practically no information about me right now.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As of right now, there are still no details about the game and the history of the developer is unknown. Of course, it is quite possible for a developer to appear out of nowhere and surprise people by releasing a game. From the reaction seen on social media, rather than finding the developer suspicious, it seems that people have actually become interested because of all the mysteries surrounding them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The trailers for all games included in the INDIE Live Expo 2022 broadcast were submitted before April 8 of this year, so it could be possible that the game has been delayed without the developer having a chance to release this information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>AUTOMATON has contacted the developer directly to ask for more details regarding the game and will pass on this information if a response is received.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Furry fighting game Mofu Mofu Sensen gains attention in Japan but has gamers confused due to the total lack of information online, even though it\u2019s planned for release sometime in May for the Nintendo Switch.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":12812,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_gspb_post_css":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[62,3],"tags":[39,17],"class_list":["post-12807","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-indie-games","category-news","tag-indie-games","tag-japan-related-news"],"blocksy_meta":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - 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