{"id":31608,"date":"2024-05-29T18:50:02","date_gmt":"2024-05-29T09:50:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=31608"},"modified":"2024-05-29T18:50:04","modified_gmt":"2024-05-29T09:50:04","slug":"japanese-dev-compared-koei-tecmo-musou-games-to-powerwash-simulator-and-its-oddly-accurate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/japanese-dev-compared-koei-tecmo-musou-games-to-powerwash-simulator-and-its-oddly-accurate\/","title":{"rendered":"A Japanese dev compared Koei Tecmo\u2019s musou games to PowerWash Simulator, and it\u2019s oddly accurate\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Games in the musou genre usually have you unleashing powerful attacks across sprawling battlefields, decimating hordes of enemies. The focus is on the hack-and-slash action, and they can be great for de-stressing or giving you that sense of being an unstoppable force. The thrill of mowing down enemies is&#8230; just like the refreshing satisfaction of blasting grime off a vehicle, apparently. An unusual comparison between musou games and <strong>PowerWash Simulator<\/strong> by Japanese indie developer and critic Renji Nikaido has already been liked over 1500 times, suggesting that it resonated with other musou lovers..\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"ja\" dir=\"ltr\">\u7121\u53cc\u30b7\u30ea\u30fc\u30ba\u306f\u300c\u4e00\u9a0e\u5f53\u5343\u306e\u723d\u5feb\u611f\u300d\u304c\u8868\u306e\u30a6\u30ea\u3068\u3055\u308c\u3066\u308b\u3051\u3069\u3001\u5b9f\u969b\u305d\u306e\u723d\u5feb\u611f\u3063\u3066\u300c\u5927\u91cf\u306b\u8feb\u308b\u6575\u3092\u5727\u5012\u7684\u306a\u529b\u3067\u306a\u304e\u6255\u3046\u300d\u307f\u305f\u3044\u306a\u624b\u6c57\u63e1\u308b\u6226\u3044\u306e\u697d\u3057\u3055\u3067\u306f\u306a\u3044\u3068\u601d\u3046\u306e\u3088\u3002<br><br>\u3069\u3061\u3089\u304b\u3068\u3044\u3046\u3068\u300cPowerWash Simulator\u3067\u8eca\u3092\u7dba\u9e97\u306b\u3057\u305f\u3068\u304d\u306e\u30b9\u30c3\u30ad\u30ea\u611f\u300d\u306b\u8fd1\u3044\u3002<\/p>&mdash; \u30cb\u30ab\u30a4\u30c9\u30a6\u30ec\u30f3\u30b8 (@R_Nikaido) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/R_Nikaido\/status\/1795011749814382673?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 27, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Post translation:<\/strong> <em>The musou series is known for giving players the \u201cexhilarating feeling of being a great warrior,\u201d but I don\u2019t think this thrill is actually about sweaty hands-on combat and taking down hordes of enemies with your strength. Rather, it\u2019s closer to that feeling of satisfaction you get after washing a car in PowerWash Simulator.<\/em>\u00a0<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/R_Nikaido\/status\/1795020933398143422\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Nikaido goes on to muse<\/a> that with musou games, it\u2019s not the battle mechanics but the setting that enables players to immerse themselves into the fun role-play of obliterating hordes of enemies.\u00a0In response, other users describe musou games as \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/tigerpridefrog\/status\/1795408308704346517\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">lawn mowing but in a good way<\/a>\u201d and \u201c<a href=\"http:\/\/like%20biting%20into%20a%20crispy%20wafer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">like biting into a crispy wafer<\/a>.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" src=\"http:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/20240529-31608-001.jpg\" alt=\"PowerWash Simulator\" class=\"wp-image-31617\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/20240529-31608-001.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/20240529-31608-001-380x214.jpg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/20240529-31608-001-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/20240529-31608-001-600x338.jpg 600w\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Vehicles are just one of the things that PowerWash Simulator lets you hose down.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The term \u201cmusou series\u201d or \u201cmusou game\u201d is often used to refer to games with the Japanese word <em>musou<\/em> (\u201cunrivaled\u201d) in the original Japanese title, which are developed by Koei Tecmo\u2019s Omega Force division. Some of the most famous musou series are Dynasty Warriors, Samurai Warriors, and Warriors Orochi. Most of these games have well-known characters and\/or rich settings to absorb the player (such as Dynasty Warriors&#8217; historical Chinese setting based on the Romance of the Three Kingdoms). However, the gameplay systems tend to be relatively uncomplicated. Although they might have light RPG elements like leveling up and stat-boosting, the focus is on the glorious feeling of slashing your way through enemies and unleashing over-the-top special attacks.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Various anime and game series have entered into musou crossovers developed or co-developed by Omega Force- including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=0DRHlrhSMUU\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">One Piece Pirate Warriors 3<\/a>, Berserk and the Band of the Hawk, Persona 5 Strikers, and even Dynasty Warriors: Gundam. However, if your fingers are tired from the button-mashing required to be an all-powerful warrior, you might be able to get a similar feeling of satisfaction from hosing down muddy vehicles in PowerWash Simulator.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It hadn&#8217;t occurred to us but the power trip thrill of Dynasty Warriors IS oddly similar to the squeaky clean one in PowerWash Simulator&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":61,"featured_media":31616,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_gspb_post_css":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[17],"class_list":["post-31608","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-japan-related-news"],"blocksy_meta":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>A Japanese dev compared Koei Tecmo\u2019s musou games to PowerWash Simulator, and it\u2019s oddly accurate\u00a0 - 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