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Poor guys: so many problems to please so few people. The very concept of using real actors’ faces in the games is buffing to me. From my standpoint games have a unique chance to get rid of actors and all collateral problems. But no, companies are still wasting money to have a famous face on the poster.

Fun fact: I never ever even heard the name Toshiro Mifune.

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Darkenfolk@sh.itjust.works ⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
You probably will be familiar with his face if you have seen any of the somewhat older samurai movies. Probably better known in Asia than outside of it though.

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- Lembot_0003@lemmy.zip ⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
  Might know the face, yes. But the name doesn’t ring a bell.
  
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  - async_amuro@lemmy.zip ⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
    It’s a long movie, but I highly recommend Seven Samurai.
    
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    jayb151@piefed.social ⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
    Fucking great film
    
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acosmichippo@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
he’s arguably the biggest Japanese film actor of all time.

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mohab@piefed.social ⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

Fun fact: I never ever even heard the name Toshiro Mifune.

I just can't… why do people wear ignorance as a badge of honor nowadays?

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De_Narm@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
You do not need them, yes, but I think it’s always fun to recognize people in games like Like a Dragon.

That aside, it’s always been a thing in Onimusha. It wouldn’t be a proper revival of the IP without one of their biggest USP back then.

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