Fate/Samurai Remnant (フェイト/サムライレムナント?) is a video game released in late September 2023. It is an action RPG developed by Koei Tecmo Games subsidiary Omega ForceWP, with TYPE-MOON supervising the project.
Plot[]
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« “Your wish shall perish..." » |
It is the fourth year of the Keian EraWP (1651) during the Edo PeriodWP, in a timeline designated for pruning.[2] Lone swordsman, Miyamoto Iori, the adopted son of Miyamoto Musashi, is suddenly dragged into a hidden conflict known as the Waxing Moon Ritual. There, seven Masters and Servants fight over the "Waxing Moon", artifact similar to the Holy Grail which could grant any and all wishes.[3]
Fate/Samurai Remnant has three diverging routes that the story can follow based on Iori's choices:
- Flames of Resentment diverges in chapter 4 if Iori chooses to pursue Tsuchimikado Yasuhiro. It focuses on Chiemon, and Lancer.
- A Ray of Light diverges in chapter 4 if Iori chooses to pursue Assassin. It focuses on Dorothea Coyett, Yui Shousetsu, Zheng Chenggong, and Caster.
- Entreat the Darkness is only available in new game plus after clearing one of the other two routes. It diverges in chapter 5 if Iori chooses not to destroy the Grail. It focuses on Iori and Saber.
In addition, there is a secret joke ending obtained by completing Gilgamesh's digressions.
Fate/Samurai Remnant later features a DLC with a new storyline involving the Keian Command Championship, which occurs after the second chapter. There are seven routes featuring the Masters challenging each other with their own endings.
Characters[]
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« “I suppose...you're the one who summoned me?” » |
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Masters and Servants[]
- Miyamoto Iori
- Master of Saber, student and adopted son of Miyamoto Musashi
- Saber
- Saber-class Servant
- Zheng Chenggong
- Master of Archer, General from the Southern Ming DynastyWP
- Archer
- Archer-class Servant
- Chiemon
- Master of Lancer, Sole Survivor of the Shimabara RebellionWP
- Lancer
- Lancer-class Servant
- Yui Shousetsu
- Master of Rider, Military Scholar of the Tokugawa shogunateWP
- Rider
- Rider-class Servant
- Tsuchimikado Yasuhiro
- Master of Caster, Descendant of Abe-no-Seimei who oversees the Waxing Moon Ritual
- Caster
- Caster-class Servant
- Dorothea Coyett
- Master of Assassin, Daughter of Fredrik CoyettWP and Mage of the Clock Tower
- Assassin
- Assassin-class Servant
- Takao Dayu
- Master of Berserker, Famed courtesan of Edo
- Miyamoto Musashi
- Berserker-class Servant, Famed founder of the Niten Ichi-ryūWP sword style
Rogue Servants[]
Another set of seven Servants, summoned without Masters, who can be recruited to one's side.
- Rogue Saber
- A Rogue Servant of the Saber class. He is an armored warrior who rides a gray horse and wields a large sword. He is in pursuit of an enemy called the Evil Ogre, whom he seeks to destroy.[4]
- Rogue Archer
- A Rogue Servant of the Archer class. He is a fighter clad in a white robe who wields a bow covered with blue flames. He is pure, always respectful, and behaves in a fair and honest manner.[4]
- Rogue Lancer
- A Rogue Servant of the Lancer class. He handles a crimson spear, which is longer than he is, as if it were a part of himself. He has a belligerent personality and seeks out challenging battles.[4]
- Rogue Rider
- A Rogue Servant of the Rider class. She captivates men with her dainty appearance and somewhat frivolous speech and behavior. Instead of riding on something, riding on someone seems to be her preferred form of transportation.[4]
- Rogue Caster
- A Rogue Servant of the Caster class. She is a mischievous witch with wings like a hawk. With her magical talents, she plays tricks on those who oppose her.[4]
- Rogue Assassin
- A Rogue Servant of the Assassin class. He is a sharp-eyed old man wearing an unfamiliar garb. He is a kung-fu fighter who fights only with his fists, but his fighting style has not been found in any past records.[4]
- Rogue Berserker
- A Rogue Servant of the Berserker class. He is a long-haired fighter who boasts a muscular body. Being summoned as a Berserker, he has lost all sense of rationality. For whatever reason, he accompanies Takao Dayu.[4]
Other Characters[]
- Ogasawara Kaya
- Step-sister of Miyamoto Iori, former adopted daughter of Miyamoto Musashi. She has since been adopted by a different family, but her and Iori remain quite close.
- Crimson Codex
- An heirloom passed down by Musashi. A sapient Western grimoire who acts as Iori's Magecraft teacher.
- Boss
- A mysterious man wearing a golden kimono who serves as the proprietor of a shop in Asakusa known as "Babiloni-ya". Potentially due to having collected a large number of unique and unusual items and his own unique personality, many customers attracted to his shop.[5]
- Miyamoto Musashi
- The adoptive father of Iori and Kaya who passed away before the events of the game.
DLC Characters[]
- Ibuki-douji
- The god of Mount Ibuki and a Divided Spirit of Yamata-no-Orochi.
- Yagyuu Munenori
- One of the strongest swordsmen of the Edo period.
- Zhao Yun
- A legendary Chinese general of the Three Kingdoms period.
- Kishimojin
- A mysterious entity that threatens to destroy Edo if not stopped by the aspirants of the Waxing Moon Ritual.
Gameplay[]
The game is separated into two gameplay systems: Battle and Exploration
Battle has you primarily taking control of Miyamoto Iori. He primarily fights using his twin swords, switching between five different stances, each with their own unique characteristics. If he is unable to use his sword for certain enemies, he can use Magecraft to counter them. When playing as Iori, your Servant will be mainly independently controlled, however you can temporarily take control of your Servant for a limited time. Certain enemies cannot be damaged by Iori's swords, however, if the enemy's Shell Gauge is depleted by Saber's Affinity Technique, Iori's attacks will be able to reach them.[6]
Exploration has you and your Servant wandering through various districts of the city of Edo. Where you can fight with other Masters and learn more techniques. Or interact with the townspeople, replenish energy from food stalls, and play with dogs and cats which can increase your affinity technique with your Servant.[6] [7]
Throughout the game, you will eventually come across Rogue Servants, who you can recruit to fight by Iori and Saber's side by meeting certain conditions. Doing so, you will be able to swap between Saber and the other Servant in the middle of combat as a playable character or have them support you in battle as an AI companion.[8]
Staff[]
| Role | |
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| General Supervision | Kinoko Nasu |
| Supervision | TYPE-MOON |
| Story Supervision | Hikaru Sakurai, Yuuichirou Higashide |
| Scenario Writers | Yukiko Nojima, Yuki Ikeno, Yuki Harao, Mari Okamoto, Etsuko Maeno, Hikaru Sakurai, Yuuichirou Higashide |
| Original Creator | TYPE-MOON |
| Music Composition | Keita Haga |
| Music Composition & Arrangement | Daisuke Shinoda |
| Character Design | Rei Wataru |
| Character Design Draft | Azusa, Mineji Sakamoto, Shidzuki Morii, Arco Wada, Raita Honjou, Takashi Takeuchi, pako, Hirokazu Koyama, danciao, Shirabi, Furumi Showichi, Ototsugu Konoe, Hotosoka |
| Servant/Master Settings/Scenario draft | Kinoko Nasu, Yuuichirou Higashide, Hikaru Sakurai |
| Lore Consultants | Kyomune Miwa, Tsunefumi Kurematsu, Ryo Morise |
| Design Supervision | Takashi Takeuchi |
| Producer | Tomohiko Sho |
| Director | Ryota Matsushita |
| Lead Game Designer | Koki Aoyanagi |
| Art Director | Toshiharu Suzuki |
| Concept Art | Keisuke Sugiyama, Naoki Yoneda |
| 3D Movie Director | Tsuyoshi Nihei |
| Development | KOEI TECMO GAMESWP |
| In Cooperation with | AniplexWP |
| Opening Animation Production | CloverWorksWP |
Voice Cast[]
- Miyamoto Iori: Kengo Kawanishi
- Saber: Hibiku Yamamura
- Ogasawara Kaya: Misaki Kuno
- Crimson Codex: Chafurin
- Zheng Chenggong: Tomoaki Maeno
- Archer: Kensho Ono
- Chiemon: Nobuhiko Okamoto
- Lancer: Maaya Sakamoto
- Yui Shousetsu: Mutsumi Tamura
- Rider: Haruka Tomatsu
- Tsuchimikado Yasuhiro: Satoshi Mikami
- Hieda-no-Are: Anri Katsu
- Dorothea Coyett: Aya Hirano
- Assassin: Hideo Ishikawa
- Takao Dayu: Ami Koshimizu
- Berserker: Ayane Sakura
- Rogue Saber: Toru Sakurai
- Rogue Archer: Nobunaga Shimazaki
- Rogue Lancer: Nobutoshi Canna
- Rogue Rider: Chiwa Saito
- Rogue Caster: Himika Akaneya
- Rogue Assassin
- Rogue Berserker: Daisuke Endou
- Ruler: Tomokazu Seki
- Sasaki Kojirou: Shin-ichiro Miki
- Toshiyuki Hosaka
- Robert Waterman
- Eiji Itoh
- Asami Yaguchi
- Keiji Kandori
- Mari Kirinura
- Mana Miyamoto
- Kun Fuduki
- Yui Toita
- Yuki Arimoto
- Daisuke Kageura
- Kiyosuke Kitayama
- Haruka Ikejima
- Takeshi Nishimura
- Keiko Kobayashi
- Nanako Mamiya
- Shiho Kawaragi
- Airi Ohtsu
- Miki Kohinata
Music[]
The soundtrack was composed by Keita Haga and Daisuke Shinoda, who arranged some tracks.
- Fate/Samurai Remnant Original Soundtrack CD (2023)[10]
- Opening Theme
- Zanya Gensou (残夜幻想?) by Spiral LadderWP feat.LICCA[11]
Development[]
The origins of Fate/Samurai Remnant come from a lunch between Kinoko Nasu, Takashi Takeuchi, and Koei Tecmo's CEO Kou Shibusawa. Shibusawa is an avid player of Fate/Grand Order, and one of the things they talked about at that lunch was how his favorite story in the game is Shimousa, especially Musashi. As a result of that lunch and his appreciation for Grand Order, Shibusawa and producer Tomohiko Sho put together a proposal for Koei Tecmo to make a Fate game and presented it to TYPE-MOON. The entire Fate/Grand Order writing team got together to make the cliffnotes version of the plot and character profiles, and Koei Tecmo wrote the script based on those notes, with supervision from Yuuichirou Higashide and Hikaru Sakurai. Feeling that a Fate game needed the best staff, Shibusawa told the producer to use the writing team from Fire Emblem: Three HousesWP.[12]
It was announced during the Fate Project New Year's Eve TV Special 2022 (Fate Project 大晦日TVスペシャル2022?) on December 31, 2022.
The opening animation was produced by CloverWorksWP, and directed by Nakaya Onsen.
According to Tomohiko Sho, initially it was thought by Koei Tecmo team for the game to be set in the Sengoku PeriodWP in Japan. The period in which they are experts, and it is also one of the most exciting periods in Japanese history. As they talked with TYPE-MOON, instead of a period of conflict they became convinced that the tranquility and peace of the Edo period would be more attractive to represent the unique aspects of the Fate series.[13]
Koei Tecmo requested several Servants to be in the game. Some were accepted, such as Musashi and Jeanne Alter, but others the writers had to deny for reasons like they'd be too strong or were too major of a figure. As they built the roster the writers felt they had too many Japanese Servants and so chose ones from different eras who hadn't interacted with each other before to compensate.[14] Miyamoto Iori was originally one of these proposed Servants, but when Nasu saw him on the list he decided that Iori should be the main character, not a Servant. This decision was one that defined much of the project.[15]
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Trailers[]
Manga[]
- Main article: Fate/Samurai Remnant Introduction
- Main article: Fate/Samurai Remnant (manga)
On July 26, 2023, a manga adaptation of the beginning of the game by Mugetsu, called Fate/Samurai Remnant Introduction, was published in TYPE-MOON Ace Volume 15. A year later it was announced in TYPE-MOON Ace Volume 16 that Mugetsu would be working on a full adaptation of the game.
TV Special[]
A TV special was exhibited on December 31, 2023 as part of the Fate Project New Year's Eve TV Special 2023. It was broadcasted via Tokyo MX, Gunma TV, Tochigi TV, and BS111 channels, as well as on the Niconico Live and Abema livestreaming service.
External Links[]
- Official Website
- Official Website
- Official Twitter Profile (English and Japanese)
- Koei Tecmo Wiki page
- Talking Fate/Samurai Remnant with the Game's Director, Ryota Matsushita by Richard Eisenbeis on Anime News Network (Archived)
- Fate/Samurai Remnant Interview – Director Ryota Matsushita on Working With the Fate IP, the Steam Deck, Learnings From Prior Games, His Dream Action RPG Projects, and More by Mikhail Madnani on toucharcade (Archived)
- Interview: The Present And Future of Fate/Samurai Remnant Stephanie Liu on Siliconera (Archived)
- Entrevista: Ryota Matsushita y Tomohiko Sho sobre Fate/Samurai Remnant, Hyrule Warriors y más on Nintenderos (Archived) (Spanish)
- Fate/Samurai Remnant launch interview 1/3 (4Gamer.net) translated by Reddit User ComunCoutinho
- Fate/Samurai Remnant launch interview 2/3 (4Gamer.net) translated by Reddit User ComunCoutinho
- Fate/Samurai Remnant launch interview 3/3 (4Gamer.net) translated by Reddit User ComunCoutinho
- Interview with Tomohiko Sho on Automaton
- Fate/Samurai Remnant Art and Design Staff interview (Famitsu.com) translated by Reddit User ComunCoutinho
References[]
- ↑ Talking Fate/Samurai Remnant with the Game's Director, Ryota Matsushita. Anime News Network (2023-09-19).
- ↑ Fate/Samurai Remnant material
- ↑ Fate/Samurai Remnant- Story Outline
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 Fate/Samurai Remnant - Official Website: Characters
- ↑ Fate/Samurai Remnant - Babiloni-ya Profile
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Fate/Samurai Remnant - System
- ↑ Fate/Samurai Remnant - Nintendo Direct 2023.6.21 Trailer (at 0:35-0:46, you can see an affinity meter increase from interacting with food stalls, viewing scenery, and petting dogs, which connects to using Saber's Affinity Technique in combat.
- ↑ FGO FES. 2023 - Fate/Samurai Remnant Special Stage (Gameplay at 46:32)
- ↑ https://www.koeitecmoamerica.com/fate-sr/
- ↑ https://vgmdb.net/album/130307
- ↑ https://youtu.be/XWH6U_mHhkQ
- ↑ TYPE-MOON Ace Volume 15 - Kinoko Nasu and Kou Shibusawa Fate/Samurai Remnant Interview - Translated by Comun
- ↑ [Entrevista Ryota Matsushita y Tomohiko Sho sobre Fate/Samurai Remnant, Hyrule Warriors y más]. Nintenderos (2023-09-19).
- ↑ 4Gamer Fate/Samurai Remnant launch interview translated by ComunCoutinho
- ↑ Famitsu Fate/Samurai Remnant artist interview Translated by ComunCoutino