Thread:Calatore/@comment-28048698-20160603154727/@comment-27247829-20160604190239

Overwatch is awesome even if it's simpler than the current, usual FPS. The high-jumpin' fights are thrilling as well, reminds me of the good old days. As for others, I used to frequent Battlefield. And I used to be a (relatively) famous ace in World of Warplanes. War Thunder, played as well.

I just like to read about them thanks to Rurouni Kenshin. From there, my curiousity brings me to Onimusha (Sengoku era), Total War Shogun (Heian, Sengoku, Bakumatsu), Way of the Samurai (Sengoku, Bakumatsu), Okami (a...weird interpretation of Heian), Touken Ranbu (Heian, Sengoku, Bakumatsu), Raidou Kuzunoha vs. Series (a fictional interpretation of Taisho) and others. Heian period though (the era where the current event is), I haven't read much references, so I'm kinda drawing a blank on the whole Shuten-Douji, Kintoki, and Ibaraki thing. I do have to say that my interest in Japanese history is one of the factors that prompted me into liking to read; the other factors are when I received a set of then-complete encyclopedia about dinosaurs on my 7th birthday, and some others.

I will have to tell you that Hajime Saito is just as awesome as in the fictional works. While his swordsmanship in Rurouni Kenshin is completely fictious, he was one of the greatest fighters in the famous Ikedaya raid (which was briefly mentioned in Rurouni Kenshin). The Ikedaya raid itself was when the Shinsengumi started to receive a serious treatment within the townspeople and other Shogunate rebels. One interesting fact; since the Shinsengumi before Ikedaya was pretty much an equivalent of averagely-armed policemen, they started to demand better arsenal quality after Ikedaya. Okita Souji might have been one of those who asked to do so (not helped by the fact that apparently, his sword was broken, at least in popular legends), which is probably why Okita changed sword in the third ascension.

But really, the Bakumatsu was perhaps one of the most 'romantic' era amongst those other eras; sure, Sengoku had ever-changing alliance and many tradition-breaking occurences, but the 'theme' of progress in the Bakumatsu era, where people like Sakamoto Ryoma starts to really favor guns despite having a blade forged by a famous bladesmith, is where I'm most interested at, since I like stories with that kind of theme.