Nobushi fighting style feedback (Historical) | Forums

[TeknoXI]

I was excited with the introduction of the Nobushi because she used the naginata. After playing with her, it seems like her combat style is modeled after Chinese spear arts rather than actually Japanese pole weapon arts. It would have been closer if she used a yari (Japanese spear) rather than a naginata. And her bleeding Viper strikes are bascially textbook Chinese Kung Fu.

Despite naginata having lots of diagonal cuts from below, I understand the choice to omit these strikes simply due to the mechanical design. What's really disappointing is omission of spinning attacks and cross strikes that are unique to the weapon and history.

It's probably too late to make any changes now, but it was very disappointing to see the lack of research that went into some of the choices.

[Katsu_san]

I was excited with the introduction of the Nobushi because she used the naginata. After playing with her, it seems like her combat style is modeled after Chinese spear arts rather than actually Japanese pole weapon arts. It would have been closer if she used a yari (Japanese spear) rather than a naginata. And her bleeding Viper strikes are bascially textbook Chinese Kung Fu.

Despite naginata having lots of diagonal cuts from below, I understand the choice to omit these strikes simply due to the mechanical design. What's really disappointing is omission of spinning attacks and cross strikes that are unique to the weapon and history.

It's probably too late to make any changes now, but it was very disappointing to see the lack of research that went into some of the choices.

Yeah, that is why naginata have curved blade and not straight spike like spears does. It is more cutting weapon rather than thrusting. Same goes for that they gave wooden armor to samurai faction... They've never used wooden armor lol. It is not hard to change naginata into spear But whatever I guess...

[Daredaros]

Same goes for that they gave wooden armor to samurai faction... They've never used wooden armor lol.

I thought foot soldiers under samurai used cheap wooden armor. So maybe thats what they were going for? I guess rules and history can be stretched a bit in a fictional setting?

Snark aside, it is a bit weird to have formal samurai in wooden armor, luckily you quickly git rid of it with better armor.

[Katsu_san]

I thought foot soldiers under samurai used cheap wooden armor. So maybe thats what they were going for? I guess rules and history can be stretched a bit in a fictional setting?

Snark aside, it is a bit weird to have formal samurai in wooden armor, luckily you quickly git rid of it with better armor.

Japanese soldiers were using wooden armor, yes. In some pre-samurai times mainly, maybe even in the early samurai era. But samurais itself never used wooden armor.
It is wierd because pictures of samurai armors are all over the internet and non of them is showing a wooden type of armor. So I am really interested and also confused how Ubisoft came up with that idea of wooden armor
Luckily you can't really notice it while playing, at least I didn't on my 22" screen. Maybe in the menu or when you stop and you really focus on details, then you will see it is made from wood. Otherwise you will overlook it probably

[TeknoXI]

Japanese soldiers were using wooden armor, yes. In some pre-samurai times mainly, maybe even in the early samurai era. But samurais itself never used wooden armor.
It is wierd because pictures of samurai armors are all over the internet and non of them is showing a wooden type of armor. So I am really interested and also confused how Ubisoft came up with that idea of wooden armor
Luckily you can't really notice it while playing, at least I didn't on my 22" screen. Maybe in the menu or when you stop and you really focus on details, then you will see it is made from wood. Otherwise you will overlook it probably

Actually, historically, there was wooden armor and even paper armor. Whatever the material, it's lacquered anyways so few would be able to tell at a quick glance. Even some of the cordage used to wrap the handles of weapons and lace things together was made from lacquered paper.