samuraiko-productions posts

Samuraiko releases City of Heroes: History in the Making video

by Lesley Smith Apr 29th 2009 at 7:00PM

Filed under: Super-hero, Video, City of Heroes, City of Villains, News items

Just in time for City of Heroes' fifth birthday, Samuraiko Productions have released an epic video which looks back at some of the biggest in-game events over the last five years. It's bound to send long-time players into nostalgic reveries as well as inspiring those who, like me, haven't visited Paragon City yet.

It's a fascinating video which is superbly edited and features a catchy soundtrack. You also get to see twenty of the biggest in-game happenings which seems to revolve around the demise of numerous villains and a couple of heroes. This is one of those cases when a video says more than a thousand words, so check it out after the jump.

Tags: city-of-heroes, city-of-villains, coh-5th-anniversary, samuraiko, samuraiko-productions, video

Samuraiko reveals CoX Issue 12 video

by Adrian Bott May 22nd 2008 at 8:30AM

Filed under: Super-hero, Trailers, Video, City of Heroes, City of Villains

Acclaimed City of Heroes fan video maker Michelle, otherwise known as Samuraiko, has released her second Issue 12: Midnight Hour video, timed to coincide with the issue's launch to the live servers yesterday. Unlike the first (completely speculative) piece, this one contains plenty of footage from the actual issue, including material from Cimerora, the Midnighter Club and the Imperious Task Force.

Warning: there are some very brief potential spoilers in this video. Blink and you'll miss them, but don't say you weren' t warned!

Samuraiko's highly regarded in the CoX community as one of the best fan video makers out there, with standards comparable to those set by the official CoX videos. She's produced her own trailers and promotional films for CoX since Issue 11, including a documentary of Manticore and Sister Psyche's chaotic wedding. In her latest offering she also does a little voice acting, giving the reaction that most of us give when we step on to Cimerora' s shores for the first time.

'Midnight's Secrets' is available in high quality format on the Samuraiko Productions web site. The YouTube version follows after the break.

Tags: cimerora, city-of-heroes, city-of-villains, coh, cov, cox, cox-issue-12, issue-12-midnight-hour, midnight, midnight-hour, samuraiko, samuraiko-productions, trailers, video

Samuraiko's wedding video: now with more chaos

by Jonathan Northwood Feb 16th 2008 at 6:00AM

Filed under: Video, City of Heroes, City of Villains, Machinima

For those of you who didn't have the opportunity to see the wedding of Sister Psyche and Manticore on Valentine's Day, Samuraiko Productions captured the joy and delight of the event. Ah, the outfits, the pre-wedding jitters, the explosive fury of Citadel's rage, it was all captured for posterity. Just think, when there are little Manticores and Sister Psyches running (or flying, or teleporting) about, Justin and Shalice can look back on their wedding day ... and only wish things were this quiet at home. For a high-quality version, please check out Samuraiko Productions' web site, but if you just can't wait, here's the YouTube version.

Tags: City-of-Heroes, City-of-Villains, CoH, CoV, CoX, Machinima, Manticore, NCsoft, Samuraiko-Productions, Sister-Psyche, Valentines-Day, Wedding

Cinemassively: Time to Start

by Moo Money Dec 28th 2007 at 12:30PM

Filed under: Super-hero, Video, City of Heroes, City of Villains, Cinemassively, Machinima

I'm constantly amazed at the creativity of people that play games where it's not easy to make Machinima. They don't have custom animations, model viewers, chromakeying, or just about anything else. City of Heroes and City of Villains are two of those games.

Samuraiko Productions has created an energetic, fist-pumping music video, set to Blue Man Group's "Time to Start." Our very own CoX lead, Jonathan Northwood, wrote about her talent just last month! Set in Pocket D, one of the most recognizable areas in the game, both heroes and villains were able to to contribute to the video. If you liked it, she also has a high quality version available.

[Thanks, Jonathan!]

Tags: Blue-Man-Group, city-of-heroes, city-of-villains, coh, cov, cox, jonathan-northwood, ncsoft, pocket-d, Samuraiko-Productions, time-to-start

CoX Issue 11 videos: Samuraiko Productions

by Jonathan Northwood Nov 28th 2007 at 6:00PM

Filed under: City of Heroes, City of Villains, Machinima

Professionally-made trailers and videos are designed to dazzle and to glow. More and more, however, fan-made videos are achieving the same level of quality and professionalism, and are shaping up into astounding works of art in their own right. As our own Moo Money noted, machinima artists such as Baron Soosdon are looked up to because their work is incredibly evocative and remarkably well-crafted.

In that vein, the head of Samuraiko Productions has been striving for -- and, from what I've seen, achieving -- top-notch quality in all of her work. Her latest piece, an homage to NCsoft's Issue 11 expansion for the City of Heroes/City of Villains properties, continues her path in the quest for perfection. The music is well-chosen, the transitions are seamless, the text and graphic overlays are layered perfectly ... my only complaint is that it wasn't long enough. Although I'm unable to embed the video here due to the artist's request, it is available for viewing on both You Tube and the Samuraiko Productions web site. Be prepared for buffering the first time you play it off the web site, but the level of detail in the non-compressed production is well worth the wait.

Tags: Baron-Soosdon, City-of-Heroes, City-of-Villains, CoH, CoV, CoX, Fan-Made-Videos, Issue-11, Machinima, NCsoft, Samuraiko-Productions, You-Tube