Chinese or Japanese themed?

[Space Cowboy]

I'm having some real problems figuring that one out. Lo Wang is a chinese name and the monsters definately look like they originate in chinese mythology but Hoji has a mask which is more of a japanese thing from what I know and Lo Wang carries a Katana which is a japanese weapon. The Katana wouldn't be much of a problem if it wasn't so deeply entangled with the Storyline about the shadow realm where all those chinese monsters come out of. Or did they just mix it up? They kinda did that in the first one as well with all those manga chicks build in.

Your input!

[Edge_Master]

Japanese I'm pretty sure... BTW games don't have to make sense ;)

[Space Cowboy]

Originally posted by FXAA™_User:

Japanese I'm pretty sure... BTW games don't have to make sense ;)

No, but it's more fun if they do. I watched a lot of Wuxias and other chinese movies and also a lot of anime at some point and it would be nice if this game bridged a gap to those in some consistent way - I mean all of those movies, don't matter how campy or cliched, at least get the setting right. I'd be a bit disappointed if they just made it "kinda asian" without any rhyme or reason.
Lo Wang is definately chinese, btw. - remember those "anciente chinese secerets"? In the original I don't mind it that much - it's just a cheesy campfest but the reboot has a real story, so I expect some B-Movie level concistency at least.

[Edge_Master]

Yeah I forgot about those ancient Chinese secrets in the original. Haha.

[randir14]

Just tell yourself he was born to Chinese immigrants in Japan.

[Space Cowboy]

Originally posted by randir14:

Just tell yourself he was born to Chinese immigrants in Japan.

:D Yeah I already did that. That doesn't explain the monsters, though. Well, except Hoji.

[Uncle Mikoolo]

Think this, Enra is a chinese immigrant demon who took control of the japanese part of the shadow realm and took his own immigrant demons there and enslaved the japanese demons and Hoji is out for revenge to get his japanese demons back to power in their japanese part of the shadow realm to fight against the tyrannic chinese demon immigrants.

[Space Cowboy]

Lol! That kinda makes sense in a really weird way! I'd have to "study" some of those kung fu/chinese horrer movies again to see if you can actually mix up the realms legitemately.

[Fractured]

Look at the money.

[Superman64]

Originally posted by Fractured:

Look at the money.

The game is certainly set in japan though Lo Wang is a chinese stereotype badass that turned into a monk that never shuts his mouth, though i prefer both wangs ''Not gay''

[Cyanmurder]

This game is both Chinese and Japanese theme, because that katana is japanese.

[NO RESTARTS YA WUSS!]

I thought wang was biracial, I know I heard someone say that in an article, but to be fair it was just the one.