Endgame Control Pad | Kurosun Shogun Review [黑☀️]
Kurosun are makers of premium gaming peripherals both asesthetically and performance, a true work of art on every one of their products. Let’s take a look at their new control mousepad offering, the Kurosun Shogun.
Mice & Skates Tested
– Hitscan Hyperlight + Unusual way black fox
– Ninjutso Sora V2 + Xraypad Jades
Technical Specifications
– Control based pad
– Smooth surface
– 490x420x4mm and 560×480 x4mm
– Medium soft base
– $49 USD
Overall Quality & Unboxing
Unboxing is perfect, same as the samurai, coming flat packed with the pad on a semi hard plastic sheet inside of a plastic sleeve then 2 layers of cardboard boxing. The unboxing experience is truly S tier. Shogun’s quality is also S tier, the ink is sharp, stitching is precise and the white edge stitching makes it that much more premium, it’s the Louis Vuitton of mousepads.
Surface
Smooth yet controlled, the Kurosun Shogun surface truly is peak, the smoothness of the pad can be compared to the Artisan Raiden, Quaoar Perseus and Neptune Pro by LGG. The Shogun’s speed is slower than the Artisan Zero and faster than the Quaoar Perseus, when compared to the Type99 I would say it is quite similar if not a tad bit faster. When talking about static friction, it scores fairly high here but is as expected for a control pad, despite the static friction feeling higher it doesn’t actually feel sluggish or muddy at all unlike the Quaoar Hercules. The dynamic friction here is balanced when using jade speed skates but when using black fox, both dynamic and static frictions DRASTICALLY increases. When using Jade speed skates, the pad feels pretty balanced and is roughly about 20-30% slower than the Zero in terms of speed. X axis feels slightly faster than the Y axis but it isn’t a huge difference, just noticable.
Base
The base feels like an in between of Artisan’s soft and mid bases, you don’t really feel the mouse digging into the pad when in use even if you try, but at the same time it doesn’t feel stiff like a FreeFall pad, you need to press it in with a finger firmly to feel the plushness. Shogun sticks. It sticks to my desk really well and doesn’t move a singular micrometer when in use, on some desk surfaces it almost feels like it gets peeled off when removing from the desk.
Skate Test
Xraypad Jade Balanced, makes the pad feel like a more locked in, smoother Artisan Zero, more stopping power and slightly higher static + dynamic frictions. There is no sluggish feeling and is a deadly combo.
Unusual Way Black Fox
Slow, about the same speed as the Quaoar Perseus, much slower than the Zero. It requires more force to move the mouse and microadjusting can be a tad difficult at some times unless you have big muscular forearms like Tekkusai. It’s got a sensation to it that’s interesting to me though, so if you are a control pad user, can mess around and try. Doesn’t feel sluggish per say but you can definitely feel the immense stopping power, best for people who can accurately land flicks first attempt.
Pros
+ Beautiful design
+ Neat packaging
+ Great base selection to fit most people’s desires
+ $49
Cons
– Uhm… none?
Conclusion
The Kurosun Shogun is an instant cop if you are a control pad connoisseur, it accurately defines what a control pad should be and can most definitely be your endgame mousepad. It is a mousepad experience that be heavily dependent on the skates you are running too which allows for great customization and tailoring to everyones personal preferences. With it coming in at only $49 it is a steal and no brainer to give it a go, even if you are a balance pad user. Call me a d1 glazer, call me a simp, but at the end of the day YOU’RE the one missing out on a great product.
