If there is one thing that can quietly ruin the pace of an otherwise fantastic action game, it is unnecessary backtracking. Onimusha: Way of the Sword understands this problem surprisingly well. Capcom’s return to the Onimusha series throws Miyamoto Musashi into a twisted version of Edo-period Kyoto, where every alley, temple, underground facility, and ruined…
Onimusha: Way of the Sword does something that a lot of modern action games seem increasingly afraid to do: it makes you earn every clean hit. Combat is deliberate, aggressive and, at times, downright cruel. Playing as Miyamoto Musashi, you are not simply mowing through Genma with endless combo strings. You are watching animations, reading…
Onimusha: Way of the Sword is finally here, and after years of waiting for Capcom to bring this series back, I’ll admit that I went into it with pretty high expectations. The original Onimusha games still have a special place in my gaming history. They had that strange combination of samurai drama, horror, demons, brutal…
Onimusha: Way of the Sword is the kind of action game that looks familiar for the first few hours and then starts punishing you for playing it like everything else. Yes, there are swords, dodges, parries and demons everywhere, but the combat is built around much more than simply learning attack patterns. One of the…
Onimusha is finally back, and this is not some tiny nostalgia project. After roughly two decades away from the mainline spotlight, Capcom is bringing the samurai action-horror series back with Onimusha Way of the Sword. The game is scheduled to launch on September 4, 2026, for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, PC, and Nintendo Switch…
