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…
I’ve played a lot of action games that throw locked doors at you just to make the map feel bigger than it really is. Usually, you walk away, find a key ten minutes later, and wonder why the developers bothered. Onimusha: Way of the Sword handles this differently. During my time exploring its version of…
If there is one thing I quickly learned while playing Onimusha: Way of the Sword, it is that the game really does not want you fighting like a typical action RPG. You can try to mash attacks, roll around the arena, and hope for an opening, but the Genma will punish that approach sooner or…
There are some gaming ideas that should probably stay buried in the past. Motion controls are one of them — at least if you remember the endless Wii games where every sword swing was basically a frantic wrist workout. Yet Capcom has decided to dig that idea back up for Onimusha: Way of the Sword,…
Capcom has been on an absurd run lately. The company has managed to revive old franchises without making them feel like museum pieces, and Onimusha: Way of the Sword looks like another serious swing at that formula. After two decades away from the mainline spotlight, the samurai series is finally coming back with a game…
