Sure, it seems like it’s going to be a dull storyline you’ve heard countless times. There’s a story? - You’re telling me I have to save a princess kidnapped by demons who want to sacrifice her? Sounds familiar. It’s a world of chaos that you’ll be thrilled to explore. There are indeed some odd characters and disturbing findings. Your experience is your own, and it’s not so linear that it will be the same for everyone. You must be careful with how you spend your orbs. If you don’t upgrade your amulet powers correctly, there will be doors you cannot pass and you’ll have to grind out kills to get enough to progress. There are places that you cannot enter until you find specific items, meaning you’ll have to hunt them down. You’ll be slashing demons and exploiting them with elemental powers imbued within various swords, finding them as you progress and leveling them up with orbs (souls) which you obtain from defeating enemies. You’re mostly alone but do have scenes with other characters as well as a second one you can control sometimes, Kaede.

Capcom’s mastery of this genre bleeds throughout your playthrough. Samurai and demons and puzzles, oh my! - The chess board is the same but new pieces are used. It takes the same design concept but adds much more fast-paced action. You will have limited save areas, awkward camera switching, doors that you enter that require brief loading, and an actual need to survive or you must reload a save.

Some might disagree that Onimusha: Warlords survival horror, as it feels a lot like a hack ‘n’ slash version of Resident Evil. I would go as far to say that Capcom has defined survival horror and has made the highest quality (alongside Silent Hill) survival horror games. There’s this one and Dino Crisis, of which I would also love a remaster. Capcom is perhaps most known for the Resident Evil survival horror series but had a few other titles in the genre. Samanosuke (our hero) gets a powerful amulet that allows him to unleash devastating attacks using various elements. You take on the role of a samurai that must save the princess. I won’t be able to give a comparison but I know there are others like me who will be new to the experience as well. Personally, the only thing I remember is the cover art. This is a remaster that will give a feeling of nostalgia for many. Back in 2001, the original Onimusha: Warlords was released.

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