Onimusha: Way of the Sword Preview – Capcom’s Next Action Hit Is Sharp as Hell – MonsterVine

Although I’ve by no means performed an Onimusha title previous to SGF, I’m fairly open to making an attempt something Capcom is cooking up. They’ve obtained a massively various quantity of sequence that cowl each kind of style, however they’ve obtained a particular edge in terms of motion video games. As such, I figured Onimusha: Way of the Sword could be decently enjoyable at the naked minimal, and after getting my very own palms on it, I got here away from the demo fully blown away and prepared for extra as quickly as attainable.

The demo for Onimusha: Way of the Sword had me begin out by taking over slower, weaker demons. Though they’re primarily grunts in the future, these enemies nonetheless seemed noticeably distinct and freaky, drawing on Japanese mythology with out feeling spinoff of different related media that function oni and the like. I stumbled throughout some fairly bloody scenes of even the weakest oni devouring strewn about corpses, which definitely helped promote how threatening this encroaching demonic power is. That being stated, they’re not almost as threatening as our playable protagonist, Musashi.

Credit score: Capcom

I fairly appreciated how weighty Onimusha: Way of the Sword felt with its fight, as each one of Musashi’s slashes – even gentle assaults – felt as although they each hit laborious and go away you fairly open to enemy strikes in the event you aren’t cautious. There’s a relentless sense of threat and reward to doling out slashes, which is what makes the sport’s concentrate on timing and method so refreshing. 

Hitting the dodge button at the good second leads to an excellent-slick flash step-esque method, whereas blocking at the actual second a strike would hit you has you pull off a spark-producing parry that leaves your foe broad open. Attaining these feats supplies the good quantity of problem when paired with the rigidity that comes with battling a pair of foes without delay, creating some of the most rewarding sword fight I’ve skilled in current reminiscence.

Credit score: Capcom

Although deflecting arrows from distant demons and mercilessly slicing oni in two was a blast, it was the boss of the demo that actually blew me away. Recognized as Rasho-gan, the Want Warper, this man was on one other degree in phrases of each problem and design. He’s like a skinless demon that’s lined in eerie palms, which he makes use of to twist the needs of close by denizens to swimsuit his will. For instance, an aged villager I met stated he had knee ache, however Rasho-gan eliminated his leg above the knee, technically making the knee ache go away. Establishing the boss as this nasty and chilling determine was a terrific name, as I felt greater than able to strike him down when the time got here.

Onimusha: Way of the Sword‘s SGF demo featured an extremely cool boss combat.

As I used to be enjoying on the “Action” problem, I used to be really killed by Rasho-gan greater than as soon as. Between nasty glob projectiles, prolonged tech grabs, and large blade strikes, there have been so much of strikes for me to be taught the timing of. But regardless of dying a couple of occasions, I by no means felt pissed off or tired of the combat. I obtained an excellent chunk additional with each try and felt as although I used to be studying and bettering considerably every time, which granted me a real sense of achievement that had me raring to strive once more. If each boss is like this in the full sport, then Onimusha: Way of the Sword goes to get me borderline hooked on the boss fights.

Credit score: Capcom

This small SGF demo singlehandedly bought me on Onimusha: Way of the Sword, as it confirmed me how satisfying and tense the sequence’ fight will be. The sense of accomplishment I obtained from defeating the preview construct’s boss was one thing you don’t discover in lots of video games, and I’m definitely hungry for extra. Mix that with the sturdy presentation of the sport’s enemies and settings, and also you’ve obtained what I’m pondering will likely be one of the most enjoyable video games of the yr. Although it’ll be competing towards a large deluge of different releases that month, I’ll definitely be enjoying Way of the Sword when it launches on September 25.