TheShampion
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Not sure about best Capcom franchise, but I think we can all agree that this series would be great on a PS2 downloadable service (whenever that is going to come). Does anyone know if the Onimusha on steam is any good?
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Capcoms best franchise - ONIMUSHA - An appreciation thread
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anyways, love all 4 game
anyways, love all 4 game
Triple Da G.O.D!
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I gotta go at it like this.
1 was a classic game period. The story was very engaging and with the action to back it up. Historic characters with a horror spin and it just seemed to work right.
2 wasn't the best game but Jubei is just my favorite protagonist in the series. The friendship part was just weird but it was nothing more than a weird plot device that sort of worked.
The time travel stuff in 3 had me WTF'in the whole way through. But Jean Reno makes everything better. The only thing I remember is that I had a bet with my brother to 100% the game in a weekend. I did it and enjoyed the gameplay but the story wasn't as good as 1 or 2 was.
I haven't played Dawn of Dreams or Blade Warriors so I won't comment. Dawn of Dreams is on my backlog and one day I'll get through it and that all I've heard about Blade Warriors hasn't been good so who knows if I'll ever play it.
Onimusha is a great series and I'm hoping that Dawn of Dreams isn't the end of the series and Capcom revisits the series in the near future.
1 was a classic game period. The story was very engaging and with the action to back it up. Historic characters with a horror spin and it just seemed to work right.
2 wasn't the best game but Jubei is just my favorite protagonist in the series. The friendship part was just weird but it was nothing more than a weird plot device that sort of worked.
The time travel stuff in 3 had me WTF'in the whole way through. But Jean Reno makes everything better. The only thing I remember is that I had a bet with my brother to 100% the game in a weekend. I did it and enjoyed the gameplay but the story wasn't as good as 1 or 2 was.
I haven't played Dawn of Dreams or Blade Warriors so I won't comment. Dawn of Dreams is on my backlog and one day I'll get through it and that all I've heard about Blade Warriors hasn't been good so who knows if I'll ever play it.
Onimusha is a great series and I'm hoping that Dawn of Dreams isn't the end of the series and Capcom revisits the series in the near future.
Huevos de Oro
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Hmm. This thread reminded me of my intention to pick up Onimusha Essentials. Saw it cheap-ish not so long ago. Will definitely check the games out.
badcrumble
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The problem with the Onimusha series as it stands is that they've moved into a less interesting period of history now that the Sengoku period has been finished with. I think the best possible approach to a new game would be a prequel at this point, seeing as the whole Ieyasu/Hideyori thing isn't really an option at this point imo. Maybe a prequel starring Hattori Hanzo (who was nicknamed Oni-Hanzo, in fact) (he is not the Kill Bill dude) could be interesting.
A prequel would serve as a better opportunity for a reboot than Shin Onimusha was, since Shin Onimusha pretty much wrapped up the more unstable historical portion of Japanese history that the Oni/Genma stuff tends to get tied up in with the games - there's nowhere really interesting to go in the timeline past that point. A reboot would also mean being able to return to the superior Onimusha 3 combat and hopefully returning to the more magical/natural aesthetic of the first two games (as opposed to the heavily mechanical aesthetic of 3/4).
A prequel would serve as a better opportunity for a reboot than Shin Onimusha was, since Shin Onimusha pretty much wrapped up the more unstable historical portion of Japanese history that the Oni/Genma stuff tends to get tied up in with the games - there's nowhere really interesting to go in the timeline past that point. A reboot would also mean being able to return to the superior Onimusha 3 combat and hopefully returning to the more magical/natural aesthetic of the first two games (as opposed to the heavily mechanical aesthetic of 3/4).
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I really especially loved Onimusha 2. Oni 1 for the badass music (I still remember it so clearly!) and 2 for the excellent characters. 3 was just a nonstop thrill ride for me, but 1 and 2 both have their moments to keep me grounded.
Jubei sure was an ugly little guy. Gogandantess = awesome!
Jubei sure was an ugly little guy. Gogandantess = awesome!
A buddy of mine lent me a heap of PS2 games and I remember putting Onimusha 2 in and trying it and finding the dpad controls utterly horrible, I thought what a ghastly game, played about 30 minutes and ignored it after that.
6 months later I saw some post on a forum and I was bored and it said to try some Onimusha game I've never heard of....
So I go through this pile and lo and behold this Onimusha game is that one I'd tried before, so I put it in again and gave it a better chance and I loved it - Onimusha 2 was awesome and I just can't put my finger on why.
I've always been a button masher, with no skill at all but I'm pretty sure I actually figured out a few good moves with that game and overall really enjoyed it, I actually felt skilled in the combat.
I haven't played any others, due to lack of time
but I'd gladly pick up a new PS3 one if they made it.
Oh I did try the 3'rd one I think and I noticed they'd switched to analog controls, I'm shocked to say those awful awful Onimusha 2 controls rubbed off on me after a while and I actually disliked the analog for movement - never thought I'd say that!
Good times.
JUBEI READY....
6 months later I saw some post on a forum and I was bored and it said to try some Onimusha game I've never heard of....
So I go through this pile and lo and behold this Onimusha game is that one I'd tried before, so I put it in again and gave it a better chance and I loved it - Onimusha 2 was awesome and I just can't put my finger on why.
I've always been a button masher, with no skill at all but I'm pretty sure I actually figured out a few good moves with that game and overall really enjoyed it, I actually felt skilled in the combat.
I haven't played any others, due to lack of time
but I'd gladly pick up a new PS3 one if they made it.Oh I did try the 3'rd one I think and I noticed they'd switched to analog controls, I'm shocked to say those awful awful Onimusha 2 controls rubbed off on me after a while and I actually disliked the analog for movement - never thought I'd say that!
Good times.
JUBEI READY....
Real talk though, I remember buying a copy of the official playstation 2 magazine that had part of a walk-through of Onimusha: Warlords in it and I read that shit like it was a short story. When I finally got a PS2 Onimusha was the first game I bought. It felt like Resident evil without the horrible controls and combat (which is sorta how it was made if I remember correctly). All of the enemies were really iconic, especially the standard warrior zombies, but especially the tall skinny samurai zombies. The bosses were all cool as fuck too. The art design was just really fucking good, that edo looking period of Japanese architecture and clothing/armor is pretty awesome, but the wear and tear on everything made it look a million times better. And who the hell doesn't love that creepy upside down baby-man?
I never got around to finishing the bonus game though, what was it that you got out of that? unlimited arrows or magic or something?
I never got around to finishing the bonus game though, what was it that you got out of that? unlimited arrows or magic or something?
"God's Beard!"
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No love for the departed Yusaku Matsuda as Jubei in 2? He was the Japanese John Cusack!
Check out The Family Game or Black Rain, the dude looks exactly like John Cusack.
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I was instantly reminded of Sengoku Basara when you said his name. I always thought Onimusha was kinda cool, though I never played the games. So hopefully there is a Onimusha 5 and I can play it.
I was instantly reminded of Sengoku Basara when you said his name. I always thought Onimusha was kinda cool, though I never played the games. So hopefully there is a Onimusha 5 and I can play it.
"God's Beard!"
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Urban Scholar
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Only one I played in full was 2. It was a good ride, the end was really whacky and damn almost too masochistic for me even
badcrumble
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Yeah, the Onimusha battle system (for the real Onimusha games, where there are charge moves and where you don't spend the entire game chaining magic Issens) actually has a fair amount of depth that isn't readily apparent. 2 is probably the most casually fun as far as that's concerned (and, apart from the lack of Onimusha 3's vast improvements to the bow/gun controls, has the best fighting in the series - more varied charge attacks, the up + learnable down + square attacks, being able to thrust enemies up into the air) because they're ridiculously goddamn hard to pull off in 1 and 3.xfactor said:
Broadbandito
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id definitely agree with this being capcom's best. Gimme my new onimusha!
XxSlasherMcGirkxX
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The Onimusha trilogy was great. At times cheesy...
Samonuske: Even if I must die.......................................(mouth still moving)..................................I WILL DESTROY YOU!!!
But great enjoyable fun. Fantastic gameplay. Love the reoccuring enimies and enviroments throughout the series that change and comeback. Inayamba(sp?) Castle from Oni1 is in the same league as the resident evil mansion and police station, great locale.
Also love the demon relm, the bloody palace like side missions that lead to the ultimate itmes and ect. So good and a great challange. EXCEPT for Dawn of Dreams! It takes like 5-6 hours to go through with NO save points. THAT IS REDICULOUS! Plus you have to do it with ALL the characters just to get a minor weapon upgrade and a good item. FUCK that Shit.
Most fun I had was when i beat the whole series with Normal Sword only, No itmes, No upgrades and No Continues, Extreme Difficulty, Critical Kills only mode. So fun.
Samonuske: Even if I must die.......................................(mouth still moving)..................................I WILL DESTROY YOU!!!
But great enjoyable fun. Fantastic gameplay. Love the reoccuring enimies and enviroments throughout the series that change and comeback. Inayamba(sp?) Castle from Oni1 is in the same league as the resident evil mansion and police station, great locale.
Also love the demon relm, the bloody palace like side missions that lead to the ultimate itmes and ect. So good and a great challange. EXCEPT for Dawn of Dreams! It takes like 5-6 hours to go through with NO save points. THAT IS REDICULOUS! Plus you have to do it with ALL the characters just to get a minor weapon upgrade and a good item. FUCK that Shit.
Most fun I had was when i beat the whole series with Normal Sword only, No itmes, No upgrades and No Continues, Extreme Difficulty, Critical Kills only mode. So fun.
Yoshichan
And they made him a Lord of Cinder. Not for virtue, but for might. Such is a lord, I suppose. But here I ask. Do we have a sodding chance?
Now I was asleep! jett, what's your favorite Capcom franchise?Tiduz said:oh god yes. id do anything for a new onimusha on ps3
i still have hope
ps. i was asleep
badcrumble
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come on seiken, marvel vs. capcom is pretty good.
Yoshichan
And they made him a Lord of Cinder. Not for virtue, but for might. Such is a lord, I suppose. But here I ask. Do we have a sodding chance?
Aye, to be honest it's hard to say what their best franchise is. I love MvC, SF, and so many games (first sentence of this thread) but somehow when I listen to the Onimusha OST, that's the soundtrack that sticks out the most. It's always the music that's convincing me :lolbadcrumble said:
badcrumble
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I would love it if Capcom would rehire Bear McCreary to score Onimusha 5. Lord knows he loves Japanese instrumentation already. Also Onimusha 2 has the best soundtrack in the series imo (although 1 is nicely atmospheric) - 3 and 4 got much too goofy in that department.Seiken said:
i was going to hate on this thread when it came up but then i realized that i've never played an onimusha game aside from a few minutes in Genma Onimusha, which i don't really remember particularly liking. i love capcom games, they're one of my favorite developers ever, but i don't like devil may cry outside of the first one. keeping that in mind, is onimusha for me? :lol
Yoshichan
And they made him a Lord of Cinder. Not for virtue, but for might. Such is a lord, I suppose. But here I ask. Do we have a sodding chance?
Well it seems as if you don't remember much of your last Onimusha game. I'd really recommend buying the Essential editionandymcc said:
It's cheap and it's... essential!DJ Crimson
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Onimusha Tactics is a underrated game. Yup.
theinfinityissue
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O...oni spirits... pot breaking mini game.. oh god no
great just threw up blood all over my keyboard.
Oni Spirits. Oh. My. God. I tried so very hard to finish this, but never could. Oni Spirits. uuuuuugh.
Just wanted to share. Great games.
great just threw up blood all over my keyboard.
Oni Spirits. Oh. My. God. I tried so very hard to finish this, but never could. Oni Spirits. uuuuuugh.
Just wanted to share. Great games.
Pureauthor
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cryptic said:
The Let's Play on Something Awful kept commenting on how Guildernstern was so obviously having the time of his life onscreen.
And how the whole plot of Oni 3 boiled down to Guildernstern accidentally zapping himself to France and saying, 'Well, as long as I'm here...'
Tenkai Star
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Loved 1,2 and 3. Haven´t played "4" but I should. Will propably love that as well. One of my favorite series on PS2.