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Release Date: August 22 2019
Platforms:Switch/PS4/Steam
Developer:Tokyo RPG Factory
Publisher:Square Enix

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TRAILERS and GAMEPLAY







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STORY

Reincarnation is the foundation of our way of life. We celebrate the lives we’ve been given, and offer up prayers for the next.

It is grief of death which shackles the living, and causes the dead to stray. Indeed, there is no greater affront to reincarnation.

So do we turn our grief to joy as we send off the dead.

But the souls of those who held back their tears in life still need salvation in death. A duty that falls to the Watchers.

Their task is to guide the wandering souls known as the Lost, and serve as keepers of the Living World and the Beyond.

The Watchers sever the bonds that tie the Lost to this world, and send them on to the next. They navigate the emotions of the living and the dead. They prize life above all else.

This is the story of one Watcher.

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DAEMONS

Equip your character with special Daemon attacks enhancing your skills and abilities.

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REVIEWS:
(i'll be updating this space)

Famitsu score: – 8/8/7/8 [31/40]

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Thanks to Andyliini for the thread's subtitle!




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[Guileless]

Love the premise and art style, hope the gameplay delivers as well.

 

[Exentryk]

Nice OT!

 

[sublimit]

Does anyone who's already playing the game know what the Null stones do? One use is for getting Daemon skills in the skill tree (besides the regular stones) but i'm afraid to use them in case they have another use as well.

Also does anyone remember if there was a dash/dodge button (X) in the PS4 demo before the patch? I think the only way to dash was with the Aisha's dash attack. I honestly don't remember a proper dash move and it was actually one of the things some people criticized in the demo so it's nice to see there's a proper dash/dodge button in the main game.

 

[jshackles]

Awesome OT sublimit I've been waiting for this game for what feels like forever. Can't wait to dive into this.

 

[DESTROYA]

Love the premise and art style, hope the gameplay delivers as well.

Try the demo.

 

[sublimit]

Btw the flip cover art is so beautiful. I think i'm going to print it and frame it.

 

[Northeastmonk]

Am I crazy or is this giving off Shining Force Neo & EXA vibes?

 

[Danjin44]

Nice job with the OT, really looking forward to this!

 

[Ivellios]

This is a great OP!

Really looking forward for this game

I just hope my broken controllers dont get in the way too much

 

[Exentryk]

Does anyone who's already playing the game know what the Null stones do? One use is for getting Daemon skills in the skill tree (besides the regular stones) but i'm afraid to use them in case they have another use as well.

Also does anyone remember if there was a dash/dodge button (X) in the PS4 demo before the patch? I think the only way to dash was with the Aisha's dash attack. I honestly don't remember a proper dash move and it was actually one of the things some people criticized in the demo so it's nice to see there's a proper dash/dodge button in the main game.

Null Stones are for daemon skills and work for all daemons' skills, as opposed to a sword stone which only affects Aisha's skill tree. They didn't have another use in the demo.

Dash is Aisha's movement ability. Every daemon has a special movement ability - dash, jump, teleport, roll, etc. You can only have one of these depending on which daemon you've got equipped.

 

[sublimit]

Dash is Aisha's movement ability. Every daemon has a special movement ability - dash, jump, teleport, roll, etc. You can only have one of these depending on which daemon you've got equipped.

You're right. Man i must have been very tired or sleepy when i played the demo because i completely forgot the dash was Aisha's ability. I did remembered Zaav's jump ability though.

 

[Andyliini]

I have not received my physical copy yet, hopefully it will arrive tomorrow. I doubt this game will make any kind of splash, but to me, it marks the beginning of a busy fall of games.

 

[sublimit]

I have not received my physical copy yet, hopefully it will arrive tomorrow. I doubt this game will make any kind of splash, but to me, it marks the beginning of a busy fall of games.

Code Vein is next for me!

 

[Bullet Club]

Oninaki review scores

• Cultured Vultures – 9
• Nintendo Enthusiast – 9
• Screen Rant – 4.5/5
• Digitally Downloaded – 4.5/5
• Game Revolution – 4.5/5
• Attack of the Fanboy -4/5
• Just Push Start – 4/5
• Nintendo World Report – 8
• Hobby Consolas (Spanish) – 80/100
• COGconnected – 75/100
• Cubed3 – 7
• Nintendo Life – 7
• PC Invasion – 7
• IGN Spain – 7.5
• GamePro (Germany)- 70/100
• RPG Fan – 65/100
• Shacknews – 6
• Hardcore Gamer – 3/5
• Worth Playing – 5.9
• CGMagazine – 5
• Eurogamer – No score

 

[cormack12]

@subliop is so pretty convinced me to download the demo

 

[gela94]

Not enough bishounen in this game.

 

[Komatsu]

So how well is this running on Switch? I heard the demo was rough.

 

[cormack12]

I downloaded this on PS4 (the demo), it's actually quite cool. Though, am I missing a trick when you get the second daemon? You have to smash the meteor attack but it's so slow moving it into range and that enemy just mashes you.

 

[sublimit]

I downloaded this on PS4 (the demo), it's actually quite cool. Though, am I missing a trick when you get the second daemon? You have to smash the meteor attack but it's so slow moving it into range and that enemy just mashes you.

Yeah it's a bit tricky that one as you need to time it carefully. Thankfully Zaav gets much better skills later on. And i love his regular attack.

 

[ULTROS!]

Scores are all over the place. I think I'll import the JP version in the future.

 

[sublimit]

ONINAKI’s beautiful concept art revealed | Square Enix Blog

Take a look at this beautiful behind the scenes concept art from ONINAKI - the action RPG out on Switch, PS4 and Steam in 2019!

square-enix-games.com

 

[sublimit]

I agree with him that the dodge action should have been something that the main character could do on his own rather than being part of a Daemon move.

 

[Exentryk]

Made a spreadsheet for the game with data like Daemons, Skills, Weapons, etc. Beware Spoilers:

Oninaki

Daemons Daemon,Weapon,Description 1,Aisha,Sword,Aisha wields her sword with a grace that flummoxes her foes. She is fascinated by Kagachi's approach to life.,Aisha lived for a love now lost. The sheer purity of her feelings turned her into a Daemon. 2,Zaav,Spear,Zaav is dependable and chivalrous...

docs.google.com

 

[DESTROYA]

Waiting for my physical copy for my Switch to come in any day now from PlayAsia.

 

[cormack12]

Made a spreadsheet for the game with data like Daemons, Skills, Weapons, etc. Beware Spoilers:

Oninaki

Daemons Daemon,Weapon,Description 1,Aisha,Sword,Aisha wields her sword with a grace that flummoxes her foes. She is fascinated by Kagachi's approach to life.,Aisha lived for a love now lost. The sheer purity of her feelings turned her into a Daemon. 2,Zaav,Spear,Zaav is dependable and chivalrous...

docs.google.com

Amazing - thanks for this!

 

[EDarkness]

I ordered the physical copy from Play Asia and I'm just waiting for that to come in. If it's like everything else I've ordered from there, I'll get it in about two or three weeks. Plenty of time to play through some other games I have coming. I loved the demo, though. This is by far my most anticipated game for some odd reason. Ready to dive into the full game.

 

[Tenaciousmo]

wow totally missed the launch of that game. anyone out here enjoying it ?

 

[sublimit]

wow totally missed the launch of that game. anyone out here enjoying it ?

I do.

I just got my 4th Daemon

Spoiler

Wil

and i'm looking forward to play more tonight.

 

[IbizaPocholo]

 

[Andyliini]

Launch trailer:


I love the music in this one.

 

[EDMIX]

Nice thread, this is a must buy JRPG regardless of reviews. Easy buy for me. This team has done such a great job with their JRPGs

 

[Danjin44]

Nice thread, this is a must buy JRPG regardless of reviews. Easy buy for me. This team has done such a great job with their JRPGs

Its flawed but pretty fun game, and I really, really dig the art direction in this game.

 

[EDarkness]

Its flawed but pretty fun game, and I really, really dig the art direction in this game.

Same here. Love the look of the characters. I hope it does well so they can expand on it a bit.

 

[Bwesh]

Been playing it for a bit. Slightly grindy, art is good, story is typical jrpg, gameplay loop is okay.

One thing I do though is play with cheat engine with a 2x speed. Normal speed feels too slow for me.

 

[Fuz]

Art style and the color used make this very confusing, judging by the trailers and pictures.

 

[whyman]

Just started but I really like the combat so far. Story seems interesting too.

 

[sublimit]

Been playing it for a bit. Slightly grindy, art is good, story is typical jrpg, gameplay loop is okay.

One thing I do though is play with cheat engine with a 2x speed. Normal speed feels too slow for me.

I completely disagree. It feels very unique and fresh to me.

 

[Bwesh]

Just got the 6th Daemon Zephyr He's OP.

 

[sublimit]

I really have a hard time to switch to any Daemon other than Zaav. I just love his moveset and his skills are just right for almost any enemy/boss situation.

So far my favorite Daemons in terms of skills/movesets are like this:

Spoiler

1)Zaav 2)Dia 3)Aisha 4)Izana 5)Wil 6)Zephyr

Maybe it's due to not having really focused on upgrading the skills of the last 3 so my order might change later on. But i just love Zaav so far!

 

[KonstructReborn]

This is definitely one my list to get. The combat feels similar to a more grounded Ys to me after playing the demo on the PS Store. I love the art style also.

 

[ThatGamingDude]

Digging the game so far, though, I'm still in chapter 1

Although I enjoy Tokyo RPG Factory's games, the plots are always a little on the darker side, and kind of predictable standard JRPG tropes

Playing on Maniac the drop rate feels kind of high? I don't know if that feeling will change later in the game though
Almost have the first Daemon maxed =/

 

[sublimit]

Famitsu Sales: 8/19/19 – 8/25/19 [Update]

Famitsu has published its estimated physical game software and hardware sales data for Japan for the week of August 19, 2019 to August 25, 2019.

gematsu.com

The highest selling new release this week was Oninaki, which sold 14,189 retail copies on PlayStation 4 and 12,730 copies on Switch for a combined total of 26,919 units.

Yay for being #1 but sadly these are very poor sales.

 

[engstra]

Famitsu Sales: 8/19/19 – 8/25/19 [Update]

Famitsu has published its estimated physical game software and hardware sales data for Japan for the week of August 19, 2019 to August 25, 2019.

gematsu.com

Yay for being #1 but sadly these are very poor sales.

It's a digital game so of course it's not gonna sell physical copies

 

[Andyliini]

It's a shame there was no interest in this game, but to ne honest, it could have been predicted for quite a while now. Square-Enix didn't market the game at all, and almkst sent it out to die.

Hopefully this will at least become a cult classic, as the art is gorgeous. I'm on the third mission now, and have been enjoying my time with it so far.

 

[sublimit]

It's a digital game so of course it's not gonna sell physical copies

There were both digital and physical versions in Japan.

 

[engstra]

There were both digital and physical versions in Japan.

Oh right, not limited physical like in the rest of the world?

 

[MagnesG]

I've watched multiple written reviews as well as videos, I came to conclusion that the game is below average in story, mediocre gameplay but still fun to certain extent.
Gonna wait for sale for me. Still, I'd appreciate any further inputs on GAF, might reconsider joining the hype train.

 

[ThatGamingDude]

I've watched multiple written reviews as well as videos, I came to conclusion that the game is below average in story, mediocre gameplay but still fun to certain extent.
Gonna wait for sale for me. Still, I'd appreciate any further inputs on GAF, might reconsider joining the hype train.

It IS a Tokyo RPG Factory game, and in my opinion, their stories aren't that crazy good to being with, so I expected that. Their stories are usually a little more anime-esque than your mordern RPGs/JRPGS.
The gameplay I wouldn't call mediocre, it is a lot of fun, but I also really enjoy isometric dungeon crawler like gameplay, so take that with a grain of salt

I will say I couldn't really see me sitting down and playing this on a PS4 other than for frame rate; I got it on the Switch and well, just like a lot of games I get on the Switch, they're all very easy to pick and play when you want then go do something else, so.

 

[sublimit]