Player voice · Onimusha: Way Of The Sword
The patterns long-haul reviewers keep returning to.
What players love
The Issen counter's risk-reward is the hook fans can't stop mentioning — four defensive options, one sword, every fight teaching you a new angle.
Reviews behind this:
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"My first game onimusha Great for overall performance very good enjoy this game"
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"What Capcom has achieved this year is worthy of university study—one great game after another."
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"6.5 hours into the game so far... along with RE9 this may be in my running list for GOTY. That means Capcom has 2 games in my GOTY list rn"
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What frustrates them
The point of no return silently locks out upgrade hubs — a perma-lockout 34-hour reviewers hit and can't forgive.
Reviews behind this:
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"Buy on sale or wait until there are some updates.. There needs to be another difficulty option. The enemies are way too passive, there is no FOV slider or camera distance option so on ultrawide you're looking through a straw, and the lock-on system is a bit janky sometimes. The combat is great but i…"
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"this is brutal for me to not recommend. This was definitely the top of my excitement list for the year, and in some ways... It is as good as the hype built up for me. The game is built on some of the best action game foundation I've played in years. when it all clicks and comes together it's pure ma…"
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"As a long time fan of the Onimusha series, I was lost for words to see Capcom working on a new entry for current gen in light of a 20 year hiatus. A brand new Onimusha game with modern graphics, a brand new protagonist and storyline, with all of the familiar action all wired up in the RE engine? Thi…"
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