Although Capcom decided to steer the project in a different direction, it’s hard not to look at Onimusha as a game heavily inspired by the world-beating survival horror franchise. Originally, Onimusha was pitched as a Resident Evil game under the title Sengoku Biohazard.

That moniker takes on a more literal meaning during Onimusha’s epic opening as he falls in battle, our hero Samanosuke returning to his lord’s castle only to find that Nobunaga has risen again, a demon horde now at his command. The land is in turmoil as warlords muster their clans and go to war, Nobunaga being chief among them, a powerful daimyo often referred to as the “demon king” in most pop culture. And here it is: a full remaster of 2001’s Onimusha: Warlords.įor those who skipped the original, Onimusha is a combat-heavy action game set during the Sengoku period in Japan. In a way, Onimusha being benched during the past console generation may not have been such a bad thing after all but for years fans have waited for its return. Capcom doubled down, however, and those westernized games that followed (its Bionic Commando reboot and Dark Void, just to name a couple) didn’t go down well. The Xbox 360 was just on the horizon and so too were Dead Rising and Lost Planet, both of which performed well for the publisher. Apart from that? Zilch.Īt the same time that Dawn of Dreams launched, Capcom was already starting to pivot more towards a western audience. After a glowing reception, Capcom was quick to follow with four mainline sequels and then, with the launch of Onimusha: Dawn of Dreams, the fledgling action game series just disappeared.įor close to fourteen years, the only glimpse of a new Onimusha came via a 2012 browser game that was exclusive to Japan. It’s been almost two decades since Onimusha first slashed its way onto screens, quickly becoming a PS2 favorite. Find out if it’s a warm welcome in our Onimusha Warlords review. Capcom’s other great demon-slaying classic from the PS2 era returns.

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