Find out if its a warm welcome in our Onimusha Warlords review.
Onimusha Warlords Switch Review Series Just DisappearedAfter 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.
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. Capcom doubled down, however, and those westernized games that followed (its Bionic Commando reboot and Dark Void, just to name a couple) didnt go down well. Onimusha Warlords Switch Review Full Remaster OfAnd here it is: a full remaster of 2001s Onimusha: Warlords. 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. Although Capcom decided to steer the project in a different direction, its hard not to look at Onimusha as a game heavily inspired by the world-beating survival horror franchise. From the tank controls (which well get to later) and enemy types, to a familiar approach in level design, the two have much in common, Onimusha also acting as somewhat of a precursor to Devil May Cry. Most of your time will be spent dueling with his minions and exploring the games vast castle complex which, in a way, mirrors the Spencer Mansion of Resident Evil. Samonosukes moveset is somewhat limited though unlocking and switching between various weapons and magical powers add new flavor to the fairly basic gameplay. Youll often need to loop back and revisit areas in order to find clues and key items in order to progress, again, much like Resident Evil. Some of the static backgrounds can look oddly out of place but theres an appeal to them you just dont get from full 3D environments. Inventory management can still be a hassle though equipping weapons is now be done at the press of a button instead of diving into menus. You can now move your character using the analogue stick too, supplementing the admittedly archaic tank controls that featured in the original release. Beneath a new lick of paint and some clever adjustments, Onimusha: Warlords doesnt make for an essential action game in 2019 but its a great modernization all the same and hopefully well see more Capcom classics undergo a similar makeover.
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