Onimusha: Way of the Sword is out today from Capcom. This new release is available on PlayStation 5, XBOX Series X|S, Switch 2, Steam, and Epic. This marks the first new Onimusha game in 20 years.
Travel to a hellishly twisted version of Kyoto during Japan's Edo period. While the game features real-world locations and historical figures, it still brings to life local myths and a dark fantasy world. Playing as Miyamoto Musashi, a young samurai, players will take on plenty of demons.
Supporting Musashi on his journey is the legendary Oni Gauntlet. This powerful artifact grants him extraordinary abilities that surpass human limits, enhancing his strength, agility, and resilience.
The demo for Onimusha: Way of the Sword is still available across all platforms if you would like to try it before you buy it. Onimusha has received quite favorable reviews, sitting at 86% on OpenCritic. The biggest complaints reviewers seem to have are with pacing as well as the game's difficulty, or rather, the lack thereof.
Musashi’s likeness in Onimusha: Way of the Sword is also based on a legend, Toshiro Mifune, the late Japanese movie star whose iconic roles include portraying Musashi in "jidaigeki" period films. In the game, Musashi’s path takes an unexpected turn after a run in with the demonic Genma. He soon finds himself armed with an Oni Gauntlet, a mystical artifact that grants abilities beyond human limits. While this power allows Musashi to slay these monsters from the underworld, he desires to fight with his strength alone. In his quest, he’ll face many gritty, blood-soaked brawls.
The action-packed gameplay of Onimusha: Way of the Sword revolves around satisfying sword-to-sword clashes with a deep arsenal of combat techniques. These maneuvers include parrying, deflecting, dodging, and more. The series’ signature gameplay features, Issen counterattacks and Soul Absorption, also return and add layers of decision making for players in the heat of battle.
Throughout the game, Musashi will also gain Oni Armaments that offer unique tools to turn the tide in his favor, and Oni Abilities that empower him to perform supernatural feats both in and out of battle. These powers also provide ways to explore previously unreachable areas and take on new challenges that await there, such as duels with formidable bosses. Together, these action elements deliver supreme swordplay combat and a gameplay experience that is uniquely Onimusha.
The action-packed gameplay of Onimusha: Way of the Sword revolves around satisfying sword-to-sword clashes with a deep arsenal of combat techniques. These maneuvers include parrying, deflecting, dodging, and more. The series’ signature gameplay features, Issen counterattacks and Soul Absorption, also return and add layers of decision making for players in the heat of battle.
Throughout the game, Musashi will also gain Oni Armaments that offer unique tools to turn the tide in his favor, and Oni Abilities that empower him to perform supernatural feats both in and out of battle. These powers also provide ways to explore previously unreachable areas and take on new challenges that await there, such as duels with formidable bosses. Together, these action elements deliver supreme swordplay combat and a gameplay experience that is uniquely Onimusha.
