If you’re thinking of revisiting Onimusha or just curious to try it for the first time then it’s a solid recommendation as a short and action-packed classic game with some good replay value after your first run. This just goes to show that a port in the right hands means it’s a good time to revisit older series that might now be forgotten.
Almost two decades on, Onimusha: Warlords lives again thanks to a handful of truly impactful changes. Those tank controls are lighter to the touch and the improvements to the visuals help take the edge off those clunky PS2-era looks. The updated soundtrack might be a little inferior, but even it brings an extra layer of authenticity to a game that draws from Japan’s rich history of warfare. Hopefully, the rest of the series will get the same treatment because this classic swashbuckling adventure (with the occasional moment of horror) has just re-sharpened its blade, and we're happy to have it back.
I played on ps2. Do you want to play resident evil as a samurai? This game is for you. Fighting is fun. Level desing is good. Puzzles are not difficult or even non-existent. The story is ordinary but the characters are good. It's a nice touch that we play with 2 characters. The various weapons we use. Abilities. Upgrades we found. It's fun to explore and play with all of these. As someone who loves the survival horror genre, I really liked it.
All in all, Onimusha HD is a wonderful return to the first entry in a long and well-loved series. It wouldn’t be a bad thing if Capcom continues to overhaul these PS2 and GameCube era classics.
A nostalgic-fuelled, absolute blast. It's wonderful to finally be able to play this once again, and it's far too long coming - better on the Switch, as the ability to play it on the go adds even more to this release. Ultimately, though, after waiting 18 years, this isn't enough. This deserved more of a remaster with more extras, perhaps even a remastered trilogy. Hopefully, more is coming. Hopefully, fans will show Capcom that this is what they want. With Onimusha: Warlords reminding fans of the glory days and Resident Evil 2 one of the finest games of the generation, the audience is still there. Now bring on Dino Crisis, more Onimusha, Resident Evil 3 and everything else you've got Capcom!
Onimusha: Warlords HD Remaster is intended for those looking for a trip down memory lane, but it won't impress others. It's an interesting historical artifact, but that's about all it has going for it.
I definitely had fun with Onimusha: Warlords, despite many of its mechanics and visuals aging poorly since 2001. A lot of my enjoyment comes from revisiting an old favorite, but there's not enough new stuff here to recommend this to someone new to the series. The save system, terrible animations, and unskippable cutscenes just don't work in the modern era. It's a shame, because Onimusha is one of my favorite PS2 games, and just a few tweaks to some of the older systems would have helped enormously. The modern release is exactly how I remember it, and unfortunately in 2019, that's just not good enough.
Thanks to a clunky camera and a very dated system this remake of Onimusha doesn't hold up. It's even apparent in the unskippable cutscenes. The atmosphere is great, but that's about it.
I want you to bear in mind this is one of the first game from the playstation 2 catalogue before reviewing this game.
-The series originates in Yoshiki Okamoto's 1997 idea to create Sengoku Biohazard, a ninja version of Capcom's own 1996 Resident Evil (known as Biohazard in Japan), set in the Sengoku period and featuring a "ninja house" filled with Booby traps, similar to the mansion from Resident Evil, where battles would be fought using swords and shuriken: "The house will contain hidden doors behind walls, ceilings that fall down to you, scrolls and ninja magic, and many other ninja techniques." The project was originally intended for the Nintendo 64's 64DD.
Onimusha: Warlords was originally being developed for the original PlayStation, but the project was eventually moved to the PlayStation 2. The half-finished original PlayStation version of Onimusha was then scrapped and never released.-
Pros:
+This version has fixed the stale controls, you no longer walk like Resident Evil 1/2/3 or Silent Hill 1 from the playstation one era.
+The graphics were also greatly improved, especially the face models.
+The game runs at 60 fps in all consoles , the switch version is no different.
Cons:
-The original game has a horrible voice acting and the story is really generic and stupid. (There is no way to fix that)
-The game is very stale for this era, even after all the fixes and that is why lots of new players will prefer to pick anything else instead of this tittle.
What makes onimusha series great is how they develop the story of japan with the genma and magic in the middle.
That supernatural and fantastic part of this series is what makes it great.
Onimusha series is more oriented to the action genre, instead of the horror and survival from the Resident Evil series.
The series became great from the 3rd game onwards, when they stopped developing this horror/survival side and improved the action side of the series.
*Play this game if you want to see where everything began on the Onimusha universe.
*If you already played this then you will surely enjoy this again as the fixes really make a difference.
Onimusha 3 and Onimusha: Dawn of Dreams are the best this series has to offer, but for that we need to support this game, so they can make an HD collection or even work on the remaining tittles.
Onimusha is a game filled with Japanese culture it's a really nice looking game. Of course it's a ps2 era game but locations are still really pretty! I was afraid that gameplay will be clunky and outdated but to my surprise game is really playable. Story is interesting and engaging as well as characters. Onimusha is a solid game and it's really worth a shot if you looking for a samurai game. Game is short about 4 hours long so it is not boring at all. The biggest downside is unskippable cut scenes and some of puzzle games but after all it's a very pleasant experience.
Sorpreson porque lo han remaqueado (no mucho tampoco) pero el lavado de cara y su jugabilidad que se mantiene hacen de el un juegazo atemporal. La version de switch es colosal, y portatil ;-) jejeje
SummaryDelivering all the survival horror feel of the classic Capcom "Resident Evil" series, Onimusha Warlords pits the player as a the great swordsman Samanosuke Akechi, who must brave hell to save the fair princess after the Inabayma Castle has been overrun by evil demon zombies.