Hey all. So I ordered way of the sword from Best Buy. The game will be released on 09/04 but Best Buy said will be shipped by that day. So does that mean they will ship early and I will get it on the 4th? Or they start shipping on the 4th and it should arrive aftwr the 4th? Did anyone preorder from Best Buy and familiar ?Sorry if it’s a dumb question since I haven’t preordered a brand new game on release since ps2 days, I usually wait for games to be on sad but for Onimusha’s return, I ll make an exception

Hi legends, I am extremely hyped for this game and cannot wait to play it! The only extremely minor thing I have that I want to mention (not really even a complaint, just a funny little thing) is that the health bar of enemies is yellow, and stamina red. Obviously, my brain has been trained for years from other games that health is red :D When playing the demo, I cannot even remember how many times I mixed up the two - when fighting the secret boss for the first time and getting his stamina low quite quickly, I was like wow, this is not even that hard, he is almost dead - then I realised :D Anyone else being confused? I am sure we will adjust quite quickly, but I thought it was funny.

To be clear I'm not talking about having parry mechanics. I've played the demo so I generally know how the game plays. I'm mostly talking about difficulty. It's hard for me to gauge when I see previews for games like this because it seems like most of the time they are trying to go for the brutal difficulty of souls games.

So is it that or is this more of a traditional action game where as long as you are somewhat okay at dodging and parrying you'll be perfectly fine? Thanks in advance.

This is a question for those of you who had to choose. Obviously some people will just buy several

I think the combat seems like something genuinely special. I play a lot of action games and the animations in this one give it a real fluid and cinematic feel.

What's your reasoning?

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I played Onimusha 1-3 when they were released back in the day. Beat Onimusha 3 when I was in high school. And I beat all three of them countless times because they were among my favorite games. I still love them and think about them a lot.

How is the new game for people like me who will be 20 years removed from playing these games? Will it feel natural and nostalgic? Is it totally different? Good mix of new and old? Total improvement? Completely different? I just want to know what to expect from someone who to this day still thinks the OG trilogy was perfect.

Hey all,

I'm very new to the Onimusha series, this will be my first game.

I just played the demo and really enjoyed it - instant preorder for sure.

I appreciate there will be higher difficulty levels but should I expect it to be something similar to Sekiro or Elden Ring in terms of difficulty? Or are Capcom deliberately going in a different direction to differentiate the game?

Thanks

I hope Musashi has A variety of Comebacks like Dante and Leon. Some we’ve already heard in the Demo, like “I Hope YOU Do!!” And then there were 3-4 in the Byakuya Fight as well. Its so cool, your character taunting and aura farming in the middle of tough situations. I think thats one of the things that make these characters GOATed. What do you think?

Around the release of Onimusha 3 there was a series of mini-weapons that were released in Japan. Thanks to the early days of Ebay I was able to get ahold of a few and they have been proudly displayed in my collection ever since. I've been waiting 20 years for a new Onimusha and I'm looking forward to Way of the Sword releasing this week!

I’ve never played an Onimusha game but this one looks very intriguing to me. I love Nioh 2 Nioh 3 and all the souls likes…. I’m guessing I’m going to like it😃 but I am curious if this feels like Nioh when played? If you had to compare combat to another game, what would it be?

Small appreciation post for one of the special challenge boss in the demo.

First day I fought him I could not even reduce 25% off his health bar. I thought it was impossible for me.

Tried again the next day and tried to learn his patterns. Parry when I needed an opening to heal or to cut off his next attack which I struggled with, deflect the easy attacks to reduce his stamina faster, dodge the running attacks, Issen the jump attacks. Basically using every technique I have at the right place.

Now I am no hit running the same boss. This is the kind of challenge I needed, where I am learning with each failure. Although I have played elden ring and dark souls, and they had similar formula but they were mostly dodge only, this game feels so good to have deflect, parry, dodge, Issen. I hope more future games use similar formula.

Already turning out to be my GOTY alongside potential GTA.

Never tried an Onimusha game before. Does the combat allow you to approach in many different ways and allow for decent player expression? Or are there specific options you have to pick to be efficient?

For instance, if boss does move X, does move X have many kinds of counter play? Or do you always have to parry in a specific way against move X, always dodge against move Y etc?

Edit: Referring to Way of the Sword here.

So a bit of a dumb question, but I’m thinking of picking up Way of the Sword because it looks phenomenal. This will however be my first Onimusha game (I’ll more than likely play the others later on too) and I was just curious if the Onimusha games have some decent replay value.
I feel as if Capcom likes to design their games with replayability in mind, like with the RE series offering different game modes, unlockable weapons/cosmetics, ect.
Does Onimusha offer anything along these lines to keep players engaged? Or has Capcom alluded to any post launch plans for Way of the Sword?

Is it worth it? Seeing different costumes etc. I don’t really care for any of that. If it comes with swords or other elements which will be worth it, I go for it.

I know it has t came out, but maybe people know more than me.

Thanks

Onimusha 1,2 and 4 are available on PS5 and Steam. But I couldnt find Onimusha 3. Does anyone know why its not out there despite being the best of the Series?

Satoru Nihei's interview with Nintendo on WOTS for Switch 2.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o3CqZXKDjRw

I missed a lot motion controls for using bow and arrow, especially as a switch 2 user, where almost all games have this function. In the demo I almost didn't use it because it's a pain to aim.

I really don’t understand the difference

My copy is yet to arrive and y'll are just spoiling the game for me !!

Un-subbing from this sub till I finish the game.

See y'll later !!

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Beating Byakue using only the light attack button, with a few exceptions. Lock on at the start, as well as dodge for attacks that I was unable to find a True Issen for. I think the hop he does before his shoulder tackle may be counterable, but I was never able to land it so I can't say for sure. His ground explosion and hair attacks I do not believe are counterable and must instead be dodged. I did not allow myself normal attacks or dodge issen. Next step would be to do this with no Break Issen.