Manner of the Sword’ Gameplay Demo Damaged Down

'Onimusha: Way of the Sword' Gameplay Demo Broken Down

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Capcom hopes Onimusha: Manner of the Sword will take the Onimusha franchise to new heights, much like what Resident Evil 2 and 4 Remake did for the Resident Evil collection. Based mostly on the footage we noticed at Summer season Recreation Fest Play Days, there’s no cause to consider that gained’t be the case.

No, we didn’t get to play Onimusha: Manner of the Sword, however not like Resident Evil Requiem, which Capcom had us sit in a makeshift theater to marvel at, Manner of the Sword was performed stay by a Capcom dev, in comparison with Requiem’s pre-taped presentation, which was additionally positive, however for a sport Onimusha, taking part in it stay was the most suitable choice to current this sport to us.

Seeing the sport performed stay allowed us to totally soak up Miyamoto Musashi, Manner of the Sword’s protagonist’s abilities together with his katana blade, and see firsthand simply how far this franchise has come since 2001’s Onimusha: Warlords.

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Instantly, you notice this sport is beautiful, right down to the participant fashions, as we get a superb have a look at Musashi, who’s modeled after the legendary Japanese cinema icon Toshiro Mifune.

Manner of the Sword Takes Onimusha’s Sword Play To A New Stage

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Musashi’s animations together with his blade are sluggish and methodical, however seemingly carry extra weight behind them as he strikes down members of the Genma, the race of demons and first antagonists of the Oniumusha franchise, who look extra horrifying than ever.

What stood out was the parry, which triggers a lovely spark animation because the blades conflict. This regarded rewarding to see when the developer efficiently pulled it off through the transient demo, so we are able to solely think about the way it feels to parry efficiently within the sport. The developer additionally confirmed off Musashi’s skill to protect towards enemy assaults from any angle.

The parry additionally permits Musashi to redirect his enemies, for instance, after the dev parried a Genma goon and steered him within the path of a pile of burning particles.

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We additionally noticed Musashi parry one of many bosses, a large human devouring ogre named Byakue, with ease, one other second that garnered loads of reactions from the press, together with us, who had been watching the presentation.

Musashi also can parry projectiles like arrows again on the enemies, which is useful when overlaying the gap between himself and the Genma firing at him.

The Issen strike can also be again, but it surely has two new tweaks: one is a series assault that enables Musashi to focus on a number of enemies, and one other known as the Issen Break, which allows our hero to focus on particular physique elements throughout boss battles.

Interactive Environment & New Puzzle Function

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In Manner of the Sword, Musashi also can use the atmosphere to his benefit. In a single a part of the demo, the developer showcased a cool mechanic the place Musashi flipped over a desk and used it as a makeshift defend.

Musashi additionally encounters darkish lots that he can take in utilizing the Oni Gauntlet, which can give him a glimpse into the previous, revealing extra of the sport’s story.

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One other new characteristic known as Oni Awakening, the place Musashi’s eye glows gold, permitting him to see what the Genma see, permitting him to unravel puzzles he encounters that require him to find hidden items.

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The Oni Gauntlet Returns & Musashi Is Not The Solely Individual Sporting One

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Manner of the Sword appears to ship a next-gen model of Onimusha, however one staple of the sport stays the identical: the Oni Gauntlet. Musashi makes use of it just like the earlier wearers, Samanosuke, Jūbei, and Jacques, however he’s not pleased that he has been chosen by it.

He additionally collects the orbs from fallen Genma fiends utilizing the gauntlet, however in Manner of the Sword, there are some twists. On this sport, the gauntlet talks to Musashi and is revealed to be an Oni girl.

Additionally, there appear to be quite a few gauntlet wearers. Through the demo, the dev took on considered one of them, Ganryu, a brand new character who’s described as a samurai who embraces his gauntlet, not like Musashi.