Yep, haha. I didn't even look at the enhancement menu so when I did I was like "you can upgrade the orbs?"
I managed the trap rooms and water puzzle first try. I just remembered them from back in the day. Funny how memory works huh?
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Onimusha: Warlords HD |OT| Who Put Samurai in this Resident Evil?
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Yep, haha. I didn't even look at the enhancement menu so when I did I was like "you can upgrade the orbs?"
I managed the trap rooms and water puzzle first try. I just remembered them from back in the day. Funny how memory works huh?
I was really amazed by the original relase on PS2. It was perhaps the first really good release that system got after its launch window.
My thoughts about this remaster are mixed. It certainly looks really dated, especially the cut-scenes and the backgrounds. Some of the pre-rendered environmenrs still look nice though. The English dub is god awful, but I already knew that back in 2001, so I naturally chose the Japanese dub. The new control set up is great, I can't bring myself to play classic RE tank controls in 2019. The setting and atmosphere is as great as it ever was.
I remember absolutely loving Onimusha 2. Hope it gets remastered too, and that it doesn't feel quite as dated as the first.
Edit: closer to the end, I have to say that I'm really enjoying it. A really solid game, even today.
My thoughts about this remaster are mixed. It certainly looks really dated, especially the cut-scenes and the backgrounds. Some of the pre-rendered environmenrs still look nice though. The English dub is god awful, but I already knew that back in 2001, so I naturally chose the Japanese dub. The new control set up is great, I can't bring myself to play classic RE tank controls in 2019. The setting and atmosphere is as great as it ever was.
I remember absolutely loving Onimusha 2. Hope it gets remastered too, and that it doesn't feel quite as dated as the first.
Edit: closer to the end, I have to say that I'm really enjoying it. A really solid game, even today.
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Is there dome extra trick to opening these decoder boxes? I put in the right answer and I have all the files but they still won't open.....
Got all the collectibles, no herbs and no upgrades in one run. Dusted off the dark realm and Oni Spirits too.
Just need to S-rank ultimate difficulty in 3 hours and I'm done.
Does going to the PS4 dashboard stop the in game timer?
Just need to S-rank ultimate difficulty in 3 hours and I'm done.
Does going to the PS4 dashboard stop the in game timer?
12 year old me playing this in 2001 for the first time with tank controls = no problem
30 year old me playing this in 2019 with tank controls = NOPE
Yeah, stay cool next time you have to spend 10 minutes on a couple of puzzles.
Mash Attack, Lock-On, and Block buttons. At least that works for me.
Initially I tried mashing just the Attack button but that rarely worked which kind of shocked me since I've beaten staff records in Mario Party button mashing minigames. Having to mash all three of those button feels super unintuitive but I read about it from some post in this thread and it works. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Yea, I wish that was said in the tutorial. I press the triggers and face buttons like a madman and most times I win the bladelock.
I'm not sure about going to dashboard, but pressing the touch pad to go the options menu stops it.
So I just looked up how short this is.
Is there any replayability at all? I really want this, but 20 bucks is a bit much for a 5 hour remaster of a PS2 game, in my opinion. I'd rather wait for a sale.
Is there any replayability at all? I really want this, but 20 bucks is a bit much for a 5 hour remaster of a PS2 game, in my opinion. I'd rather wait for a sale.
Not sure about the dashboard, but pausing the game by pressing the touchscreen does stop the timer, unlike in REmake.
If you enjoy replaying a game and getting better at it, it's worth the 20 bucks, imo. I played through it 3 times for the Platinum and had a fun time, despite never playing an Onimusha game before.
Okay. I've been mostly pressing the Square button when I get grabbed.
I'll try pressing the d-pad buttons and the triggers.
So stupid, this is literally going to be the hardest trophy for me to get in the path to platinum.
Support the game so we can get a sequel! Break it down into cost/hour it's like $4. It's genuinely a classic and I hope you'd have great fun with it.
The Bazuu enemies (spiky guys that roll at you) are fairly easy to Issen if you get close to the them. Try and get some health back that way when they show up. If you haven't got many healing items then you'll need to practise it anyway.
Don't underestimate the gun when you're in a pinch as well, the burst bullets can be really useful to knock a few enemies down quickly.
I got the chance to play it for first time last year on my PS2 and I had a lot of fun with it. So I recommend it to anyone that want to play a good action game with some puzzles. I also liked the enemy designs, backgrounds and music, giving the game horror vibes that mix really well with the samurai theme of the game.
I played it for the first time with tank controls of course and it took me 9 hours (no herbs and medicine used) and still didn't do and find everything. Replayability is there.
Enjoying the shit out of this game, i love the classic RE aspects of the game.
It's fascinating to me that Onimusha, DMC and Dino Crisis were born from RE. Also i just realized that there was a PS1 version of the game and was 50% complete, i really want to see how it looks.
It's fascinating to me that Onimusha, DMC and Dino Crisis were born from RE. Also i just realized that there was a PS1 version of the game and was 50% complete, i really want to see how it looks.
Finished it up and gotta say, the game was much better than I expected.
It holds up really well and feels far ahead of its time, especially considering it came out before DMC1. Heck, MGR's parry basically feels like a copy of this game's.
One other thing I immediately felt was how it was from a time when Capcom still made consistently great campaigns. Sure it's not too long but on the plus side it's very smooth sailing and there is very little to no filler. That makes it great for replayibility.
Overall, loved it and can't wait for the second game to get ported.
Thanks for this, worked much better than mashing randomly lol. Went from being 1 HKO'd by the final boss to losing a tiny sliver of life.
It holds up really well and feels far ahead of its time, especially considering it came out before DMC1. Heck, MGR's parry basically feels like a copy of this game's.
One other thing I immediately felt was how it was from a time when Capcom still made consistently great campaigns. Sure it's not too long but on the plus side it's very smooth sailing and there is very little to no filler. That makes it great for replayibility.
Overall, loved it and can't wait for the second game to get ported.
Thanks for this, worked much better than mashing randomly lol. Went from being 1 HKO'd by the final boss to losing a tiny sliver of life.
2 achievements left ..... no health items and the one where no weapon/health/mana upgrades, not sure if I can be arsed, already rinsed it about 5 times now :S
Just finished it on Switch, I had zero bugs or problems playing it.
It was a very good experience.
I honestly didn't think Onimusha would hold up. I bought it day 1 back in 2001, and enjoyed the game, and really the entire series in the coming years. But I remember the controls not being great, and the camera being a huge issue, and just some terrible voice acting.
But Onimusha is still pretty damn fun.
If the camera was a little better, and you could skip the cutscenes.... the game would feel surprisingly modern. The bad voice acting just adds a lot of charm. All in all i'm still surprised by how much fun I had. But now i'm wondering what other games hold up well from that era. I might need to start replaying some of my old favorites from back then.
But Onimusha is still pretty damn fun.
If the camera was a little better, and you could skip the cutscenes.... the game would feel surprisingly modern. The bad voice acting just adds a lot of charm. All in all i'm still surprised by how much fun I had. But now i'm wondering what other games hold up well from that era. I might need to start replaying some of my old favorites from back then.
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I'm on PC using a controller and for me, the tank controls only seem to be active on the d-pad while the new movement is mapped on the joystick.
Awesome! Thanks for the quick responses! I'm going to look into getting it then.
Onimusha 2 is one of my favorite nostalgic games from that gen
Making my way thru this right now and im LOVIN IT!!!
Question tho, how many opted for analog controls in the end? :)
Question tho, how many opted for analog controls in the end? :)
The water puzzle opened up repressed memories. I didn't remember it until now. I just watched a Youtube solution vid because fuck that.
Finished it with most things including the Bishamon Sword.
I have no clue how you were supposed to fight the tall armored enemies. I usually try to get a cut or 2 in and back out but occasionally they'll parry me and then vertical slice when I'm stunned. Also can never win the sword clash. Could never reliably issen anything.
Finished it with most things including the Bishamon Sword.
I have no clue how you were supposed to fight the tall armored enemies. I usually try to get a cut or 2 in and back out but occasionally they'll parry me and then vertical slice when I'm stunned. Also can never win the sword clash. Could never reliably issen anything.
Played it this weekend for the first time and loved it. A bit short, but very enjoyable.
Would love to see 2 and 3 remastered as well.
Would love to see 2 and 3 remastered as well.
Just beat it an hour ago. Beat all floors in the dark realm, got the bishomon sword, got 16 of the 20 flourite, got the special outfit for Samanosuke, upgraded all swords and orbs to max, max health, all armor sets, fully upgraded the gauntlet.
Finished in 3 1/2 hours. Got a B ranking.
After all these years, I still love this game.
Finished in 3 1/2 hours. Got a B ranking.
After all these years, I still love this game.
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Whats the knack with getting critical attacks? Guarding just before they hit and attacking immediately, or is it dodging their attack then trying to hit? I end up doing it randomly during some fights but cant quite get how I did it.
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Kaede's epilogue is basically .... she dead.
I mashed square, R1, left and right on d-pad (analog stick will work as well I think).
There's two ways. Either block just before a hit lands and attack if you see a flash or simply attack just before a hit lands. The first method is slightly easier and safer I would say.
Beat this last night and was very impressed with this port! Graphics were stunning. I was also impressed with the cutscenes being properly scaled also (and not sacrificing quality like other capcom titles -cough RE4 cough). One downside that i don't get is why they didn't include the genma onimusha content? Seemed like a no brainer to have the ultimate version of the game. Possibly could've been some weird licensing thing with xbox I guess but feels like a hugely missed opportunity. Loved the soundtrack, it might be even better than the original (not sure how much was changed) I also don't remember the game being THAT short, but I actually felt satisfied with it.
I was wondering if this was new. Since i remembered that being a thing i always had to do. A huge gamechanger in my opinion. Makes the game much more engaging.
Same! one of my most memorable and favorite PS2 games as well as in the series. I can see the licensing being a nightmare though with the actor that played jubei(i'm assuming at least). I think he passed away a while ago before being implemented in the original game, but i'm not sure how much that muddy's stuff up since i believe that's the same case with Samanosuke. But i'm sure they'll figure it out, maybe pull a Yakuza 4 and just replace the actor outright to make things easier. I hope they don't though.
I was wondering if this was new. Since i remembered that being a thing i always had to do. A huge gamechanger in my opinion. Makes the game much more engaging.
Same! one of my most memorable and favorite PS2 games as well as in the series. I can see the licensing being a nightmare though with the actor that played jubei(i'm assuming at least). I think he passed away a while ago before being implemented in the original game, but i'm not sure how much that muddy's stuff up since i believe that's the same case with Samanosuke. But i'm sure they'll figure it out, maybe pull a Yakuza 4 and just replace the actor outright to make things easier. I hope they don't though.
I was wondering why i wasn't winning the battles, going to try that in my next playthrough.
There's a secret additional battle after fighting fortinbras right? I could've sworn that you get to fight as the samanosuke in demon form after the inital fight. I didn't do the bloody palace (forgot the term) so i'm guessing i possibly needed the bishamon sword.
How do you put samanosuke's panda head on considering that R2 is now reserved for weapon swaps?
How do you put samanosuke's panda head on considering that R2 is now reserved for weapon swaps?
Makes sense. I was curious as well. I thought in 2 it was dodging based, but i think i was just timing it right all along.
You know i was thinking the same thing lol. Felt kinda just abrupt to just kill her off like that....14 years in advance LOL. Could've just left it as she's still searching for samanosuke and that's it.
Awesome. I was looking for impressions as well.
I'm worried that this remaster didn't do too hot and we might not see the other games released on modern platforms. It'd really suck since I quite enjoyed playing this game for the first time and getting the Platinum. It'd suck if they didn't release the other games on modern platforms.
