Hey Capcom, Bring Back Onimusha
See Full ImageDevil May Cry is a great franchise and I'll assume - just for the sake of being optimistic - that Resident Evil 6 is on the way...sans the old-fashioned tank controls. For the record, I didn't mind RE5 (had some fun with it) but certain mechanics just don't age very well.
However, I still miss the Onimusha series. The original title was one of the first great games on the PS2, and that sparked an awesome series that continued to satisfy my action craving for years. Oddly enough, it utilized a similar control scheme to Resident Evil; you know, you have to turn in a particular direction first and then move? But for some reason, it didn't pose much of a problem for me and besides, didn't they get rid of that old control format at some point? I believe I remember playing one of the later titles and going, "oooooh, they changed it." But I might be thinking about something else.
Japanese developers are having a hard time making games for the Western crowd but if I remember correctly, the Onimusha titles sold very well here, which is part of the reason we received so many installments. Action is action, even if there's a significant Japanese tone to it and besides, how many other action games feature a samurai? And don't mention Dynasty Warriors; that's a completely different form of gameplay. I actually think Capcom accumulated enough franchise fans to risk a new title for current consoles, because every time these games are mentioned, the majority of people are going: "hell yeah, I'd buy a new Onimusha!"
At any rate, I hope Capcom doesn't leave one of its more popular franchises in the past forever. And by the way, I still maintain that Onimusha 3 had one of the best introduction CG sequences in the history of gaming, perhaps second only to Final Fantasy VIII.
Tags: capcom, onimusha, onimusha ps3
7/9/2011 10:28:15 AM Ben Dutka
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Comments (25 posts)
Riku994
Saturday, July 09, 2011 @ 11:55:01 AM
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GuyverLT
Saturday, July 09, 2011 @ 5:51:42 PM
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Temjin001
Saturday, July 09, 2011 @ 10:58:12 AM
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Come on Capcom at least bring us a HD port of the series.
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Doppel
Saturday, July 09, 2011 @ 10:58:39 AM
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Excelsior1
Saturday, July 09, 2011 @ 11:17:42 AM
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i actually liked another series from capcom, too. that was dino crisis. i loved dino crisis 2 at the time. you could run while you shoot, and it had some great upgradable weapons. regina looked great taking on dinos. it was way too short, though. they kind of flew off the rails with 3rd dino crisis game which was xbox exclusive. dinos in space? i remember being really dissapointed it was xbox exclusive. dc2 had a cliffhanger ending that unfortunately i never got to see resolved.
it would probably be a lot easier to revive dino crisis than onimusha since dino crisis is centered around gunplay.
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Temjin001
Saturday, July 09, 2011 @ 11:42:24 AM
and yeah, Capcom not too many years ago shot down hopes for a sequel with a condemning statement.
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Kevin555
Saturday, July 09, 2011 @ 12:42:19 PM
I would also like to see them bring back Clock Tower as well. If anyone remembers it you will know it was about being chased by a freak with a giant pair of scissors.
That was classic, soil your Y-fronts scare moments.
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YashaZz
Saturday, July 09, 2011 @ 8:41:11 PM
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mastiffchild
Sunday, July 10, 2011 @ 11:07:34 AM
DC3 is a JOKE release and would be out of place for Capcom even on their awful (outside of their fighting games, good engine for them, and MH they've been pretty weak for me)current form so I'm happy to forget AND forgive should they ever show us a new, decent DC game. Hell, even a remakes, with updated controls etc as well as the obvious graphical update would be amazing considering what games looked like the last time a decent one got made-a pure HD port wouldn't be enough, though, it needs to be fully remodelled and so on and not just hit with an HD stick. It would be easy to make the series shine with the power we have in gaming consoles and PC these days compared to PSX.
As long as they stayed true to normal Onimusha standards, and not the latter day messwe had, that would be great too-natch.
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Riku994
Saturday, July 09, 2011 @ 11:57:20 AM
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Kevin555
Saturday, July 09, 2011 @ 12:19:34 PM
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Onimusha is one of my fave series alongside, Silent Hill & Devil May Cry. I thought Dawn of Dreams was too much of a grind for an Onimusha game & wasn't a fan of any of the new characters. But from Warlords, Samurai Destiny & Demon Seige, they were all brilliant. Hell, i even enjoyed that cute little Onimusha multiplayer game, Onimusha Blade Warriors.
Onimusha 3 with Jean Reno & that epic intro movie was incredible, but Onimusha 2 was my personal fave of the series.
BTW, in Onimusha Warlords did anyone see the uncut Japanese transformation scene? That was some wierd wasp, insect hentai wierdness happening there.
Anyway, bring back Onimusha, it's way over due. If not a next gen game then atleast an HD remake of the series.
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GuyverLT
Saturday, July 09, 2011 @ 5:54:49 PM
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Mornelithe
Saturday, July 09, 2011 @ 12:33:18 PM
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I'm a huge fan of the series, yes, some of the games weren't as good as others, but the plot is awesome, the action is typically great, weapons, challenges etc... were all extremely entertaining. Samanosuke's story is far from over!!!
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Lotusflow3r
Saturday, July 09, 2011 @ 12:42:09 PM
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As much as i'd love to see it, i prefer artistic integrity more.
I know this logic should mostly apply to more film or literature fields as games are more flexible in their evolution, but i see Ominusha as an exception (along with many others that are prone to milking) and thus this is my opinion.
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Kai200X
Saturday, July 09, 2011 @ 1:25:00 PM
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Zen_Zarab
Saturday, July 09, 2011 @ 4:17:10 PM
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Pyramid
Saturday, July 09, 2011 @ 4:42:05 PM
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___________
Sunday, July 10, 2011 @ 3:01:44 AM
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seeing crapcom sh*t on 2 of my favorite series was bad enough!
i wish they would just give us a DMC collection, then release new IPs so theres nothing to tarnish.
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OtisFeelgood
Sunday, July 10, 2011 @ 12:40:33 PM
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KNG201
Sunday, July 10, 2011 @ 3:20:39 PM
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slugga_status
Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 8:40:52 AM
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Kiryu
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Saturday, July 09, 2011 @ 10:54:19 AM
Onimusha 3 my Favorite Story and Game!
I like Onimusha more than Biohazard.
Last edited by Kiryu on 7/9/2011 10:56:56 AM