Comparison: Onimusha: Way of the Sword is the comeback the series needed
Capcom revives Onimusha with sword combat of ruthless precision — the franchise's first-ever perfect score from IGN.
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Twenty years after the last canonical entry, Onimusha returns with a sharper blade than ever — and a perfect score from IGN, a first for the series.
Sword combat with surgical precision
The parry-and-counter system built around the katana is the heart of the game, and Capcom has pushed its readability and impact to a level rarely reached in the genre. Every boss fight becomes a tense back-and-forth between attack and riposte, carried by a dark-fantasy art direction that reinvents the franchise without betraying its identity.
Content that plays it safe
The linear campaign, clocking in around twenty hours, doesn’t try to match Capcom’s most generous productions in scope. Regular enemy variety runs thin before the credits roll, and post-campaign content stays limited — the game bets everything on the intensity of its main path rather than its length.
Verdict
The best possible comeback for the series: exceptional sword combat, even if the rest of the package stays deliberately tight.
