Onimusha: Warlords Remastered Reviews
A fun relic of the early PS2 days that I still like a lot, but slightly too dated for most players to enjoy.
A slightly dated reintroduction to one of Capcom's hack-and-slash greats.
Onimusha: Warlords is exactly how you remember it, and in 2019, that's not necessarily a good thing.
Where most publishers are trying to squeeze as much as possible out of people, juicing those nostalgia glands for every penny, here we have a sensible price point for a decent older game that’s been blown up to look passable on a modern screen.
If there's one aspect Capcom has been banking on as of late, it's nostalgia.
Almost two decades on, Onimusha: Warlords lives again thanks to a handful of truly impactful changes.
Onimusha: Warlords is a worthy remaster, and even though it feels rather short, the combat and exploration of such a claustrophobic world reminds you just how good it is.
The game does not offer additional new content as it is the same game that was released in 2001 but with improved graphics and control.
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The current generation's release of the classic Onimusha: Warlords showcases how some features can truly stand the test of time.
A great return that makes us want a new iteration on this franchise.
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For the relatively low asking price Onimusha Warlords is worth a look if you've ever been interested in the series or just want to slay demons in historical Japan. Just bewware you'll have to contend with some game design elements that belong in the early 2000s. It's not a terribly long game and you can get through it in a few hours, but it'll keep you entertained throughout.
Capcom could have done more with Onimusha: Warlords, but they didn't screw it up (at least on PS4) and that's all they really needed to do. Given that I still play the original from time to time, I'd say I'm more than happy with a nip and a tuck here and there. Now we just need the full trilogy.
Onimusha brings back one of the greatest PS2 adventures. Visuals (remastered in 16:9 format and 1080p resolution) and combat system are still ok, but some mechanics feel outdated. It brought back our best memories of the 2001 original PS2 game.
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A remaster of this scope can’t give the game a better camera, liven up the combat, or spruce up the tacky pre-rendered backgrounds. It’s a shame too since somewhere in this game lies a decent core that could serve as a fantastic base for a more fully fledged remake willing to go beyond a simple touch-up.
A low budget but competent remaster of a game that's showing its age – and yet still makes a good argument for a future franchise revival.
This remaster seems only well suited for folks who've experienced the series before. It's tailor-made for folks who want to take a trip down memory lane. Even then, you'll find the same surprise I did—that Onimusha: Warlords is a game remembered as being better than it actually was.
While the story isn't out-of-this-world and the gameplay experience has some annoying flaws, Onimusha Warlords is, at the end of the day, a great game and a true classic that deserved to be brought to Xbox One.
Onimusha isn’t a 2019 classic, but it has earned its place as a 2001 classic that’s still more than worth playing today if you’re in the market for good games from bygone eras.
At times it can feel that Capcom's samurai adventure Onimusha is one of the PS2's forgotten classics.