So this a remaster and not a remake, which means it's fundamentally the same game a bit tarted up (complete with an easy mode unlocked from the start). There are also new costumes to unlock - who wouldn't want to kill monsters dressed as a giant panda? You can open up a new mini-game if you collect all of a certain item too, which is pretty fun.

However, there is quite a bit of replay value as there are a few difficulties to hit and lots of things to find such as files and puzzle boxes. These include puzzle solving, (such as finding medallions to open doors), a mansion-like Japanese castle filled with traps and a laboratory, pre-rendered backgrounds, a fixed camera, and green herbs. Other than multiple playable characters, there are a fair few other things it borrows from the early Resident Evil games.

The character you will spend the most time with is our fearless samurai, but you do also have some playtime with Kaede too.

If that doesn't sound epic enough, the story follows Samanosuke, a samurai on a quest to rescue a princess from demons in a castle. Sure, it's not back in the same way as Resident Evil 2 is, but a return it has most definitely made.įor those who missed it the first time around, Onimusha came from the imagination of Yoshiki Okamoto, who wanted to create a ninja version of Resident Evil set in the Sengoku period of Feudal Japan. A hidden gem from Capcom's archives, a blast from the past - these are two clichés that can be used to describe Onimusha's return, this time to current-gen platforms and PC.

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