Summary

  • The Onimusha: Way of the Sword trailer highlights the samurai action players can expect at this year’s Game Fest.
  • The game was announced last year, and is a reboot of the franchise that started in 2001, and is considered to be the Japanese equivalent of Resident Evil, providing survival horror with a feudal Japanese twist.
  • The original games followed the story of Samurai Sam, a warrior who travels through time and must kill his enemies with his sword, and also sported some advanced graphics for their time, with realistic lighting and shadow effects.
  • The first two games in the franchise were recently remastered, and the new game is the first original Onimusha title in almost 20 years.
  • Capcom is the developer behind the Onimusha franchise, and is also working on new Resident Evil titles.

By Graham Smith

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