Onimusha: Way of the Sword reaches in a few too many directions in terms of storytelling and gameplay, and the edges of its identity blur as a result. Nonetheless, a responsive and rewarding combat system and an occasional sense of humor will carry you happily to the end.
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شارەزایانمان لە ماوەی چەند کاتژمێرێکی بێشوماردا پێداچوونەوە بە یارییەکان و فیلم و تەکنەلۆژیادا دەکەن، بۆ ئەوەی بتوانیت باشترینەکان بۆ خۆت هەڵبژێریت. زیاتر بزانە دەربارەی سیاسەتی پێداچوونەوەکانمان.
Despite the fact that you collect souls from fallen enemies, Onimusha: Way of the Sword is not a Soulslike. In fact, if you've ever dabbled in the genre but found yourself thinking "I'd probably be enjoying this if I felt that I was making any progress", this may be the game for you. The only punishment for death is being sent back to the last autosave, difficulty increases over time rather than the game resenting your very existence from the first moments, and – oh my goodness – you can pause. There are even accessibility options!
In fact, the game asks you to go through a selection of these options before starting to play (larger subtitles are always great to see). This is great, but it did result in me accidentally selecting English audio rather than Japanese – something that can only be changed via the main menu for some reason. I ended up keeping the English audio though, as it soon became apparent that this is a game that's not afraid to be goofy in any language. Some of the line deliveries in English wouldn't sound out of place in a corporate training video, which fits in nicely.
When Demon's Souls first hit the scene in 2009, I loved it (yes, I'm that old and then some). I've always struggled to vibe with similar, difficulty-focused Soulslikes that followed though; so I'm always curious about Soulslike-adjacent titles that explore other angles. Using a PS5 code provided by the publisher, I reached Onimusha: Way of the Sword's credits after 28 hours of play, including some detours into side content. - Reviewer Luke Kemp
Release date: September 4, 2026Platform(s): PC, PS5, Xbox Series X, Nintendo Switch 2Developer: In-housePublisher: Capcom
Miyamoto Musashi (sporting the likeness of Toshiro Mifune, as seen in the likes of Seven Samurai and Shogun) is a samurai aiming to prove his might in Kyoto. Ambushed by Genma – creatures escaped from the depths of Hell – he is killed, and sent on his way to the hottest joint in the afterlife himself. However, he is resurrected (against his will) by having the Oni Gauntlet thrust upon him, which gives him the power to fight the Genma and absorb their souls.
I enjoyed playing through Onimusha: Way of the Sword, but one word that kept popping into my head as I played was "inconsistent". This certainly applies to the storytelling. Appropriately enough for a game including Mifune's likeness, it feels somewhat like a movie, but very much a wonky B-movie rather than a samurai classic.
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