Onimusha: Way of the Sword's announcement was one of the highlights of last year's The Game Awards show, even though it wasn't exactly a surprise since there had been a few indications before the reveal that CAPCOM was planning to bring the series back in some form. No matter how loved the series was during its PlayStation 2 days, however, there's no denying the franchise was going to face some challenges in the modern video games market, where the soulslike genre has become the predominant formula for action RPGs, a genre the series could easily fall into by shedding away the gameplay elements inspired by the Resident Evil series. Thankfully, Onimusha: Way of the Sword is not heading this way, as the game will stay very true to the series' roots while providing a modern gameplay experie
Onimusha: Way of the Sword Gamescom Hands

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