Swords and zombies mix VERY well...
...Especially when releasing agression. Expecting another Anime Review? Too bad. I review games, dammit. That's why I'm the game reviewer. Unless I feel otherwise. Unfortunately, I do not watch TV on a regular basis. And I do not have the funds to sustain Anime-ishness with VCDs... So I'm stuck reviewing games. Ha.
Onimusha3
Capcom
PS2
First off, this game has actual actors... well, not actual, but character models based on actors. We have Kaneshiro Takeshi or something, as the main hero, who comes back from Onimusha 1, as Onimusha 2's hero died, And Jean Reno, that french guy from Hollywood, (but for some reason I only remember him from Godzilla) as Jacques Blanc, the second hero to this game.
On the gameplay, Does having two switch between two characters affect playing style? None. You just either enjoy yourself using swords and kick arse as Samanosuke, or lash around with whips, castlevania style, throwing/whipping/shooting monsters right and left. Yes people, There is a gun in this Onimusha. Sounding like resident evil already? Puzzle wise, it is... but there is a very resident evil-ish sequence when you run around with a rifle using the third character...
Coming back to this game of course, is the Onimusha transformation, which some purists consider as a 'Devil Trigger ripoff' but then, DMC isn't really that much fun. It's more of a shoot-em-up with the devil trigger thrown in to make it even easier. In Onimusha however, the Oni form is nowhere as all-pwerful.. you're given set invincibilty, but for about seven, eight seconds tops. Less if you use magic. But you deal damage like no one's business.
On the game itself, The in-game puzzles are difficult, but nowhere near the RE series, where if you forget an item, you trek backwards for miles.. This game also boasts that you also require some skill; unlike other games where you can mash the slash button and kick arse, this one enforces that you learn it's skills, such as the issen (attacking at the exact moment as your opponent-critical blow.) hajiki issen (blocking, THEN attacking, but only at the exact moment of your opponent's attack) chain-issen (critical blow.. followed by several more to the surrounding enemies. Don't worry, a critical blow is an instant kill.) at least several more skills that simply require practice, and actually making use of the block button. In other words, this game may seem deathly hard to a newbie, but stick with it, and you won't stop until you unlock everything... or at least, Samanosuke's panda costume.
VISUALS:
FMV:excellent, FF-worthy.. I mistook this for an actual movie first time I saw it. NO kidding. ^^ The opening movie is a must-see. Will post alink to the trailer when I find one. 10
in-game:Fluid, and makes very good use of the PS2 processor. And the combos never get repetitive. You can always mix the moves on the fly, going from the Tenso's light sword combo to the Chigo's Magnum Break-looking fire explosion. Plus, no break-up whatsoever. An Opponent may occasionally go through a wall though. 8.5
SOUND:
Background Music: Pretty good, But nowhere near Tenchu. 8.5
Voices: Ehh.. I suffer. The english cast is pretty good, but I get thrown off by the fact that the character mouths aren't in synch. I prefer the Japanese version. 9
Effects: bones breaking as you kick an opponent into a wall, the whip cracking as it hacks into opponents, metal on metal, and that loving squelch when you stab an opponent into the floor. 10
STORY: Most people will feel this is incomplete, but this is part three in a trilogy, dammit. go play Onimusha 1 and 2 before you complain about the story. Me, I give it a 10.
Overall:9 or 10-ish. Just play the damned game if you can. If you find it too hard, go play SSX tricky instead, or something. Hell, Shinobi was hell of a lot harder than this.. Want to play on easy mode in Onimusha3? Die twice in a row. this automatically unlocks easy mode, since the game pities you.
Don't like my review? Too bad. :p
if you wonder why I take so damned long between reviews, ir's because I spend time playing the game again and again.. I don't get paid like they do at EGM.. and I don't have my own PS2.. *sob*
***half an hour later***
Gee. NOW I find it. http://www.gametrailers.com/gt_vault/t_onimusha3_4.html
You can download the trailer here. The trailer only, though.. haven't seen if they have any of the in-game movies.. It am downloading as I type.. My connection is slow. >.<
Onimusha3
Capcom
PS2
First off, this game has actual actors... well, not actual, but character models based on actors. We have Kaneshiro Takeshi or something, as the main hero, who comes back from Onimusha 1, as Onimusha 2's hero died, And Jean Reno, that french guy from Hollywood, (but for some reason I only remember him from Godzilla) as Jacques Blanc, the second hero to this game.
On the gameplay, Does having two switch between two characters affect playing style? None. You just either enjoy yourself using swords and kick arse as Samanosuke, or lash around with whips, castlevania style, throwing/whipping/shooting monsters right and left. Yes people, There is a gun in this Onimusha. Sounding like resident evil already? Puzzle wise, it is... but there is a very resident evil-ish sequence when you run around with a rifle using the third character...
Coming back to this game of course, is the Onimusha transformation, which some purists consider as a 'Devil Trigger ripoff' but then, DMC isn't really that much fun. It's more of a shoot-em-up with the devil trigger thrown in to make it even easier. In Onimusha however, the Oni form is nowhere as all-pwerful.. you're given set invincibilty, but for about seven, eight seconds tops. Less if you use magic. But you deal damage like no one's business.
On the game itself, The in-game puzzles are difficult, but nowhere near the RE series, where if you forget an item, you trek backwards for miles.. This game also boasts that you also require some skill; unlike other games where you can mash the slash button and kick arse, this one enforces that you learn it's skills, such as the issen (attacking at the exact moment as your opponent-critical blow.) hajiki issen (blocking, THEN attacking, but only at the exact moment of your opponent's attack) chain-issen (critical blow.. followed by several more to the surrounding enemies. Don't worry, a critical blow is an instant kill.) at least several more skills that simply require practice, and actually making use of the block button. In other words, this game may seem deathly hard to a newbie, but stick with it, and you won't stop until you unlock everything... or at least, Samanosuke's panda costume.
VISUALS:
FMV:excellent, FF-worthy.. I mistook this for an actual movie first time I saw it. NO kidding. ^^ The opening movie is a must-see. Will post alink to the trailer when I find one. 10
in-game:Fluid, and makes very good use of the PS2 processor. And the combos never get repetitive. You can always mix the moves on the fly, going from the Tenso's light sword combo to the Chigo's Magnum Break-looking fire explosion. Plus, no break-up whatsoever. An Opponent may occasionally go through a wall though. 8.5
SOUND:
Background Music: Pretty good, But nowhere near Tenchu. 8.5
Voices: Ehh.. I suffer. The english cast is pretty good, but I get thrown off by the fact that the character mouths aren't in synch. I prefer the Japanese version. 9
Effects: bones breaking as you kick an opponent into a wall, the whip cracking as it hacks into opponents, metal on metal, and that loving squelch when you stab an opponent into the floor. 10
STORY: Most people will feel this is incomplete, but this is part three in a trilogy, dammit. go play Onimusha 1 and 2 before you complain about the story. Me, I give it a 10.
Overall:9 or 10-ish. Just play the damned game if you can. If you find it too hard, go play SSX tricky instead, or something. Hell, Shinobi was hell of a lot harder than this.. Want to play on easy mode in Onimusha3? Die twice in a row. this automatically unlocks easy mode, since the game pities you.
Don't like my review? Too bad. :p
if you wonder why I take so damned long between reviews, ir's because I spend time playing the game again and again.. I don't get paid like they do at EGM.. and I don't have my own PS2.. *sob*
***half an hour later***
Gee. NOW I find it. http://www.gametrailers.com/gt_vault/t_onimusha3_4.html
You can download the trailer here. The trailer only, though.. haven't seen if they have any of the in-game movies.. It am downloading as I type.. My connection is slow. >.<
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