With September 4 developing quick, Capcom says Onimusha: Way of the Sword has handed 2 million wishlists throughout all platforms. That places the writer’s 2026 revival on observe to rank amongst its largest launches.
That quantity carries additional weight once you bear in mind what this recreation is. Onimusha: Method of the Sword is the primary brand-new mainline Onimusha in 20 years, and Capcom has already pulled the discharge date ahead from September 25 to September 4. You don’t transfer a recreation up like that until you be ok with the place it stands, particularly for a collection that has spent many of the previous twenty years quiet after its PS2 run of samurai fight, supernatural horror, and massive cinematic motion.
Capcom is framing Method of the Sword as a tender reboot, which ought to make it simple to leap in with out homework, whereas nonetheless protecting the issues folks affiliate with Onimusha: the Oni Gauntlet, soul absorption, Edo-period Kyoto, Miyamoto Musashi, and a lead character modeled on Toshiro Mifune.
Should you’ve been ready for Onimusha to come back again in a trendy type, this one appears like it could be value selecting up at launch. Early hands-on previews have pointed to duels which might be robust with out feeling unreadable, plus a slower, extra deliberate cinematic rhythm that some folks have in comparison with Sekiro. Capcom, for its half, says isn’t a Soulslike and isn’t an open-world recreation both.
You’ll be capable of play Onimusha: Method of the Sword on PlayStation 5, Xbox Collection X|S, Nintendo Swap 2, and PC by way of Steam. Capcom has additionally been steadily constructing towards launch with trailers, a public demo, Weekly Oni Memos, and PlayStation advertising assist.
