Onimusha, is that YOU???

[WolfOD64]

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Capcom just registered a trademark of Onimusha. You don't know how badly or how painfully I desperately want to believe something will come out of this.

 

[berto]

While I would probably weep at the sight of Takeshi Kenishiro roving the samurai armor again I'm going to go on the record and put my chips on HD remaster. Capcom said that they were going to be doing some more of that. I just hope it's all the games and not just one at a time.

 

[Foxtrot94]

Capcom also registered the Devil May Cry trademark sometime ago, I think last year. Look at what came out of it: rereleases.

Don't get too hyped man, as berto said, Capcom did say there were gonna do more remasters so that's the most likely scenario for Onimusha.

 

[WolfOD64]

While I would probably weep at the sight of Takeshi Kenishiro roving the samurai armor again I'm going to go on the record and put my chips on HD remaster. Capcom said that they were going to be doing some more of that. I just hope it's all the games and not just one at a time.

I actually think an HD Collection would be an even more improbable venture than just straight up making a new game.

Keep in mind, Onimusha didn't just feature Takeshi Kenishiro---but also Yusaku Matsuda (whose likeness was utilized following his death), and Jean Reno as well. A Capcom employee stated that making an HD Collection would be a costly and time-consuming endeavor, since redeeming the license to use each of these actors' likenesses would cost just as much as making a brand new game entirely.

Honestly, they would have an easier time just making a new game with a new protagonist, modeled after some new actor. I think they should get Hiroyuki Sanada. That would be badass.

 

[berto]

Hiroyuki Sanada would probably be just as expensive. They do seem to like going for the internationally famous ones, though.

 

[Meg]

Or they could just make a new game without using any actor's likeness. Since that would make things easier down the line.

 

[Chancey289]

Speak of the devil, I was just looking in to investing in the Onimusha games again for the PS2. I'd be cool with either a remaster or a new game. Nice to know this franchise isn't just dead to Capcom.

 

[berto]

Speak of the devil, I was just looking in to investing in the Onimusha games again for the PS2. I'd be cool with either a remaster or a new game. Nice to know this franchise isn't just dead to Capcom.

I bought all 3 of the originals for 3 dollars back when GameStop was ridding their stores of PS2 games. Aside from not having the casses or manuals it was the best 3 dollars I've ever spent.

 

[WolfOD64]

Or they could just make a new game without using any actor's likeness. Since that would make things easier down the line.

They could. They did it before with Dawn of Dreams, and I thought that game was fantastic.

Speaking of which...

Speak of the devil, I was just looking in to investing in the Onimusha games again for the PS2.

If you plan on getting Dawn of Dreams, do yourself a favor and import the Japanese version of the game. The North American version is notorious for being needlessly-botched, with things like the enemies' health being excessively-long.

The Japanese version is the original, authentic experience, and has the option to play the entire game in complete English.

Also, if you have an original Xbox, by chance, I recommend picking up the enhanced version of the first game, Genma Onimusha.

 

[ReaperHunter]

Sweet, I love the onimusha games. Replayed 2 and 3 this past summer.

 

[absolitude]

if i'm to be positive, the ni-oh game probably inspired capcom to do onimusha.. and if they're doing a remaster, they should be doing it like the first resident evil remaster.. god help us don't let it be a mobile game

 

[Innsmouth]

aaand new onimusha is most likely F2P https://mmoculture.com/2015/12/onimusha-capcom-reportedly-files-new-trademark-for-online-version/

 

[WolfOD64]

aaand new onimusha is most likely F2P https://mmoculture.com/2015/12/onimusha-capcom-reportedly-files-new-trademark-for-online-version/

If it's anything like DD: Online, I don't consider that so much of a bad thing. The "free-to-play" model of that game boiled down to easy exploits you could pay for to save hours of grinding and questing---an infinitely-silly thing, since that's what made Dragon's Dogma fun in the first place.

They most likely will make it so that some demonic weapons can't be bought quickly and effortlessly, rather than racking up souls to upgrade them slowly, like typical Onimusha affairs.

I'd take this rumor with a grain of salt, though.

 

[Foxtrot94]

The "free-to-play" model of that game boiled down to easy exploits you could pay for to save hours of grinding and questing---an infinitely-silly thing, since that's what made Dragon's Dogma fun in the first place.

Now, I haven't played DD, but I'm one of those who only put "grinding" and "fun" in the same phrase if "IS NOT" is between them.

I've often experienced that heavily grind-based F2P games that base their model on spending money for the ability to skip the grinding result in a pretty shallow experience and get boring really fast.

I've never played Onimusha, but personally, if I were a fan, I'd be concerned if the franchise actually took this direction. God knows how much I suffered when that happened to Neverwinter Nights.

 

[Innsmouth]

I'd take this rumor with a grain of salt, though.

sadly its not exactly rumour. There is possibility something lost in translation but I doubt its empty rumours.

 

[WolfOD64]

Now, I haven't played DD, but I'm one of those who only put "grinding" and "fun" in the same phrase if "IS NOT" is between them.

I've often experienced that heavily grind-based F2P games that base their model on spending money for the ability to skip the grinding result in a pretty shallow experience and get boring really fast.

I've never played Onimusha, but personally, if I were a fan, I'd be concerned if the franchise actually took this direction. God knows how much I suffered when that happened to Neverwinter Nights.

I was expecting the F2P model for Dragon's Dogma: Online to absolutely cripple any chances the game might've had to be a fun experience...but oddly enough, the game's great. The purchasable options are there, but you could literally play the entire game without them, and still progress at the same pace as Dark Arisen let you.

It gives me a little more faith on how Onimusha will turn out.

 

[berto]

 

[Frazz]

I hope it is an HD remaster as I never got to play the Onimusha series but having seen gameplay on the internet I'd love to get into the series. If it's f2p then I won't go near it as those games aren't enjoyable to me.