Hey guys! The artist that has been drawing the amazing work seen in these Onimusha thumbnails has a youtube channel and I'd love it if you gave it a look. I think a lot of us know what it's like getting a YT channel off the ground and this guy's art deserves way more eyes on it. Thanks a lot everyone! Here's his channel - ruclips.net/video/6ye4lJ1LuLA/видео.html And his twitter if that's more your speed - twitter.com/Chikurin_C
The pc port is basically what you would get if onimusha 3 was ported to original xbox as the engine was purpose built for ps2 so it's the silent hill 2 and mgs2 situation all over again
Trying to get the word out there for anyone interested the weapons from Onimusha 3 have been Modded into Nioh 2 over on the Nexus Mods page. We're looking for 3D models of the weapons from Onimusha 2 and Dawn of Dreams to mod in aswell. PS. I copy pasted this from my comment on your newest video in hopes of getting more views
An absolute gem of a game. The movie-like intro is so outstanding, it’s one of the few video game moments I would share with my non video game friends and family. If only Jean Reneau had voiced the English dialogue, it would have put the game over the top. I tried so hard to perfect the timing on the counters and the 10-swing in Demon form. I remember spending hours in the Dark realm challenge area, having a blast. Onimusha 3 is an all time great.
Dude....I never knew you could only do the tensen slash in demon form...I spent hours as a kid trying to do it. Never even used it in my Issen only playthrough! These old PS2 games and their secrets
God I miss this game. I’ll never forget unlocking his previous weapons and having six elemental weapons instead of three. It really made you feel like that dude lol.
@@colonelradec5956 definitely should have gone down the RE2 remake route or bundle the 3 games. Releasing one at a time like this with a minor touch up is a no go for me.
@@pest174 well being it was dirt cheap i definitely bought it and loved it. its on sale all the time for like 10 dollars. its absolitely worth 10 dollars 😂 i spend more on a burger.
It’s disappointing they still aren’t considering making a sequel for Onimusha due to the poor sales of the warlords remaster, imagine the possibilities if they used the RE engine, a legit survival horror/action samurai vs. demons game.
Yeah I was just thinking about how cool it would be to get a new Onimusha with the RE engine, could be something special. A new Onimusha and Dragon's Dogma 2 would be nice.
As much as I'd like another Onimusha I don't think it really needs a sequel honestly. Dawn of Dreams had a pretty closed and conclusive ending to the series, thats probably why they haven't made another one.
@@asiamatron Well Dragon's Dogma 2 is still a real possibility as Itsuno was given the choice between it and DMC 5 when he approached the Capcom higher ups about them. He chose to do DMC 5 first as he felt he owed it to the fanbase after so many years. Everything I've seen suggested that it wasn't a one or the other choice, just that he chose to finish DMC properly first. His loyalty to his fans aside, Dragon's Dogma was his baby. The game he always wanted to make. I'm certain he will be doing a sequel if that is still on the table with the higher ups. I'm not happy that Onimusha died again but I get it. However I see no reason they would be against DD2 when they were supportive of it before DMC 5 started development. If anything, Itsuno's insane success both critically and commercially with DMC 5 should have them more supportive of him making a passion project they were already willing to fund.
@@STRING3R Dawn of Dreams was meant to be a new start, hence the Japanese title Shin Onimusha translating to New Ogre Warrior rather than being called Onimusha 4. Along with the massively expanded gameplay, it acted as an epilogue to the original series that started something new. It never got a sequel because the series, despite increasingly strong critical reception with each title did worse commercially each time. Warlords was the first ps2 title to break 2 million sales, a very high benchmark to meet and each sequel sold less and less. They were already going out on a limb with DoD as an attempt to revitalize the series commercially. They tried to keep the series alive well past what most companies would've but just like with Warlords HD it just wasn't selling well enough to warrant that treatment any further. Capcom had repeatedly discussed reviving the series internally for years before they actually attempted it with Warlords HD. They know how dedicated the fans are and how legendary the series was in its own time. They wanted to bring it back for a long time but the usual HD port way of testing the waters Capcom employs just didn't pan out.
I was 10 y/old the first time I saw anything about Onimusha, this was in 2006, I remember walking through a mall with who was my friend back then while his mom was at the beauty salon getting her hair done, and we stopped at this videogame store, and they always had videogame trailers displayed on tv or just games running on the background, one of them was the intro of Onimusha 3, my friend and I would stop at the entrance staring and watching the entire video, never got to see the name of the game, but it stuck with me. Eventually I found out the name of the game, but got to play them in 2020, absolute masterpieces.
Not gonna lie, the intro to this game is what sold it to me lol. This was my first Onimusha game and damn is it a good one. I never got to pull off the ten point slash though, that move was a pain in the ass to use.
I recall back when I worked in a gaming store, this was a couple of years after the Oni 3's release, we had a big tv behind the counter that we were supposed to use to display whatever was new that week. There was one week where whatever we were promoting sold so well that we didn't have a copy in the shop to have running behind us. So I recommended playing Oni 3 because the intro was so awesome. That week we completely sold out of every new and 2nd hand copy of the game.
IMO, Capcom's remasters so far stink, esp. their Omimusha Warlords remaster. As a huge fan of this series, I'd say the Onimusha series deserves a remake, but true to the original. No reinterpretation.
It's cool that they touched on the events at Honouji Temple. As someone who has been reading as much samurai history and lore as I can, I find the lack of information on what transpired to be the ultimate tease. Akechi Mitsuhide (the historical figure Samonosuke is based on) turned on Oda for an unknown reason; he killed the young page Ranmaru, who really did try to defend Nobunaga, but was defeated in combat. It's a still unsolved mystery as to why Akechi went on this warpath, so it's cool to see Onimusha touch on this moment in military history.
This was my first ever PS2 game, and one of the first games I remember playing. I was 6 at the time, and I remember being really shocked at how violent the game was, but at the same time, the whole opening was so cool that I couldn't just stop playing (to be fair, most of my childhood was playing and watching things that were aimed at a somewhat older audience and arguably too violent for a child). I couldn't understand a fraction of whatever was going on, because at the time, I had no knowledge of a single word of english, japanese OR french. That also meant I had no idea of what "load game" meant, so I kept restarting the game every single time. Unsurprisingly, I never advanced much, but dang, I played this game a LOT anyways
An absolute blast of a game and that intro was so awesome, I recorded it on my old phone to rewatch it on the go, or before bed. I remember being at the story and getting shocked, about seeing Jean Reno on the cover. Playing as Jacques, Heihachi and Michelle felt fresh and amazing and having seven weapons asSamanosuke, old and new was a power trip. And taking Nobunaga's sword in the final battle, was hype as hell! Miss this game, have the disc & memory card, but my brother's got to keep the ps2 after I moved out. 🎮
This is the only game I played at the time and I fell in love with it. It was only because I saw Jean in the cover and I was like "Hey! That Godzilla guy!" LOL! Little did I know I unlock a fun game experience. I can imagine if it does get a remake or another game it would be more of what they did with Resident Evil since that formula seems to work. It would be interesting to see sword mechanics using the RE engine.
@john doe- mine too, it goes perfect for the bittersweet ending to a great series that had its main hero go to hell and back, while also getting thrown into the distant future from his own time period. Climbing up the Eiffel Tower while listening to “Circuit to Nostalgia” always gives me a kinda sad feeling, because as a fan since the very beginning, I knew that the end was drawing near. Many other fans since the beginning probably felt the same way too while climbing up that Eiffel Tower.
Great review as always appreciate all the details and angles you provide on your videos man. I decided to replay O1 and this a few months ago and add that one of the biggest QOL improvements from O1 were the dynamic camera angles during fight areas. Can't remember if you mentioned this or not or if it was fixed in O2, but fighting enemies in transitional spots on fixed camera angles were very annoying in O1and it was great to see that it was rectified here.
That definitely can be an issue in games with fixed perspectives and even more so in action games with fixed perspectives. It never bothered me too much, but I could totally see it being an issue for some. I've always been willing to give up gameplay function for solid immersion.
Pretty cool video! Thanks for mentioning my mod. To be honest I was pretty surprised to see it was working with the Ubisoft release as I made it for the steam version specifically.
Avalanche Reviews, I know there's stuff going on right now. I just want you to know how grateful I am for you for making this retrospective series and looking back at the Onimusha series, one of my favorite game series ever. Thank you so much Avalanche. You rock, best wishes to you and your family and thanks for your great work!
I really lost count on how many times I watched that cinematic intro, I even bought the Japanese version on PS2 to watch that masterpiece of opening in Japanese Voices (my PS2 was hack only to be able to play Japanese versions of games like Onimusha 3, Final Fantasy X and so many others) Onimusha 3 is my favorite in the series and I think it is a tie between the first and third in how many times I started and finish both games! Wish Capcom remastered Oni 2 and 3 they said that the first did make good sales to keep going but they never did.
Great job brotha. My favorite franchise next to Metal Gear. I checked my box in storage and they’re all still there. You remind me of getting back to nostalgia in my life. Will do soon!
Love this game series. I still think the intro to this game is still one of if not the best intro to a game. It makes you think if Capcom will remaster or remake the rest of the Onimusha games as they did a few years ago with the first game. Great video
I hope they do remaster this one, but honestly I don't think they will. The first remaster didn't sell well enough sadly. We'll just have to enjoy the original and hope one day new game consoles will upscale old games really well. I think that's the closest we'll get.
I hope you do an Evil Within retrospective. I loved RE Village so much until I played the second Evil Within, and I genuinely enjoyed it more than RE8 and I love all the RE’s.
Because of your uploads I just went and bught whole trilogy this week... Popped it in PS3 and just time travelling back in time!!! Thank you!!! Absolutely thank you!!!!
Thank you! This game will always be my absolute favorite, no matter what. I know it`s nostalgia but i play this game all few years, sometimes the entire Series but O3 just feels like the perfect game without any flaws i recognized. Thank you, for giving them some attention, i always feared they`d die.
Honestly my favorite out of the Underrated Quadrilogy...Yes it's a Quadrilogy not a Trilogy because Dawn of dreams IS infact a direct sequel to Onimusha 3 and not a spin-off. While I enjoyed all of the games,This specific game just feels right at home and not so overblown and too much Quantity filled like Onimusha 4 while also not too less like the previous entrie This Game just feels right and balanced with the right amount of content from start to finish and if anything i'd say this is the most Quality Onimusha game out of the Quadrilogy. Here's hoping you get to cover Dawn of Dreams too....It did so many interesting stuff for its time and really deserved to said to many.
Got this notification while getting breakfast at WaWa . Best way to start the day man . This was an awesome game , can’t wait for dawn of dreams my personal favorite.
OMG I was about to snap if you didn't mention the opening video.....to this day I still believe it's the greatest game opening. Also I played Blade Warriors soooo much can't wait to see your take on it.....also one more thing Dawn of dreams is great
Love watching with cookies and choccy milk cause Jared-San gives it life. I must get a old system to play this again. I love the information I had no idea the dev team was changed. I much appreciated the work. Be well master Jared :)
Yo i was mad excited for this entry in the retrospective. Onimusha 3 is definately one of the bests of its time, and i remember trying to change my hair back then to try looking a bit like Samanosuke. Bro it didnt turn out good, i looked very funny and i had a weird teenager moustache HAHAHA But fuck that, what matters is that i had tons of fun with this game, and im pretty sure its one of the games ill always try to find an excuse to visit, if only just to rewatch that kickass intro and beat some asses with Jean Jacques Belmont HAHAH GREAT video as always, im really surprised with some info here about the production of that intro, they were really going for it with this one huh? O_o deyum. I never played this spin off smash one as well, despite finding very fun to see videos on it with people controlling zero; kinda curious to hear your take on it.
This one's the only Onimusha I ever beat.... played through Warlords and got right about halfway but my PC broke... gotta work on that someday.... definitely gonna play them all! Keep the great vids coming!
I've enjoyed your Onimusha content and the shine you are giving it because it is one of my favorite series ever with 3 being my favorite. Instant thumbs up.
One of the saddest days of my childhood was when the PS2 disc stopped working. I played this game so much, hours on hours, that I guess it got damaged. After that I would play Onimusha 2 again. It was good but it just didn't fulfill the amazingness that 3 was. Thanks for the memories. I'm so glad there are so many of us out there that consider this game a real gem and a masterpiece for the franchise
Really fun review once again and looking forward to the last two spin off games. I had no idea Donnie Yen helped with the opening, that’s incredible! I do have one big question though…What is your favorite weapon for each character? Also, Michelle actually has one more weapon (perhaps you got it), a sniper rifle…though, you didn’t miss much by not getting it honestly XD. Otherwise, I always felt Michelle was like an evolution of the classic Resident Evil gameplay thanks to how fast you can move in Onimusha 3.
Yeah, I grabbed her sniper rifle, but the grenade launcher is so much more useful. Favorite weapon huh? I like the long ass katana for Samanosuke and the fire sword/whip for Jacques.
@@AvalancheReviews Haha, yeah, I gotta admit, those are all definitely really fun to use. I think, I like the dual swords for Samanosuke, but also the flame sword for Jaques, and the Shotgun for Michelle. Thanks for the response dude! AH! Also, I put together a very short video in regards to what was changed from Japan to International on Onimusha Dawn of Dreams' normal mode. I hope your endeavor into it proves fruitful to some degree nonetheless.
I remember getting this game day 1 release and ended up being one of my favorites of all time on PS2. The intro was one of the most mind-blowing things I ever saw, this was the most fun I had in a PS2 game in YEARS Even able to use the previous weapons the raizan, enryuu, and shipuu which can actually HELP in certain difficulties especially critical mode ;) P.S. did you guys know there's a massive loophole in critical mode where enemies can be damaged completely but only KILLED by crits? That means you can get a boss down to 1 health if you have a certain vest equipped that shows a enemy's HP; when they're down to 1, go crazy getting that one Crit and boom, stress free!
This game on my CRT over component looks jaw dropping after all these years. I know that this isn't a survival horror but if you enjoyed Onimusha so much you may really want to check out Genji Dawn of the Samurai, it's very similar to Onimusha 2. And about the PC port looking worse, sometimes older PC games relied on special hardware to make certain effects that may be missing on modern GPUs (Probably the most known example is PhysX), and that's starting to be very evident as years come by, hopefully someday we get emulation of some sort for that kind of stuff.
How did you do that summon stuff to help you there is some stuff in your video I don't remember seeing or experiencing guess I'm not the completionist I thought I was unless it's footage from a game that's not the original disc
2 years for that intro?!!! And Donnie Yen as fight choreographer? Now I understand why that intro stands in a class of it's own, compared to other game intros.
To this day this game holds a special place in my heart. I remember playing this for the first time and being blown away by it, I couldn’t put down the controller
It's a damn shame how the closest thing to a Proper Remaster...is to play the Quadrilogy (Yes i am including Dawn of dreams as well) in by emulating it at 4k with some tweaks in the options. Surprisingly the newer verison of PCSX2 offers even more better performances so it's always worth replaying it now.
Man....I fucking love onimusha. I found all 3 games in a bargain bin as a kid. My mom could not afford to buy me many games, so bargain bin was essentially the top shelf for me. I remember picking all 3 of them up for about 15 bucks each, expecting some basic hack and slash samurai game I could kill time with. They quickly became some of my fave games on the system and I still own my original copies to this day. They had no business being in that bin, but boy I am glad they were. Now we just need the rest of them on steam.
Have you played “Sekiro Shadows Die Twice”?? That would be the closest type of game style that you may be speaking of. Sekiro is awesome too, it takes me back to the days when I played the whole Onimusha Series and the Tenchu Series, which Sekiro feels like both games combined into one, with a little bit of Dark Souls.
@@jerrym1218 I already beaten it. The reason I said Dark Souls is because of the gear and armor you can acquire through the level where we can get certain armor and weapons and get invaded by others players etc...
@@Aibadenshi- That’s cool, and now I see what you meant, and although Sekiro was an awesome game based on an ancient period of Japan which resembled the Feudal Era, and precision sword fighting was a main selling point of the entire game, with the enemies getting more and more skilled as you progressed further on throughout the vast world of the game. It really didn’t have weapon and armor variety, the Katana that was given to you by the Divine Heir was basically your only main weapon, even though you still did have the Prosthetic Tool, Shinobi gadgets and side weapons here and there at your disposal, we still could have had the ability to obtain new weapons and train with them and develop new fighting styles with them, along with different types of garbs and armor would have been cool to have too. Despite the lack of main weapon and armor variety, I still loved Sekiro. It took me back to the times of when and how I played the entire Onimusha and Tenchu franchises, and overall gave me a sense of this feels familiar and it’s a good thing.
I recently found Oni 1 and Blade Warriors at a used game shop and thought of this channel; I went instead with a mint copy of MGS for the PS, but I intend to go back for those two! Any chance of seeing a MGS series? I spent as much time in those games as I did in Oni.
Great retrospective series! Onimusha was always a favorite. Doesn’t look like Dawn of Dreams has native progressive scan or a patch available, but fingers crossed you cover the widescreen patch! Makes the FOV so much better 👌
FYI, I gave this video a "Like" before I even watched it. I have beaten Onimusha 2 more times than 3 due to exploring different story arcs; but I have always preferred this one, though some of the training stages are extremely frustrating with 3. I never figured out the 10 point stab. Again, I paused the video at 12 seconds to post this comment. I have watched many of your videos, including the first two of this. I look forward to watching your observations.
Am I the only one who enjoys Dirge of Cerberus? It may be because I was a big FF7 fan before 9 stole my heart for the 3D ones, but I still think it is a great game. That tangent aside. Onimusha 3 is my favorite out of the series.
You are not alone, I love Dirge of Cerberus too. I basically listen to “Silent Edge” on repeat with my headphones from time to time lol. It’s so sad that a lot of people don’t like it, they probably just expected something different or just have no patience with it and it’s gameplay and story like we did. FF 9 is amazing and is my second favorite behind FF 6.
I completed this game today. I absolutely loved it:D Speaking of "things just aren't as cool as they used to be..." After completing the game I unlocked a minigame where you play as Heihachiro. It was just there as bonus content. Today that would have been sold as a 23$ DLC or probably even worse. Special weapons and gear in the game would have been stripped out and sold as pre order DLC.
Had a great time playing the game back when it came out, and quite enjoyed the story as it had the right levels of cheese from both the absurd plot and localized voice acting, it was also great to see Samanosuke's story reach a proper conclusion after the somewhat abrupt end of the original game where it seems like he's about to fight Nobunaga, and then nothing happens.
Thank you for another excellent review! I will be looking forward to when you may possibly cover Onimusha: Dawn of Dreams, because I feel that that may be a divisive title in the series (and, to date, the last game in the series).
I’m presently streaming and playing this game on my PC. I haven’t played it in a decade and it’s just as good as I remember. I’ve been playing it in parts but plan to stream the entire gameplay on my channel. I think it’s funny how 2 days ago I start streaming this and then this review comes out. I’d suggest this game to anyone who enjoys a good story and decent challenge.
The opening to Onimusha 3 is still the best opening to any video game. I absolutely love the Onimusha series, I remember buying Blade Warriors and playing it to death in preparation for the third games' release. What I would give for the whole series to get a HD release (to go along side the HD Warlords release).
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Hey guys! The artist that has been drawing the amazing work seen in these Onimusha thumbnails has a youtube channel and I'd love it if you gave it a look. I think a lot of us know what it's like getting a YT channel off the ground and this guy's art deserves way more eyes on it. Thanks a lot everyone!
Here's his channel - ruclips.net/video/6ye4lJ1LuLA/видео.html
And his twitter if that's more your speed - twitter.com/Chikurin_C
The pc port is basically what you would get if onimusha 3 was ported to original xbox as the engine was purpose built for ps2 so it's the silent hill 2 and mgs2 situation all over again
Could you review Valkyrie profile 1.
Now I awate you genji dawn of the samurai review. It will be the only video in the onimusha ripoff series
Can you actually link his channel instead of a video of him?
Trying to get the word out there for anyone interested the weapons from Onimusha 3 have been Modded into Nioh 2 over on the Nexus Mods page. We're looking for 3D models of the weapons from Onimusha 2 and Dawn of Dreams to mod in aswell.
PS. I copy pasted this from my comment on your newest video in hopes of getting more views
An absolute gem of a game. The movie-like intro is so outstanding, it’s one of the few video game moments I would share with my non video game friends and family. If only Jean Reneau had voiced the English dialogue, it would have put the game over the top. I tried so hard to perfect the timing on the counters and the 10-swing in Demon form. I remember spending hours in the Dark realm challenge area, having a blast. Onimusha 3 is an all time great.
It is 100% an all time great!
Dude....I never knew you could only do the tensen slash in demon form...I spent hours as a kid trying to do it. Never even used it in my Issen only playthrough! These old PS2 games and their secrets
Yep, If he had done all of the voice acting it would really put the game in a bigger spotlight, and it would be cool as heck.
God I miss this game. I’ll never forget unlocking his previous weapons and having six elemental weapons instead of three. It really made you feel like that dude lol.
they remastered the first one so far. hoping the rest are next. sure its all based on how they sold.
@@colonelradec5956 If god loves us lol
@@emperorjoker9240 lmao
@@colonelradec5956 definitely should have gone down the RE2 remake route or bundle the 3 games. Releasing one at a time like this with a minor touch up is a no go for me.
@@pest174 well being it was dirt cheap i definitely bought it and loved it. its on sale all the time for like 10 dollars. its absolitely worth 10 dollars 😂 i spend more on a burger.
It’s disappointing they still aren’t considering making a sequel for Onimusha due to the poor sales of the warlords remaster, imagine the possibilities if they used the RE engine, a legit survival horror/action samurai vs. demons game.
Yeah I was just thinking about how cool it would be to get a new Onimusha with the RE engine, could be something special. A new Onimusha and Dragon's Dogma 2 would be nice.
As much as I'd like another Onimusha I don't think it really needs a sequel honestly. Dawn of Dreams had a pretty closed and conclusive ending to the series, thats probably why they haven't made another one.
@@asiamatron Well Dragon's Dogma 2 is still a real possibility as Itsuno was given the choice between it and DMC 5 when he approached the Capcom higher ups about them. He chose to do DMC 5 first as he felt he owed it to the fanbase after so many years. Everything I've seen suggested that it wasn't a one or the other choice, just that he chose to finish DMC properly first.
His loyalty to his fans aside, Dragon's Dogma was his baby. The game he always wanted to make. I'm certain he will be doing a sequel if that is still on the table with the higher ups.
I'm not happy that Onimusha died again but I get it. However I see no reason they would be against DD2 when they were supportive of it before DMC 5 started development. If anything, Itsuno's insane success both critically and commercially with DMC 5 should have them more supportive of him making a passion project they were already willing to fund.
@@STRING3R Dawn of Dreams was meant to be a new start, hence the Japanese title Shin Onimusha translating to New Ogre Warrior rather than being called Onimusha 4. Along with the massively expanded gameplay, it acted as an epilogue to the original series that started something new.
It never got a sequel because the series, despite increasingly strong critical reception with each title did worse commercially each time. Warlords was the first ps2 title to break 2 million sales, a very high benchmark to meet and each sequel sold less and less. They were already going out on a limb with DoD as an attempt to revitalize the series commercially.
They tried to keep the series alive well past what most companies would've but just like with Warlords HD it just wasn't selling well enough to warrant that treatment any further. Capcom had repeatedly discussed reviving the series internally for years before they actually attempted it with Warlords HD. They know how dedicated the fans are and how legendary the series was in its own time. They wanted to bring it back for a long time but the usual HD port way of testing the waters Capcom employs just didn't pan out.
I'm kind of annoyed they didn't do remasters of 2 and 3
I was 10 y/old the first time I saw anything about Onimusha, this was in 2006, I remember walking through a mall with who was my friend back then while his mom was at the beauty salon getting her hair done, and we stopped at this videogame store, and they always had videogame trailers displayed on tv or just games running on the background, one of them was the intro of Onimusha 3, my friend and I would stop at the entrance staring and watching the entire video, never got to see the name of the game, but it stuck with me. Eventually I found out the name of the game, but got to play them in 2020, absolute masterpieces.
Not gonna lie, the intro to this game is what sold it to me lol.
This was my first Onimusha game and damn is it a good one.
I never got to pull off the ten point slash though, that move was a pain in the ass to use.
And this was the only game in the entire series where you needed to do that to get the best ending.
I Beat the game issen only and accidentally pulled it off a singular time
The intro is still great even today. I re-watch it now and then.
the only info i can find has to do with onimusha 3, is that not what you were talking about?
I recall back when I worked in a gaming store, this was a couple of years after the Oni 3's release, we had a big tv behind the counter that we were supposed to use to display whatever was new that week. There was one week where whatever we were promoting sold so well that we didn't have a copy in the shop to have running behind us. So I recommended playing Oni 3 because the intro was so awesome. That week we completely sold out of every new and 2nd hand copy of the game.
That's a nice experience 😁
This game deserves an HD remaster. Had such a blast playing it recently.
It took me until I was older to 100% the game but I remember that Issen only difficulty wasn't messing around lul
IMO, Capcom's remasters so far stink, esp. their Omimusha Warlords remaster. As a huge fan of this series, I'd say the Onimusha series deserves a remake, but true to the original. No reinterpretation.
3D Remake with the RE Engine.
Yeah great game and I love the opening cinematic with Garganto.
Especially since the original got a remaster a few years ago. Hope this is on the docket for Capcom, its just too good to ignore.
Yes, the Bishamon sword! I was so proud of myself when I unlocked it and got the alternate ending.
It's cool that they touched on the events at Honouji Temple. As someone who has been reading as much samurai history and lore as I can, I find the lack of information on what transpired to be the ultimate tease. Akechi Mitsuhide (the historical figure Samonosuke is based on) turned on Oda for an unknown reason; he killed the young page Ranmaru, who really did try to defend Nobunaga, but was defeated in combat.
It's a still unsolved mystery as to why Akechi went on this warpath, so it's cool to see Onimusha touch on this moment in military history.
Hidemitsu Samanosuke Akechi is Mitsuhide's nephew.
This was my first ever PS2 game, and one of the first games I remember playing. I was 6 at the time, and I remember being really shocked at how violent the game was, but at the same time, the whole opening was so cool that I couldn't just stop playing (to be fair, most of my childhood was playing and watching things that were aimed at a somewhat older audience and arguably too violent for a child). I couldn't understand a fraction of whatever was going on, because at the time, I had no knowledge of a single word of english, japanese OR french. That also meant I had no idea of what "load game" meant, so I kept restarting the game every single time. Unsurprisingly, I never advanced much, but dang, I played this game a LOT anyways
An absolute blast of a game and that intro was so awesome, I recorded it on my old phone to rewatch it on the go, or before bed. I remember being at the story and getting shocked, about seeing Jean Reno on the cover. Playing as Jacques, Heihachi and Michelle felt fresh and amazing and having seven weapons asSamanosuke, old and new was a power trip. And taking Nobunaga's sword in the final battle, was hype as hell! Miss this game, have the disc & memory card, but my brother's got to keep the ps2 after I moved out. 🎮
Oh man I absolutely LOVED this game back in the day. I remember some the locations and environment graphics being breath taking at the time.
My favorite one in the trilogy! The opening is amazing. I wish they released this together with the onimusha warlords remaster.
This is the only game I played at the time and I fell in love with it.
It was only because I saw Jean in the cover and I was like "Hey! That Godzilla guy!" LOL!
Little did I know I unlock a fun game experience.
I can imagine if it does get a remake or another game it would be more of what they did with Resident Evil since that formula seems to work.
It would be interesting to see sword mechanics using the RE engine.
Think this might be the earliest I've ever been. Looking forward to this one!
Getting close to a 100k! You deserve it man all your content is so bingable!
Thanks Jared for using the theme "circuit to nostalgia" as the background music of your narration, its one of my favorites in Oni3.
Don't forget Henri's theme
@john doe- mine too, it goes perfect for the bittersweet ending to a great series that had its main hero go to hell and back, while also getting thrown into the distant future from his own time period.
Climbing up the Eiffel Tower while listening to “Circuit to Nostalgia” always gives me a kinda sad feeling, because as a fan since the very beginning, I knew that the end was drawing near.
Many other fans since the beginning probably felt the same way too while climbing up that Eiffel Tower.
@@jerrym1218 "The end is near" is exactly what I felt playing the game on a Sunday night knowing I got school the next morning back in 2004.
@@johndoh6081- Ahhh, the memories 😔🙂👍🏼.
I have never clicked on a video faster! I love this game a lot!
Seems like you have your priorities in order. 3 is so damn good!
Had the day off from work today and I woke up to see a new onimusha video. Today is a good day.
Don't forget Michelle also has the sniper which is arguably my favorite of her weaponset
This game blew my mind when it came out. It really was the perfect capstone for the Onimusha franchise. It needs the HD treatment as well.
this is my first onimusha game i've played and im hooked to the series already
Thank you so much for doing the Onimusha games! Truly a classic series that I spent many hours with.
It's my pleasure! I love this series too.
Great review as always appreciate all the details and angles you provide on your videos man.
I decided to replay O1 and this a few months ago and add that one of the biggest QOL improvements from O1 were the dynamic camera angles during fight areas. Can't remember if you mentioned this or not or if it was fixed in O2, but fighting enemies in transitional spots on fixed camera angles were very annoying in O1and it was great to see that it was rectified here.
That definitely can be an issue in games with fixed perspectives and even more so in action games with fixed perspectives. It never bothered me too much, but I could totally see it being an issue for some. I've always been willing to give up gameplay function for solid immersion.
Pretty cool video! Thanks for mentioning my mod. To be honest I was pretty surprised to see it was working with the Ubisoft release as I made it for the steam version specifically.
This game. Fuck it was soo good. I remember renting it and being like Hey! It's that guy from Mission Impossible
That guy that was bad and died lol.
Amazing video as usual! I hope you're doing well man!
Appreciate you getting this out knowing you have things going on in your personal life.
Avalanche Reviews, I know there's stuff going on right now. I just want you to know how grateful I am for you for making this retrospective series and looking back at the Onimusha series, one of my favorite game series ever.
Thank you so much Avalanche. You rock, best wishes to you and your family and thanks for your great work!
I really lost count on how many times I watched that cinematic intro, I even bought the Japanese version on PS2 to watch that masterpiece of opening in Japanese Voices (my PS2 was hack only to be able to play Japanese versions of games like Onimusha 3, Final Fantasy X and so many others) Onimusha 3 is my favorite in the series and I think it is a tie between the first and third in how many times I started and finish both games! Wish Capcom remastered Oni 2 and 3 they said that the first did make good sales to keep going but they never did.
Love this game, so atmospheric, and the Paris scenes are a bonus.
I loved every Onimusha game with 3 and dawn of dreams being tied for my faves
Great job brotha. My favorite franchise next to Metal Gear. I checked my box in storage and they’re all still there. You remind me of getting back to nostalgia in my life. Will do soon!
Morning coffee and avalanche. This might be a pretty solid Thursday. Thanks dude. 😃
I’ve seen that opening cutscene so many times, so badass
Same here. "Garganto!"
Love this game series. I still think the intro to this game is still one of if not the best intro to a game. It makes you think if Capcom will remaster or remake the rest of the Onimusha games as they did a few years ago with the first game. Great video
I hope they do remaster this one, but honestly I don't think they will. The first remaster didn't sell well enough sadly. We'll just have to enjoy the original and hope one day new game consoles will upscale old games really well. I think that's the closest we'll get.
@@AvalancheReviews That's a shame that it didn't sell well. Yeah, we might have to just enjoy the originals series of games.
I hope you do an Evil Within retrospective. I loved RE Village so much until I played the second Evil Within, and I genuinely enjoyed it more than RE8 and I love all the RE’s.
Because of your uploads I just went and bught whole trilogy this week... Popped it in PS3 and just time travelling back in time!!!
Thank you!!!
Absolutely thank you!!!!
This channel is so underrated!! Great content, truly!
Thanks for taking the time to do this video! Hugs! ( :
Video was a treat! Thank you for the time and effort you put in them. 😎
Love you buddy.
Thank you!
This game will always be my absolute favorite, no matter what. I know it`s nostalgia but i play this game all few years, sometimes the entire Series but O3 just feels like the perfect game without any flaws i recognized.
Thank you, for giving them some attention, i always feared they`d die.
damn I thought to myself how much you nailed that transition right before you mentioned it lol
hopefully this also gets the HD remaster treatment, Warlords HD gave me hope
Pretty much nobody bought Warlords HD. Let it rest in peace.
@@ZombiAstral speak for yourself
This was my first Onimusha. My second being the fighter one. Love this game to death.
@@stevendiaz5649 Don't be mad at facts. The franchise never sold amazing numbers, & the remaster sold even worse. Copium vs Reality.
@@stevendiaz5649 he's right tho, as much as I love the series, the remaster sold like ass.
Started watching you recently and I’m glad I was in time for the demon siege review! Awesome
The Genma vs Oni war was freaking awesome! I loved every minute of it!
This was my favorite of the trilogy. I never did play 4 though but PCXS2 had that huge update so its on the list.
Hey just wanted to throw out some love my dude. I know you are under alot of stress. Take care brother.
Honestly my favorite out of the Underrated Quadrilogy...Yes it's a Quadrilogy not a Trilogy because Dawn of dreams IS infact a direct sequel to Onimusha 3 and not a spin-off.
While I enjoyed all of the games,This specific game just feels right at home and not so overblown and too much Quantity filled like Onimusha 4 while also not too less like the previous entrie
This Game just feels right and balanced with the right amount of content from start to finish and if anything i'd say this is the most Quality Onimusha game out of the Quadrilogy.
Here's hoping you get to cover Dawn of Dreams too....It did so many interesting stuff for its time and really deserved to said to many.
Got this notification while getting breakfast at WaWa . Best way to start the day man . This was an awesome game , can’t wait for dawn of dreams my personal favorite.
OMG I was about to snap if you didn't mention the opening video.....to this day I still believe it's the greatest game opening. Also I played Blade Warriors soooo much can't wait to see your take on it.....also one more thing Dawn of dreams is great
Love watching with cookies and choccy milk cause Jared-San gives it life. I must get a old system to play this again. I love the information I had no idea the dev team was changed. I much appreciated the work. Be well master Jared :)
Trying to pronounce another cultures words is admirable and appreciated! Better than RG85 pronouncing Samanosuke, Samano-sookay lmao
Yo i was mad excited for this entry in the retrospective. Onimusha 3 is definately one of the bests of its time, and i remember trying to change my hair back then to try looking a bit like Samanosuke.
Bro it didnt turn out good, i looked very funny and i had a weird teenager moustache HAHAHA
But fuck that, what matters is that i had tons of fun with this game, and im pretty sure its one of the games ill always try to find an excuse to visit, if only just to rewatch that kickass intro and beat some asses with Jean Jacques Belmont HAHAH
GREAT video as always, im really surprised with some info here about the production of that intro, they were really going for it with this one huh? O_o deyum.
I never played this spin off smash one as well, despite finding very fun to see videos on it with people controlling zero; kinda curious to hear your take on it.
This one's the only Onimusha I ever beat.... played through Warlords and got right about halfway but my PC broke... gotta work on that someday.... definitely gonna play them all! Keep the great vids coming!
I've enjoyed your Onimusha content and the shine you are giving it because it is one of my favorite series ever with 3 being my favorite. Instant thumbs up.
3's my fav too!!
One of the saddest days of my childhood was when the PS2 disc stopped working. I played this game so much, hours on hours, that I guess it got damaged. After that I would play Onimusha 2 again. It was good but it just didn't fulfill the amazingness that 3 was. Thanks for the memories. I'm so glad there are so many of us out there that consider this game a real gem and a masterpiece for the franchise
Never in my life i thought i wanted to see Onimusha retrospective.I fuckin love Onimusha 3.Jean reno baby
I remember there was a demo disc that had the entire intro cutscene in it and I watched it over and over again. It was just stunning
Thank you very much for these videos. I just went and bought the 3 Onimusha titles I’m missing because I couldn’t stand not playing them anymore .
That introduction cinematic though. You could talk about it for 20 minutes.
Definately xD
I was very surprised with the info here
And it makes way more sense now how epic that intro is lol
Really fun review once again and looking forward to the last two spin off games. I had no idea Donnie Yen helped with the opening, that’s incredible! I do have one big question though…What is your favorite weapon for each character?
Also, Michelle actually has one more weapon (perhaps you got it), a sniper rifle…though, you didn’t miss much by not getting it honestly XD. Otherwise, I always felt Michelle was like an evolution of the classic Resident Evil gameplay thanks to how fast you can move in Onimusha 3.
Yeah, I grabbed her sniper rifle, but the grenade launcher is so much more useful. Favorite weapon huh? I like the long ass katana for Samanosuke and the fire sword/whip for Jacques.
@@AvalancheReviews Haha, yeah, I gotta admit, those are all definitely really fun to use. I think, I like the dual swords for Samanosuke, but also the flame sword for Jaques, and the Shotgun for Michelle. Thanks for the response dude!
AH! Also, I put together a very short video in regards to what was changed from Japan to International on Onimusha Dawn of Dreams' normal mode. I hope your endeavor into it proves fruitful to some degree nonetheless.
I remember getting this game day 1 release and ended up being one of my favorites of all time on PS2.
The intro was one of the most mind-blowing things I ever saw, this was the most fun I had in a PS2 game in YEARS
Even able to use the previous weapons the raizan, enryuu, and shipuu which can actually HELP in certain difficulties especially critical mode ;)
P.S. did you guys know there's a massive loophole in critical mode where enemies can be damaged completely but only KILLED by crits?
That means you can get a boss down to 1 health if you have a certain vest equipped that shows a enemy's HP; when they're down to 1, go crazy
getting that one Crit and boom, stress free!
This game on my CRT over component looks jaw dropping after all these years. I know that this isn't a survival horror but if you enjoyed Onimusha so much you may really want to check out Genji Dawn of the Samurai, it's very similar to Onimusha 2. And about the PC port looking worse, sometimes older PC games relied on special hardware to make certain effects that may be missing on modern GPUs (Probably the most known example is PhysX), and that's starting to be very evident as years come by, hopefully someday we get emulation of some sort for that kind of stuff.
That's a good point! There might have been gpu specific shaders that aren't in use anymore. I didn't even think of that!
How did you do that summon stuff to help you there is some stuff in your video I don't remember seeing or experiencing guess I'm not the completionist I thought I was unless it's footage from a game that's not the original disc
no love for the extra mode where you play as the anoying guy with the spear that you unlock after beating the game
Lol classic
Kinda like Heihachiro Honda
This is a treat to wake up to. I always loved the fact that they included Jean Reno in this one. Wish more games did things like that.
aaaand we're back, im back, i guess im bingeing your Onimushas videos tonight ... tight
Sounds like a good night.
Onimusha 3 has one of the greatest intros known to gaming history. Absolutely amazing
2 years for that intro?!!! And Donnie Yen as fight choreographer? Now I understand why that intro stands in a class of it's own, compared to other game intros.
Pronouncing things properly is never pompous or ignorant. It's respectful and shows a level of understanding and gratitude.
To this day this game holds a special place in my heart. I remember playing this for the first time and being blown away by it, I couldn’t put down the controller
It's a damn shame how the closest thing to a Proper Remaster...is to play the Quadrilogy (Yes i am including Dawn of dreams as well) in by emulating it at 4k with some tweaks in the options.
Surprisingly the newer verison of PCSX2 offers even more better performances so it's always worth replaying it now.
Man....I fucking love onimusha. I found all 3 games in a bargain bin as a kid. My mom could not afford to buy me many games, so bargain bin was essentially the top shelf for me. I remember picking all 3 of them up for about 15 bucks each, expecting some basic hack and slash samurai game I could kill time with.
They quickly became some of my fave games on the system and I still own my original copies to this day. They had no business being in that bin, but boy I am glad they were. Now we just need the rest of them on steam.
37:40 Or they just make it something like Dark Souls.
Since both is your boot on the ground tight control melee combat.
Have you played “Sekiro Shadows Die Twice”??
That would be the closest type of game style that you may be speaking of.
Sekiro is awesome too, it takes me back to the days when I played the whole Onimusha Series and the Tenchu Series, which Sekiro feels like both games combined into one, with a little bit of Dark Souls.
@@jerrym1218 I already beaten it.
The reason I said Dark Souls is because of the gear and armor you can acquire through the level where we can get certain armor and weapons and get invaded by others players etc...
@@Aibadenshi- That’s cool, and now I see what you meant, and although Sekiro was an awesome game based on an ancient period of Japan which resembled the Feudal Era, and precision sword fighting was a main selling point of the entire game, with the enemies getting more and more skilled as you progressed further on throughout the vast world of the game.
It really didn’t have weapon and armor variety, the Katana that was given to you by the Divine Heir was basically your only main weapon, even though you still did have the Prosthetic Tool, Shinobi gadgets and side weapons here and there at your disposal, we still could have had the ability to obtain new weapons and train with them and develop new fighting styles with them, along with different types of garbs and armor would have been cool to have too.
Despite the lack of main weapon and armor variety, I still loved Sekiro.
It took me back to the times of when and how I played the entire Onimusha and Tenchu franchises, and overall gave me a sense of this feels familiar and it’s a good thing.
I recently found Oni 1 and Blade Warriors at a used game shop and thought of this channel; I went instead with a mint copy of MGS for the PS, but I intend to go back for those two! Any chance of seeing a MGS series? I spent as much time in those games as I did in Oni.
Capcom's Samurai Jack lol 😛
I'm plesantly surprised you skipped straight to Onimusha 3 instead of doing Blade Warriors next. Thank god lol.
I still remember staying up all night with my friend beating this game the first night it came out, incredible experience
Great retrospective series! Onimusha was always a favorite. Doesn’t look like Dawn of Dreams has native progressive scan or a patch available, but fingers crossed you cover the widescreen patch! Makes the FOV so much better 👌
Although the great *GENMA Onimusha* on OG Xbox IS my favourite, Onimusha 3 was also a Great on PS2
I come to Avalanche to remind myself I am not alone in loving a good tank controls.
Dude I can't wait for you to review the smash bros-style onimusha game! Playing that was always a good time
This was the one I was really hoping would get remastered.
Jean Reno makes everything better.
Le professional demon slayer
Massive massive kudos to you doing the PC port comparison
FYI, I gave this video a "Like" before I even watched it. I have beaten Onimusha 2 more times than 3 due to exploring different story arcs; but I have always preferred this one, though some of the training stages are extremely frustrating with 3. I never figured out the 10 point stab. Again, I paused the video at 12 seconds to post this comment. I have watched many of your videos, including the first two of this. I look forward to watching your observations.
Last one in the series? What about Onimusha dawn of dreams?
Onimusha 3's intro was and still awesome as hell. I remember seeing the intro when I was a kid and it was awesome.
The intro, chefs kiss.
Am I the only one who enjoys Dirge of Cerberus? It may be because I was a big FF7 fan before 9 stole my heart for the 3D ones, but I still think it is a great game.
That tangent aside. Onimusha 3 is my favorite out of the series.
You are not alone, I love Dirge of Cerberus too.
I basically listen to “Silent Edge” on repeat with my headphones from time to time lol.
It’s so sad that a lot of people don’t like it, they probably just expected something different or just have no patience with it and it’s gameplay and story like we did.
FF 9 is amazing and is my second favorite behind FF 6.
I completed this game today. I absolutely loved it:D Speaking of "things just aren't as cool as they used to be..." After completing the game I unlocked a minigame where you play as Heihachiro. It was just there as bonus content. Today that would have been sold as a 23$ DLC or probably even worse. Special weapons and gear in the game would have been stripped out and sold as pre order DLC.
Had a great time playing the game back when it came out, and quite enjoyed the story as it had the right levels of cheese from both the absurd plot and localized voice acting, it was also great to see Samanosuke's story reach a proper conclusion after the somewhat abrupt end of the original game where it seems like he's about to fight Nobunaga, and then nothing happens.
Honestly, it's about knowing about what you're talking about. I cringe really hard when in 2021 people still pronounce Ryu as Rayoo.
Thanks again man been waiting
Been waiting for this review. Onimusha 3’s is one of my favourite games
Thank you for another excellent review! I will be looking forward to when you may possibly cover Onimusha: Dawn of Dreams, because I feel that that may be a divisive title in the series (and, to date, the last game in the series).
never played any but probably will now
I’m presently streaming and playing this game on my PC. I haven’t played it in a decade and it’s just as good as I remember. I’ve been playing it in parts but plan to stream the entire gameplay on my channel. I think it’s funny how 2 days ago I start streaming this and then this review comes out. I’d suggest this game to anyone who enjoys a good story and decent challenge.
The opening to Onimusha 3 is still the best opening to any video game. I absolutely love the Onimusha series, I remember buying Blade Warriors and playing it to death in preparation for the third games' release. What I would give for the whole series to get a HD release (to go along side the HD Warlords release).