{"id":500,"date":"2015-08-23T17:05:24","date_gmt":"2015-08-23T17:05:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gaminginsurrection.com\/stories\/?p=500"},"modified":"2020-05-31T11:42:07","modified_gmt":"2020-05-31T15:42:07","slug":"onimusha-2-samurais-destiny-3q2015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/gaminginsurrection.com\/reviews\/index.php\/2015\/08\/23\/onimusha-2-samurais-destiny-3q2015\/","title":{"rendered":"Onimusha 2: Samurai\u2019s Destiny \u2014 3Q2015<\/span> issue"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Onimusha 2 has ele\u00adments of sat\u00adis\u00adfy\u00ading sequel<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Pre\u00advi\u00adous\u00adly, I reviewed the first game in Capcom\u2019s crit\u00adi\u00adcal\u00adly acclaimed series Onimusha, where his\u00adtoric fig\u00adures and moments in Japan\u00adese his\u00adto\u00adry were mixed with action\/adventure gam\u00ading, third-per\u00adson com\u00adbat and brief moments of puz\u00adzle solv\u00ading. After play\u00ading the first game, I won\u00addered if the sec\u00adond install\u00adment would keep the suc\u00adcess\u00adful for\u00admu\u00adla and raise the bar for future install\u00adments. When I received Onimusha 2: Samu\u00adrai Des\u00adtiny, I put on my cus\u00adtom-made samu\u00adrai armor and pre\u00adpared to have my ques\u00adtions answered.
\nOnimusha 2 con\u00adtin\u00adues the plot of cho\u00adsen war\u00adriors work\u00ading to pre\u00advent Oda Nobuna\u00adga from uni\u00adfy\u00ading Japan through the use of demons called gen\u00adma. Set 10 years after the first game, Nobuna\u00adga has risen to pow\u00ader despite the defeat of his demon\u00adic bene\u00adfac\u00adtor Fort\u00adin\u00adbras, who was stopped by orig\u00adi\u00adnal pro\u00adtag\u00ado\u00adnist Samanouske Akechi. With Samanouske in hid\u00ading to per\u00adfect his new demon slay\u00ading abil\u00adi\u00adties, it\u2019s up to Jubei Yagu to take up the sword and acquire five leg\u00adendary orbs and use them to stop Nobuna\u00adga before his dark plans of con\u00adquest becomes real\u00adi\u00adty and demons become the dom\u00adi\u00adnant species of Earth instead of man.
\nGame\u00adplay in Onimusha 2 remains the same but does have some new ele\u00adments. Dur\u00ading com\u00adbat with ene\u00admies, you can still fight through ene\u00admies, but if timed cor\u00adrect\u00adly, Jubei can per\u00adform \u201cIssen\u201d (light\u00ading slash) on var\u00adi\u00adous ene\u00admies, allow\u00ading him to con\u00adtin\u00adue for\u00adward, giv\u00ading him a brief minute to defend him\u00adself or retreat. Anoth\u00ader ele\u00adment is the require\u00adment to solve cer\u00adtain puz\u00adzles to obtain cer\u00adtain items or gain access to cer\u00adtain areas. For these puz\u00adzles, I high\u00adly advise uti\u00adliz\u00ading patience and strong mem\u00ado\u00adriza\u00adtion as they have a much stronger effect in Onimusha 2 than in the first game. The final new ele\u00adment is role play\u00ading that enhances the sto\u00adry\u00adline. Jubei can not only inter\u00adact with non-playable char\u00adac\u00adters, but also gain allies who will give infor\u00adma\u00adtion or assist him in boss bat\u00adtles pro\u00advid\u00aded he is in con\u00adstant con\u00adtact with them or if his allies are not involved in their own plans to defeat Nobunaga.
\nIn addi\u00adtion to new allies, you will notice that Jubei is nor\u00admal\u00adly equipped with his sword, but can acquire weapons such as bows and arrows, a matchlock gun and oth\u00ader weapons that use the pow\u00ader of nat\u00adur\u00adal ele\u00adments. Jubei does have two oth\u00ader advan\u00adtages to help as well: The abil\u00adi\u00adty to tem\u00adporar\u00adi\u00adly trans\u00adform into Onimusha with enhanced attack pow\u00ader; and, the pow\u00ader to acquire var\u00adi\u00adous souls with\u00adout the use of a ogre gaunt\u00adlet to upgrade his armor and weapons.
\nThe con\u00adtrols will not present any lev\u00adel of dif\u00adfi\u00adcul\u00adty espe\u00adcial\u00adly if the Dual Shock ana\u00adlog con\u00adtroller is used. You can appre\u00adci\u00adate the qual\u00adi\u00adty of the char\u00adac\u00adters\u2019 move\u00adments in game\u00adplay and in the cut-scenes which may make one won\u00adder if they are play\u00ading a samu\u00adrai adven\u00adture game or watch\u00ading a movie.
\nThe music per\u00adformed in this game is excel\u00adlent as Capcom\u2019s sound team always brings their best efforts, guar\u00adan\u00adtee\u00ading that the music will be a treat. If you enjoy instru\u00admen\u00adtal Japan\u00adese themes, you\u2019ll prob\u00ada\u00adbly love the soundtrack.
\nOnimusha 2: Samurai\u2019s Des\u00adtiny did exceed\u00aded my expec\u00adta\u00adtions for a game to be con\u00adsid\u00adered a true samu\u00adrai mas\u00adter\u00adpiece. This not only shows that Cap\u00adcom can unleash their bril\u00adliance if they real\u00adly try, but also shows oth\u00ader devel\u00adop\u00aders that in order to bring a superb gam\u00ading prod\u00aduct involv\u00ading var\u00adi\u00adous ele\u00adments of Japan\u00adese cul\u00adture, they must will\u00adful\u00adly present his\u00adtor\u00adi\u00adcal ele\u00adments prop\u00ader\u00adly while craft\u00ading a high qual\u00adi\u00adty sto\u00adry\u00adline. I can not wait to start the next chap\u00adter of the Onimusha series where the next des\u00adtined hero strikes anoth\u00ader blow to Nobunaga\u2019s ambitions.<\/p>\n