What happened to Onimusha: Dawn of Dreams?
I’m replaying the entire series in preparation for the new game coming out in September, and while the first three games are still absolutely fantastic despite their age, the fourth one is a complete disaster.
This was the only game in the series I never played back in the day because it never really appealed to me. And now I understand why: it is absolutely exhausting to play.
Are there actually people who genuinely like this game? Because honestly, I’m having a hard time finding even a single positive thing to say about it.
The level design is terrible. The overall structure of the game is awful. Even the controls feel strange. Why did they decide to merge the absorb button with the interaction button?
Visually, it obviously isn’t technically bad, but the art direction is absolutely hideous. And that’s saying something, because Onimusha has never exactly been the most visually subtle series.
I genuinely have a hard time understanding what they were trying to do with this game.