Onimusha Series Retrospective | A Complete History and Review

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Once upon a time The Onimusha Series sat at the cutting edge of Capcom's early 2000s catalogue - outselling Resident Evil, Devil May Cry and Street Fighter and introducing the world to a twisted world of fantastical samurai, haunting demons and genuine Japanese history.

So what went wrong? How did the games go from PlayStation 2 phenomenon to utter failure within a single generation? and could it ever come back?

In a world currently obsessed with everything from Ghost of Tsushima to Shogun - we're going to explore the vast history of one of the most peculiar video game series in existence and find out what links Mega man, Final Fantasy, Yakuza and Godzilla into one single confusing franchise.

It's part critique, part retrospective, part review and part history lesson - obviously full of spoilers and obviously full of my opinions

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Sources and Bibliography - https://docs.google.com/document/d/1dw5jaP1CHuAdvG2ZYq_d13jc6tc8kEW054D9KgsdBkE/edit?usp=sharing

=== Chapters === 00:00:00 – Oni (Introduction) 00:03:34 – Onimusha's Origins and the Birth of Capcom Horror 00:14:25 – Takeshi Kaneshiro 00:21:10 – Onimusha Warlords - A Technical Marvel 00:31:54 – Onimusha Warlords - Resident Evil with Samurai 00:43:36 – Onimusha Warlords - The Broken Kingdom 00:51:01 – Onimusha Warlords - Beginnings and Endings 00:58:35 – Genma Onimusha 01:08:16 – Onimusha 2: Samurai's Destiny - A Parallel Existence 01:15:35 – Onimusha 2: Samurai's Destiny - The Strangest Sequel 01:30:40 – Onimusha 2: Samurai's Destiny - The Truth in the Tail 01:46:34 – Onimusha Tactics 02:00:06 – Onimusha Blade Warriors 02:14:10 – Onimusha 3: Demon Siege - The Big Budget Gamble 02:25:31 – Onimusha 3: Demon Siege - A Video Game Blockbuster 02:36:51 – Onimusha 3: Demon Siege - Genma May Cry 02:48:44 – Onimusha 3: Demon Siege - A Matter of Reward 03:02:39 – Onimusha: Dawn of Dreams - Hiding in the Shadows 03:11:14 – Onimusha: Dawn of Dreams - A New Generation 03:22:17 – Onimusha: Dawn of Dreams - Sengoku Role Playing 03:30:46 – Onimusha: Dawn of Dreams - Corrupted Numbers 03:46:32 – Onimusha in the Wilderness 03:55:51 – Onimusha Warlords: Remastered - Reborn or Rebroken? 04:08:14 – Onimusha - The Netflix Experiment 04:21:34 – Genma (Conclusion)

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