The most underrated game series of all time. I would cry tears of joy if Capcom remade this trilogy with the RE engine.

@rattlingmender1648

3 жыл бұрын

dont know if i would say most underrated but it definitely isnt very popular(not that that is a bad thing though)

@skyuru

3 жыл бұрын

Like SEGA with Yakuza Kiwami: improved graphics but no RE Engine, its an weird thing that scan real people, animated CG style its more capcom style!

@ComingUpDilhouse

3 жыл бұрын

>Trilogy

@derrickhaggard

Жыл бұрын

Same

This, DMC1, and Ninja Gaiden Black are all you need for happiness in life.

@Gruntvc

3 жыл бұрын

Ninja Gaiden 2 running on Xbox One X and Xbox Series X is great too. Frak Sigma 2 and its removal of the gore and dismemberment.

@spiritualopportunism4585

3 жыл бұрын

Not warlords tho. It didn't age as well. It's fun don't get me wrong but it's too short and easy.

@dizzle522

3 жыл бұрын

Switch Ninja Gaiden for God of War for me,and we got a deal.

@dizzle522

3 жыл бұрын

@Shin Shaman I disagree. DMC 2 was TRASH. And seeing as how Onimusha 3 came out later I would EXPECT it to be better than the FIRST DMC. BUT ALL of the Ninja Gaidens are a lil...unwelcoming. Most people probably give up by the 3rd stage.

@godetti9839

3 жыл бұрын

*Gemna

The remaster should have included a game mode called Genma that unlocks Onimusha Genma once you finish the game for the first time

@Killer-hy9ly

3 жыл бұрын

that would be so cool brother, here's to hoping✌

@hideyasumusha7211

3 жыл бұрын

@@Killer-hy9ly *brother since the day i was born 😂

@yqafree

2 жыл бұрын

I was thinking the same thing, like a nice new game+ mode or even an out of the games difficult mode ready for selection. It's the master quest version for warlords certainly

@teneesh3376

Жыл бұрын

It seems like the RE games (yes I'm calling Onimusha RE), tends to have the least amount of effort put into them for Capcom remasters. Like REmake has a strange filter on the backgrounds and crushed blacks. And RE4, 5 and 6 on the switch are pretty bad. 4 having no gyro aiming. 5 and 6 having a pretty bad frame rate. 5 and 6 should either lower the resolution or lock the frame rate to 30

@John-dd8kh

Жыл бұрын

What's an onimusha genma? Like a demonic hero? Or the hero turned into a demon? Lol I have no idea

I remember playing Onimusha when I was in middle school. The first game was such an experience man. I was an avid RE fan as a child due to my father’s influence. So when I played this game over that summer it was foreign to me but familiar all in the same token. This was a great video, an awesome retrospective and a great trip down memory lane.

This franchise deserved more titles or a remaster for all four main titles and not just the first title. This franchise is a hidden gem.

Nice, hyped for the 3rd game featuring Leon the Professional

@richardblack3385

3 жыл бұрын

It was great

@forestcampbell8962

2 жыл бұрын

Jean Reno elevated that games story,classic.

@freddyvoorhees4293

Жыл бұрын

HA! I KNEW IT!!! 😂🤣😂🤣

Feudal Japan, demons, amazing soundtrack, kickass weapons, okay you convinced me. I have seen this many times from other people and now, this is the nail in the coffin. First chance I get, I will try out Onimusha for myself! Thanks Jared.

@bogartwilley

3 жыл бұрын

If you like the Warlords game, try out Onimusha 3: Demon's Seige - Your Hero gets a badass dual sword weapon, and there's another Hero introduced that gets a sorta Light-Whip that's both a weapon and a sorta puzzle solving/mobility mechanic! :D (It's got a PC release, but that release kinda sucks, I would say just play the PS2 version via Emulation)

@aberrant814

3 жыл бұрын

A Dual Sword, a Dai Katana, and an Axe. an AXE. With the crisp sounds and blood, well you are in for a treat.

@ryansizemore5064

3 жыл бұрын

Honestly the story would be enough to warrant a playthrough, but combine that its a classic resident evil survival horror type game set in feudal japan and allows for upgradeable weapons that also act as keys rather than solving multiple fetch puzzles.

@co81385

3 жыл бұрын

I hope that you enjoy it! I feel like Onimusha is the halfway point between the classic-style Resident Evil games, and the Devil May Cry games.

@ternsenzen

3 жыл бұрын

@@bogartwilley ive played onimusha 1 & 2 infinite times as a kid but never got the chance to play 3, why is the pc version not recommended? is there anything bad with it?

If Onimusha ever gets a revival I’ll be insanely happy

They could have added the Genma Onimusha difficulty as an arrange mode type of thing in the HD remaster

@UnknownUserZeroZero

3 жыл бұрын

Exactly this!

@BlottaMcTablets

3 жыл бұрын

Not when Genma was Xbox exclusive content.

@UnknownUserZeroZero

3 жыл бұрын

@@BlottaMcTablets Was, and the version I played was Xbox One, so yeah...

@zeroattentiongaming820

2 жыл бұрын

@@BlottaMcTablets Capcom isn't exactly known for giving two shits about exclusivity deals when breaking said deals benefits them. See RE4's ps2 port souring their relationship with Nintendo for years, a relationship so good that Capcom is still the only third party company to ever make an original mainline Zelda title (not counting remakes), which they've made three of. DMC was a Sony exclusive franchise until 3 SE got a PC port and the series went multi platform. Now the Ps2 era games are available on all platforms. REmake and RE0 are both on all platforms after years of being locked to the GameCube and Wii, which killed both commercially. CV was supposed to be Sega exclusive and then Sony got an improved port. Even Nemesis was supposed to be Sony exclusive iirc and it sure didn't stay that way. Considering their history of breaking such deals and the legal complications that needed to be adressed releasing Onimusha ports at all, there was no reason the Genma features couldn't have been included as an option. There was no reason it even had to be Warlords or Genma when it could've been both for a truly definitive release of Onimusha 1. Especially considering they sold it as a single game rather than a collection and it was the weakest game in the franchise mechanically (all 4 are equally fantastic in their own unique ways imo, with Warlords probably having the best level design due to being designed as an RE game but Warlords/Genma is undeniably the weakest entry mechanically and the shortest as well) they really didn't do themselves any favors porting the vanilla version of that single game. The 3/DoD style controls were a nice option though. On that note I do have to find it hilarious that I've never liked the controls in classic RE (more the way that factors into aiming when combined with the perspective but that's beside the point) but Samurai's Destiny is my favorite Onimusha game and is now the only game in the series that is locked to the traditional RE tank control style. They've never bothered me in Onimusha but it's still kinda funny to acknowledge when they put me off classic RE for so long and now my favorite Oni title is the only one to remain tank control only. Probably gonna stay that way too, as it would seem the series has been shelved again sadly.

@BlottaMcTablets

2 жыл бұрын

@@zeroattentiongaming820 I was really moreso saying that they based the port off of the ps2 version, so no extra content. They used ps2 bones for lots of their ports to modern consoles. Take Code: Veronica for example. They just ported the ps2 version instead of doing the HD ps3 edition. I'm assuming it was easier for some reason?

I first played this on Steam right after I finished Sekiro. I found it very interesting how comparable the two games were even though they were made very far apart from each other and had different goals in mind for the feel of the game. I was pleasantly surprised how modern the combat felt in Onimusha. Capcom really should have done more with this series, especially with the recent popularity Samurai/Ninja games have received. Seems like a no-brainer but we all know Capcom makes very, VERY, strange business decisions.

@AvalancheReviews

3 жыл бұрын

God, let's hope this series gets a little modern love

@KampucheanDemon

2 жыл бұрын

They’ll make a pachinko Onimusha

@acerome1595

2 жыл бұрын

@@KampucheanDemon that’s Konami…

@KampucheanDemon

2 жыл бұрын

@@acerome1595 i know that, but take it as a running joke where great game franchises turn into a pachinko slot machine.

@shira_yone

2 жыл бұрын

The more I look at this game the more I see how much inspiration Sekirō took from this game, hell his guarding stance is pretty much just Samanosuke's ready stance. Loving these 2 games for having the coolest and cinematic fantastical Japanese sword combat.

I just played through Nioh 2 and if you told me this was a demake of that game I would have believed it

@rowdyrager-9403

3 жыл бұрын

I just got NiOh2 on STEAM myself its awesome. Will keep me occupied a bit I hope.

@JJRodriguez

3 жыл бұрын

What are you doing awake so late, Indeimaus? Go home, you're drunk.

@MrGalagoth

3 жыл бұрын

it's part of why I love the Nioh games so much

@wanicki3575

3 жыл бұрын

Do you mind clarifying the term demake for me ?

@dennisdavidov782

3 жыл бұрын

@@wanicki3575 A downgraded remake.

One thing you missed is when you collect all 20 Flourites (collectible) and complete the game, you unlock an extra game mode called "Oni Spirits". Once you complete this game mode successfully, you unlock the "Ultimate Mode" for your main game. In this mode you have unlimited, all your weapons are maxed out when you receive them and you start the game with the "Bishamon Sword" in your inventory (the sword you meantioned at 12:00 mark). It is also the strongest weapon in the game. This was an amazing video and I hope to see you cover the the other three Onimusha games. Thank you.

This retrospective is absolutely awesome! I love the Onimusha series. I have all 4 games! Would love to see more like this! Much love from West Virginia!❤️👍

This game in particular sticks out to me a lot, because it kept showing up in my childhood for as long as i can remember. There were times in my family where i can tell money was tight, so every so often we had a PS2 that we ended up selling, but then a year later we would get a new PS2, and everytime we had a PS2, this game for some reason was always one of our first games we got, and i don't really know why. So all of my PS2 memories revolve around this game by some cosmic coincidence.

I love this series of games I was always so confused at how un-known it is in general by gamers I dont think i've ever heard another person ever mention the onimusha series. I think every single one of the games was fantastic and I had a blast playing them.

YES! The Onimusha Retrospective is here! This is the ultimate gift Jared you have no idea. This series is so very underappreciated today. Makes me wanna give you my original Microsoft Xbox component cables lol.

The soothing voice of the bearded warrior returns

I LOVED this game as a teenager. I remember just experimenting with the game mechanics, even one shotting enemies with the basic katana using the timed evades and parries. Good times

This is one of my fave channels. Awesome. Resident evil, dead space, onimusha, etc…my favorite series growing up and beyond

YES an Avalanche Onimusha retrospective!! I just rewatched both RE and Dead space retrospectives and was wondering what were you up to for the next retrospective series.. as a massive onimusha fan I can only say GREAT CHOICE

@AvalancheReviews

3 жыл бұрын

Happy to hear that! I'm stoked to be working on this series now.

@JammedClipper

3 жыл бұрын

​@@AvalancheReviews looking forward to the next videos! Actually, I can't wait for you to reach 3, always had a blast with that one I think because of Jean Reno, back then that was such a crazy move by Capcom but I always felt it shaked things up gameplay wise :) Thanks for the hard work you put in doing these amazing videos!

i’m so happy you’re doing this retrospective man, love your content!

@AvalancheReviews

3 жыл бұрын

I thrilled to be doing it! Just a good excuse to play a bunch of games I wanted to play anyways.

It’s really great to see your retrospective video again. I really love watching your reviews of any game you’ve played. You really give me some recommendations to play these games you play. And I don’t know which one I should start.

Darn, this channel is a treasure trove. Thanks for making me buy and experience forgotten games like Obscure and Eye of Isis, I'll be adding the remaster of this game to my list (I have no consoles, so PC it is)!

Good call on covering Onimusha.. such an underated game, I replay the entire series every odd year, they are not even that long yet memorable, the best kind of game to be.

Heck yeah man, love me some Onimusha. Can't wait to watch this! :D

@AvalancheReviews

3 жыл бұрын

I would expect nothing less from a man of such refinement.

This game is a damn masterpiece, go play it if you didn't, Jared is totally right!

This franchise doesn't get enough love it's one of my favorites

I adore Onimusha, and I'm so glad you're covering this series! And I'm glad it's on literally every modern platform, and for a mere $20. The Switch version in particular goes on sale for $7.99 fairly often, which is just a steal for a game this good. Go play Onimusha, folks!

@AvalancheReviews

3 жыл бұрын

I second that command.

@dodger7896

3 жыл бұрын

Its incredibly unfortunate they havent done the rest

@Nergalsama01

3 жыл бұрын

@@dodger7896 Yeah. Way I heard it, the remaster didn't do too well commercially.

@dodger7896

3 жыл бұрын

@@Nergalsama01 had they done all 3 it probably would have sold better and they could have got away with making it more expensive but oh well still got a ps2

Side note on an old vid, wow that PS1 Onimusha build looked amazing. Reminds me of the Shenmue Saturn build, I watch those clips of it longingly from time to time 😂. Great video!!

@AvalancheReviews

4 күн бұрын

I would give anything to be able to check it out actually running on a PS1!!!!!

This series was my jam as a teenager. Love the nostalgia. Panda Samanosuke is life.

You sir have gotten yourself a new sub looking forward to you doing the rest of the games in the series.

Nice! I remember playing this when I was ten and loving the first two games. Excited for this series!

Just the other day I was wondering when an Onimusha review would be uploaded. Great to see you back, Jared!

This Series will always be my absolute favourite Games. Brings me tears of joy just seeing Samanosuke and the Genma

Yes g! This is the one of the few series I missed out on. Looking forward to this.

Cool to see you move on to other projects, keep up the good work Jared !

Always liked these games better than DMC, much more. I miss this franchise. I was there day one and it blew all of us away with how fast the combat was. Fast and ferocious. I must have beat this game and did everything there is to do a half dozen times at least lol. As a teen we had limited funds and played games over and over, oh and then came the trading games amongst friends. Good times!

Hell yes! Been waiting for this since I found your channel! 👹

I just discovered this channel on a whim and I'm already hooked! Love your work

Damn that lady bug eye scene... That still just gives me the creeps..

Yeeesssss Been waiting for you to cover this!!

So stoked, been so excited since you hinted at this one!

I grew my beard longer because of Avalance Reviews. I feel better for it.

@captaintony1227

3 жыл бұрын

Gay !

@gerablitz

3 жыл бұрын

@@captaintony1227 wtf?

@bennygerow

3 жыл бұрын

When simps need to STFU and realize it's goddam KZread

You are the GOAT for going into a retrospective for Onimusha. I recently played through Warlords and Samurai's Destiny after having getting freemcboot and HDD setup for my PS2. Will be going through Demon Siege soon. Thanks for the hard work you put into these videos.

I have been so curious about this series. I loved RE growing up and this was a series I never tried. Definitely gonna pick up this remaster. Great video!

@AvalancheReviews

3 жыл бұрын

You've made the right choice!

Been waiting for this since you stream Onimusha like a couple weeks ago. Time to get the drinks and snacks for this one!

Fastest click ever. Thanks so much, Jared.

Ahhhhh, I’ve been waiting for this!

Love Onimusha! Happy to see you cover it mate!

I been waiting for you to talk about this for soooooo long

Another quality retrospective from the man with a plan, to soon live in Japan! ...although I do have to wait for a certain somebody to get off work before I can hit play on this...

@AvalancheReviews

3 жыл бұрын

These videos are definitely best enjoyed in a group.

Oo man I'm super stoked u did this retrospective. Another amazing video bro.i loved onimusha even as it got wierd with that actor in the 3rd one but it was great. I never played thee spinoff one I forgot the name but honestly the tank controls worked for swordplay and rpg like elements very well

You don’t understand how happy I am you did a video on these games, In my opinion Onimusha 1,2, and 3 make up one of the best video game trilogies there is. I recently played the remastered version of Onimusha 1on my PS4 and loved it just like I did back when I was a teen.

I'm not going to lie when I finish watching your beautiful work I straight got to getting the game and I love this game soooooo much more then RE its crazy but man truly a perfect storm of a game as you put it nicely

Man I love Onimusha, chain issening across an entire room from blocking, dodging or countering is pur nffffff

@AvalancheReviews

2 жыл бұрын

It sure as hell is

Been waiting for this!

Excellent retrospective. And your microphone is worth every penny.

Onimusha 2 dawn of the samurai was my first PS2 game ever, and Damn was it a great one

@traceyrinaldi4759

3 жыл бұрын

2 and Demon Seige were excellent games.

@CynicalGamingBlogTerry309

3 жыл бұрын

Dawn Of The Samurai is Genji's subtitle lol. Samurai's Destiny is Onimusha 2's subtitle

Very excited for Onimusha 3 and Dawn of Dreams retrospective. I remember one of the games has a difficulty that you can only kill the enemies by using crit attacks.

So glad you made this video. Now I want to replay the first one on the Switch.

I hope you do a video on the sequels of Onimusha! you do great work in your narrative and I enjoy listening to your pros and cons of the games you do. Keep it up

This was a fantastic video! Genma Onimusha was the 1st game I streamed on Twitch, and the day the remaster came out, I got affiliate with that same stream, so it holds a special place in my heart. I didn't know that about the soundtrack for the remaster. The remasters weapon switch was quality of life improvement for gameplay's sake, but the one thing I wanted to see The Ogre Tower be in the remaster. Still, it didn't need to be in the remaster for me since it's a fantastic game. I look forward to the rest of the Onimusha games.😄

I absolutely adore the Onimusha series, and now I see you have also done retrospectives on Max Payne, Resident Evil and Dead Space you have another subscriber.

Another great video. Soon 100k subs brah!

I felt very excited when I saw this in my notifications as the Onimusha games, at least for 1 and 2 since I didn't played 3 much, are my childhood games and what got me to be very interested in history growing up. It is very very unfortunate that I no longer owned any of the three games because I always wanted to replay them in a more adult mindset. I remember owning Onimusha 1 on the PS2. But it was unfortunate that I could never beat the game because of the... water trap puzzle that kid me couldn't solve; which is a bit a common situation I had with the older resident evil games from RE1 down to Code Veronica, with the exception of RE: Outbreak 1 and 2, I played but couldn't beat lol. In a later time I remember owning Onimusha 2 and beaten it. Onimusha 2 is still one of my favorite Onimusha games out of the three that I was experienced with. I am very excited to see your next retrospective on the rest of the Onimusha series. Oh, there is a fun little exploit that I remembered discovering in PS2's Onimusha 2 is that when you do have your first fight with Ginghamphatts, the boss in the mine, is that you can get extra souls if you let your companion fight against him and it can work pretty well if you charge your weapon since your companion will do the same thing and being able to do combos for the extra orbs. Which is even greater that it won't kill the boss at all unless you decide to attack him one last time. But ofc I am trying to rely from memory here so that exploit may or may not exist. I just often remember that when I had enough dmg on him for the companion to show up that I just hide in the corner far away from the boss that I let my companion do the fighting and get the extra orbs lol.

Been waiting for this one!!!

Great video 👍, This is my favorite capcom series and a collection of all games on one disc is so overdue. Keep these videos coming lol

@AvalancheReviews

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much!!

I'm glad you're doing this series.

I'm glad you made a video about this game. I always felt like this was Capcom's most overlooked series. I can't comment on the others, but Onimusha 1-3 were badass games.

Finally, been waiting for Onimusha content. I'm not a survival horror fan, never got into Resident Evil but I thoroughly enjoyed this series mainly because I enjoy beat em ups and this series is one of the best in the genre for me personally. I think Onimusha Warlords might be my least favorite in the main series though since the combat was improved in later entries, I also absolutely detest that water puzzle too but I did enjoy the rest of it. I still think that it ages better than the first Devil May Cry personally. Samanosuke and Jared are the only two people in existence who reverse age

That f..king slide puzzle with the crest will haunt me forever.

I can't wait for your onimusha 2 review. That was a childhood favorite of mine.

This is why I subscribe to your channel. Every game you cover is a game near and dear to my heart. I literally know 2 people who have played this game. Me and my 17 year old son.

I've been eagerly waiting this Retrospective! Absolutely loved these games and fingers crossed we get a reboot, remake or sequel!

@robertthomson1994

3 жыл бұрын

If you've got a PS4 or PC or Xbox there's a remaster. They originally said that if there was enough interest there would be a trilogy remaster and if that sold well they'd consider revisiting the series. And yet here we are a little more than 2 years later and still no Oni 2 and 3 at all or any word on the rest of the series being remastered.

@robertthomson1994

3 жыл бұрын

It sold pretty well too so idk why they haven't said anything about it yet

Great video as always, Jared! This reminds me, you should do another にほんご live stream again!

This is awesome! So glad Genma Onimusha is getting some love. I also was a massive fan of the original PS2 version. But after playing it so much and realizing how easy it was, I pretty much exclusively play Genma now. Still aggravated they didn't remaster Genma instead. Gameplay tip: you can combine level 1 charge attacks with normal attacks to make long combo strings. This makes it much easier to cut down enemies trying to get green souls. Can't wait to see the rest, especially part 3. Thank you!

I've been looking for a retrospective of this finally 🤣

Always been curious about this series Lets gooo

Awesome, awesome, awesome video, as always. Will be giving this game a play, for sure ❤️ 😈

The second game is my favourite it has a really cool route system and multiple playable characters that gave it incredible replay value

@co81385

3 жыл бұрын

The second game is my favorite too! I felt that it was a perfect expansion and improvement of the first game, because of not just the route system and additional characters, but even more variety in the weapons that you could use.

Awesome video. I hope you cover the entire series. Dawn of Onimusha had so many boss fights.

I was just 6 years old when I was playing Onimusha on PS2. This brought back the feels!

i'll never forget that 'NOBUNAGA O-DA' from the beginning. Nice work thanks again!

onimusha warlords protagonist is awesome with that facial capture he has a real soul behind him made me more invested

Hell Yeah Dude! I have both the PS2 and PS4 version, but I didn't know about the quick weapon change so thank you! I also have an old PC version of Demon siege so can't wait about this one

Finally someone can hopefully do Onimusha justice. Excited for part 2 and 4.

I been waiting for this

Aaaah always great watching these videos nice to crack open a cold one(or hot) and just chill.

One of my favorite series, I’m currently replaying it again. It’s crazy that they wanted to make it on the N64DD but switch to ps1 at the end. I hope this series comes back one day.

Imagine an RE engine remake of these games. YES PLEASE CAPCOM

@HadoukenX

3 жыл бұрын

My fingers and toes are crossed on this one!

@MrGrimlocksmash

3 жыл бұрын

Not before Dino Crisis. Regina deserves better.

@Gruntvc

3 жыл бұрын

We need both Dino Crisis and Onimusha done in this engine. Maybe Bionic Commando too.

@jamesb5

3 жыл бұрын

@@Gruntvc 100% now please

@teh0wnz0r76

3 жыл бұрын

i dont think enuff ppl bought its remaster

Well Done Jared, you've convinced me to finally pick up a copy next time Im out.

Excellent video, looking forward to Onimusha 2 review

When this came out, middle school weeb me couldn't resist. I really wish the HD version sold better.

For those interested in the series to avoid confusion if you are going to play especially for Onimusha 3. Osric and Guildenstern aren't "genma" they are a the non-subverted oni clan that were the polar opposite to the named "Onimusha" (demon warrior) clan. Genma are the classification given to guildenstern's experiments. Jaid - Zombies, three eyes, etc... Technically this would apply to Marcellus as well even though he is much closer to being an Onimusha clansman and his DNA and powers more closely resemble them. I think this may have been a retcon introduced later but not sure. Edit: Apparently the documentation refers to the clan just as the "Akuma" or demon clan. So "Oni" demon vs "Akuma" demon clans.

Dude I just beat this game yesterday. STOP STALKING ME

I remember I randomly played this game at a friends house and immediately buying the first 2 games that next weekend. This is one of my favorite series and I can't wait for the rest of the retrospective to be dropped.

I remember playing this back on ps1/ps2 such a nostalgic game

Seeing this put a smile on my face!

I'd like to clarify something missed in this video. I can't speak on the OG release, but in the Greatest Hits and remaster of Warlords there is a way to unlock the Bishimon Sword. If you noticed, throughout the video he collected Flourite. There is about 30 hidden in the game. Collect them all in one playthrough and you unlock the mini game, Oni Spirits. This is a brutal mini game where you break soul filled items and fight through enemies to collect the souls to move on, all while your health is constantly draining. Fun but challenging, and the reward for beating it is Ultimate Mode. You get the Bishimon Sword, max health, max weapon levels, max orb levels, infinite healing items, infinite magic bar and max ammo for your ranged weapons.

This was my favorite game growing up and I still love to run through it and Gemna onimusha back to back on occasion