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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Bibliography will be provided shortly

=== 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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