Onimusha: Warlords | Forgotten Gems 

Bravo, loved this!

I always found it interesting how Onimusha one was a horror action game while every game afterwards was an adventure game, 3 is such a good game

I first played this game when I was 16. Now I'm 32. Damn. Feels like yesterday! I remember back when RU-vid didn't exist and all a game's secrets weren't immediately discovered and shared online. I remember discovering issen by accident and trying to figure out how to do it consistently. I remember reading a guide on GameFAQs that was far from comprehensive or finished. Back then we didn't have trophies/achievements. It was up to gaming communities to come up with challenges, so someone in Onimusha's GameFAQs message board came up with the idea for a starting katana run! A challenge that would have been about as masochistic as playing Resident Evil 2 with just the knife-which people have done-if it weren't for issen! Thankfully, I always loved the starting katana because in my eyes it was by far the most beautiful of Samanosuke's weapons, so I immediately pounced onto the opportunity to replay the game with this self-imposed limitation ... and it was _glorious!_ I loved the combat so much that I did the Bishamon sword sidequest, too. And then I still hadn't had enough, so I did it all again!! 16 years and no other game has scratched that particular itch. Sekiro or Ghost of Tsushima might come close, but I'm still _extremely_ happy that Capcom is doing this and I can't wait to get my hands on the remaster and do another katana run ❤

I don't know about others, but I LOVE 90's/early 2000's English voice acting for Japanese games. A lot of people consider it bad and maybe it is, but there is something so charming about it. It's so pure and just honest, even if it is amateur. Reminds me of being a kid. The original Witcher is another one of my favorite games and the voice acting in that is really awkward at times, but there is just something really charming about dubs to me.

Between the tales of Samanosuke Akechi and Yagyū Jūbei, the latter's may have been the most heartfelt, but Akechi-san will forever be the heart and soul of the franchise! Brilliant analysis on a timeless classic! :D

I haven't heard of Onimusha in a good while. Also didn't know of the upcoming remake. It'll be definitely something to keep my eyes on. Great video as always Ragnar!

So glad you finally cover this game. Onimusha is essentially the original "souls_like" games & possibly even the grandpa of DMC series. Also, you kinda forgot on mentioning that Onimusha also featured 3D model character from IRL actor & motion capture techs in an action video game which was I think pretty ground breaking at the time. Now please do Front Mission series next!! #forgottengems

I'm loving your accent, it's super mystical and intriguing

*critical Issens behind you* Nothing personal, kid.

At the risk of sounding like a huge shill, I have a walkthrough of Onimusha without commentary if people are interested. Also love the content as always Ragnar. Ended up playing I have no mouth and I must scream and just got bloodlines the masquerade because of you ^.^

So excited for the PS4 remaster. The wait has been too long.

I can definitely see a linkage between the King's Field series and Demon's Soul with Onimusha. This is one of those rare games that got fixed-camera-angle action game formula so correct (more than the original DMC imo) Great video, as always!

I remember seeing a lot of reviews on Onimusha back when there were still a lot of PlayStation magazines and such. Never got around to Play It, but you know what It reminds me of? Oldie but goldie PlayStation Soul of the Samurai. That was a really strange, hard and unusual survival horror Game.

I think that while there's a strong case for what you said, the combat in Onimusha is just way more enjoyable and I guess less chaotic? than the Souls titles.

Just wanted to say thanks for making awesome video essays my dude! been watching since the video about the void, and your care and time spent crafting each video is refreshing.

Why do you have only 138k subs? You deserve so much more.

Also I just have to say the fact that you have added your own subtitles... perfect!

Absolutely beautifully done as always. Worth the wait.

Your editing is so clean, I love it! It makes watching your videos, even ones like this where I have no person ties to the subject in question, so damn exciting just to see how sleek the video'll look!

One of my most favorite games of all time. Such fond memories of playing it when I was a kid. Lol bought all of the games again a couple years ago and played through them. They still hold up as good fun

Thank you so much for bringing focus to this, Ragnar! Through the entirety of the video, I couldn't help but think "man! I really need to emulate this game" as it looked amazing!"- and the re-release of it makes it a perfect timing to pick it up. Quality vid as always!

Oh my goodness! I still remember myself playing this game as a kid a decade ago! Was so desperate to found out it's name but i couldn't. And here one of my favorite youtubers brings me my truly forgotten gem! I'm going to play it again immediately! Thanks, Ragnar!

Thanks for covering up one of my favorites atmospheric games of all time! Great work! ❤🐍

Ragnar, you are really motivating me to do something like this in the future. KEEP THE GREAT WORK DUDE.

Dude, you're audio levels are spectacular.

I bought the Remaster on Steam 12 days ago & love it, thanks for this Hidden Gem and all your other content, loads of interesting stuff and lots of insight.

Just wanted to say I really like your content mate. Thanks for all the videos!

Onimusha is actually one of my favorite games of all time. Thank you for covering this game, brother! It's good to see if out in the light again!

Yay you are back!

your editing is superb.

Thank you for letting me know this I immediately copped Warlords, this is one of the only horror games that I have been able to play and I love it to pieces. Thanks again. I missed this so much

Thank you so much, I love this series

I dont know how your channel has 140k subs, your videos are exceptionally well made, your pronuntiation is flawless so its easy to understand for people that english isnt their main language like me and the amount of research you put into each video, wow. You even take the time to pronounce the japanese names and terms right, something that most english speakers totally butcher. Love you channel dude!!!

Wow... how nostalgic! My brother and I both played through this game several times when it was first released for my ps2 at the time. Thanks for the great news regarding the upcoming re-release.

Actually picked this up at a second hand store for a dollar a few days before you uploaded this. I'd played through most of it years ago during the video store golden age, but had to take it back before I could beat it. The second I saw those three-eyed shinobi the memories came flooding back. Time to dust off my PS2.

This was one of my few childhood games! I played it and the second one so much and wanted to find everything through my many playthroughs. Definitely one of the best games in my 7-9-year-old self's life. Can't wait to play it in January as an adult and actually understand the nuances and complexities of the story! Thanks Ragnar!

God I loved the Onimusha games.

I remember this game, it was amazing! Good video!

This brought a tear to my eye, all the memories of playing with my little bro. So glad we get an hd release!

I loved the original onimusha a lot and played it through so many times. ❤️

Ugh Onimusha was so good! Loved this video!

Another great video

was playing genma onimusha Xbox version the other day and this game aged very well. If you play the xbox version, you'll get the best experience because it had this evil doll that showed up in all these certain locations that made the game a bit more scarier than the ps2. Overall, I'm sure this game will get a sequel in the future.

I clicked this video immediately, i watched my brother play this growing up, it freaked the hell out of me & it was so much fun. i'm so happy for this remaster

I really like your voice. It's not too forceful and its not too monotonous either. It's just perfect for radio play. Great work, man. Will play the game soon :)

this is one of my favorite game series ever, glad to see the remaster

Dude, I loved this series when I was a kid. Especially Onimusha 2. I would gladly pay money for a remastered/remake collection.

I had no idea of this HD remaster, can't wait!

Loved this game thanks for taking me back to it

I'm glad its not going to be a forgotten gem here soon.

First SEGA bring Yakuza to Steam, now CAPCOM are bringing back Onimusha: Warlords in an HD Re-release. I could cry! It's like they're re-releasing my childhood. Now, if they HD remaster/port Dino Crisis 1 and 2 or announce Dino Crisis 4 I would be a very happy man!

This is one of my favs from the ps2 era. I had no idea of the remake coming. This is great news!

YES! MY FAVORITE GAME/SERIES OF ALL TIME! So can't wait for the re-release

This game always struck me as a perfect combination of Resident Evil and Soul of the Samurai (a game that I wholeheartedly Love!)

I believe that second title of the Onimusha was the best with its new mechanics such as friendship system. And as a child it was the first ps2 game i have ever seen so i have soft spot for it. You should check out the second title too especially seeing that you used soundtrack for the second game. Amazing video btw

Your voice is so relaxing to listen to

Yay! New video in my favorite series on YT!

As always, a beautiful video. But, now you have to do "Blade of darkness" :) Hugely satisfying gameplay!

A must buy for Onimusha fans!!!!! We need to revive this game to his full glory

Awesome video. I've subbed to your channel. :) I hope Capcom remasters Onimusha 2 and 3 as well.

A man's life is fifty years -- But a wink in the life of the cosmos: A dream, or an illusion.

It`s so great to be able to play this masterpiece of a game again. I´m so excited about this, you won`t believe it ^^

Oh man, i remember having some boss fight at the train station lasting maybe under 5 seconds. Your boy was lighting that biatch up with issens left, front, back, and center. Can't wait for the HD remaster!

Thank you good sir. I to this day still have my ps2 with all 5 Onimusha games the 1st 3 then the smash lookalike fighter & Onimusha Dawn of Dreams I think that’s the name. Great video & I’ll definitely be getting the remastered. 👍👍👍

thank you for making me tear up

The first game I ever bought for my PS2 and still my favourite on that console. Brings back so many memories.

played the game for the first time last summer on my old ps2 and i was completely blown away by it. i am eager to get my hands ont he remaster. this series needs more exposure.

Dude, you should take a look at the first Grandia game for the PS1. Most of your Forgotten Gems have been my favorite childhood games and Grandia would be another addition to that list! Great work with the videos btw, keep it up

OMGosh! About time the released an HD version! I never understood why they never released it again. It's one of the best series IMO.

I want to leave a comment where it will be read. I'm glad that i found this channel. I love you and Game Maker's Toolkit, because you talking not only about most popular console games. You also talking about PC games, indie games, old console games and DOS games. This proves that you a versitile gamers and love games. In opposite its quite often that you will see a "game designer" or "experienced gamer" who played nothing except most popular stuff not even in previous generation of console, who talking only about mario's and zelda's game design (because he read it from someone) and can't say a single flaw in those games. And thanks to them good but not as creative game developers copying everything from popular games without understanding.

Onimusha was amazing!

Thanks for this. Was a great game. :)

Good job and thank you I wish upon this sooner I’m a few days behind since you posted it but it was done very well and again thank you I grew up playing the game as a kid and loved it ever cents and my friends constantly give me crap about bringing it up when there are so in the dark souls and demon souls and blood-borne, I stick with the original. Oni and I’m happy as hell that they’re bringing it back to been a long wait.

I fuckin LOVE this game. I've replayed it countless times over the years

It forgotten anymore, my dude! It's back and better than ever!

I loved this game so much back in the days. Though I still dread that one water puzzle.

what a good video!

I love Onimusha, and Samonosuke is one of my favourite characters. He's so heroic! Between Devil May Cry, Metal Gear Solid 2, Silent Hill 2 and Onimusha, 2001 was a special year, for me. I still play all of these games to this day. Usually, IF I'm lucky, there's just one game per year that has that kind of staying power for me, but even that's not common. There's nothing from 2002-2004, for example. And then in 2005/6, we got the updated version of MGS 3, and we got God Hand and DMC 3. These are also games that I continue to play today. Anyways, I can't wait for the HD Remaster of Onimusha. It means that, as an Englishman, I'm finally going to be able to play the game at full 60hz, rather than the slower 50hz that I've been limited to since its 2001 release.

Wow, that some great news! In my PS2 days, I've only played the Third one. And lived it.

Man, I was first introduced to the Onimusha series when I got my PS2 as a birthday present but had no games to play on it. So every other month, my friends lent me some of his games -bless his kind heart- and one day he lent me Onimusha 4: Dawn of Dreams. The combat looked and felt very action-packed, with an interesting setting and great music, I was quickly hooked and beat the game in a week. ...Only to realize on my second playthrough how to equip other weapons. Sadly, he didn't have the other games, but I cherished what time I had with the fourth game and looked at some videos of the previous games on youtube.

This game was so amazing. Blew my mind at the time.

Going to have to play this one, did not play it back in 2001 but was curious.

Onimusha is a sweet summer vacation memory for me 👍

Man I miss this game so much. Can't wait for the remaster.

This is my childhood...the first game as a young child that started to finally comprehend this shit world we call life...gives me so much memories...cant wait till my son is old enough to experience this just like I did.

Great video and voice ;-)

My god I love the Onimusha series. I’m glad capcom is bringing it back with a remastered version and giving it the attention it deserves. Hopefully get a brand new one in the future

god damn I cannot believe I forgot about this game, forgotten gem indeed I need to dig through my old stuff and see if I can find my old PS2 and onimusha.

FINALLY someone made a video about that inspired Miyazaki while making Demon's Souls. Im 100% sure he loved this game. He just removed the puzzles and perfected the combat mechanics and....the soulsborne were born. Thanks for this video mate!

One of my favorite PS2 games, it looks incredible for a game from 2001. I played through it again about a year ago and it's still a great game. A HD version on ps4 would be very welcome.

I played a few Onimusha games when I was younger. I always remember those bueatiful backgrounds! Loved almost all of them. Even the one who had the guy from the the movie "The Proffesional" Leon as a character lol Fantastic series. WOOHOO!!!!!! I just heard the part that it's coming to PC!!!!!!!!!

I loved this game as a kid. My brother and I used to play this all the time.

Evil Twin is one hell of a hidden gem. An orphan boy who condemns his imaginary world to damnation only to be sucked in it. It gets pretty crazy... Giant teacher shooting lasers at you with his eyes while you try to cut open his head with a scalpel to crawl inside it crazy...

Super like!

I remember playing the second and third. I always tell people about it or bring it up. It's such a good game.

Glad to hear that it's getting a remaster, since for whatever reason I passed on Onimusha. More of a DMC guy, I guess. While I disagree about games like Dark Souls providing more thoughtful combat than most hack and slash/character action games, (DmC 2013 excluded) nice to know that there's still a market for these kinds of slower action games.

Forgotten? It's always in my heart.

Dawn of dreams was sooo cool. I wish it would get a remake.

Well said. I need to revisit the franchise.

I was obsessed with Onimusha games back in my teens