The game never wears out its welcome, as players are shuffled through battles and puzzles at a brisk pace. In a campaign that may take less than seven hours, Onimusha is by no means a slog. In the first of a trilogy, players control Samanosuke in his quest to rescue Princess Yuki from hordes of demons and an evil version of Nobunga Oda (who we’ve seen as a pretty alright guy in other games). The Capcom trademarks of tank controls, fixed camera angles, and pre-rendered backgrounds were all there. Released in 2001 on the PlayStation 2, Onimusha was nestled between the Resident Evil and Devil May Cry franchises. That’s why–and in light of the Resident Evil 2 remake–I’m left wondering where on the spectrum the HD remaster of Onimusha: Warlords falls. So, just in case you missed out on that standard definition malarkey, here was the same game prettied up! Before the craze, however, Capcom dazzled with its Resident Evil remake for Gamecube that overhauled the visuals and added some nice gameplay touches to make the game feel less rooted in a time when those corny cutscenes were acceptable. Remasters and collections became a hot commodity, stuffing multiple games onto a disc because those paltry DVDs couldn’t compare to the infinite space of a Blu-ray. It was also a great time for publishers to sell you a product you may or may not have already owned.
Even with the blockbuster success of the PlayStation 2, the real deluge of new gamers flocked to Nintendo’s quirky Wii and an online market where people could competitively shoot each other in the face across the world with ease.
Despite bickering about 780p and 1080i, games had never looked better as polygons became densely packed together and textures were slicked with more pixels than ever before. When I fondly look back at the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 era, I think of the wonderful franchises birthed as high-definition came into its own.
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