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Oh boy oh boy oh boy oh boy I was waiting for this

Crazy. I picked up Nioh 1 and 2 two days ago and while playing them I thought to myself “this is literally modern day Onimusha, and I love it” and before that I had Onimusha on the mind for a week. Then I hop on CZcams and find you upload an excellent covering the games and its media. That’s, honestly crazy to me O.o in a good way tho. Anyway, thank you for covering the games and related media, well done ^^ and, I sincerely hope your fight against skin cancer goes well!

As a young Iranian teenage cinephile, I saw Onimusha 3 in a video game store and immediately bought it despite knowing nothing about the franchise just because it had Reno's face on it. Sad that more people weren't similar to me. I thought the game was the raddest thing. I don't know if I'd feel the same now, though. Like always, thanks for great content. Huge fan.

You made me care for this series in a way I didn't know I could. Thank you for all the work you did making this video.

Dude. Take all the time you need to get better. One video every five years. If you go five years without an upload, I’ll unsubscribe. Otherwise, I’m here for the ride. Deal? 😊

Saved for later, then im ready. A great reverse seared steak means a lot, but it needs time and preparation to be experienced at the most justified and therefore optimal version.. So glad to have another video from you. Thankyou.x

This is so amazing, just like your other documentaries. Thank you so much for your hard work. May I please humbly request a deep dive into Knights of the Old Republic 1 and 2? I would love to see your take on these games.

Every single one of your retrospectives is such a joyous video to watch and It brightens my day when one comes out keep up the fantastic work. Also how it the robot horse the least strange part of the second game

I actually think there hasn't been a better time for a comeback. There has been progressive interest on the feudal japan setting, both by game producers and audiences since the first Nioh. In fact, I'd say Nioh is as a spiritual sucessor to Onimusha as Sekiro is one for Tenchu. Ghost of Tsushima also proves that high production value thrown into this setting can work, and now they're baking a sequel. I believe western audiences also developed way more interest in the aesthetics and cultural elements that made the first Onimusha so special. I'd say the biggest challenge for a comeback aren't really its 'cultural eccentricities', but rather the opposite, that is, how to stand out in an age where it seems like every month or so a game like Like a Dragon, Rise of Ronin and now even an Assassin's Creed main entry might pop in.

I wish you only the best man!

Sounds like there was a lot of good ideas that keji inifune keep fucking up

Soki (Onimusha 4) was a playable character in Tasunoko vs. Capcom. And if im not mistaken, Onimusha 4 was the first game (at least that i played) that let you pick widescreen.

Onimusha crawled so other Samurai games could run. I’m glad I was there to play these games when they came out. Godspeed on your recovery. Please don’t stress if you need a sabbatical to convalesce. We will be here for you when you are ready. You’re in my prayers dude. Get well ❤️‍🩹

I know dealing with health issues can be super draining, but I'm glad you've got supportive folks around you. I hope you're able to do whatever you need to do to take care of yourself right now

i really miss games like these and the xbox ninja gaiden games. the game feels more episodic, and cinematic, because you're moving through a series of scenes, with fixed or minimally moving cameras. now most action games are open world and have a more seamless and free flowing progression. i think the hardware limitations of the ps2/gamecube/xbox era was actually perfect in how it resulted in games that could have high quality audio and visuals, but limited just enough that develops had to be really smart and creative.

This is extremely well made! Thank you, for I have never played Onimusha, but am fascinated

I don't remember Dawn of Dreams being that hard.

Amazing video, take care of yourself 🙏

Gotta love game reviewers who appreciate the true classic masterpieces like Ninja Gaiden. If you're talking about action game design at any point in your critique, you just have to mention NGB, God Hand, DMC, RE4 and such. I thought Onimusha 3 was great! I remember it being very well balanced difficulty wise but I guess I used the wrong vests uh? I couldn't finish Oni 4 yet, but from what I played it was my favorite, I prefer the "anime style" with a much better story really. I need to go back playing it but I don't remember the characters and tone of the story being all that "absurd". It's just flashy. And oh, welp, now I know why I spend so long playing DoD..

Hey there. Just a silent fan. I was genuinely upset when I learned of your diagnosis. I love your channel. You and NeverKnowsBest are my absolute favorite channels to listen to. I started watching about a year ago (?) shortly after your Castlevania retrospective was released and I am absolutely thrilled every time you release a new one. Idk just kinda rambling. I just wanna send positive vibes. I’m rooting for you. You got this. You’re amazing and your content is too.

Onimusha 4 was made hard on purpose?! Omg I kept thinking something was wrong with me and I wasn't playing it correctly or something. I absolutely was one of the people who bought it new, played it once and sold it immediately

amazing video, really appreciate all the little details and behind the scenes info you shared here!

I am relatively new to your channel and a silent but I hope you get through this.

Best of luck my friend. Thank you for your passion towards all your content. You’re the best out there.

You're an absolute trooper for getting this out while battling cancer dude!

Thanks for all the amazing content but if at any point you feel you have more important things to do I'm sure everyone would completely understand. If there was anyone who didn't then screw those guys.

If you bring back the video game cover art before taking about the games I'll become a patreon member on the spot 😅

Onimusha 2 is horrible lmaoooo

Your videos really are something special man. I rarely see other people treat a retrospective as you do. It isn't just the game itself, it's the background and inspirations behind each installment. You Panzer Dragoon one in particular I think fondly on.

Amazing video as always, you really went above and beyond. Hearing about this series' wild twists and turns was a treat; it's intriguing to see what ppl will do in the name of 'global appeal' (or maybe western is the better word). Anyway, I'm sorry you're going through such a rough time and hope you get through it okay. Will be patiently awaiting your next video, and hopefully some good news<3

I made it to the end, fantastic work, and I am pulling for you and your recovery! This was one of my fav franchises growing up, and you've truly done it's history justice with this retrospective.

Hope treatment continues to go well my dude. Not easy to keep working when things get hard like that. Glad you're finally getting medical attention. I've never played an Onimusha game, myself, so I don't have much to add in that respect. But I'm available if you ever need to vent. You got this.

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Onimusha 3 will always live rent free in my mind because seeing Samanosuke in the back seat of a sedan is just hilarious.

Another great video! Sending soul energy for strength in your fight against your own Genma.

Wait....it's David BOW-ie????? USA calls him David BO-wee

ANOTHER VIDEO!!! YEEEEEES!!

Hope you get better bud, you do some great content.

This was a well done retrospective. As someone who's childhood gaming experience is defined by this game, its makes me happy to see the series being discussed again. I agree with alot of the points you said(especially about the difficultly nonsense that gets thrown at you in 2 and 4😅). Idk if we'll ever see a new onimusha title but I hope at the very least they will eventually decide to port the other games to modern consoles( i felt like they should've done that from the beginning). Hope your doing well and you have a wonderful recovery. As a new subscriber, I cant wait to see what else you put out😊

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welcome back king! love your content!

oh hell yeah onimusha ftw

Great video, man hope that you can battle this and go through with success, God bless, and take some potions along the way

3:50:00 damn that's weird, I remember beating that game a lot of time and rarely grinded anything, I thought it was far harder than Onimusha 3 for sure but not that much to the point I had to grind levels or anything 3:43:00 okay there's definitely something weird going on, are you sure the european version had the same balance ? Because it never went that way for me for sure and again I barely touched the dark realm

Amazing video on one of my favourite franchises! Something worth pointing out though, Night of Genesis did get a physical english translation through Udon! I have a copy of it here. Worth digging to find a copy for any collection!

My first PS2 game. One of my favorite series and I wish they'd make a new game continuing the saga. Thanks for the video!

Großartiges Video, weniger kann man nicht sagen

I’m only 25 min in and I can already tell this video is gonna be a banger, as for your fight with cancer, wishing you all the best, please keep fighting! ❤

I guarantee the Onimusha Netflix Anime would have done much better if 1. It wasn't CGI. And 2. They'd actually marketed it with HALF the effort they had for Castlevania

while on the topic of sadly abandoned franchises, i think sega is one of the worst offenders here. shining force ? what´s that never heard of it. nintendo is having great success with fire emblem for decades now? well how about 73 th sonic game that´s the only ip sega has right? what´s this dragonfroce thing people keep fawning and begging us about? never heard of that. how about another sonic game instead? skies of arcadia 2? who would want that, everybody knows people exclusively play sonic. (i mean there are at least rumors of a remaster, but that´s probably all it ever will be, and everybody prefer a sequel anyway) and on and on it goes.