okay, i have no intention in writing a long-ass review. this is NOT a review. these are my impressions of the game, and facts that will help you see what you're risking when you buy the game.
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onimusha is basically biohazard (resident evil in the US) on the PS2.
it has 2D backgrounds.
2D BACKGROUNDS, for @#$%'s sake!!
now, the intro FMV sure IS the most beautiful FMV i've seen (And lo, i would have loved to post it if CHV were around), but that's where the high-point of the game ends.
the game engine, while it is much better than biohazard's, it still makes you feel like you're playing biohazard.
thx to the PS2's immense left-over power, the characters and enemies look really nice. and the special effects from the blades WILL bring a tiny smile to your face the first couple of times you see them.
but that's IT.
as i said, static backgrounds and a five-year old gameplay made less of an impression on me than biohazard did in 1996.
and to make things worse, this game doesn't even have an ending. after the final bossfight (which can be SOOO easy if you get the secret weapon, which isn't all that hard to get), all you get are a few still-framed pictures and ten lines of dialogue explaining what happened.
so if you've downloaded the intro before the game was released, and/or seen gameplay footage from the game, take it from me, you've seen all you need to.
apparently, onimusha is planned out to become a trilogy, and the game even included a 15 second promo video for the sequel. you know what i think? unless they bring some major changes to the gameplay engine, i ain't playing it.
Bo@chv
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onimusha is basically biohazard (resident evil in the US) on the PS2.
it has 2D backgrounds.
2D BACKGROUNDS, for @#$%'s sake!!
now, the intro FMV sure IS the most beautiful FMV i've seen (And lo, i would have loved to post it if CHV were around), but that's where the high-point of the game ends.
the game engine, while it is much better than biohazard's, it still makes you feel like you're playing biohazard.
thx to the PS2's immense left-over power, the characters and enemies look really nice. and the special effects from the blades WILL bring a tiny smile to your face the first couple of times you see them.
but that's IT.
as i said, static backgrounds and a five-year old gameplay made less of an impression on me than biohazard did in 1996.
and to make things worse, this game doesn't even have an ending. after the final bossfight (which can be SOOO easy if you get the secret weapon, which isn't all that hard to get), all you get are a few still-framed pictures and ten lines of dialogue explaining what happened.
so if you've downloaded the intro before the game was released, and/or seen gameplay footage from the game, take it from me, you've seen all you need to.
apparently, onimusha is planned out to become a trilogy, and the game even included a 15 second promo video for the sequel. you know what i think? unless they bring some major changes to the gameplay engine, i ain't playing it.
Bo@chv
[Edit: just fixing the broken image links...
]
In fact, even if the rest of the game had sucked, I still probably would have been sold on just the graphics. - Not only the FMV's, but the in-game character models are incredibly well done. They move, blink, and even make facial expressions that look almost real... Especially Keade (the chick?), when she finds you in the room with all the levers, and she starts talking about Princess Yuki's little "brother" . . . I was struck by the way she wistfully walks, as if she was actually thinking... and then when the cage slams down on you, the way she twitched for a sec, ran back and forth, and then started pacing. Her body movement was exactly like what a real person in panick would do. Very impressive.
