With September 4 developing quick, Capcom says Onimusha: Way of the Sword has handed 2 million wishlists throughout all platforms. That places the writer’s 2026 revival on observe to rank amongst its largest launches.
That quantity carries additional weight once you keep in mind what this sport is. Onimusha: Method of the Sword is the primary brand-new mainline Onimusha in 20 years, and Capcom has already pulled the discharge date ahead from September 25 to September 4. You don’t transfer a sport up like that until you be ok with the place it stands, particularly for a sequence that has spent a lot of the previous 20 years quiet after its PS2 run of samurai fight, supernatural horror, and large cinematic motion.
Capcom is framing Method of the Sword as a comfortable reboot, which ought to make it simple to leap in with out homework, whereas nonetheless retaining the issues folks affiliate with Onimusha: the Oni Gauntlet, soul absorption, Edo-period Kyoto, Miyamoto Musashi, and a lead character modeled on Toshiro Mifune.
Should you’ve been ready for Onimusha to return again in a trendy kind, this one appears to be like like it might be value selecting up at launch. Early hands-on previews have pointed to duels which can be robust with out feeling unreadable, plus a slower, extra deliberate cinematic rhythm that some folks have in comparison with Sekiro. Capcom, for its half, says isn’t a Soulslike and isn’t an open-world sport both.
You’ll be capable of play Onimusha: Method of the Sword on PlayStation 5, Xbox Collection X|S, Nintendo Change 2, and PC via Steam. Capcom has additionally been steadily constructing towards launch with trailers, a public demo, Weekly Oni Memos, and PlayStation advertising and marketing help.