Onimusha 2: The Demon King is in THIS castle! (Retrospective)

It's not really a review or in-depth analysis. I envisioned this to be a retrospective of the funny and interesting details that Onimusha 2 graced us with.
Yea I know that Jubei is using his reverse stance in that scene where he cut those guys but my point was that the velocity would still seriously hurt you:)
Like (if you liked it) subscribe (if you want to see more) and comment something....anything, even if it's mean. We need to get gringos to actually watch my videos. I do it for the chuckles and banter so yes I wanna know what you thought of it.
Oni fans, we are back with another laid-back rambling. Time for me to growl at you one more time with the follow-up to my very first video. Let's see if I skilled up a bit.
I apologize for the quality of the footage. While the gameplay is emulating perfectly well on pcsx2, the pre-rendered backgrounds don't scale up properly or at all which is the reason why the footage is sometimes blurry or absurdly low res.
This time I venture through the fan favorite, Onimusha 2: Samura's Destiny. Released a year after Onimusha Warlords it improved on every aspect of the original.
Also special thanks to ‪@murad58‬ and ‪@bosscollection4578‬ who make amazing Onimusha content.
00:00 Introduction
04:03 Story and the Setting
08:02 Again with the tonal dissonance??
10:34 Andale Gameplay
11:23 Built around Issen
16:34 Graphics and audio
18:27 The annoying crap
22:19 Again with the context??
25:05 Gift Giving
29:41 Nobunaga
31:03 The Conclusion
#onimusha #onimusha2 #retrogaming
wi ki for the sake of words :
Onimusha 2: Samurai's Destiny, released in Japan as Onimusha 2 (鬼武者2, Onimusha Tsū), is an action-adventure hack and slash video game developed and released by Capcom for the PlayStation 2. It is the second installment in the Onimusha series of video games released in March 2002. Set in medieval Japan, the plot revolves around a new protagonist, Jubei Yagyu, who is on a quest of revenge as he battles a demon army led by Nobunaga Oda, a sinister warlord who eliminated the Yagyu clan. Across his quest, Jubei learns of his oni heritage which grants him powers to slay the demons and meets new allies who also wish to defeat Nobunaga and his army of Genma.
The game retains the action elements from its predecessor such as the use of multiple special weapons that can be upgraded by defeating enemies. Apart from the main character, the game features four playable sub-characters, each of whom shares a part in the story. The player's actions determine which characters will decide to help Jubei in his quest. These characters were added by the Capcom staff to give a bigger depth to the game and expand the game's feeling of adventure. Each character that the player befriends will have different cutscenes as well as personal story arcs that Jubei gets to experience, although the main narrative will largely remain the same. There are certain characters or cutscenes that cannot be experienced on the same playthrough, due to plot reasons.

[@dargenkirken]

The beginning is kinda slow but later it's funny as hell so I'm glad I stuck with it. I subscribed when I recognized the female Jubei :). Hope you do Onimusha 3.

[@murad58]

Watched this with my wife.. female count increased by proxy! 😂 Thanks for the shoutout! ^-^

[@ElVnugo]

Not sure that counts :) . Thank you for taking your time and watching it.

[@starmoonseek]

they retconned Tokichiro to look like Keiji Inafune

[@galacticreviewer]

JUUUBAEEEEEE

[@StefenStviakeni]

BOOYAAA

[@SkilledNature]

RIP Kaede

[@MarkCane-wp2em]

234 the bests

[@djwillvanderbeke7387]

I cald my doga after this great game oni! From onimuscha

[@knucklepuppy824]

Onimusha 2 was my first and favorite game for the PS2. I also didn't have a memory card until June of the next year. Before I had a memory card, I had clawed my way to the end of the game. Mind you, I was 15 and so goddam anxious about fighting Nobunaga and losing to start the game over I didn't try, and I didn't know about the Golden Evil Statue. I beat Critical Mode when I was 27 (No black necklace 🎉😢 I wanted it), with great personal aplomb because now I can issue every enemy. I did a victory run after the Critical mode on Ultimate Easy and slaughtered. 😂😂😂

[@ElVnugo]

Ah, the good old days 😁😁 Golden Evil Statue is so epically dull, especially on hard, that I didn't even want to mention it in this video lol.

[@knucklepuppy824]

@@ElVnugo Onimusha 2 gave us the foundation for Demon Siege. Absolutely great experience.

[@knucklepuppy824]

@@ElVnugo DoD sucks ass so hard. I didn't finish the Tactics title but I enjoyed it. Never got an S rank but once I got the Skill award I never stopped.

[@ElVnugo]

@@knucklepuppy824 If I continue making vids I will do a similar video for Oni3 and DoD as well. Never played tactics but I might.

[@mikuruno990]

Ultimate boss - camera 🤣

[@azymackrenato9062]

SO, after your review I gave this one a shot. Series S runs PS2 like a dream and with load/save states shortcuts to boot! I am such a fan of Demon Siege and Dawn of Dreams. But the tank controls kept me away from the earlier entries all along. I have set aside about an hour of thoughtful reading to understanding the trade system and its more than 400 possible reactions etc. Got to a buncha sites, found pdf, grades etc ok and I got to enjoy it for... some amount of hours. And then, the game insulted my UNintelligence. When I got to a written guide for the FOURTH TIME I stopped playing. I don't know if I'm coming back to it. I just got the Wind weapon that for some reason is not Shippuu (by the way gorgeous animation when you get it) but... you know, I already had to find the disgusting pig-looking creature holding an umbrella and it made no sense for me... and then, I got yet again lost because I was supposed to enter Jubei's house and solve a 4 gods puzzle that I didn't understand too. Aside from not getting why it was acceptable to make unintuitive progression in an action game, I gotta say, really liked the issen. Feels even better in Oni3 for me, but might be bias. Also, that 10hit Samanosuke combos keep me coming back to watching just that thing. Something beautiful that is. Uhm, a question. Is it possible to CHAIN crit with the Ice weapon, the spear? I didn't manage to do it. I lost some trades, like white necklace and orange necklace but felt no incentive to restarting and doing it right. I don't think I'd feel compelled to finishing Oni2 more than once. I don't even know if to the point I got to, I could already have played with a sub-character already or if it is even worth it. Like, in Oni3 it's not like I'm looking FORWARD to playing with Michelle. But ok...

[@ElVnugo]

You can chain crit with every weapon it just takes practice. You can chain multiple issen crits on the same boss as well. The game is pretty short and gets better after you understand it better and start chasing the S rank .. or speedrunning it.

[@azymackrenato9062]

9/10 review would recommend to a girl if I had a friend that was a female one.

[@user-su5bi3sh1f]

IMO it's Onimusha 3>Dawn of dreams > Onimusha 2> Onimusha Warlords

[@SkilledNature]

I’d put oni 1 first but I agree with you

[@CapChronic]

The best game is 4

[@savbos]

Remaster never ever