Onimusha Dawn of Dreams: Onimusha Retrospective

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Well we have finally reached the end of this little dive into Capcom's once horror samurai series, and Dawn of Dreams is one hell of a title to end on. This game may not have the asperations toward survival horror that the first one did, but it carves out a spot all its own in the franchise. Whether or not all that is a good thing......well, I guess we'll find out.
#Onimusha #Retrospective

[@ROKSolid360]

Trying to get the word out there for anyone interested the weapons from Onimusha 3 have been Modded into Nioh 2 over on the Nexus Mods page. We're looking for 3D models of the weapons from Onimusha 2 and Dawn of Dreams to mod in aswell.

[@ROKSolid360]

This includes the Lv.3 Versions of the weapons from Onimusha Warlords.

[@ROKSolid360]

Side note currently Guns can't be replaced so we don't need any Gun models

[@IPLayedVR42Long]

That's pretty cool.

[@misiok6]

That's neat. I've been actually wanting to post that Avalanche ought to give Nioh 1 (or more preferably 2) a look since it's the closest thing to an Onimusha game with the theme mixed with a Souls-like.

[@whodatninja439]

i just want the rest of Onimusha games on PC :( I want the Onimusha 2 backgrounds upscaled, and that LQ motion blur gone.

[@NightRaven557]

I had so much fun with this game especially the part where everybody faces off against their rivals

[@AvalancheReviews]

Felt so damn anime!

[@NightRaven557]

@@AvalancheReviews I know that's what made it so much fun!. I actually played and have all the onimushas never got bored of them.

[@GamePalace-jo5tu]

MegaMan refernce

[@Mad_Hatter117]

@@AvalancheReviewshas anyone told ever told you that you sound a lot like Steve Blum the voice actor’s impression of Tom the host of the Toonami tv show block?

[@enrico8158]

Last time i've played this game was 14 Years ago and I still Remember every single part of the game

[@JMrealgamer]

They need to re-release this. Capcom needs to release them all together as a collection. If Mass Effect can do it, Onimusha series can definitely do it! I remember back in HS it was go to prom it get this. I chose O4.

[@tankokfeeng8986]

The soundtrack of this game is unforgettable, each time I heard the blue oni theme, I'm always have the feeling to play it again (just play it twice two days ago😂)

[@SonicBoom12345]

Man that game was sick. I had no idea that it wasn’t liked

[@scottnotpilgrim]

This was such a departure from the other mainline entries in the series but I enjoyed it all the same

[@lucascoval828]

As Jared said, atleast it does the departure better than the RE series.

[@biohazarduncovered]

I sold this when I was a teen, just didn't like it, picked it up years later and genuinely liked it, the Fortinbras reveal was a shock at the time, and seeing him in his human form, also he was pretty tough in terms of boss battles I've played.

[@AvalancheReviews]

That first fight with Ohatsu had me retrying quite a few times.

[@biohazarduncovered]

@@AvalancheReviews That Ohatsu fight was tough 😭

[@donvalve2257]

Yes but if you choose Roberto, use his oni attack with powerful gauntlets like the Archangels ones with accessories like Fudo horn, horn of Susano and General ring he will be dead quite rapidly.

[@xd666xd]

*0NlMUSHA: Dawn of the Goofballs* l admit that this was the title that l enjoyed the least; & l'm glad the franchise died with it, instead of continuing with its goof style!

[@TheDecoy777]

Loved the co-op play to this game

[@HybridAngelZero]

"Onimusha but more anime with Metroidvania elements" sounds like something I would write down in my "gaming wishlist of things that'll never happen", but I'm sure glad it did! Actually, I've had this game in my collection for over a year now, I still haven't gotten to playing it, and knew almost nothing about it except that Kaijin-no-Soki is in Tastunoko vs Capcom. Now I wanna grab my PS2 and jump straight into playing this xD Also, congrats on finishing another retrospective! I'm so glad you did this series

[@AvalancheReviews]

Thanks! I was just wanting to replay these games anyways. I figure might as well make some videos out of it.

[@HybridAngelZero]

@@AvalancheReviews I think that's part of the reason these videos are so fun to watch, the fact that you're working on something you really enjoy shines through :D

[@DuePancho]

I enjoyed this game so much as a teen, glad to see your take on it

[@nathanlambert7661]

Have you ever covered/considered covering The Evil Within games? There's only 2 of them and are definitely right up your alley! In my opinion the most underrated Shinji Mikami creations.

[@AvalancheReviews]

I do have a future video in mind for both EW1 and 2. I'll warn you ahead of time though. You may not like what I have to say about it.

[@dangazobiton9774]

@@AvalancheReviews both EWs were such a broken waste of potential, I just don't understand how anyone who's played the game more than one time can still claim that it's good or even awesome...

[@HammerBlow666]

As much as I love the Ninja Gaiden, Devil May Cry, and God of War franchises, Onimusha always has and most likely always will be my favorite action series from the 6th gen. The BEST gen.

[@JohnSon-vk1nz]

are we going to ignore the fact that you are almost at 100k ?

[@AvalancheReviews]

I was thinking if I acknowledge it, it won't actually happen. HA!

[@gentlesirpancakebottoms6692]

I finally got around to beat this game so I could watch this video. Its been in my watch later list forever:p A younger me would not like the anime aesthetics this game went for as I'm not really into anime. But older/current me can enjoy it for what it is, and despite not liking anime the style looks good and suits this game. I do prefer Onimusha 1-3 but I really liked this game too. It has enough of the Onimusha DNA to still feel and play like Onimusha despite being very different both in gameplay and artstyle. That said, sometimes less is more and I prefer the original tailor made set of upgradable weapons, each with their own unique attacks/functionality and strenghts compared to the aubundance of weapons and the more traditional RPG levleing in Dawn of Dreams. I also prefer the survivial feel and the eerie soundtrack and atmosphere of the older titles. Even Oni 3 despite being a more action focused spectacle maintained the same feel. It sounds like I'm hating on the game, but I'm not:p I really liked this game and its story and the soundtrack was very good, I just prefer the old style more:) And the combat though different was very satisfying. yes the game is definatley different from the first three games but I don't understand where the hate comes from. This is for the most part an incredible made game for its time and its story is a great tie in to the other Onimusha games. The only gripe I have with this game is the final boss which isn't hard yet infuriatingly hard at the same time. But not in a good way. He almost made me quit the game right at the end, and watch the ending on youtube. What I mean is that he is incredibly spongy and repetative and the reason why I failed so many times was not in a "From Software git gud" kinda way. But because there was so much happening on screen that Soki locked onto different things in other directions than the energy balls he was supposed to swing back at the boss. Gawd if my PS2 wasn't an antique rarity at this point I've would have thrown it out the window:P But despite pulling my hair out at the final boss I'm really glad I played this game. The story is intersting and bonkers over the top, yet still manage to weave in serious historical events and people just like the previous games. And I loved every second of it! And the gameplay was for the most part great:D

[@IstvanThree]

Ah, good memories - some refreshed after watching this! I was VERY skeptical at first because of the new "blond hero-guy" but then had a really good time with both the story and the new gameplay. Onimusha and Dino Crisis... both series should be revived!

[@ShockerTopper]

That's so funny when you said "It just dawned on me I don't need to qualify all those years ago because just saying I rented a video game is already time stamping this as happening decades ago...". I didn't really think about it, but it's so true. It seems so normal to think "oh yeah, it wasn't that long ago we were renting games at Blockbuster" but it has been a really long time! I remember renting SNES and Genesis games there in early 90's haha...man, I remember them being the BIGGEST company in that business and buying out all the smaller video rental places I would go to (Warehouse, music plus, etc.). It's strange to me thinking there are people that never experienced the idea of "renting" games and movies haha. It was like a 'ritual' of sorts going to Blockbuster with your roommates/friends/girlfriends on a Friday night and spending 20-30 minutes there figuring out what you were going to watch that evening; this was all before grabbing a pizza or other munchies at Albertsons/Vons (not Walmart) to go with it...and some other greens of course : ). I just realized in less than 2 years, it'll be the 20 year mark since graduating H.S....ya Jared, we are getting old haha..Jesus. As far as this game goes, this is the one Onimusha game I never played sadly. I worked at Best Buy in my 20's as a Manager of the warehouse so I'd see all the new games/movies come in, so I was always privy to new stuff that came out. I was just so busy with College/Work/Partying (I was in my 20's)/Girlfriends I had zero time really to play video games. The last game I played as a "kid" was Silent Hill 3 when that came out I was a Senior in High School. When Wii came out my roommates and I got it and shockingly our girlfriends LOVED playing it (combined with Alcohol and ski's for the snow...) all night haha. I remember so many amazing nights of debauchery with Mario Kart, Mario Party and Wii Sports in general. Back then a girl being into video games and not hating them was SUPER rare. It was the most uncommon thing ever to meet a girl that was interested at all. If you played video games in general in the 90's then you were a total 'nerd' and would be ridiculed by others.

[@austinskywalker92]

And now another retrospective has ended, placed in the history books. This was an interesting journey, glad I got to see all this for myself. Question now is, where will Jared go from here? What will he do next? Time will tell.

[@danielcook7975]

I hope he does Devil May Cry Series Retrospective minus the mess and bullshit that was the Reboot no disrespect to those who like that game, i would like to see A DMC Series Retrospective cause i just want to hear his smooth voice lol

[@locsta1234]

Tenchu retrospective!

[@flaremag1975]

Growing up, this and 1 were my favorite while 2 and 3 didn't do it for me. I enjoyed the world of 2 but 3 lost me entirely. DoD just fulfilled that replayable RPG for me which is a niche I couldn't find anywhere at the time while also being that "Feudal Japan" setting I still love to this day. The story was ok, it does get convoluted occasionally but the ending really hit me harder than most games at that time because we grew to love the characters in such a short time. The multi-player was good, but too bad it was super limited as far as pvp goes. The co-op part of it though, absolutely amazing. I never finished the demon realm since I was too busy trying to just grind out everyone to max, which I usually just do the critical chain. My record was like 36 at one point with Roberto and that was absolutely the peak for me. Loved this retrospective on the series. Where next?

[@AvalancheReviews]

Thanks! I'm not super sure what's next honestly. I'll be deciding in a week or two.

[@chronocrosser]

As more of an action fan, rather than a survival/horror fan, Onimusha 4 was actually my favourite game in the series. I know that this is a weird game for most Onimusha fans, but I really love it.

[@zeroattentiongaming820]

I'd say DoD is the best game in the series on a mechanical level, definitely went all in on the action that the series had been slowly gravitating towards since 2. I can certainly understand why some don't like it, but I've always enjoyed it. 2 is still my favorite for the replayability but I'm always going back and forth between this and 3 as the best. 3 is the peak of the traditional style, DoD is fun as all hell with so much to dig into. But on the other hand, Warlords/Genma is easily the best in terms of the Japanese RE spin off it was envisioned as. Like always, I find each of the 4 can be strongly argued to be the best based on what you are looking for. Such a fantastic series.

[@Uniquedesignsincrome]

I love the Onimusha series, there needs to be more content for this great set of games. How about you just cover Onimusha Warlords again just because?

[@whodatninja439]

How about he covers Genji: the Giant Enemy Crab game ???????????????????????????????????????????++

[@blackmanwithcomputer]

I can't believe that this was a PS2 game, I felt like it was ahead of it's time. Such fun gameplay and a sprawling story. I wish it would get a remaster, or that Capcom would make a new Onimusha game.

[@saika.magoichi.214]

Having played all the Ps2 Era onimusha games this was definitely my favorite. I definitely struggled with certain levels but I still loved it. -also had a massive crush on soki as it kid lmao- I only wish it had more replay value. After completing the game I had no reason to replay it again

[@AvalancheReviews]

It was so radically different that I sort of shrugged it off back then. Now I wish I would have given it another try cause I love it.

[@CynicalGamingBlogTerry309]

Is it just me or does Soki remind anyone of Yuri from Shadow Hearts if he was a samurai? I don't know why I just get those vibes from him. In any case, I love this game but it has the misfortune of forever being shadowed by 2 and 3, I prefer it to the first Onimusha though. Honestly it's really close between 2, 3 and Dawn Of Dreams but 2 and 3 are tied for top position for me while Dawn Of Dreams is a very close second. I really likes the changes a lot and I loved collecting lots of different weapons, it felt like it was a fine balance of my two favourite genres, RPG and Beat Em Up and honestly I would argue that it can compete with either genre though to be honest I don't think genres mean anything anyways so the best way I can describe Dawn Of Dreams is that it was a game that catered specifically to my tastes, crazy and OTT with some funny moments but with an action packed combat system. The game is far from perfect but its imperfections are tied to my enjoyment. I love grinding in action games so the leveling system didn't bother me, quite the opposite actually. The lack of charged attacks is the only reason why it isn't up there with 2 and 3, that and the fact that many of the new moves, while cool looking don't offer much in terms of utility, though some of them do come in handy and are fun to use which I do appreciate. I also like how they made Issen's more accessible as they are a big part of the series and are so satisfying to pull off. It's still good old Onimusha no matter which way you look at it. Plus I really liked the test of valor challenges too, those mixed things up nicely. I found Onimusha 3 to be polished to perfection and honestly you just can't beat that, the formula needed to change for that reason, Onimusha 3 perfected what it set out to do so they needed something fresh and I would say that the game is faithful, yet diverse enough to feel like a solid evolution of the series. Plus the soundtrack of this game is god tier because it was composed by one of my favourite composers, Hideyuki Fukasawa, the same guy who composed the soundtrack for Chaos Legion. He is the best composer Capcom has and honestly he should be allowed to work on Capcom's other franchises like Devil May Cry/Sengoku Basara because he is criminally overlooked. Dawn Of Dreams' soundtrack expresses this so damn well but if you like this game's soundtrack then Chaos Legion's soundtrack is a must listen. Plus I love how Tenkai got a Sieg Wahrheit costume as his alternate attire, Chaos Legion is the game that got me into this style of game so for me that was a big deal. Any representation of Chaos Legion in any videogame is deserving of praise, heck they don't even feature any of its characters in Marvel Vs Capcom yet Onimusha Dawn Of Dreams has the only Chaos Legion cameo that I know of and that's awesome. I also really liked Soki as a character in this game, after playing Devil May Cry 4, I was assuming that Soki was going to be another deadweight character like Nero but he wasn't, he carried himself throughout the whole game and he was a badass throughout, he wasn't just a lackluster replacement for Samanosuke/Jubei Yagyu, he was a solid character in his own right. Ultimately this is the ultimate fanservice game for me It could really use a remaster though, this game looks gorgeous but I'm sure you've noticed that it looks very grainy on ps2, an upscale is a must to get the most out of this game visually... which means that it's the perfect game for you to cover since you're that guy who will go on and on about upscaling, well this is the game that would benefit the most from it if you ask me. All in all, Onimusha is hands down the best Capcom franchise, you will never change my mind on this. This game is part of the reason why because despite its changes it still manages to be solid.

[@Csumbi]

i feel like NIOH is somewhat spiritual successor of this game, though it might be just because of the theme.

[@OfficialBioDevil]

It actually is. The developers did mention they took inspiration from Onimusha when working on the revised version of Nioh.

[@JohnDoe-ug3su]

I completed Nioh and Onimusha, I gotta say Nioh has a lot of things similar to Onimusha compared to Dark Souls

[@OfficialBioDevil]

@@JohnDoe-ug3su Admittedly I hate the comparison made to Dark Souls with Nioh since they're more like Ninja Gaiden just with action RPG mechanics.

[@kingfuneral38]

Soki is one of my favorite video game protagonist i beat this with my lil brother with a cheat code.......the old days

[@brandonburk1776]

just got the first onimusha because of this retrospective

[@AvalancheReviews]

Hell yeah!

[@Quick-Silver206]

I'm just glad From Software didn't do the whole "We need to expand the player base." stuff with the Souls series. They just kept giving us more difficult Souls like games while continuously upgrading. That's how it should be.

[@PancakeX]

This game is MASSIVE. Such a long game. I remember watching my friend playing it all day for an entire week and I was wondering why it was still going on hahah.

[@Gojiro7]

I have never wanted to see a sleeveless portuguese missionary wearing brass knuckles punch a genma in the face, and I say this because I can turn to other things of a similar type of setting like Ninja Scroll or Samurai Champloo and get something like that without them wearing something as silly as Roberto's outfit

[@AvalancheReviews]

That still counts

[@kyleyoung1206]

This one’s definitely my favorite. I wish Capcom would go back and remaster these games like they’re doing with RE.

[@awakenedsoul2638]

People in the comments saying they like this, this is their favorite Onimusha because of the vast choices of weapons, huge improvement in battles and FIVE ONIMUSHAS YOU CAN CHOOSE TO PLAY is what they like! If you are a hardcore Onimusha Fan who likes the series to stick to its Samurai Spirit story and fighting then the best in the franchise is Onimusha 2: Samurai's Destiny hands down! This is the most shitty Onimusha in the franchise, Dawn Of Dreams! This ain't a sequel this game was a FAN SERVICE because CapCom only planned a trilogy and no more fourth game. But technically Dawn Of Dreams according to release order is not the fourth game! The fourth game according to release order is Onimusha 3: Demon Siege 2004 and has the BEST INTRODUCTION IN THE FRANCHISE! The third game is Onimusha: Blade Warriors released in 2003 and the only Onimusha fighting game similar to Super Mario Smash. Oni Dreams is the FIFTH GAME IN THE SERIES released back in 2006 and was the least successful in the franchise!

[@lp1spiritguidance577]

This was my first onimusha game and it’s what made me seek out it’s predecessors I loved every title but this will always be my favourite ❤️

[@newworlddiscord8463]

I really enjoyed this game. I put a lot of time into powering up equipment/leveling. Cleared that massive multi-floored dungeon.. It was a great game, all the way up until the final boss... I couldn't ever beat it because of that asshole.

[@mozax8118]

I PRAY that we get an onimusha 1 Remake, but approached similarly to the Resident Evil 1 Remake.

[@YukitoOnline]

Sad part.. The time I played this game was with the RAW Japanese copy. I couldn't understand anything that time, but still managed to finish the entire game. lol The reveal on Tenkai at the end made me smile.

[@samuels-moua9464]

Time to replay it!

[@yee6870]

I remember having a Japanese copy that allowed me to change between Japanese and English text/audio

[@JackTheLotuz12]

The entire franchise was a hidden gem during the PS2 era. And it's crazy cuz nioh was based off onimusha in certain aspects. I just wish the game could be remade or at least remaster the trilogy. Sadly only the first entry was remastered. I love all the games. Blade warriors was good too.

[@Gamerextra1029]

I was a huge Onimusha fan but this was the end of the line for me. Played for about 1hour then put it away... felt like a watered down arcade game. Admittedly the Onimusha franchise has always had a bit of an identity crisis, but this was not the direction to take the series IMO.

[@ResidentNotEvil5]

ONIMUSHA deserves remake but the sales didn't do justice

[@assassinkillerelite]

Im suprised you didnt bring up the biggest connection between the old games and the new ones. The "red demon" himself samanoskue or should i say tenkai 👀

[@acespartan5626]

Roberto's theme... need I say more?

[@Anverto90]

I really enjoyed your entire review series of the Onimusha games! Regarding this game, I liked it a lot and collecting all of the weapons was so much fun! Only criticism I have regarding this video is that you didn't touch on the amazing OST of DoD, it was so good!

[@karasguro6919]

Tenkai=Samanosuke. And the game have some amazing music, especialy the end credits.

[@thegsk]

Funner fact - Danica Mckellar aka Winnie Cooper from Wonder Years voices a character in this game.

[@FrogMast3r]

I just wish capcom released onimusha 1-4 hd collection so i can do some trophy hunting.

[@user-bj9tj4uc4f]

Favorite game in the series hoenstly wish i could find a sealed copy of it for my collection

[@Aristotelpan]

One thing people don't talk about enough is the SOUNDTRACK! It's incredible. Young me really liked the flashy action and cool/anime style and story in comparison to the rest of the series' darker and more serious (though still wacky at times) horror/survival theme. The graphics were also great for the PS2 era. But the most memorable thing after all these years is definitely the music! The overall soundtrack is great, Soki/Jubei/Roberto themes are a blast, and the moment you hear Tenkai's theme you instantly realize who he is. Wish we could get a remaster for the entire Onimusha series.

[@hardmodefbl]

*Are you going to make a review for Resident Evil - Infinite Darkness?*

[@rouge939]

I remember this game being way too grindy and the enemies were all damage sponges. I couldn’t beat it

[@kazkazee]

i dont recall you mentioning a co-op component to this game. my friend and i back in high school used to spends late nights juggling genma lol great couch co-op game if youre a fan of onimusha

[@AvalancheReviews]

I never messed with it sadly. Probably should have got some time in with it, but I was on a time crunch.

[@kazkazee]

@@AvalancheReviews no worries! still an amazing retrospective! thank you for all the work you put into these reviews

[@KingofKeys2000]

This is my favorite onimusha game. i was so sad to see that none of the games got any real love after the release. i mean yea we got the HD port of the first game which was great but we never got anything else. i always considered Nioh to be the spiritual successor to the franchise. i do want more oni thought. come on capcom make it happen

[@richardduska1558]

Just a small info on this video. The Dark Realm here is 100 floor and at the end you will get a broken weapon. Said weapon dose not have a magic attack asociated with it BUT it has very high base damage and has a shock wave effect with each hit. Clearing The Dark Realm is also a LONG task. Like it took me an entire day of playtime as a kid.

[@Acdrop1]

me after hitting play: "mina-san.."

[@whodatninja439]

Are you gonna talk about Devil May Cry next??????

[@peachflavored]

Being a Portuguese native I approve sleeveless Portuguese missionaries punching demons in the face! And also more wonderful retrospectives such as this.

[@zombiefriend]

I'll always be upset we never got the rest of these games remastered.

[@danielcuevas1384]

I gotta say going through the dark realm is something you need to do you only see certain enemy types in the dark realm on harder levels

[@rshandy]

It was so fulfilling to get through it though.

[@jimwu4579]

Never played these games. Don't intend on doing so. But I could listen to Jared talk about anything.

[@AvalancheReviews]

I'll take that!

[@NewVaultDweller]

So you don't like anime, huh? haha. Nice video ❤️

[@JoannaJedrzejczyksForehead]

My 12 y.o. Anime crazed son, loves this game. It is the game that showed him how amazing the PS2 actually was. Not too shabby, for a “Boomer” console 😂

[@MILDMONSTER1234]

Love to see it

[@saloz9483]

Its been a while since I played this game but from memory I really enjoyed it.The ending was a bit of a downer for two reasons but I wont go into spoilers. I'm guessing capcom didn't port over 2 and 3 on ps4 because of actor licenses but im surprised this one didn't get the port treatment since I dont think there was a famous actors face used. Great job on the retrospective and man is it disappointing that capcom gave up on this great series.

[@9773an]

my guess is that capcom was testing to see if onimusha has a future in the market

[@KeoTheSoulReaper]

You sir are a gentleman and a scholar!! No one on youtube has ever done this to this level of detail. Thank you!!!

[@Coyoda]

Really awesome retrospective. Enjoyed it quite much. Im also curious, what did you think of the unlockables like The arena vs mode, street fighter costumes, etc? And which was your most favorite character and weapon to use in combat?

[@ZBruh3]

you sound like spike from cowboy bebop, i dig it.

[@polyemphis]

Love this game. DoD has so many bosses. I like how you fight all your friends, your enemies, your friends enemies, you fight almost everyone in the game, it's so fun

[@Mosqueetto]

This is the only onimusha game id buy a remake

[@davidyoung7484]

What I don’t understand is why is it so hard for the Japanese when they come out with a very awesome game that for some reason they absolutely suck with the sequels somebody needs to take a page from Microsoft on how they handled halo

[@MILDMONSTER1234]

Dmc 2 lol

[@MD_Chaos]

Just wanna say, It was awesome seeing you finally cover onimusha and even spotlighting Dawn of dreams in this retrospective. I was in the same camp as someone who loved the first 3 onimusha games but wasn't big on Dawn of Dreams, but I gave it another chance and it really won me over. now I love it just as much as others and consider it a huge fav of mine.. Dawn of dreams I feel is a underappreciated action game from capcom even outside of the onimusha series. For me it's up with other games in it's genre and while it is different from other onimusha games, you really can't say DoD is like any other action games and I think that's awesome. The callbacks to other onimusha games was really well done and I think it really succeeds as a send off for the series that I don't feel it needed to be continued on. It kinda bums me out that the game never really did that well, cause you tell capcom put a lot of love into it and they never forgot about it as soki is in TvC and other capcom games. I think out of the onimusha games, DOD would be the easiest to do a re-release as there isn't any of the likeness rights and is completely 3D so I think a remaster would be super ideal.

[@danielcook7975]

Avalanche Reviews well my friend you clearly have the patients of a saint cause sure the game is okay and such but it just did not pull me in like First Onimusha and Third, true Tenkai aka Samanosuke returned but it was not the same he during the timeskip from 3 to DOD became less a badass and more just a guy who has vast knowledge of things. but one of the best parts about him being in this is when you first meet him and his oni 1 theme starts playing at first i was like wait isn't that Samanosuke's theme!? and then i see him with a familiar guantlet which was now gold and then him mentioning Kaede and ending with Akane narrating that she heard Arin say Tenkai's real name. now this game's gameplay was fun but like i said it just did not pull me in like the previous games and this is also where Capcom started to struggle with their games thankfully Devil May Cry 5 and Resident Evil 7 more or less revived Capcom's gaming legacy

[@EQOAnostalgia]

Twas a good.

[@hedges_gospel6256]

Ha!I feel u bro…one old guy to another.hahah

[@vangoghsseveredear]

Me and my brother *loved* Onimusha. It was among our favourite games growing up, and we played them a ton. I remember being so excited seeing a new Onimusha in Blockbuster (boomer alert). Neither of us liked this game. Looking at it now, I can see why. It's so radically different. Different isn't necessarily bad, but its barely an Onimusha game at this point. I still hate Dawn of Dreams, because it was so mid it killed the franchise.

[@AvalancheReviews]

That's about how I felt. After I gave it some time though, I really started to like it.

[@vangoghsseveredear]

@@AvalancheReviews lmao i made this comment near the start of the video, before I heard too much of your commentary-ended up finding it weird how I parroted the same points, even down to the rental joke. Maybe that's a sign to give it another go!

[@TypicallyUniqueOfficial]

I didn't like Dawn of Dreams the first time I played it when I was younger. It was just too different from the first 3 games for me to recognize it as an Onimusha game. The weapon system was probably my biggest gripe with it because I loved having the unique weapons that could be leveled up and as you did their magic attacks were increased. Also missing was the weapon specific attacks from 2&3 such as 10 point slash. The level design and how stories work was also completely different. It really was an action RPGs more so with your equipment having a lot of of loot that's similar to eachother in attacks with specialized attacks in place of the awesome magic attacks. As I got older I've appreciated Onimusha DoD for what it was. It wasn't the evolution I would have wanted from Onimusha, but it was a really good game. Definitely flashy. The story helped it a lot to with all the nice surprises such as Tenkai being who he is, and the last boss. The environments was fun and varied, and it has a lot of variety. Playing as all the characters was fun as well. It's just enough Onimusha (mostly from the story and characters) to be called an Onimusha game but far enough from it to be too different. Weird thing to say. Now I really enjoy it as its own game. I need to hook up my PS2 to play it. Also, one last note...you could chain issen a ton of enemies in Onimusha 2 the same way as in DoD if you charge up your weapon (especially to level 3) and perform an issen. It will auto issen everyone in a room if you land the issen while your weapon is charged. It gets just as ridiculous.

[@nesoukkefka1741]

This is my favorite game of the series, mostly because I'm a sucker for RPG, so when I boot this game saw there was LVUP, tons of gear, stats, accessory, passives on equipment... I loved it, the 5 playable characters each with their own game style, it also had quite a bunch of content comparativly to the previous games and I also enjoy the story, and yeah rally sad they never continue the series with that new style.

[@TheKingOfAllHorror]

RIP any New Resident Evil retrospectives 😢

[@OfficialBioDevil]

I personally was just not a fan of this entry was. To me it very much lacked aspects of what made Onimusha. You'd think I'd like this game because I love 2 so much. I also agreed partly with the anime comparison but to me Onimusha 3 was like a good anime where as Dawn of Dreams was a bad snime trying to replicate that good anime. Anyway I don't mean to be such a downer about it just wanted leave my two cents and leave a like. Also hope to see you review Tormented Souls and maybe possibly do an Onimusha clone series if at all possible.

[@Bryan_Kenji_Watanabe]

My fav one's are: 1- onimusha 2 2- onimusha 1 3- onimusha DOD 4- onimusha 3

[@greystone40]

One of my favourite series that I still play today. Dawn of dreams with 2 player mode is awesome!

[@handsanitizer1599]

Onimusha is my favorite franchise of all time. Also it’s been a trip watching your channel grow! Congratulations

[@megamantcg]

Damn. I kind of dismissed this game flippantly when it first came out. Glad to see it’s a solid entry. Gonna give it a go now.

[@Sev3617]

Just out of curiosity, do you think you could cover the metro franchise? Or last of us? Would love to hear your takes, I greatly enjoy your content. Though I don’t have any particular interest in this series, not to imply you should stop, it’s your channel so ultimately it’s your choice and there’s nothing wrong with that, if you don’t want to do those games though that’s perfectly fine. I love your vids regardless!

[@arkham666]

Wonderful video man. Back when this came out I didn't here anything good about it. Every review said it was some terrible action grind comparable to Chaos Legion so I never played it. Now I've watched this I'm prepared to give it a chance,

[@AvalancheReviews]

At this point, I'd confidently say it's a more mechanically fun game than Chaos Legion. I think it's definitely worth looking at. It surprised me.

[@solracstormhunter3023]

33:36 Could it be, that we all reached that point in the story using THAT sword as our main weapon? 😅 I remember max leveling that one the very first, cause it had every useful perk: Speed, 5-hit combos and long distance flying slashes. Later I would be switching to the 3rd Enryuu and finally to "Anger" (the earth-elemental giant mech sword). No about this game, Dawn of Dreams is besides Onimusha 3, my favorite in the series. It switched up the RE horror survival action style, for a Dynasty Warriors-esque, closely DMC-style action game approach for the Onimusha system. All in all, it was incredibly fun, fluid and diverse. The cast was an amazing way to mainstream/compilate the different playstyles and weapon variety, collected through the series and added special abilities for each character makes them more unique. For the past 15 years, I happened to ponder, if a 6th character would've been possible, every time I remembered this game. That being said, adding whips, hammers and dual swords, wouldn't add anything new, that wasn't already implemented into the other characters, driving home, how much of the series evolution was poured into the gameplay of this game. Anyway, this game was awesome and it's indeed too bad, that we havent seen anything new from this series, besides the Onimusha Warlords remaster. Capcom should stop d&¢kriding RE, Street Fighter and Monster Hunter that much and go back to older IPs, now that Stellar Blade is going to resurrect the character action genre and Onimusha, could compete with Sekiro and Nioh sequels.

[@matttyree1002]

The same thing happened to me when I bought this game back in the day. I played it hoping it would be more like the original trilogy and was initially disappointed, but later I went back and realized that it was its own thing, and really fun! I'm glad I gave it that second chance. Great review series!

[@AvalancheReviews]

Hell yeah! I'm not the only one who had that same thing happen.

[@Christian-eq7uh]

The weirdo dangling from silk rope is the only part of the game I wish they just replaced with literally anything else. ANYTHING. Else.

[@kaimobley5324]

This game was a pure let down. It completely fucked up what Onimusha was just like Tenchu 4 fucked up what the franchise already was. The sound track is fine but that's really about it. The fighting was gimmicky and was ruined almost completely especially with giving the enemies (grunts at that) a health bar and the story with the individuality of certain characters was very cartoony. They said they were going for something new and they definitely fulfilled on it but it's horrible. Nothing wrong with trying something new and Inovative but HOT DAMN. Like seriously Minokichi doesn't even look like or behave like someone who belongs in this game. He looks like something that belongs in Final Fantasy or Chrono Trigger, .Hack or Persona even but *NOT* Onimusha. This is just SOME of the complaints I have with this game but like the old saying goes "If it's not broke don't fix it"

[@teh0wnz0r76]

after this... mite try this game again. never interested me.... i didnt want devil may musha. tried it a lil while ago... put it away after a few minutes. mite try it again tho. btw i dont care wat anybody says, blade warriors is a once in a lifetime masterpiece that will be enshrined in glory for generations to come

[@AvalancheReviews]

That might be the first time I've ever heard that.

[@teh0wnz0r76]

@@AvalancheReviews more than likely, last time too lol

[@Salrie-Antlerhorn]

Ironically, I've never even heard of Onimusha until Dawn of Dreams. My uncle bought it for me at Game Crazy and I just loved it. I would spend hours invested in the story. Then I got Onimusha 3 and I loved it just as much as I did Dawn of Dreams. It's a shame that Gems like these barely get recognized by AAA companies.

[@Kevin720c]

i played all the RE main games 0,1,2 (remake),3( remake),4,5,6,7, village and i loved the change all of them had. Maybe its because i played them all one after the other. I remember my friend telling that RE 5 and 6 got a bit of hate. I dont know why i really enjoyed RE 6 over the top silly story, it was funny and i really had a´lot of fun with my friends playing all of them on the quarantine If all of them would be similar to 0, 1 and the original 2 and 3 it would get repetitive and boring. I still have to play the original 2 and 3. I really enjoy older games

[@ShockerTopper]

I never played this game because I stopped playing games around the time we were in college, it looks cool though. I really liked these games but even before people were constantly talking about games, I knew these games weren’t doing well sales-wise. I actually only played the first 2 games, but I got the feeling it was like Dino Crisis series and was not making them enough profits to make it worth continuing.

[@owellitriedandfailed]

Maybe, just maybe if Capcom probably remakes RE5, they might remake this or at the very least port the first 3 games to modern consoles. Ya we got 1, but why stop their there? Fans are begging for them all

[@derrickhaggard]

I actually liked Dawn of Dreams, and I still think that if Capcom ever did do a proper Onimusha 5 set during the Civil War between Ieyasu Tokugawa and Mitsunari Ishida that Capcom should give development duties over to the team that did Devil May Cry 5 for obvious reasons. Heck me and some friends were going to try and make our own fan-made continuation set during the Civil War between Ieyasu and Mitsunari that had a female Oni/Human Hybrid as the main lead playable protagonist, and a samurai as the secondary lead playable protagonist who would've worked with Ieyasu to stop Mitsunari and his army which would've consisted of Genma including corrupted versions of some of his most well-known officers during the Civil War with the story ending at the Battle of Sekigahara and two final boss battles one against a corrupted Mitsunari in his Genma form, and then one against Guildenstern who somehow survived the events of Demon Siege and was only using Mitsunari Ishida as a pawn in a plan to resurrect Fortinbras but we decided to can the project due to fear of Capcom hitting us with a DMCA and suing us.

[@mattbrowny]

After watching all your onimusha videos, god do I dream of Onimusha getting the RE remake treatment…. Maybe just not this one. Or maybe? Hell, I’ll take basically any new onimusha haha

[@arkhe1n107]

I'm suprised you didn't even mention the secret coop multiplayer mode.

[@Darkman9000]

Never really found the series to be that much of a horror one, and that's including the very original. While you had to be mindful of some items, the game had you fighting monsters with magical swords that shot fire and lightning, kind of difficult to get scared when you're doing stuff like that. With that said, I can agree that Dawn of Dreams did feel a little too alien compared to the original trilogy, but at least it waited until the conclusion of the original story arc before trying that new angle. If the series ever does get revived, hopefully it'll be more in line with the original game. Should be noted that back around 2008, there was a manga made for the series, Twilight of Desire, though I don't know if it ever found its way outside of Japan. And like any video game made in the 90s/early 00s, there were plans for a film, however that never went anyway since 2007 or so, though there was something about Samanosuke's actor reprising the role, which was at least cool to consider when it seemed like it was still going to happen.

[@Cosmosis-86]

It would be great if this was released in HD being a more modern entry in the series and it may be more popular than Warlords. I love Warlords but can understand why many gamers would not like it, with the static background’s.

[@LanceCorporal_Waffles]

I wish they would remaster the rest of the games, sort out the issues with the original soundtrack for the first game, and release them all in a collection. The soundtrack for the first game was 🤌 and I still find myself humming or whistling Kaede’s and Samanosuke’s theme. Even the First Movement track where Samanosuke gets ambushed and the triumphant score kicks in. *Chef’s Kiss* I was also surprised at how much I didn’t mind the new score they used for the remaster of the first game but it pales in comparison to the original one.

[@xzenitramx666]

What I didnt like about this entry was how anime it felt im thier design of many characters.

[@sheriffdraws8789]

Personally my best in the series. Not super crazy about anime but the anime tone fits perfectly here. 3 really jumped the shark with its time travel plot so was glad to have a proper feudal Japan title once again. Plus DoD has god tier music. Good music