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1 Rating: 1, Useful: 3 / 14
Date: September 09, 2005
Author: Amazon User

when i got this game i thought it was going to be cool but it wasent it sucked balls thats all i have to say.

If you Love this Game.

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 2 / 6
Date: May 10, 2004
Author: Amazon User

If you love Samurai-Ninjas, France and time travel this game is for you. If you love movie star tie-ins, this game is for you. If you love using fairies to move from platform to platform, this game is for you. If fighting a whiny sixteen-year old 3 times brings a tear of joy to your eye, this game is definitely for you.

If you love Onimusha games (which used to rely on great plot and character development) you might be sorely disappointed with this one. Through the 10 or so hours played through this game, you for sure must deal with the Onimusha combat system, that's a given. So what's left is your plot and character development. This game must have been either severely edited or butchered on its way over from Japan. During the game you might be asking yourself some questions:
"Why can't I feel for these characters and their struggle when the voice acting is so bad...the fairy makes dialogue even more cheesy...WHAT? No sign of Nobunaga till the END of the game?! Instead I have to deal with the whiny Gildenstern scientist and the even whinier 16-year old Ranmaru throughout the entire game?!"

Don't fret. It's not you it's just the bad game is all.

I thought this game was called Demon Siege, but the only siege is in the awesome CG intro (check out the flying monster's head--ripped straight from the movie "Willow" lol!). That was like an entirely different beast than the game itself. It had a broader, more epic feel and more of a conclusion than the game's ending. The rest of the CG uses the in-game character models (believe me this looks VERY low quality).
Why must Onimusha 3 have only one cool CG when the prequels had at least three or four?
Even though the game has your two characters traversing through time, between France and Japan, the adventure never feels epic or huge. It's probably because you spend such little time in each area and it's all over so quickly. The prequels spent the whole time in one area--Japan. Those 10 hours felt, surprisingly, very huge compared to the clunky ride that is Onimusha 3.
I think people were expecting Samanouske to return, but there were some that hoped Jubei to return as well, NOT to replace Samanouske but to fight alongside him as duel Samurai (two-player co-op online would've been very cool). Trust me, when Jacques acquires his very "American" accent, you will be wanting Jubei's return.

Gameplay is not bad at all, just not good or could very well be better. This game should and must be rented. But if you are the kind of person who collects trilogies, get it to complete your set (it's kind of like owning the Matrix trilogy; pretty clunky). Speaking of Matrix there is a part in the game cinemas which pays yet another homage to the movie's "bullet-time" effect: Jacques performs the infamous "Trinity-Jump" (what? why can't you jump in the game itself?). Hope they learn for an Onimusha 4.

BOOOOOOOOO!!

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 1 / 17
Date: August 29, 2004
Author: Amazon User

Tis all crud and lies.This makes me sick to my stomach.How come Oda is EVIL!!! He was not evil!!! And whats with this Akechi character. Thats not his real name!!! It was Mitsuhide Akechi, who was an underling of Oda until he wished to kill Oda because he thought Oda was handling things wrong. In the end he got killed for it!!! This game is terrible and is so incorrect!!!If Akechis name was right and Oda wasnt evil then this game would get 2 or maybe even 3 stars but since its not i want to BURRRRRRRRRRNNNNNNNN!!!!!!!!IT IS THE WORST GAME EVER!!!!!

dud

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 3 / 8
Date: May 31, 2004
Author: Amazon User

I just opened the triangle lock door in the castle. I am a fan of the previous installments, playing through both of them twice, this one, however, is not giving me as much enjoyment. I'm going to try and finish it as soon as I finish here but not because I find it fun or addictive, but because I want to hurry and finish it and trade it in before its value plumishes. So far I'd give it a 3: a + for analog movement; a + for good graphics, but not as great as the prequels; - - almost getting a + but not quite is the fact there are at least some moments of intensity, like the dark realms, if only the entire game was this crazy; a big minus for attack timing on this game, heres a perfect example: when your knocked to the ground, the time it takes to get up is exactly the same as the time it takes for your attacker to volley in his next attack, so you find yourself standing up and getting whacked again alot, this is not a skill or strategy fault of mine, it is a design flaw in the timing/placing of triggers vs. player placement. Another example is when a foe is knocked to the ground, you can come up to him and tap on attack and you can stab him while hes laying there, finishing him off. However, most of the time, the timing/placement trigger is slightly off, and you find yourself stabbing your sword into the ground, missing your foe, and while your trying to detach your sword from the ground guess what happens? You guessed it -- a cheap shot right to the ole nogg'n. I had so much fun doing this execution in the previous installment especially, but there if I missed, I knew it was my own screw up, and took whatever I had coming to me like a proper warrior, but here, in 3, I'm screaming at the screen, not because of difficulty(which is a good thing in my gamebook), but out of disgust for poor game programming. Especially since they got it right previously. In fact I wouldnt be surprised if the entire game is comprised of mostly a different programming team. Another big minus is the sound, from the boring yawn inducing music to the terrible terrible voice acting, not to mention the stupid choices in languages. This is how it should have went down soundwise: Japanese characters speak Japanese, French characters speak French, and its all translated in the subtitles for the player, instead, we get this stupid stupid stupid hodge-podge that is aesthically the ugliest thing about the game, well, next to the annoying little fairie you have to put up with the entire game, which talks in a helium voice that will drive some gamers to suicide. As for the graphics, call me an old coot, but I thought the graphics in the other games were aesthically better, not finer in detail, just better, more coherent and seamless, and befitting to the game - I'm a huge Kuroswawa fan so maybe I'm biased, but here its akin to looking at Pamela Anderson. Bottom line: rent it, have some fun. But if your looking to hit the game store right now looking for some action on the PS2: the previous 2 games can be had for less than 10 for the first and around 15 for the 2nd, get them together and you'll have a blast for a while. And then theres the obvious action choice: Devil May Cry - still the best action game ever made. I still play it on a regular basis. Why? Because it delivers even on the 5th time through. Why? How can it deliver on the 5th time through? Well, when you finish it the first time through, hard mode is opened, you continue from the beginning again, however, not only is enemy placement and difficulty different, you can still uprade your health and abilities until you max them out, maybe you max out this ability the second time through or maybe the third. Its up to you. And after hard mode theres even a harder mode and its f'n hard! Anywyas, you'll find yourself going around looking for fights to gather more and more orbs, wanting to stat up. And the thing is, the fights are a f'n blast - fast-hard-intense-varied - and they are there like clockwork, beckoning you to bring it on. In Onimusha 3 I deal with the enemies like a person in the jungle cutting a path; in Devil May Cry, I deal with them like a badass mofo with one badass mofo arsenal: swords, guns, grenade launcher, fiery uppercuts, lightening bolts, the list goes on and on, oh yea, and the ability to jump. Anyways, I'm a 33-year old man, father of 3, and I'm here writing a treatise on a frigg'n video game, well, lets just say I wanted to give you fellow action gamers a heads up on this puppy. DO NOT BUY THIS GAME!!! HOWEVER, A RENTAL WILL BE WORTH YOUR TIME AND MONEY. Well, now I'll go finish this game, and if it wows me and changes my mind I'll get back on and recant. But if you dont see another post by me in a couple days then HEED MY WORDS!!!

Fans of Beat ýem upsý

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 2 / 5
Date: May 09, 2004
Author: Amazon User

Okay, this is a review of Onimusha 3's gameplay. Not the story, graphics or sound. There are other reviews for those. The most important part of playing a game is of course gameplay.

Onimusha 3 is, at its core, a beat-em up or hack n' slash (not survival horror like the previous Onimushas). Fans of this genre come from the old school Ninja Turtles Arcade, Devil May Cry and more importantly the revamped Ninja Gaiden. A good hack n' slash title gives players the feeling of combat and the illusion of being fused to their character.

The same gameplay from past Onimushas is found here with the addition of analog control. This provides more freedom but offers no new abilities. The inclusion of a 180 degree button is odd and useless when analog is available (as is auto-targeting). Power attacks are performed by ONE button only. It never felt like I created the Power attacks (a combo system leading to the Power move would've provided more satisfaction).

Also you can suck in purple orbs and transform into the Almighty Onimusha with the click of R3. This didn't sit right since the R stick is never used (two buttons together like square and triangle, would've felt more powerful than an insta-god button). This might feel easier for some, but others might want to feel like their character is transforming. The counter attacks on the other hand, are very difficult to pull off and at times feel quite random.

To mix things up this time around Onimusha 3 stars Samanouske as well as a new character Jacques Blanc, who differs with distance attacks by way of his whip. This offers some variety until you get used to his combos. Weapons from both characters are different in look and elemental properties, but you can basically choose your favorite and play on. They do not differ from one another any other way.

I suppose Samurai never jump. The CG intro was enjoyable, yet I found myself longing to jump at least once. Jacques can use his whip to cling to hovering fairies (bizarre...) while swinging over some of the main bosses. This is not very exciting.

AI is also lacking in depth. Most enemies just walk towards you or swing a ball and chain till they get to you. For the entirety of the game you will probably either block a lot or dance around your enemies. I never once found a formidable opponent.

Onimusha 3 sticks to its suck-in orb, hack n' slash roots while, sadly, other games have moved on. There are better games of this genre out such as the new Ninja Gaiden. Both games can be classified as beat-em ups, but only Ninja Gaiden succeeds in providing character fusion. This must be considered in every game but Gaiden gives the player the illusion that they are actually performing the hack n' slash, not just performing the button pressing. Hack n' slash is not supposed to feel as constricting as Onimusha 3. It is supposed to, in a manner of speaking, rock your world.

Average

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 2 / 6
Date: February 13, 2006
Author: Amazon User

This game plays fairly average to me, I was expecting something far more interesting, instead I get a game with repetitive gameplay and a much linear story. Its not a terrible game its just that theres nothing innovative enough to impress me.

jesus christ

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 1 / 3
Date: March 18, 2007
Author: Amazon User

This is a terrible game. I am a /huge/ fan of the first two Onimushas, and their smashing, wild successes tricked me into buying this one. The controls, the characters, the story, the additions, the settings, the sounds, the graphics -- everything is wrong or off or outright terrible. Don't make my mistake.

I've also watched a friend play all of Onimusha 4. If you've played the first two and you're looking for more, it's safe to purchase that one. It's not nearly as good as the first two, and in some ways it's different enough that it probably should be even called part of the Onimusha series, but at least it doesn't suck. Skip this product; it's for your own good.

I gave it 2 stars overall because it contains Samanosuke, and he deserves some amount of credit for simply existing.

what kind of trilogy is this??

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 0 / 3
Date: May 03, 2004
Author: Amazon User

This game wasn't as fascinating as other Onimusha games. Onimsusha:Warlords had it good times 'cause it was the first time we see Samonosuke in battle agains evil.
In Onimusha:Samurai's Destiny, a new young Samurai Jubei Yagyu rise to stop the evil Nobunaga.

In this final "chapter", players will be disappointed that only one of the classic samurai (Samonosuke) is in played, but Yubei isn't. Instead is replaced with some simple character.

I would suggest to rent this game first and find your own opinion about the game. If you're a Onimusha fan and just want to have for your private collection. I would think twice before purchasing it.

No jump button, No kick button

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 0 / 2
Date: October 15, 2005
Author: Amazon User

Before I purchased this, I thought that it was going to be one of the best action games ever. After playing, I was disappointed. It's a very "AVERAGE" game, that doesn't have anything special to make it stand out from other games.

I found it very weird that there is no jump function. The only way to kill air-born enemies is to shoot them with a bow n arrow. This can be tedious since you have to stop and stand still, then use the lock on target button.

And since there is no jump, you can NOT jump in the air and perform hard landing attacks.

There is also no kick button. Kicks would have added a little more variety to the attacks.

You should buy God of War instead. It's a LOT more fun and exciting than onimusha 3.

Could be better...

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 3 / 5
Date: May 02, 2004
Author: Amazon User

Some people might be way too harsh with this game, but I understand what they are talking about. The gameplay itself is enjoyable if not a little too relaxing at times: AI for the most part is not difficult. Frustration ranges from a few "connect the dot" puzzles, to the nearly impossible final boss (save your medicine!). Other than that it's a breeze.

The story is entertaining, and sometimes laughable, not what you'd expect for the trilogy's grand finale. There are some questionable holes in the story, but it doesn't take away from the whole of the story. The abscence of Jubei Yagyu is where the story takes a big hit. Why not duel Samurai fights instead of casting the french guy? The only mention of Jubei is a small rumor note. Very discouraging.

The CG sequence in the beginning is jaw-dropping, but is also the best in the game. The other CG sequences are not as impressive. They use the character models from the game and set them in higher resoulution environments. The whole presentation feels a bit choppy.

The opening intro also doesn't match the gameplay. Seeing Samanouske sneak into a Demon Tank Bardge, slice up the undead, run on walls to escape, Duel with a Demon Knight and come whirling down like a tornado after the Tank explodes are all very breath-taking. But you can't do any of it in the game.

Onimusha 3 is very enjoyable, and I suggest it be rented. It offers entertaining combat and somewhat interesting story, but it marrs what could have been the best trilogy in video games.

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