ONIMUSHA: WARLORDS HD Remaster Gets A Huge Batch Of Screenshots
David Gelmini
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The Onimusha franchise has been dormant for several years, so the news of a remaster of Warlards was music to the ears of fans.
Originally released on the PS2 back in 2001, Onimusha: Warlords was a tale of noble samurai fighting demons in Feudal Japan. It received great reviews from critics and sold over two million copies worldwide, leading to multiple sequels until the release of the final game, Onimusha: Dawn of Dreams, in 2006.
Capcom’s Japanese division have released a huge batch of screenshots from the upcoming remaster, and while it obviously doesn’t look as good as a current generation game built from the ground-up, we can clearly see that there is huge visual improvement from the original 2001 release. In addition to the improved visuals, Capcom have also promised that the remaster will feature widescreen and analog stick support, the addition of an Easy Mode, and a new soundtrack, which was necessary because original composer Mamoru Samuragoch later admitted that his music for the game was actually ghostwritten.
The HD remaster of Onimusha: Warlords will be priced at a modest $20, which is a pretty noble decision on Capcom’s part (we’re talking about a company which has been known to charge customers to access content already on the disc), and will be released on PS4, Xbox One, PC, and Switch on January 15, 2019.
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