Way Of The Sword Is Not Connected To Previous Onimusha Games Or The Netflix Series

The narrative of Onimusha: Way of the Sword is not connected to previous Onimusha games or the Onimusha Netflix show, Capcom has confirmed."This is a completely different world from the previous games," producer Akihito Kadowaki confirmed to GameSpot during an interview at Summer Game Fest Play Days. "The main reason we wanted to do that is we wanted not only the fans of the series, but also new players, to start at the same place with the story. Everyone can experience the same thing at the same time."Up until now, all mainline Onimusha games have been connected narratively since Onimusha: Warlords kicked things off in 2001, often having their protagonists fighting demonic Genma and a possessed Oda Nobunaga's forces. Capcom even went through the effort of remastering the first two games in the series in the 2020s, so it could be believable that it was prepping players to understand the series' overarching narrative and lore prior to its continuation. That's not the case, though, as the only real connection is that players are still fighting Genma and Kadowaki admitted that Way of the Sword's development was separate from those remaster efforts.Continue Reading at GameSpot

Jun 12, 2025 - 18:50

Way Of The Sword Is Not Connected To Previous Onimusha Games Or The Netflix Series

The narrative of Onimusha: Way of the Sword is not connected to previous Onimusha games or the Onimusha Netflix show, Capcom has confirmed.

"This is a completely different world from the previous games," producer Akihito Kadowaki confirmed to GameSpot during an interview at Summer Game Fest Play Days. "The main reason we wanted to do that is we wanted not only the fans of the series, but also new players, to start at the same place with the story. Everyone can experience the same thing at the same time."

Up until now, all mainline Onimusha games have been connected narratively since Onimusha: Warlords kicked things off in 2001, often having their protagonists fighting demonic Genma and a possessed Oda Nobunaga's forces. Capcom even went through the effort of remastering the first two games in the series in the 2020s, so it could be believable that it was prepping players to understand the series' overarching narrative and lore prior to its continuation. That's not the case, though, as the only real connection is that players are still fighting Genma and Kadowaki admitted that Way of the Sword's development was separate from those remaster efforts.Continue Reading at GameSpot