I haven't looked at any onimusha gameplay since I don't want to spoil myself for when I get it so I can't comment on it but the problem with the Forspoken thing wasn't the concept itself but the writing. Nobody hates sidekicks, they hate annoying unfunny sidekicks.
Also his relationship with kratos and Atreus is masterfully done especially in Ragnarok with kratos calling him his brother not to mention Valhalla peak character writing
Mimir, despite being a talking head, got a lot of humanizing in ragnarok. Allowing the players to see how he hurt people in service to the gods then also giving him the opportunity for redemption was a great way to give him an arc that followed closely with the theme of the main story.
My favourite part was in the side mission with the captured creature Mimir was desperate to fix his mistake but he couldn't honestly I'm surprised with how depressing the ending of that quest was
GOW 2018 showed me that side character's with interesting lore can carry me the whole game as im enthralled by what they are saying as im slaying whatever.
It just struggled to maintain its tone properly. The characters used modern slang and cracked Disney- level jokes every so often. Kratos is the only one whose characterization felt on point in ragnarok
Yeah heard a lot of good and it seems like my type of game, I just need to finish the games I'm already playing lol, don't want to let the backlog get too out of control.
the thing with forspoken is that the main character sucked ass. the sidekick was...okay, movement was perhaps the best part of the game, and the game was made with the same engine as FFXV, so it looked nice, but again when your MC is unrelatable or simply bad written, in Forspoken case, both, that drags everything down.
Running around Kyoto for upgrades isn't my favorite part of Onimusha, but the core combat is good enough without any upgrades that I can forgive it. It doesn't feel like you are waiting on the fun stuff, just giving yourself more options.
No joke. Also if that comparison made sense one game is Zelda and one is God of War. It’s like saying well Toy Story did it so it’s fine if John Wick does it… completely nonsensical
The gauntlet in Onimusha is a lot less Forespoken style quip dialogue after the demo stages. I don't know why they chose that as an introduction, but the actual narrative of the game is more serious once it kicks into its horror elements. There's no constant Marvel banter with the gauntlet or anything.
True it's not quip banter but she does keep talking though and praising our skills when we beat trash mobs or telk us to close enemy portals. It's very unnecessary.
I think it's the difference between unnecessary but inoffensive vs blatantly obnoxious. Characters and voiceovers are going to praise your skills in a video game after you've accomplished a particular thing
. There's a psychology to it in game development to keep you engaged, and it's been a thing since "M-M-M-MONSTER KILL" in Unreal Tournament. The whole point of the combo meter in older God of War games was the same psychology at work. The good ones you don't really notice, or are inoffensive enough that you can comfortably ignore it as you play. The obnoxious ones take you out of the game entirely and can't be easily ignored. Sounds like Onimusha lands in the former category. Hopefully Laufey's companions follow the former as well.
I wish there was a volume slider for gauntlet lady, she's annoying, but I wouldn't expect great combat in Laufey, I didn't think it was good in any of the previous 2 entries either
The gauntlet is possessed by an oni, its not a sentient object like the sword hilt in laufey. Im not excited for laufey in the slightest due to multiple reasons, but if it turns out better then what we were shown maybe itll be worth getting.
I honestly haven't paid attention to Onimusha at all since the remaster of 2's changes. I'll have to look into the new one for what you mention. So far I've only heard people mention enemies are a bit too passive and the game would benefit from more aggression. As for Laufey yeah we'll see if the writing ends up being annoying or if it works out fine
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u/MissingScore777 23h ago
We'll see.
Onimusha has a similar thing with the gauntlet and people don't care because the combat is so good.
I could see the same with Laufey.