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Is Onimusha Way of the Sword a Souls-Like Game
Nihei told Automaton and Game Informer it is not a soulslike or open world. Capcom lists swordplay action. Steam tags are not Capcom genre copy.
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Director Satoru Nihei told Automaton and Game Informer that Onimusha: Way of the Sword is not a soulslike and not open world; Capcom lists swordplay action, and deaths do not force you to recover lost resources.
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What is confirmed
Director Satoru Nihei told Automaton: the game is not an open-world game, and it is not a punishing die-and-retry soulslike. Game Informer quotes him calling it a character-action game. Deaths do not force you to recover lost resources.
Capcom’s official product table lists swordplay action. The Kyoto hub is described as an “open-town”: wider than a standard stage, with side paths, not a checklist open world.
Difficulty presets (Story Mode and Action Mode) are a separate page. They do not turn the game into a soulslike.
What is not confirmed
Steam community tags that include Souls-like are not Capcom copy. This site does not treat store tags as the official genre.
Whether individual players find Issen harsh is opinion. Official language still rejects the soulslike label.
Frequently asked questions
Why do Steam tags say Souls-like?
That is a community tag, not Capcom’s product table. Capcom lists swordplay action. Nihei rejected the soulslike framing in interviews.
Do you drop souls and run back to the corpse?
Game Informer quotes Nihei: deaths do not force you to recover lost resources.
Sources
- Developer interview AutomatonOnimusha is not a soulslike and not open-world, director says (opens in a new tab)
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- Developer interview Game InformerOnimusha: Way of the Sword is not an open-world game (opens in a new tab)
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- Official source CapcomOnimusha: Way of the Sword official site (opens in a new tab)
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