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absolutely terrible.
wow.. i don't know what kind of crack reviewers are smoking, but this game sucks BIG TIME. the graphics are fine - what sucks is the gameplay. imagine playing devil may cry or ninja gaiden or god of war... WITH ALL OF THE FUN TAKEN OUT, and you've got a perfect idea of what onimusha: dawn of dreams is. no fast furious action. no rolling around the ground or jumping high. none of that. just standing still, swinging a sword as if these are still the days of NES. geez. this game is so boring i don't see how anyone can play over 15 minutes.

So much effort for such a big dissappointment
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>I have played the first Onimusha game from start to finish. You can check my other reviews to see what I thought of that one. I was hoping that 3 sequels later they would have fixed the glaring flaws in what would otherwise be some of the prettiest graphics for the PS2 console. They fixed only one of the problems from the first game. <
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>First of all, my biggest complaint has got to be the play control, or the lack of it. Sure they fixed the "Tank Controls" so at least you don't have to rotate your character before making them walk forward. But it's still just a boring button masher. What fun is a game when you can practically close your eyes and just tap the X button repeatedly and win a great deal of the battles? <
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>During the battles where a little more finesse and variation is required, I found the controls to be sticky and delayed to an annoying degree. Also considering this is a game where the hero has a few different swords he can play with, I was really annoyed that there was not quick way to switch back and forth. You have to press start and go through a menu system to select a different sword. What a stupid way to interface weapon selection in a combat game. If it were an RPG menus wouldn't matter, but in a hack n' slash? Come on guys try a little! I also have a personal beef that they choose not to add platforming. Ok seriously now, this is a game where we see the hero or other ancillary characters display superhuman feets of speed, strength and agility, and you mean to tell me they can't hop a 3 foot break between two rooftops or hop up just 1 friggin foot to reach a stepladder that had the bottom blown off? It's just lazy game design! <
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>So let's get to the story. It's based loosely on Japanese lore and myth about dealing with warring factions in fuedal Japan, augmented by mysticism and zombies. It's a highly convoluted story. It's also full of cheesy dialogue and campy voice overs that you'd expect from most average anime features. I suppose that for many that might be reason enough to get the game but it's not a preference for me. Take that for what you will, you very well might like it. There's the token Onimusha trend of having people's diaries and random books of myth scattered about in the game to add detail to the world's mood and setting. To me this is a cop out way of avoiding cinematics, but then again, some of the journals really add nothing and only serve to further water down the game. I felt like I'd wasted time just picking them up and reading them. <
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>I'll be 100% honest with you and openly state I did not play this game from start to finish. I probably played it for about 2 hours and then took the disc out to return to my brother whom I borrowed it from. Other than pretty graphics, this game offers me nothing worth investing hours of my time into. I rarely get flat out bored playing a game and this game managed to do it. <
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>Considering my brother loves this game and he's over 30, I suppose there are people out there that this game was made for. People who are probably not die-hard gamers and who like really simple gameplay, impressive graphics, and cheesy anime storylines. Well here's your game, I'm honestly glad to know somebody enjoys the effort they put forth.