Although nineteen years have passed since the end of Warlords and the beginning of Demon Siege, Samanosuke's whereabouts during that time period go unmentioned he's simply content to pick up where he left off, as he destroys an entire Genma army in the stunning opening cutscene.
The story continued in Onimusha 2: Samurai's Destiny, which followed another character, Jubei Yagyu, as he attempted to pursue and kill Nobunaga Oda, a powerful human ally of the Genma.Īnd now, in Onimusha 3: Demon Siege, the adventures of Samanosuke continue.
In doing so, they chose to de-emphasize the puzzle-solving and survival horror aspects of their earlier titles, and focus on delivering a more action-oriented adventure game, one which would tell the story of Samanosuke Akechi and his battle against the evil Genma demons that were rampaging across feudal Japan. By The Stratos Group Design by Collin OguroĬapcom's Onimusha: Warlords was one of the company's first attempts to update the gameplay style of Resident Evil and its many imitators to the Playstation 2.