
the game doesn't explain it well, but well-timed attacks result in instant kills, and that's where much of the combat's skill and satisfaction come from. I'd also recommend looking into Critical/Issen attacks. that part is infamously difficult to pull off, and it'll save you some backtracking! One note before you begin: when you get to the section with the spike pit death trap you switch characters to navigate, make sure you look up "Onimusha Water Puzzle Solution" and keep it handy. In short, there's a few small issues, but if you prefer playing in PS4, feel free to get the remaster! If you continue on with the series, though, you'll have to get used to the d-pad tank controls for Onimusha 2, so you may want to play the first game that way (both options are available in the remaster). This part made me look up a guide because otherwise I would have just quit. The only other downside is that they replaced the entire soundtrack due to some legal issues, but the new score is still decent, if less interesting. Heres the game (onimusha 3: demon siege) where I originally learned how to. I'd also recommend playing at 4:3 aspect ratio instead of 16:9 because they compensated for the cropping with lots of unnecessary jarring panning. It adds analog control since the original only had d-pad tank controls (same with Onimusha 2), but the implementation is a little messy. The remake is mostly just an HD upscale of the original.
