Capcom supernatural action-adventure reimagining Miyamoto Musashi in a Genma-infested Kyoto, with the protagonist's appearance inspired by actor Toshiro Mifune.
Dormant IP is only valuable on paper until somebody proves that people will still buy it. Onimusha: Way of the Sword has now given Capcom a very clean data point: more than one million copies sold on day one after over two decades without a new entry.
Way of the Sword is not memorable because its central plot is especially surprising. It works because Musashi feels alive on screen: funny, violent, vain and gradually less trapped inside his own legend. Around him, Capcom rediscovers a blend of sword cinema, monsters and melodrama that gives Onimusha's comeback a distinct personality.
