(PR) Capcom Co., Ltd. (Capcom) announced that Onimusha Way of the Sword, the first new title in the Onimusha series in over 20 years, is scheduled to be released, while work on an Okami sequel project has also started.
The Onimusha series consists of swordplay action games where players assume the role of warriors with the superhuman powers of the Oni and fight against monsters bent on world domination. Onimusha Way of the Sword, scheduled to be released globally in 2026, is a Japanese-inspired dark fantasy game set at the beginning of the Edo period in Kyoto, which has been eerily transformed by clouds of Malice. In the game, the samurai protagonist is equipped with the Oni Gauntlet and engages in epic sword battles with the grotesque and otherworldly creatures known as Genma. Capcom hopes that players look forward to the game’s exhilarating sword-based action in which they can hack and slash through hordes of Genma.
Further, Capcom has begun work on an Okami sequel project. Originally released in 2006 and set in a Japanese-style world, in Okami, players take on the role of Amaterasu and embark on an adventure to bring back life in this action-adventure game. This new project represents the start of a new tale for Okami, which has thus far garnered critical acclaim for its unique world, thrilling adventure, and heart-warming story. The project is being co-developed with the director and members of the development team from the original Okami. Capcom hopes that players look forward to further updates on this new tale of adventure from Amaterasu and company.
In addition to regularly releasing major new titles each year, Capcom is focusing on re-activating dormant IPs that haven’t had a new title launch recently. The company is working to further enhance corporate value by leveraging its rich library of content, which includes reviving past IPs like the two titles announced above, in order to continuously produce highly efficient, high-quality titles.
Capcom remains firmly committed to satisfying the expectations of all users by leveraging its industry leading game development capabilities in order to create highly entertaining gameplay experiences.
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Join Discussion →I enjoyed Onimusha... now if I can just remember what it was.....
You're in luck. They're working on a new, more modern, one (trailer on Steam).
Huh... that looks like the ghost of Tutshima but with more supernatural stuff. I'm all for it!
Really is interesting what happened with Hideki Kamiya. He and Clover Studios did some great work at Capcom. Then Capcom tossed them out on the street, and Kamiya and Capcom parted ways on bad terms. He co-founded his own studio PlatinumGames (where a bunch of Clover Studios staff went), did some awesome sh1t over there too. But because Capcom owned Okami and Clover Studios was long gone, most people assumed the series was dead (the DS "sequel" Okamiden doesn't count, wasn't made by Kamiya). When Kamiya left Platinum, I couldn't fathom why. Seemed pretty stupid. Now though I see what was going on. He resurrected Clover Studios with his new company Clovers. And Capcom, well we're not used to companies doing what they should be doing in the game industry, so it's strange to see Capcom not only making a sequel to Okami, but getting the right man for the job too. I guess they buried the hatchet. I've never played Okami but my brother really enjoyed it, as do most people I know who played it (the original PS2 version, not the butched port that surfaced later on Wii and I think PC, and maybe some other systems).
One of my friends really loved the Onimusha series, and he's tickled pink that Capcom is finally revisting the IP.