Demon jumps at me.
I parry it perfectly.
Real life: I trip.
Twice.
Fifty three dollars.
My wallet says “seppuku,”
my heart says “please, gift.”
Musashi never begged for games,
but Musashi never saw this price.
I bow so low for this one
my back sends its own request.
No katana, no cape, no clue,
just a Steam profile and hope.
Gift me this one, friend,
I’ll play it and thank you.
Fifth try, i have faith. Thanks to anyone who's seen my earlier posts. Now on a serious note:
I only discovered the Onimusha saga when this game came out. I did some research and saw it's a new entry set in the Edo era, rather than the Sengoku era the others are based in, and that it's a sort of reboot, so it seemed like the perfect place to start :D. I expected something like Sekiro or Ghost of Tsushima, two of my favorite games, but it surprised me with a style of its own: parries with different animations depending on the direction of the attack, block, deflect, and dodge, and a combat system that, even at first glance, looks like it can get very deep. It's also a world that's beautiful to walk through.
If you've read my earlier requests, you know I quit the demo before finishing it. Well, guess what: I finished it. My main takeaway, and my favorite part, was the final boss, Daidara. Orbs drop whenever you attack, deflect, or finish enemies, and if you don't collect them yourself, Daidara absorbs them to get stronger, so the fight turns into a race to grab them first. Midway through, the scenery changes, and it made the whole fight feel even bigger. The cutscenes look really good too, and the way Musashi moves is just satisfying. The way he walks, turns, and swings his sword feels weighty and smooth, and it makes every fight look as good as it plays.
Since my last post, Reddit has kept showing me posts from the Onimusha subreddit, and every single one makes me want to play it even more. Clips of the combat, people sharing their favorite moments, some of the bosses... I had to mute it because I was going crazy over it. At first I thought the story would be a lesser part of the game, but from what I've been reading it's actually pretty good, and people especially praise the main character, Musashi. People also keep praising the facial animations, and from some clips I saw, I can see why. I also read that it has plenty of replayability, with a New Game Plus and a harder difficulty that unlocks after the first playthrough. I don't usually replay games, but I have a feeling about this one.
This would be my first gift here :). It's an expensive game for my budget, and next year I'll have much less time to play, so I really want to enjoy it this year. Thank you for reading, and sorry for my English. I feel quite shy asking for such an expensive game, but I had to try :D
My Steam profile: https://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561198865548609/
Game link: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2638890/Onimusha_Way_of_the_Sword/