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Rumor: Onimusha 4 In The Works At Spark Unlimited

Posted on Tuesday, September 25 @ 14:49:06 Eastern by Alex_Osborn


Oh man, do I have some great memories attached to the Onimusha franchise. Slashing my way through the first three titles with my brother at my side was an epic experience some eight plus years ago. Fortunately for fans like myself, it looks like Capcom may be planning to release a new entry in the series if a recent report from PSM3 UK (via CVG) proves to be true, and they're looking to Spark Unlimited to make it happen.

Yes, Spark Unlimited. The same studio that brought us the lackluster title Legendary. The same studio that is currently working on Lost Planet 3. The same studio that is teaming up with Team Ninja to create Inafune's Ninja Gaiden Z. If you ask me, it seems they've already got quite a bit on their plate.

According to the rumor, Capcom is looking to Spark Unlimited to work on an "adventure series reboot", which the source believes is Onimusha 4. The last proper entry in the series was Dawn of Dreams which launched back on the PS2 in 2006, so a new title is certainly due.

Who would you like to see bring back the Onimusha franchise? Does it need to be revived at all? Give us your two cents in the comments below.
Tags:   Capcom, Spark Unlimited


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  • ShadeTail
    ShadeTail
    Joined: Nov 2006
    Posted: Sep 25th, 2012 at 3:07 pm
    Uh, hold on here. Didn't Dawn of Dreams count as Onimusha 4? Or are they just ret-conning and ignoring that one?
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  • De-Ting
    De-Ting
    Joined: Nov 2006
    Posted: Sep 25th, 2012 at 3:38 pm
    There's been more than 4 Onimusha titles, I think.
    0 1
  • Alex_Osborn
    Alex_Osborn
    Joined: Jan 2012
    Posted: Sep 25th, 2012 at 7:15 pm
    I don't believe it had "4" in the title. The prior PS2 titles had numbers though. It's odd yes, but that's Japanese numbering for you.
    0 1
  • usaglory
    usaglory
    Joined: Mar 2009
    Posted: Sep 25th, 2012 at 6:43 pm
    Should we expect an Onimusha HD Collection before this one releases?
    0 1
  • Alex_Osborn
    Alex_Osborn
    Joined: Jan 2012
    Posted: Sep 25th, 2012 at 7:14 pm
    That sure would make sense, wouldn't it?
    0 1
  • Kakulukia
    Kakulukia
    Joined: Nov 2005
    Posted: Sep 25th, 2012 at 11:58 pm
    Dawn of Dreams HD, Capcom. Make it happen.
    And calling the new game Onimusha 4 would be just plain stupid. DoD was 4.
    0 0
  • UpAndAtThem
    UpAndAtThem
    Joined: Mar 2009
    Posted: Sep 26th, 2012 at 4:05 am
    I guess they feel DoD was too different to count as #4, with much more RPG elements, and not the normal control scheme.

    There was also Onimusha Tactics and some Onimusha fighting game too.
    0 0
  • Somaroth
    Somaroth
    Joined: Feb 2011
    Posted: Sep 26th, 2012 at 1:17 pm
    Onimusha Tactics and Onimusha Blade Warriors (the fighting game) were spin-offs and did nothing with the canon. The franchise had quite a few iconic characters, enough to generate games that were intended compete with Final Fantasy Tactics Advanced and Super Smash Bros. Melee respectively. As for Dawn of Dreams: I thought it similar enough to count it as a fourth entry, but Japanese developers have a tendency to determine unnumbered entries as non-sequiters alongside spin-offs.
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  • nihm
    nihm
    Joined: Jan 2011
    Posted: Sep 26th, 2012 at 4:16 pm
    Just remake Onimusha 3 with Jean Reno and I'll be happy. I ****ing loved that game.
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