September's more packed than any month in recent memory, as publishers rush to debut games before Grand Theft Auto 6's November 19th release.Ahead of that seismic gaming event, check out these five titles ranging from action to horror to fantasy.I've played countless video games that put you in the hands of a swordsman cutting down foes.
So it's a shock to me too to say that Onimusha: Way of the Sword is the best-feeling action game of them all.Never has a dodge, parry, or frame-perfect counter felt so dang good.Nor have they looked so cool.
Capcom developers told Game Informer that their biggest goal was to take the action of cutscenes from previous Onimusha games and turn it into playable gameplay.Way of the Sword achieves that with fluid animation that makes every encounter feel like a choreographed martial arts movie.It's not all great.
Re-used bosses and a half-baked open world design lead to pacing issues and a kind of unnecessary fatigue.Which is weird.
Capcom usually puts out tightly paced, lean games.It's a blight on something otherwise so polished.But just when I think I'm out, Onimusha pulls me back in with an unbelievable spectacle of a boss fight.
The game is another notch on Capcom's belt of great releases this year, and further proof that it might just be the best video game publisher working today.—Vincent Acovino, producer, All Things ConsideredSprawling open-world RPGs are weighing me down.They dump hundreds of icons on the map, and three hours later I'm collecting flowers instead of saving the world.
Blood of Dawnwalker has offered the cure, and it's all thanks to its clock mechanic.You play Coen, the titular "Dawnwalker," who swings swords and casts magic during the day.By night, he shifts into a vampire to tear through enemies, teleport short distances, and climb up walls like Spider-Man.
Time only advances when you commit to major quests, using precious chunks of your finite 30-day timeline.At one point I wanted to take down a heavily-...